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Grantees from the May 1, 2007 deadline
  Laura Domencic Director, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
  $500
For travel and hotel expenses to visit Philadelphia art organizations, particularly The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, to cultivate a traveling exhibition exchange program of regional Pittsburgh artists for PF/PCA.
 
  Jonathan Eaton General & Artistic Director, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
  $1,000
To attend the Prague Quadrennial Stage Design exhibition--the world's leading such event, on June 14-24, 2007.
 
  Kathryn Heidemann Senior Manager of Education and Community Engagement/Director of First Night Operations, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  $1,000
To defray costs of travel to Edinburgh, where I will work as an Edinburgh Fringe Venue Manager (professional development opportunity), while also researching festival acts (at the Fringe, Children's International Theatre, and Jazz Festivals, etc.) for potential bookings at our forthcoming Trust Eduation Center.
 
  Heather Pesanti Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art
  $730
To travel to three major contemporary art exhibitions in Europe during summer 2007 to gain leadership skills and knowledge of comparable exhibitions for the 2008 Carnegie International.
 
  Martha Schloetzer Departmental Assistant, Carnegie Museum of Art
  $500 To support her travel to Oxford, England to attend an international conference about plaster casts.
 
  Laura Willumsen
  $500 To help cover travel expenses and registration fees for her upcoming trip to the Target Resource Group 2007 Revenue Summit.

Grantees from the February 1, 2007 deadline
Kristen Archbold Communications Specialist, Pittsburgh CLO
  $500 To attend five on-demand, web-based seminars through The Public Relations Society of America that focus on email marketing campaigns, web blogs, podcasts and website trends.

Anna Fitzpatrick Education Director, Mattress Factory
  $500 To participate in the American Association of Museums 2007 annual meeting, Why Museums Matter.

Ann Fortescue Director Education & Visitor Services, Senator John Heinz History Center
  $500 To participate in the American Association of Museums 2007 annual meeting, Why Museums Matter.
 
Andrew Paul Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
  $775 To attend the Theatre Communications Group 2007 Conference in Minneapolis/St. Paul on June 7-9.
 
Maureen Rolla Deputy Director, Carnegie Museum of Art
  $775 To participate in the annual course, Legal Issues in Museum Administration, which is co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution with the cooperation of the American Association of Museums, in March 2007.
Marilyn Russell Curator of Education, Carnegie Museum of Art
  $500 To participate in the American Association of Museums 2007 annual meeting, Why Museums Matter.
     
Ellen Sheppard Development Director, Pittsburgh Opera
  $775 To help cover travel expenses and registration fees for her upcoming trip to the Opera America Conference in Miami, FL.

Grantees from the December 1, 2006 deadline
Pamela Quatchak Director of Marketing, August Wilson Center for African American Culture
  $1,000 To attend the 50th annual members conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, "Presenting America: Perspectives & Dialogue," in New York City.

Jenny Strayer Director, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery at CMU
  $1,000 To attend the annual conference of the American Association of Museums in Chicago.
Jodi Greenwald-Golomb Assistant Director of Development, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  $1,000 To cover registration and travel expenses for the American Association of Museums Conference in Chicago.
 
John Federico Development Director, City Theatre Company
  $1,000 To attend management level discussions about board governance and fundraising at the League of Resident Theatres Conference.

Grantees from the August 1, 2006 deadline
Pam Lieberman Executive Director, Pittsburgh International Children's Theatre
  $1,000 To attend classes and performances at CINARS International Exchange for Performing Arts in Montreal, Canada in November, 2006.
  Andie Markijohn Pittsburgh International Children's Theater
  $1,000 To attend the 2007 International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase and Education Day, January 10-13 in Cleveland, OH.

Ann Mason Executive Director, Renaissance & Baroque Society
  $1,000 To support her participation in the 2006-2007 Leadership Pittsburgh program, September to June.
 
Laura Rundell Education Programs Manager, Society for Contemporary Craft
  $1,000 To attend the New England Museum Association's annual conference, "Great Expectations: What Audiences Really Want," in Hartford, CT, in November.
     
Andrew Swensen Director, Pittsburgh Filmmakers
  $1,000 To conduct site visits and benchmarking at four nonprofit film centers that have recently conducted capital campaigns.
     
Carol Wolfe Education Director, Gateway to the Arts
  $750 To attend the Arts Education Partnership forum in Washington, DC, on evaluating arts education.
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