People on the move: 2/3/2020
The Heinz Endowments announced grant recipients for its new Just Arts program, an initiative that supports artists, organizations and communities who harness the power of the arts to respond to social issues. They are: Diversity Art Project Billboards (Westmoreland Diversity Coalition, $150,000), lead artist Sheila Cuellar-Shaffer; Sibyl’s Shrine (Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, $150,000), lead artists Alisha B. Wormsley, Jessica Gaynelle Moss and Naomi Chambers; Visualizing Inequality (Pittsburgh Filmmakers, $50,000), lead artist Brian Cohen; Something Old, Something New (Jewish Family and Children’s Services, $30,250), lead artist Blaine Siegel; Bridges Home (Union Project, $28,500), lead artists Liz Foster-Shaner and Michelle King; and Latino Americans in Pittsburgh: Fighting Hate and Discrimination Project (Casa San Jose, $26,000), lead artist Andres Tapia-Urzua.
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