The PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) in partnership with CFA has awarded a total of $45,000 in recovery grant funding to working artists and creative entrepreneurs whose businesses were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During this round, the PA Arts and Culture Recovery Grant for Working Artists provided a $3,000 grant opportunity for 15 artists and creative entrepreneurs who experienced a significant pandemic-related disruption to their income.

“We are thrilled to be a part of this opportunity that the DCED is providing for our local artists and creative entrepreneurs,” said CFA Program Officer Emily Wood. “We are always appreciative of efforts that build up the artists and small businesses owners within our region, especially those who were affected by the pandemic.”

The 2024 PA Arts and Culture Recovery Grant round awarded a $3,000 grant to the following artists and creative entrepreneurs:

Artist                                                                                                                County

Allegory Gallery – William Jones                                                                      Cambria

BlindCoyote – Stephen Scott                                                                            Cambria

BridgePerspective LLC – Serena Bridges                                                        Somerset

Bright Spot Productions – Alan Silva                                                                Bedford

Coltt Winter Lepley                                                                                               Bedford

Innovative Tomato, LLC – Angela Law                                                              Cambria

Ironwood ARTifacts – Joseph Hensel                                                               Cambria

Kim Williams Fine Art – Kim Williams                                                                Cambria

Off Pitt Street Productions – Dawn Ziviello                                                       Bedford

Palm Features – Chris Rodell                                                                              Westmoreland

Pamela Cooper                                                                                                       Westmoreland

Reach Marketing and Design – Wendy Gaither                                                 Fayette

Scott Steberger / Fine Art                                                                                      Cambria

Windscape Artventures LLC – Marcene Glover                                                 Cambria

YogaSong – Rachel Allen                                                                                       Cambria

A second round of the grant will be administered this year. The grant application will reopen on April 1 and will be available until June 1. This opportunity is open to full-time residents of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, or Westmoreland counties who are active artists or creative entrepreneurs and who made a majority of their income from their creative work in 2019.

“This is a wonderful opportunity, and there is still funding available,” said Wood. “We strongly encourage anyone who missed the first round or anyone who thinks they might be eligible to apply.”

Beginning April 1, applicants can apply online on our grants page. Contact Emily Wood at [email protected] or 814-208-8448 for more information.