Imagine plummeting 400 feet over a river at a top speed of 50 miles per hour. Sound awesome to you? It sure did to us! Our eleventh winner of $1,000 is Adam Young, founder of the new venture ZipPitt. We were so excited about the project that we agreed to keep it under wraps for…
Category: Awards
10th Awesome Awardee: Caldwell Linker
Local photographer Caldwell Linker is Awesome Pittsburgh’s 10th winner of $1,000. Caldwell’s work is best described through the applications we received over three months: Recently I put out a book called “the Haus of Haunt: Watch Children” about underground Pittsburgh drag queens (one of whom, Sharon Needles, isn’t so underground any more, June 12th was official Sharon Needles…
Healthy Smiles Coming for Hilltop Children
A child’s smile is a source of joy for her family and friends. And, her healthy teeth are vital to her own good health. But too many low-income children aren’t getting to dentists, and their smiles turn into mouthfuls of health problems. Three local Pediatricians are bringing an innovative answer and using Awesome Pittsburgh’s $1,000 to potentially…
Our May Winner: Pittsburgh Light Disco
The Pittsburgh Light Disco, dreamed up by creator/project director Rasheda Vereen, won our May $1,000 award. This Pittsburgh-themed art installation will be activated by electronic donations to a nonprofit cause. Our $1,000 grant will support the construction and installation of the art project. Rasheda said about her project: “The purpose of the project is to…
Our April Winner: Exquisite Machine
It’s often said that we all have a story to tell. Well, Pittsburgh, here is your chance to contribute a sentence of your own to a much bigger story, thanks to our April winner: Exquisite Machine, an interactive creative writing project that will engage the community in collective storytelling. Deanna Mulye, creator/project director of Exquisite Machine, describes the goals…
March Awardee: Dickson Elementary Outdoor Art Garden
The Dickson Elementary Outdoor Art Garden won our March 2012 award. The project will provide a safe and creative outside environment for kids to express, explore, and play. The foundation’s $1,000 grant will support purchasing classroom supplies and furnishings for the garden. “The Art Garden will be an outdoor classroom facility that will allow our…
February Award Winner: Community Steps Cooperative
Congratulations to our newest awardee, the Community Steps Cooperative, an initiative focused on preserving and promoting the many steps and stairways that can be found within the City of Pittsburgh. The Cooperative will use our $1,000 grant to support outreach and volunteer efforts for cleanup and improvement days at targeted steps within various City neighborhoods….
Our January award winner: Art Barge
So many amazing new venues for music, art, and other performances have emerged around the city, you might fear that we are in danger of running out of space for all of them. Well, fear not, Pittsburgh – there are three great, untapped spots where available land isn’t a limiting factor: the Allegheny, the Monongahela,…
Our First Two Awesome Awardees!
In the coming months, watch for a pop-up photo booth (hiding a puppet show) and a pop-up co-op storefront – both making Pittsburgh even more awesome! Last night (December 5), Awesome Pittsburgh announced our first two $1,000 awards at our launch party, graciously hosted by Eclipse Lounge in Lawrenceville. At least 40 creative Pittsburghers joined…
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