The Office of Public Art is launching a new, comprehensive web resource for art venues and art in public
places: Pittsburgh Art Places.

An art place is any location or venue that provides an art experience. These include theater, music, visual art, literary work, dance, and everything in between. In addition to traditional museums, theaters, and galleries, the local bar around the corner that has an open mic or the bookstore with a reading series can be an art place!

OPA is working with art places in the thirteen county region of Western Pennsylvania to create profiles on the website. We want you to be a part of it!

Join GPAC and your peers in the Arts for the first "ArtsHour" of 2013. These morning sessions will occur three times a year and provide arts professionals, practitioners, supporters, and enthusiasts with the chance to catch up on the lastest topics in the local arts community. Light refreshments will be served. Topics will include:

• An update on the Office of Public Art's "Pittsburgh Art Places" web site
• Update on ARAD
• Alternative and engaging ways to talk about Accessibility
• ARTDOG (The Arts Day of Giving)

In addition, registrants can suggest topics that are of interest to them for this and future meetings. Check your registration confirmation and email for more information. 

Questions? Contact Andie Markijohn at amarkijohn@pittsburghartscouncil.org or 412-391-2060 x223.

Come meet Anne Mulgrave, GPAC’s new Manager of Grants and Accessibility for an interactive and entertaining workshop that will help you write the most fundable grant applications ever! If you can get yourself up and into town on a summer Saturday morning, not only will Anne share her top 10 tips for writing a great grant app but she will also share her love of baking with homemade muffins and maybe an old fashioned coffee cake.

The workshop will focus on two different grant programs with summer application deadlines: