The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Goes Remote
After nearly 15 years in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has gone remote. The move will help our organization strengthen its financial position and allow our team members to become more agile and meet the arts community where they are.
Founded in 2005 after the merger of ProArts and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Alliance, the Arts Council is the Local Arts Agency serving Southwestern Pennsylvania, with a primary presence in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh. Since 2010, the Arts Council has served the community from offices at 810 Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh, where we’ve hosted an array of arts and culture events and workshops.
But while a permanent location once served a need in the community at a specific time, we’ve found that a physical location is no longer an immediate necessity as we prepare to announce the findings of our five-year strategic plan.
Our goal? To better respond to the needs of the local arts ecosystem and cultivate a thriving, vibrant arts community for the Greater Pittsburgh region.
As previously announced, we believe the Arts Council can be most effective when we embody our role as a connector for the arts community. Instead of providing public programming that requires a physical location, like arts workshops and professional development series, our team will be directly engaging with the community we serve, as seen in our new mission statement:
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council builds a more resourced, connected, and informed arts sector, empowering artists and arts organizations throughout Southwestern PA. By sharing resources, fostering significant relationships, leading advocacy initiatives, and increasing public awareness of arts and culture, the Arts Council cultivates a thriving, vibrant arts community for the Greater Pittsburgh region.
The Arts Council team will be meeting weekly at remote spots around the City of Pittsburgh, and full-time staff members will be provided with monthly stipends to encourage them to be out in the community.
Those interested in scheduling a meeting with Arts Council staff members are encouraged to reach out. Meetings with CEO Patrick Fisher can be scheduled here. For a full list of Arts Council team members, including contact info, visit pittsburghartscouncil.org/about/people.
All printed material can be sent to our new mailing address at 3706 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201. A full report of strategic findings and recommendations will be released later this summer.