Spotify Playlist: Acoustic Pittsburgh
Spotify Playlist: Music Sounds Better Outside
Outdoor event season in the City of Bridges is quickly coming to an end. Before the next Pittsburgh winter makes its descent, heighten your next tailgate, concert pregame, festival, or open-air affair with the following tunes that include selections that will both wind you up and cool you down.
Spotify Playlist: Autumn in Pittsburgh
As pumpkin spice, knit sweaters, and crisp air make their descent, so does the time of introspection and cozy entertainment. Whether you’re headed for a long walk in the park or apple picking, hunkering down at home, puzzling, or reading a book, this playlist is the perfect backdrop to your favorite fall activity — just try not to get too lost in your thoughts.
Dormont Concert Venue Unites Community from a Backyard Parking Pad
The Parking Pad, located on a literal parking pad in the backyard of Amy Kline and Stefan Flower's Dormont home, is perhaps one of the coziest, most intimate venues in the region.
12 Pittsburgh Black Visual Artists Worth Your Attention
During our February artist networking event, The Creative Hive, we invited everyone who shared space with us to share their favorite Pittsburgh Black visual artist. From muralists to oil painters, we're highlighting your choices for 12 Black visual artists making an impact in our Pittsburgh community.
Pittsburgh Black musicians you should be streaming
We’re celebrating Pittsburgh’s fantastic Black musicians! From one of “NPR Music’s Artists to Watch” to a DJ creating a “safe space for artists to build communities,” check out our list of 13 Black musicians making (sound) waves in Pittsburgh.
Shop Local: Pittsburgh gift cards for cultural experiences, arts workshops, and more
Still stuck searching for a perfect gift for that person on your list who’s impossible to shop for? Whether you’re in need of a gift for an artist or trying to pick out a present for someone who loves going to concerts, we’ve created a curated list of Pittsburgh arts and culture gift cards for last-minute, stress-free gifts that will keep on giving well into the new year.
Shop Local: Pittsburgh shops for art lovers
Shop local with our curated list of local shops and galleries where you can peruse a bunch of rad arts and culture offerings, ensuring you'll not only find something for everyone on your list, but items from Pittsburgh businesses that you’ll feel good about supporting.
Shop Local: Gift ideas by Pittsburgh artists
Shop local this holiday season with our curated list of gift ideas created by Pittsburgh-based artists.
Latin American Cultural Center exhibit in Pittsburgh moves local Mexican immigrant
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council intern Soren de-Niz visits the Mexican Masks exhibit at the Latin American Cultural Center with their mother, Chelo Cruz
Pittsburgh theater artists aim to put queer community in the “Spotlight”
New monthly "LGBTQ+ theatre jam session" builds community for queer artists.
Pittsburgh artists become roadside attractions in Warhol Museum campaign
The Andy Warhol Museum's "Join the Family" brand campaign celebrates creatives who have strongly contributed to Pittsburgh's artistic community.
12 ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Pittsburgh
Celebrate Hispanic culture and support local Latinx artists with our list of 12 Pittsburgh-area events and exhibits happening through the end of Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Native American heritage at 44th Annual Pow Wow in Dorseyville
The Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center's annual Pow Wow offers community building, entertainment, and knowledge sharing.
A celebration of Downtown Pittsburgh’s Harris Theater
With screenings showing a wide assortment of incredible contemporary, foreign, and classic films, the Harris Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh is a gem.
Gallery exhibits featuring climate justice, femininity, queer identities, and more
Don't miss these five gallery exhibits featuring themes of climate justice, femininity, queer identities, and more
Don’t sleep on Sharpsburg’s emerging art scene
The community of Sharpsburg is collaboratively implementing a series of placekeeping initiatives, with creativity and the arts being a central component. Here are a few of the art spaces – and artists! – we believe should be on your radar.
The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh seek new talent
The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh, a South Hills nonprofit with the mission "to provide family entertainment through song and dance," is looking to rebuild an audience.
A salute to Pittsburgh’s creative community on National Nonprofit Day
Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council in showing your appreciation for Pittsburgh’s arts and culture sector in honor of National Nonprofit Day
Little Lake Theatre celebrates 75 years in Canonsburg
Little Lake Theatre, a community theater in South Canonsburg, is celebrating its 75th anniversary season this year.
Hill Dance Academy Theatre empowers students to pursue careers in Black dance
Learn more about the Hill Dance Academy Theatre, which provides professional-level training in Black dance traditions, history, culture, and aesthetics.
Four free Downtown exhibits worth a visit during this week's Gallery Crawl
Don't miss these four free exhibits during this week's Gallery Crawl in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Alumni Theater Company brings authenticity to Disney's 'Descendants'
Alumni Theater Company, a company with a mission to create bold theatrical work that gives a fresh voice to the experience of young Black artists, brings Disney's "Descendants" to the New Hazlett Theater stage.
Stage 62 brings “hilarious” musical to Carnegie
Stage 62, a nonprofit theater company with a mission to unite the community in the joy of producing quality theater for all ages, brings the hilarious 'Something Rotten' to Carnegie.
Five Pittsburgh art exhibitions worth your attention
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is committed to amplifying the work of the artists it serves. Here are five Pittsburgh art exhibitions we recently attended that we believe are worthy of your attention.
Visiting dance company to bring training program to Pittsburgh teaching artists and joy to the city’s military families
A new training program heading to the Steel City this August will help Pittsburgh teaching artists learn how to make activities like dance more inclusive to a wider range of abilities and cultures.
Mikael Owunna brings impressive new public art to The Pop District
A new public art installation outside The Andy Warhol Museum features the work of Nigerian American, Pittsburgh-based multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and engineer Mikael Owunna
Renaissance City Choir finds strength in community
Renaissance City Choir, the only LGBTQIA+ and allies choral group in Western Pennsylvania, is open to anyone, regardless of prior singing experience.
Meet the latest round of Emerging Artists at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival
Meet the latest round of artists who were given the opportunity to showcase their work as part of the Emerging Artist Sponsorship Program at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival.
Meet the first four Emerging Artists at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival
Meet the first four artists who were given the opportunity to showcase their work as part of the Emerging Artist Sponsorship Program at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival.