✏️If you're looking for a new, indoor hobby as we move into cooler, darker months ahead and one that may tend to your mental health as we lose opportunities for vitamin D and to socialize, consider joining a writing workshop at @writepittsburgh.bsky.social ✏️ Full list here: tinyurl.com/mppsh7yd

We want to hear from you! Over the past few months, artists, nonprofits, and creative workers helped shape 9 priorities for arts policy as the city heads into a mayoral election. ✨ Which priorities matter most to you? 🕰️ Share your thoughts by EOD Thursday, 9/11: tinyurl.com/yy43tfh8

Don't miss the last summer arts fest in PGH this weekend on September 5-7! Enjoy work by 85 regional and national artists working clay, fiber, wood, jewelry, glass, leather, metal, mixed media, and two-dimensional art. This event is free and open to the public! craftsmensguild.org/a-fair-in-th...

To celebrate the release of his new album last Friday, Daniel Donato played three Nashville shows in one day — with a solo pop-up at a record store, his band’s headlining show at Ryman Auditorium and a late-night covers set at a honky-tonk around the corner.

"With each act of creation, we shape what’s possible for those who will follow." More below from our CEO Patrick Fisher on the creative voices and projects that shaped our region July: www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/lineage...

Are you an artist or creative looking for a short stay in Pittsburgh at a competitive rate? 🎨 Pittsburgh Public Theater is offering fully furnished downtown apartments to artists, creatives, and their community. Click below for more info!

This giveaway closes in just 2 days! Don't forget to enter for a chance to win a year membership at Atithi Studios. ⏰ Entries due by 11:59 p.m. on Wed, July 30, 2025. 🎊 The 2 winning sponsored memberships will be announced on Friday, Aug 1, 2025. www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/giveawa...

Are you an artist or creative in need of a studio space? We're partnering with Atithi Studios in Sharpsburg to give away 2 one-year memberships! Click the link to learn more and enter! www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/giveawa...

From Warhol and Randyland to Fallingwater and more: why Pittsburgh's color, history, and imagination are creating a magnetic arts capital. www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/...

Contemporary Craft supports the revitalization of Pittsburgh’s rich maker legacy through programs, exhibitions, and workshops that engage both local residents and national visitors. www.publicsource.org/contemporary...

Exciting news: our very first issue of 'Artsburgh' landed in inboxes this morning! Artsburgh is our new, weekly guide to arts & culture events, news, and hidden gems right here in the 'burgh. Sign up here to join the club: www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/signup

Last-minute summer camp sign-ups! We found creative Pittsburgh-area camps with spots still open. If your kid needs more structure, fun, or you need childcare help—we’ve got you: open.https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/last-minute-summer-camps-spark-creativity

Mary Tremonte's print 'Building Power, Building Resistance' led our blog & social push urging signatures to fight federal arts funding cuts. Her bold, playful work calls us in—and to action. Read our Q&A with the PGH artist/DJ/educator to learn what drives her practice:

Arts and culture are under attack and we're asking everyone in the Greater Pittsburgh region to help us fight back.

Still undecided on who deserves your vote for Pittsburgh Mayor? During a time when federal arts & culture funding is being stripped, @pghartscouncil.bsky.social invited mayoral candidates to address the importance of supporting the arts at a local level www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/pittsbu...

Looking for a gift for Mother's Day with a little Pittsburgh flair? Consider the book lanching this week,"Andy Warhol's Mother: The Woman Behind the Artist" by Elaine Rusinko. Through Rusinko's work, Julia Warhola emerges as tenacious, persnickety and personally artistic.

The Trump administration’s recent gutting of the National Endowment for the Humanities so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh than its attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka was informed that it would not receive the remainder of a $472,000 grant it was awarded in 2022 by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services. That would leave them with a funding gap of up to $156,000 on the multi-year project.

This is a time for courage. The arts have long been at the forefront of social and political resistance. In a new Demystifying the Arts column, CEO Patrick Fisher shares actionable ways that artists, cultural organizations, and supporters can take to prevent history from repeating itself

It's another great week full of arts and culture events in Pittsburgh!

✅ PA cultural organizations: Your voice matters! Complete our federal funding impact survey by March 31. Results will directly shape our federal advocacy. In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social. ➡️ Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...

Join us at Community Forge tomorrow night for this month's free arts networking event: Meet new folks, tour the historic facility and studios, and enjoy free snacks and drinks!

Many artists in Pittsburgh are struggling to find affordable living spaces. But an opportunity has emerged to potentially help artists secure stable, affordable housing in Downtown Pittsburgh.

UPDATE: Read more on the lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island against the National Endowment for the Arts for requiring that grant applicants agree to not promote "gender ideology" in alignment with President Trump's recent executive order

The NFL Draft is more than a football event—it’s a cultural moment. When Pittsburgh hosts the event in 2026, we'd love to see the city highlighted for not just its sports contributions, but for our incredible arts and culture offerings

Sir Lewis, Pittsburgh-based writer Michael E. Sawyer's new biography of #LewisHamilton, “Motorsports’ Greatest Driver,” is out today! Learn more in our Q&A with the author ahead of his appearance at @pghartslectures.bsky.social

There's always something to do in #Pittsburgh!

Today's a great day to purchase art from a local maker ❤️

Searching for some new tunes? Check out music journalist Jordan Snowden's Pittsburgh Playlists 🎶 This month, she's curated a hip-hop and R&B-heavy playlist featuring musicians both based in the city and familiar names who contributed to its rich music history

This week's must-see arts and culture events in Pittsburgh

Planning your week? There are arts & culture events happening every day this week in Pittsburgh

"Publishers wouldn’t touch me, but Pittsburgh welcomed me. Now, as an exiled author, I’m splitting my royalties to give back to my adopted city." Read the moving essay in PublicSource by former writer-in-residence Israel Centeno www.publicsource.org/pittsb...

A low-profile change in federal arts policy might have a wide-ranging impact, in Pittsburgh and nearly every other town: new rules on grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

We were part of a Super Bowl commercial! 🤯

Pittsburgh has lost a lot of incredible music venues in recent years. Local music fan, advocate, and promoter Adam Valen wants your help to make sure we don't lose more.

Earlier today, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced updates to its FY 2026 grantmaking programs, which will impact Pittsburgh-area arts organizations planning to apply for federal funding. We've provided a breakdown of what you need to know in our latest blog update:

With the new building on Butler Street, Contemporary Craft will expand its fibers and metal programs, bring back a woodworking studio, and build a new blacksmithing studio. The group will also add a small gallery to showcase the work of regional artists.

The world feels more uncertain than ever. Harmful ideologies, once whispered in the shadows, are now openly expressed and legitimized through legislation. But, as our CEO Patrick Fisher shares, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's commitment remains unwavering.

🚨 Advocacy Alert: How would a pause on federal funding for the humanities and arts impact your organization? We're partnering with GPCA and GPAC to learn how potential funding pauses or restrictions may affect your organization. Take the survey! www.surveymonkey.com/r/artsfedfun...

With a bilingual website, print magazine, and a brand new podcast, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council grantee María Manautou-Matos is championing the region's Latine community

THIS WEEK IN PITTSBURGH: Find something to do every day this week with our list of must-see arts & culture events!

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is just one of many arts organizations expressing concerns about the looming threats to crucial federal funding sources H/T to WESA for the coverage

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is actively monitoring this developing situation. As we learn more, we will provide info—along with any potential calls to action, if necessary—through our social media channels, blog, and email list. To join our email list, visit https://buff.ly/43no0lC

📣 Deadline is this Friday!

Honored to be listed on the Local & Handmade Shopping Map of Pittsburgh, put together by Handmade Arcade! Check it out - lots of places to buy local, independent, handmade goods!

Looking for something fun to do in Pittsburgh this week? Check out our list of arts & culture events!

A reminder: We're hiring! We're accepting applications for a donor services assistant (deadline to apply is Jan. 31) and a community philanthropy intern at the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (deadline is Jan. 26). pittsburghfoundation.org/careers

Applications for America's best & Blackest brew • art • music • food fest are open NOW - March 1. You Black? Talented? Trying to get paid? Looking to showcase your talents and/or wares to an international crowd of 4k+ in attendance, Aug 9, PGH, PA? Apply NOW • #wepayblackpeople | barrelandflow.com

There’s a little girl in a purple coat and pink hat running around the store this morning chanting “I can’t wait to read.”

Looking for a casual fun networking spot to meet up with fellow Pittsburgh artists, creatives, and arts workers? Join us on Feb. 25 at Art & Soul Cafe for the Creative Hive. It's free!