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August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The Seats of Power exhibition paid tribute to prominent and unsung heroes, mentors, and sources of inspiration that echo stories of the past, present, and future. Seats of Power honors those who saw teachable moments in the lives of Women of Visions, Inc. artists and helped to shape their character and their art.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Joey Kennedy, Women of Visions

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

Derrick Adams: Sanctuary consists of 50 works of mixed-media collage, assemblage on wood panels, and sculpture presented in an installation designed by the artist that reimagine safe destinations for the black American traveler during the mid-twentieth century. The body of work was inspired by The Negro Motorist Green Book, an annual guidebook for black American road-trippers published by New York postal worker Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 1967, during the Jim Crow era in America.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Derrick Adams: Sanctuary

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Intrude invaded Pittsburgh's Cultural District all the way from Australia. Artist Amanda Parer was inspired by the fairy-tale animals of our childhood, of furry innocence, frolicking through idyllic fields. The bunnies of Intrude are huge, the size referencing “the elephant in the room”, the problem, like our mismanagement of the environment, big, but one that we too easily ignore.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Seth Culp-Ressler

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The Seats of Power exhibition paid tribute to prominent and unsung heroes, mentors, and sources of inspiration that echo stories of the past, present, and future. Seats of Power honors those who saw teachable moments in the lives of Women of Visions, Inc. artists and helped to shape their character and their art.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Joey Kennedy, Women of Visions

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival welcomes world renowned jazz artists to Pittsburgh, and brings the community together to rejoice in and celebrate jazz music. The 2021 Festival included performances from Chaka Khan, leading into two more full days of performances by jazz stars, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Garrett, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Patrice Rushen, and Eddie Palmieri.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Tara Geyer

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

To further performance opportunities for local and regional artists, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust extends opportunities to musicians, dancers, actors, literary and performance artists to perform on stages and in spaces throughout the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Joshua Franzos

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival is about hope, roots, and the connections that music makes across races, neighborhoods, and beliefs. The Festival takes place in the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh and in the theater at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, with a combination of free, community concerts and ticketed special events.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Tara Geyer

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

In 2021, Highmark Light Up Night® made its much-anticipated return for its 60th-anniversary celebration with live entertainment, holiday shopping, family fun, and so much more! American Authors headlined the event on the main stage.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Renee Rosensteel

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center welcomed supporters back for the Take Center Stage Gala as a return from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo Credit: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Joey Kennedy

Duolingo

The Duolingo team celebrated another anniversary at their offices with a party, special decor, and presentations for staff.

Photo Credit: Duolingo, Tom O'Connor

Duolingo

The Duolingo team celebrated another anniversary at their offices with a party, special decor, and presentations for staff.

Photo Credit: Duolingo, Tom O'Connor

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust hosted audiences with three floors of entertainment from the 70's, 80's, and 90's with local cover bands, drag queens, & DJs, food you forgot even existed, and themed cocktails, all at the Trust Arts Education Center.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Picklesburgh is a culinary celebration that goes beyond the dill pickle to include international dishes, prepared foods and artisan cocktails that feature pickled ingredients; an embrace of the farm-to-table movement and the rising popularity of canning; a selection of handcrafted foods and artisan cocktails from local restaurants; merchandise such as pickled goods, books and DIY products.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Renee Rosensteel

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

To further performance opportunities for local and regional artists, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust extends opportunities to musicians, dancers, actors, literary and performance artists to perform on stages and in spaces throughout the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Emily O'Donnell

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Culminating with the city’s Countdown to Midnight and raising of the Future of Pittsburgh Ball, the six-hour celebration sprawls downtown Pittsburgh’s renowned 14-block Cultural District. Acclaimed national artists and Pittsburgh’s vibrant artist community ring in the new year for revelers with live music, dance, theater, visual arts, comedy, magic, and more.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Emily O'Donnell

August Wilson African American Cultural Center

The annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival welcomes world renowned jazz artists to Pittsburgh, and brings the community together to rejoice in and celebrate jazz music. The 2021 Festival included performances from Chaka Khan, leading into two more full days of performances by jazz stars, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Garrett, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Patrice Rushen, and Eddie Palmieri.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Jason Cohn

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

For two days only the exterior façade of the Benedum Center became the canvas for Filip Roca’s World Premiere projection mapping spectacle, Manifold. In the foreground, near the intersection of Penn Avenue and 7th Street, acclaimed Chinese composer Wang Lu’s original score, written specifically for Manifold, was brought to life by an ensemble comprised of outstanding Pittsburgh musicians from many worlds.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater

After a year of darkened theaters, Pittsburgh’s performing artists stepped out into the open air. Over 20 local performing arts organizations gathered at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park to perform for Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Renee Rosensteel

Beyond was an immersive, audiovisual installation by Barcelona-based research studio Playmodes that explores relationships between space, time, and perception. A geometrical architecture transforms space into a container for the abstract language of light and sound.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Hazelwood Green

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Internationally-acclaimed artists and performers join community leaders, academics, and change-makers from Pittsburgh and beyond. A carefully curated, thought-provoking mix of intimate conversations are the focus of the event. Learn about our city’s history, policy and politics, Kennywood, racial inequities, drag culture, Shakespeare, food, art, and more.

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Renee Rosensteel

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

The Allegheny Overlook, or ‘AO’, was a pop-up park along Ft. Duquesne Boulevard highlighting community, arts, and culture while showcasing one of Pittsburgh’s most iconic views. The AO took home the 2022 Jury Award from the Pittsburgh Urban Land Institute. 

Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Renee Rosensteel

Hazelwood Local

Hazelwood Green is envisioned as a model for the transformative redevelopment of an urban brownfield into a center of innovation that fuels Pittsburgh’s new economy while remaining grounded in the principles of sustainability, equity, and inclusive economic opportunity.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Hazelwood Green

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

In support of the Trust’s mission to develop and promote Pittsburgh’s vibrant Cultural District, Trust Oasis is a pop-up arts experience featuring four to five temporary installations each year designed to enliven your visit to Downtown and contribute to our city’s tradition of infusing art into everyday living.