Most Pittsburgh artists are getting by financially but find it difficult to make a living off of their art alone. And African American artists are much less likely than their white counterparts to rely on their art as their sole means of support, according to recent survey. More
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Local Artists: Struggling, But Not Starving
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Art Revival
The history of art and community development is complicated and not without tension, particularly between neighborhoods and outside organizations. In recent years, a more inclusive community-driven approach to neighborhood arts has gained wider recognition and interest, particularly in Pittsburgh, where it has become part of efforts to explore the potential of art in local youth... More
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Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2015
The 2015 Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow report, produced by Pittsburgh Today, analyzes recent data to assess the Pittsburgh region's standing compared with 14 other regions in 11 categories. Also included are numerous in-depth reports focusing on the most important issues facing Greater Pittsburgh. More
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Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2014
The 2014 Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow report, produced by Pittsburgh Today, analyzes recent data to assess the Pittsburgh region's standing compared with 14 U.S. cities in 10 categories. Also included are numerous in-depth reports focusing on the most important issues facing Greater Pittsburgh. More
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Pittsburgh Day of Giving
Nonprofits in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties participated in 24 hours of online fundraising last Oct. 3. The annual Day of Giving matched individual gifts with pro-rated funds from The Pittsburgh Foundation and its related funds for a one-day total of $8.6 million. More
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A RAD-ical Funding Model
Like its counterparts nationwide, the Pittsburgh arts community was battered by the recession. But RAD threw it a lifeline. While local foundation grants, generous sources of funding for many arts groups, are returning to pre-recession levels, cuts to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts budget have been severe. More
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Who’s Buying a Seat
Two million people flood the Cultural District each year. Thousands more attend arts events throughout the region. And the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council knows, pretty much, who they are. More
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The Carnegie International
Stretching Pittsburgh’s boundaries has always been a focus of the Carnegie International, but the latest iteration of the city’s triennial import of contemporary art, which launches Oct. 5, takes the concept literally. Expected to draw over 100,000 patrons, the show will exhibit the work of 35 artists from 19 countries and bring site-specific projects to... More
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Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
This year, it's summer in the city for Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. In 2012, the 35-year old ensemble managed to transpose its traditional goal of presenting small-scale, mostly English-language opera to a different key, staging a summer season on the Fox Chapel campus of Shady Side Academy. More