The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council supports the time, talent, and work of artists, culture bearers, art educators, art workers, and arts organizations — reinforcing an environment so that ambitions, imagination, innovation, and risk taking can thrive in the Greater Pittsburgh Region
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Developing and Strengthening the Arts Ecosystem
From networking opportunities and professional development initiatives to leadership collectives focused on creating more equitable avenues to support Black and disabled artists, the Arts Council provides a range of services and barrier-breaking programming that nurtures creativity and sustains artistic careers.
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Framing and Guiding Cultural Investment and Action
By combining in-depth research on the most crucial arts-related issues facing Southwestern Pennsylvania with advocacy-based government relations and community engagement, the Arts Council champions the economic, cultural, and social impacts of the region's arts and culture sector while driving changemakers to expand equitable access and increase state and national arts funding.
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Grantmaking in the Arts
As the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts' Local Arts Agency serving Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Arts Council provides a range of funding opportunities for artists and arts organizations in need of financial support in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties.
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Facilitating Community Connections
The Arts Council bridges the gap between arts facilitators and arts patrons through relationship building and resource sharing, ensuring that arts and culture are incorporated into every aspect of the community we serve.
Give to the Arts
Your gift to the Arts Council supports our arts advocacy, research, and professional programs that support our community. Donate today!
The Arts Council serves most uniquely in its professional development support, low cost legal and business assistance, and efforts to initiate cross-sector relationships that credit the arts as an economic necessity.
As someone who picked up a paintbrush for the first time about five years ago, the Arts Council has been invaluable. From consultations to opportunities for exposure, I'm so grateful for their support and the undeniable benefits that they have provided.
Since I moved to Pittsburgh in 2007, I’ve attended many Arts Council networking events and workshops and I’m grateful for the resources, professional development opportunities, and community that they provide...I appreciate their mission and vision.
The Arts Council is an invaluable partner to Pittsburgh Opera. Their trainings and workshops are quite useful, and serve as great forums for discussions with our colleagues at other arts organizations.
For me, the Arts Council has been a welcoming space for professional development, networking with artists and art managers, and a comprehensive resource for those where-do-I-even-start conundrums.
Hear from our Members
Dave English
Artist and Puppeteer
Kathy Mazur
Visual Artist
Lauren Braun
Visual Artist
Chris Cox
Director of Marketing & Communications, Pittsburgh Opera
Abby Fudor
Managing Artistic Director, Arcade Comedy Theater