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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities December 2023

Job Listing Round Up: December 2023

Looking for employment as an artist or administrator in Pittsburgh? We’ve compiled a list of job openings at some of the region's best arts and cultural institutions, as well as local calls for artists and auditions.

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An Asian woman with long dark straight hair and wearing a white shirt with a floral pattern closes her eyes and tilts her head as she plays drums

Yan Pang plays the drums in One-Log Bridge // Photo courtesy of Yan Pang

Pittsburgh Art Events: December 4-10

Explore Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring a new opera that blends Chinese and Western traditions, multiple versions of The Nutcracker, an interactive inflatable sculpture for all ages, and more!

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Two actors pose joyfully while wearing eccentric colorful tropical shirts. The actor on the left is wearing a curly blonde wig and the actor on the right is wearing a straw hat

Spotlight founder Matt Henderson (left) in Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park’s “Twelfth Night”

Pittsburgh theater artists aim to put queer community in the “Spotlight”

New monthly "LGBTQ+ theatre jam session" builds community for queer artists.

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Photo of Nathan Ruggles. Inside a theater tech booth, from a vantage point low above a long desk running away along its length, he sits in profile, leaning toward a mic sitting on the cluttered surface, gazing intently out through the window at left. A middle-aged male wearing headphones and a sky blue oxford cuffed at the elbow, a small table lamp reflects striking white light up into the light pink skin of his face, casting deep shadows in what otherwise is a space dimly lit in blue and lavender.

Audio describer Nathan Ruggles // Photo by Laura Slovesko

How audio description equipment helps make arts more accessible in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s art scene is full of a wide variety of performances providing entertainment for audiences across the region. But options for patrons with vision impairment are often limited and they’ve long been unable to fully experience the shows as they’re intended. Nathan Ruggles, a seasoned audio describer in Pittsburgh, says it’s important for visually impaired persons to have the same ability to enjoy performances as their sighted peers.

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Top Arts Communities. SMU DataArts Arts Vibrancy Index. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ranked #15, Large Community, 2023. Community Strengths: #15 A&C employees, #19 Compensation, #27 total expenses

Mai Khoi performing at the studios of Pittsburgh-based sculptor James Simon // Photo by Patrick Fisher

Pittsburgh ranked 15th among 20 most arts-vibrant large communities in the nation

The 8th Annual Arts Vibrancy Index from SMU DataArts Compiles List of 40 Most Vibrant Arts Communities Across the U.S., Based on Measures of Per Capita Supply, Demand, and Government Support for the Arts

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Arts & Culture Builds a stronger economy in Allegheny County and impact beyond just dollars

New research shows arts and culture builds a stronger economy in Allegheny County

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is excited to publish the results from Arts and Economic Prosperity 6, a year-long study of Allegheny County nonprofit arts and culture impact in partnership with Americans for the Arts.

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A phone screen showing a smiling Black woman holding up a camera. The word "fearless" is typed on top of the image

An advertisement for The Andy Warhol Museum featuring Pittsburgh artist Alisha B Wormsley

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.

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A collage of seven headshots

Members of the Disabled Artists Creative Cohort. Top row: Sandra Bacchi (Photo: Kitoko Chargois), Tess Dally; Second row: Khaliah Guenther, Sarah Hurd, Eli Kurs-Lasky (Photo: Six59 Media); Third row: Asher O’Briant (Photo: Georgina Burrows), River White

Announcing the Disabled Artists Creative Cohort

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is thrilled to announce the inaugural members of the Disabled Artists Creative Cohort, a newly established paid leadership group of artists and arts professionals who identify as disabled.

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A collage of five Black artists and a visual art piece showing paintings of Black figures

Black Arts Action Committee (CW from top left): Michael Carroll (Photo: Andy Warhol Museum), Savionne Chambers (Photo: Vondre Clark), Ashanté Josey (Photo: Emmai Alaquiva), Petra Floyd (Photo: Tyler Burdenski), and Kahlil Darden (Photo: Brandon Rashad)

Announcing the newest members of the Black Arts Action Committee

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is thrilled to announce the new members of its Black Arts Action Committee, a paid council of Black leaders, arts professionals, and artists.

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