Friday, June 4, 2021
The battle over electricity between George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison featured skullduggery, electrocuting an elephant and titanic egos.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AMFriday, May 21, 2021
Marc Fleischer, who joined the arts group in 2014, will succeed Mr. Kaplan and have the title of executive producer
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:12PMThursday, May 6, 2021
Traveling Broadway production of “The Band’s Visit” returns to Pittsburgh in October; a lineup of seven shows will play here through 2022.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:47AMTuesday, April 13, 2021
An annual block party to celebrate August Wilson’s birthday will showcase his influence in artists’ contributions to his childhood home.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AMMonday, March 1, 2021
The Fine Foundation funds educational grants for teaching artists in 13 Western Pennsylvania counties
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:39AMFriday, February 5, 2021
CMU and 10 Pittsburgh arts organizations share a total of $240,000 in grantsfor this year from the National Endowment for the Arts
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:47PMSunday, December 27, 2020
Record funding by Heinz Endowments and Pittsburgh Foundation includes cash grants of $500 each to 79 artists during the pandemic.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMSunday, November 29, 2020
Pittsburgh arts groups learn about audiences’ attitudes about when they will feel safe to return to live events
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AMThursday, October 29, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020
A dancer, a drag diva, a musician, a multimedia artist, a sculptor and a vocalist entertain backyard audiences in the Bloomfield Garden Club.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMFriday, August 14, 2020
Due to COVID-19, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has canceled more than 4,000 events and cut its full-time staff to 50 employees.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AMTuesday, August 4, 2020
Independent curator Tina Dillman organizes a series of outdoor performances by artists in Bloomfield during August, September and October.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMMonday, July 6, 2020
In Western Pennsylvania, 68 arts groups will each receive $1,930 in federal funds to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:30PMThe funds will seed projects highlighting issues like race, climate justice, heritage, homelessness and Black queer identity
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Grant will cover the cost of authors’ visits to public and private schools for discussion of their books with students of all ages.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMWednesday, April 29, 2020
For local artists, emergency funding of $500 helps pay bills, buy books and keeps them afloat while they hustle for new gigs.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMWednesday, April 8, 2020
U.S. artists who are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic can apply for unrestricted $5,000 relief grants from a new fund.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:00AMFriday, November 1, 2019
The Tamburitzans are selling their Uptown building and seeking a new home for thousands of costumes, musical instruments and recordings.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:50PMFriday, September 27, 2019
New York tap dancer and vocalist join Boilermaker Jazz Band for “Carnegie SWINGS!” benefit at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:06AMWednesday, June 12, 2019
Procter & Gamble marketer left Cincinnati and corporate America and moved to L.A. where he started life anew as a stand-up comedian.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:15AMThursday, June 6, 2019
He has led the creative side of the Pittsburgh Ballet for 22 years and will leave after celebrating the company’s 50th season.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:47PMSunday, May 19, 2019
Author, actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. encourages college graduates to make sure their actions are in sync with their honest intentions.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:03PMWednesday, January 2, 2019
Maryland history professor Richard Bell outlines the contradictions in Alexander Hamilton’s character and analyzes the Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMFriday, September 14, 2018
The manager of an organic cooperative and a Chatham University professor are among five people appearing at The Moth at the Byham Theater.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMFriday, October 13, 2017
In a single week last month, a trio of veteran arts executives announced their departures, launching the search for a new executive leader at Fallingwater and at two major art museums in Wes…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:24AMFriday, November 4, 2016
Michael E. Hill, a nonprofit management executive, has been named president of Chautauqua Institution and will start his new job on Jan. 1, 2017. Mr. Hill succeeds outgoing president Tom Bec…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:02PMMonday, September 26, 2016
If you notice something suspicious at a play, musical or concert Downtown, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust wants you to alert an usher or call 911.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:07PMMonday, September 12, 2016
Hard times can make it harder for small nonprofits to stay afloat, but five small arts groups in Pittsburgh have found a creative way to collaborate by sharing the services of a certified pu…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMMonday, August 29, 2016
Catherine Palmer had never attended a Moth story slam until a friend invited her to the Rex Theater on the South Side. As a university professor, she is quite comfortable talking to a room f…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, June 15, 2016
Art in the Park, a weekly summer event held at the Penn Avenue Parklet in Wilkinsburg, starts Thursday with painters, poets and singers gathering at 743 Penn Ave. The parklet is across the s…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:06PM 
