Downtown Activation + Public Art
Archive Projects
Emerging Visions, 2023
Various artists
Liberty Ave
This collaboration with Silver Eye Center for Photography features the works of rising Pittsburgh artists on the windows of currently vacant storefronts along Liberty Ave., creating a public art gallery in the heart of Downtown. Works include Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum’s Portraits, Anqwenique Kinsel “Legacy”, and Sobia Ahmad’s “Stay Awhile”.
Greedy Pigeons, 2022
by Josie Norton
Market Square
16 light poles throughout the Square carry some of Downtown’s own flighty residents.
Judah, 2022
by Curtis Reeves
“JUDAH this photographic series is about the rhythm, color, and understanding of one’s history and culture. It’s a celebration of overcoming. It’s about awakening to who we are, and who we are meant to be. “
Downtown Renown, 2020
by Gavin Benjamin
The “Downtown Renown” installation features 14 artworks and stories that celebrate the careers of Pittsburgh sports icons and athletic groundbreakers. Installed in windows around Downtown, find artistic renderings of household names from Mario Lemieux and Franco Harris, to Swin Cash, Dan McCoy, and more, showcasing a breadth of talent and accomplishments that is truly inspirational.
Walking Tours & Publications
Thanks to our friends at the Office of Public Art and Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, you can download free self-guided walking tours and a variety of publications detailing even more public art on display in and around Downtown. Visit their website.
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