Babesburgh

Paint the Town Purple: Celebrating Important Women in Pittsburgh’s History

Public Art Exhibit | Mellon Square
October 2, 2024 – Ongoing

Four Pittsburgh-based female artists showcase significant women in Pittsburgh’s history who have had an impact on who we are today.

Creative Corp

Rumbón de la Calle

Monthly Event Series | Mellon Square
June – August, 2024

An ensemble of locally based, world renowned percussionists and drummers of the African diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries that to activate Mellon Square this summer.

InJOY Meditation

Urban Serenity Lunchtime Meditation

Weekly Series | Mellon Square
June – August, 2024

This weekly guided meditation session led by Kristy Joy in Mellon Square offered workers, residents and visitors a serene space to relax and unwind in the middle of the day.

Jaded PGH

Moonfest

Festival | Chinatown Inn
September 14, 2024

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and inspired by the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, this free event brings together the vibrant and diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander community to showcase artistic talent, local histories, and celebrate kinship.

Shaolin Jazz

Can I Kick It? Presents The Matrix

Film Screening | The Backyard at 8th and Penn
September 19, 2024

A film experience originating from Washington DC, catering to action-packed cult classic film lovers, each movie is screened and scored live (scene-by-scene) with a blend of Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and more mixed by DJ 2-Tone Jones.

Space Bar

Space Bar presents Spaceburgh

Festival | Market Square
October 19, 2024

The first annual SpaceBurgh festival on October 19th in Market Square celebrated Pittsburgh’s growing role in space exploration. Featuring NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, the event welcomed families and space enthusiasts with space-themed brews, sci-fi panels, live music, and local bites, all highlighting Pittsburgh’s emerging identity as a space city.

International Sculpture Center

Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors

Public Art | 623 Smithfield St
September 6, 2024

The International Sculpture Center (ISC) recently presented Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors, an exhibition featuring fifteen rising sculptors from across the U.S. The showcase included works ranging from vibrant reimaginings of cultural icons to pieces exploring themes like otherness and feminine rage, celebrating the evolving diversity of contemporary sculpture.

Center for Media Innovation – Newsapalooza

Newsbreak

Series | Market Square
Fall 2024

This past summer and fall, the Center for Media Innovation brought pressing community issues from the news to the stage in Market Square. The event series tackled essential topics impacting Pittsburgh’s Downtown area, including discussions on how to strengthen the Downtown core by providing support for our most vulnerable residents and strategies for dealing with harassment on the street.

La Vispera

Plastisphere: A Sinking Reality

Public Art | Heinz 57 Center
Ongoing

Plastisphere: A Sinking Reality is the latest work of La Vispera, an artist collective formed by Kelly Jimenez and Alejandro Franco. This striking display uses discarded single-use plastics to raise awareness about the impacts of these unsustainable materials on the ecosystem.