With news from MANFRED HONICK, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY, ARTS LANDING, PITTSBURGH OPERA, PEARL ARTS, POINT PARK CONSERVATORY OF DANCE, CMU DRAMA PSO’s MANFRED HONECK HONORED FOR BRUCKNER LEADERSHIP This weekend, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck will receive the Julio Kilenyi Medal… Read More ›
In the year that was, the future of three companies takes center stage, Saige Smith hits a series of high notes, “The Shark Is Broken” goes swimmingly for barebones, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company delivers August Wilson triple play, Karla Boos announces Quantum exit, Arts Landing is readied for its closeup, and much, much more.
The creation of Arts Landing is progressing on time and on budget, reports the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which has revealed “a bold and distinctively-Pittsburgh lineup of public artworks,” by artists including Thaddeus Mosley and vanessa german, to debut when the Downtown civic space opens in April of 2026.
A $10 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation – “among the largest philanthropic gifts to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in its four-decade-history” – has helped the nonprofit arts organization to complete funding to cover construction costs of Arts Landing. Additionally, the grant will support ongoing operations, programming, maintenance, and security for the 4-acre civic space once it opens to the public in 2026.
A mix of Broadway classics and newer titles comprise the six subscription shows and three specials offered next season at The Benedum Center. On Monday, April 7th, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced the 2025-2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season and… Read More ›
