Program areas at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Presenting and programming: The Trust brings The world's finest performances and visual arts to western pa. each year, over 1,700 events, programs & exhibitions occur in Trust facilities & throughout The Cultural district, attracting over two million visitors. The Trust presents & supports diverse performing art, including pnc broadway across america - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh dance council, Trust presents, Pittsburgh international children's theater & festival, first night, and three rivers arts festival among others. The Trust is also a proud exhibitor of local, national and international visual art and The creator of art galleries: wood street galleries, space; 707 penn; 820 liberty and 937 liberty.
Education, community outreach & arts services: The Trust offers a range of educational events & activities for students, educators & underserved populations of all ages & backgrounds to develop diverse & vibrant arts audiences for The future. Annually, The Trust serves over 100,000 students, educators & community members in western Pennsylvania & supports more than 1,000 area artists & arts organizations. The Trust is also a world leader in arts collaboration among performing arts organizations. Through its shared services department and tessitura service bureau, The Trust increases efficiencies and decreases costs for ten other arts organizations. Continued on schedule o.further, The Trust helps arts organizations with highly subsidized rates for performances/office space, allowing them to invest more Resources into their core artistic missions.
Facilities management & real estate development: through public and private partnerships, a critical mission of The Trust is to transform downtown Pittsburgh. What was once a downtrodden area lined with noxious establishments is now a dynamic 14-block hub for arts, entertainment, business & urban living. The Trust steadily upgrades The district's physical look, feel & experience through projects such as improving streetscapes, building restoration, and establishing public parks and plazas, as well as outdoor art space. The Trust manages over 1.3 million square feet of property including The benedum center, byham, o'reilly, greer, and harris theaters as well as education facilities and visual art galleries.