Launched in late summer 2020 as a response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps supports and commissions temporary public projects and artist-led activities to encourage community connection, healing, and economic recovery through activation of Pittsburgh’s public and civic spaces.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Projects & Programs
The first project commissioned by the Pittsburgh Creative Corps was a series of handwashing kiosks that were deployed in Downtown Pittsburgh and on the riverfronts. Artists Ally Lush, Maggie Negrete, and Marcel Walker were commissioned to develop informational illustrations to accompany the temporary handwashing kiosks. The artwork illustrated public health guidance related to mask wearing, handwashing, how to identify symptoms of COVID-19, and what to do in case of symptoms. The handwashing kiosks were deployed for a second time during the 2021 season.
Our projects and partnerships have continued to grow as Pittsburgh moves through COVID-19.
Read more about the Pittsburgh Creative Corps’ past, current, and upcoming projects and partnerships below.
Current Projects & Programs
Spring 2023
We are working on plans for next year. Please check back in Spring 2023!
Past Projects & Programs
2021
2022
Image credits
Top to bottom, left to right:
(1) Installation of Pathway to Joy, by artist Janel Young, photo by Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; (2) Installation of the handwashing kiosks, featuring artwork by Marcel Walker, photo by Riverlife; (3) River of the Ancient Ones, by Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist-in-residence Lindsey Scherloum, photo by Heather Mull; (4) Flamenco Pittsburgh leads a dance class at Allegheny Landing, photo by Heather Mull.