Pittsburgh is Art
Posted August 21, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
The local arts organizations convened to discuss the upcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh. In an effort to highlight how important the arts are to Pittsburgh, the following document was produced. We’d like to share it with the community in this space.
Art transforms Pittsburgh:
The arts are a key strategy in transforming the region, with shining examples in communities like the Northside, Lawrenceville, Penn Avenue, the Cultural District, Braddock and Southside. These cultural communities are essential to the region’s quality of life and are evidence of the vital impact of the arts.
Art employs Pittsburgh:
The nonprofit arts and cultural industry in Allegheny County generates $341 million in economic activity and supports over 10,000 full time equivalent jobs. Revenues of nearly $34 million are generated through local and state tax.* The arts are a smart economic investment.
Art greens Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh’s environmental artists and architects are at the forefront of “greening” cities and communities. Pittsburgh is a leader of the green architecture movement with close to 40 LEED certified buildings and America’s top-ranked sustainable architecture undergraduate program**.
Art inspires Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh is a work of art, a combination of nature and human design. The city cannot be described without also describing the significance of the art and culture scene, whose vibrant, international reputation attracts the brightest artistic talent from around the globe.
* The Arts and Economic Prosperity III study was conducted by Americans for the Arts and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
** At Carnegie Mellon University.
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