{"id":288423,"date":"2026-09-17T20:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288423\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:56:18","slug":"welcome-to-pittsburghs-arts-landing-where-art-meets-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288423\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Pittsburgh&#8217;s Arts Landing \u2014 Where Art Meets the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arts-landing-750x500-1.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1563\" data-lb-height=\"1042\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-388808 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arts-landing-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arts Landing 750x500\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arts Landing, a new outdoor civic space envisioned by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and designed by renowned landscape architecture firm Field Operations, promises to be one of the most transformative projects in the Cultural District in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Since its opening just before the NFL Draft event took place this spring, the 4-acre destination has been welcoming residents and visitors, hosting festivals and performances, exhibiting public art and providing opportunities for everyday recreation and relaxation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/r\/l\/Sept26_ArtsLanding_Map.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-388839\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/screenshot-2026-09-17-at-40253pm.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 09 17 At 40253pm\" width=\"338\" height=\"251\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/r\/l\/Sept26_ArtsLanding_Map.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Download the Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The importance of the project was made clear at the opening press event on April 17, when Gov. Josh Shapiro joined more than a dozen elected officials and civic leaders on the new Dollar Bank Stage to officially open Arts Landing to the public. The project was part of the $600 million Downtown Revitalization Vision, bringing together business, philanthropic, civic and government leaders around a shared plan to reimagine Downtown just as the national spotlight was focused on Pittsburgh as the host of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260825-pghmag-highmarkceo-dsc-8926rf.jpeg\" data-lb-width=\"667\" data-lb-height=\"1001\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-388794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260825-pghmag-highmarkceo-dsc-8926rf.jpeg\" alt=\"260825 Pghmag Highmarkceo Dsc 8926rf\" width=\"667\" height=\"1001\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">DAVID HOLMBERG<\/p>\n<p>As Gov. Shapiro pointed out that day, the MVP of the effort was David Holmberg, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/highmark.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Highmark Health<\/a>, chair of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and chair of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, \u201cThis doesn\u2019t get done without David Holmberg\u2019s dedication, his vision, his leadership, his power to convene and his power to believe,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>Holmberg consistently championed the belief that a vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/trustarts.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cultural District<\/a> is essential to Pittsburgh\u2019s economic future, helping create momentum that extends beyond the arts to restaurants, housing, tourism and business investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dollar.bank\/personal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dollar Bank<\/a> joined the effort, lending its name to the new main stage and continuing its commitment to making arts and cultural experiences accessible to the community. The stage offers an optimized viewing experience for crowds gathered at the northwest corner near Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 7th Street. Its canopy design provides protection from the elements for performers while preserving views of the 1-acre great lawn. The green space centers the Allegheny River and two of the Three Sisters bridges, welcoming pedestrians from multiple entrances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arts-landing-great-lawn-walking-paths-gardens-courtesy-of-pittsburgh-cultural-trust.jpeg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-388795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arts-landing-great-lawn-walking-paths-gardens-courtesy-of-pittsburgh-cultural-trust.jpeg\" alt=\"Arts Landing Great Lawn Walking Paths Gardens Courtesy Of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That orientation was on full display during the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival (June 5-14), a community tradition that the bank has proudly supported for more than 20 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/heinz.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Heinz Endowments<\/a> supported the $31 million Arts Landing project because the Downtown park directly aligns with its mission to strengthen regional cultural infrastructure, expand free public access to the arts and foster vibrant, community-centered civic spaces in southwestern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentons.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dentons<\/a>, which operates locally as Dentons Cohen &amp; Grigsby, supports the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust because the firm believes in the Trust\u2019s mission that art should be accessible to everyone. Their ongoing sponsorship helps fund diverse community programming, contributing to local cultural enrichment and the overall vibrancy of Downtown Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arts Landing, a new outdoor civic space envisioned by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and designed by renowned landscape&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-288423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}