The organization, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for residents, will amp up its programming in the city -- which is, coincidentally, a contender for Amazon's second headquarters -- after holding focus groups and meetings with city leaders throughout 2017.
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I am really excited for this idea to be launched in Pittsburgh. I think I am just hitting the realization that I have seen and done a lot of what’s left to do in Pittsburgh outside of the Carnegie Mellon campus activities. I would love to experience and interact with different art installations and music concerts opening in the city. I also think this would be a great development towards student involvement in the city outside of the small community of Carnegie Mellon. It would inspire artists to look elsewhere for ideas and maybe even be involved in the art world of Pittsburgh. I can imagine years from now after this project has taken place many times and been a huge success Carnegie Mellon students are even encouraged to participate and maybe help collaborate for new ideas and installations. This project would also attract a new community of artists to the city and expand the horizons for this ‘industrial’ society.
This article made me so excited to keep exploring the art that Pittsburgh has to offer. Since I moved here, I do not feel like I have taken full advantage of the different artistic companies, museum, etc. that can be found here in Pittsburgh, and it seems like the Pittsburgh Downtown Initiative will really help spread public art to more viewers. As students who art studying a very particular type of art like theatre design, it is important to constantly be expanding our minds and perspectives with all kinds of culture in order to make art that speaks to topics that are relevant, important, and empathetic. The thing that I think does this for me best is seeing as much art as I can, whether it be in a museum or a public art installation like the ones mentioned in this article. I can't wait to see the new pieces that this program implements, along with the effects that the projects will have on the Pittsburgh community!
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