Pittsburgh Creative Corps 2022 Projects & Activities

In 2022, new Corps programming for the Pittsburgh Creative Corps was launched, including the Summer Movement Series, FLOW: Rhythms on the Rivers, and the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery housed in a retrofitted shipping container.

Another significant development toward the long-term sustainability of the Corps was the launch of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Directory. This searchable online roster of Corps artists makes it possible for public agencies, private businesses, organizations, or individuals to independently seek artists for artwork commissions.

Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music leads an outdoor class at Allegheny Landing, summer 2022.
Alecia Dawn of YOGAMOTIF leads an outdoor class at Allegheny Landing, summer 2022.

Read more about the Pittsburgh Creative Corps’ projects and activities from 2022 below.

2022 Projects & Partnerships

PGH Tango Connection instructors pose with participants after an outdoor class at Allegheny Landing, summer 2022.

PAST PROGRAM

Summer Movement Series

In the summer of 2022, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps held a series of in-person programs at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The Riverfront Movement Series was held every Saturday from May 14 through June 25 and featured dance classes led by Flamenco Pittsburgh, PGH Tango Connection, and Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music. Alecia Dawn Young of YOGAMOTIF led Yoga for Creativity sessions that combined yoga, meditation, and reflective drawing prompts.

Learn more about PGH Tango Connection

Learn more about the Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music

Learn more about Flamenco Pittsburgh

Learn more about Alecia Dawn Young and YOGAMOTIF

Three drummers sitting in a semi circle at Rumbón de la Calle in Allegheny Landing Park, summer 2022

PAST PROGRAM

FLOW: Rhythms on the Rivers

This series of in-person programs featured Write the Rivers tours led by Pittsburgh-based writer Sherrie Flick, and a musical performance series titled Rumbón de la Calle hosted by Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist-in-residence Madame Dolores (Christiane Leach).

Write the Rivers took participants on an exploration of city neighborhoods through creative writing. Tours were held in Hazelwood, the South Side, and the North Side.

Rumbón de la Calle was a series of musical performances that featured Pittsburgh-based, world-renowned percussionists and drummers of the African Diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries.

Learn more about Christiane Leach (Madame Dolores)

PAST PROGRAM

CONFLUX

This immersive art experience was led by Corps artists Celeste Neuhaus and Heidi Wiren Bartlett.

CONFLUX was a performance event aboard the Explorer Riverboat that led audiences on a journey through the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. Participants explored the diverse ecosystem of Southwestern Pennsylvania while performers aboard the boat danced as personified plankton. As the boat returned, a River Siren sang on behalf of the land and water.

Learn more about Celeste Neuhaus

Learn more about Heidi Wiren Bartlett

Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery at the Backyard at 8th and Penn, summer of 2022

PAST PROGRAM

Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery

Housed in a retrofitted shipping container downtown, this gallery hosted solo exhibitions of the work of two Corps artists. In addition to the exhibition, each artist gave a talk about their work during an artist reception. The gallery was located at the Backyard at 8th & Penn, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park.

July 15 – August 6, 2022: Dream of a Black Planet; artist Shori Sims

September 2 – September 24, 2022: Literally So Hot; artist Rosabel Rosalind

Learn more about Shori Sims

Learn more about Rosabel Rosalind

Image Credits

Top to bottom; left to right

(1) Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music leading a class at Allegheny Landing, photo by Heather Mull; (2) Alecia Dawn of YOGAMOTIF leading a class at Allegheny Landing, photo by Heather Mull;  (3) PGH Tango Connection and class participants at Allegheny Landing, photo by Rebecca Droke; (4) Rumbón de la Calle by artist Madame Dolores, photo by Heather Mull; (5) CONFLUX by artists Celeste Neuhaus and Heidi Wiren Bartlett, photo by Beth Barbis; (6) Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery featuring an exhibition by artist Rosabel Rosalind, photo by Heather Mull.