Since CDCP’s beginning, we’ve worked with:
1 Investment Firm
32 Chefs & Cuisiniers
65 Curators, Gallerists, Writers, & Organizers
469 Artists & Arts Workers
138 curators, gallerists, writers, and organizers that we've brought in from out of town.
We produced:
4 Art residencies
8 Art fairs and markets
32 Exhibits
122 Events
45,600 Artworks sold
1,619 Artworks commissioned
682 Artists paid
65 Curators, gallerists, and organizations supported
We’ve paid artists & arts workers:
to purchase or commission artwork.
to speak at lectures.
to exhibit their artwork.
to document with photography or video.
to design publications and create illustrations.
to write essays.
to frame artwork.
to curate exhibits and events.
to install artwork.
Total economic impact: $1,438,471
During our Million Dollar Celebration in Fall 2024, we theorized that the local arts economy has a Crop Top Problem.
Check out everything we did in 2025 to try and fix it!
Animation by Kate Meyers
We partnered with the City of Pittsburgh to help facilitate the Support for Artists Grant. With funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), 75 one-time grants were awarded at levels of $500, $1,500, and $3,000 to 25 Pittsburgh based artists.
We welcomed our sixth and seventh cohorts to the Pedantic Arts Residency and hosted two research grant recipients through The Grant. The Pedantic team will be traveling to Santa Fe for the AAC Conference, representing Pittsburgh amongst an international pool of artist residency programs.
Jan 2025 photo credit: Hannah Colen
June 2025 photo credit: Cameron Brown
We co-hosted three exhibitions with the Wilkinsburg Community Development Center and organized solo exhibitions featuring Mo’Ney Thomas, Charlotte Ka, and Jessica Peña Heberle at the WCDC’s Lohr Gallery. Each of these exhibits also included programming hosted by the exhibiting artists as well as friends of the arts community in Wilkinsburg. These programs included workshops that centered artmaking and writing, as well as artist talks and discussions.
Charlotte Ka show photo credit: Hannah Colen
Jessica Peña Heberle show photo credit: Mo’Ney Thomas
We worked with Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh on Picture This, a photography exhibit at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center that highlights the vibrancy of aging and the power of intergenerational connections. We also co-hosted Artists Working with Intergenerational Themes, a panel discussion featuring artists John Peña and Junyetta Seale, who both have made collaborative works with artists across generational lines.
Photo credit: Hannah Colen
