Arts Landing
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.
The creatively designed and community focused four-acre destination will welcome residents and visitors, host festivals and performances, exhibit public art, and provide opportunities for everyday recreation and relaxation.
Upcoming Events
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
Arts Landing
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Summer Activities
We are working hard to plan an amazing summer of activity at Arts Landing! While we can't share all of the details yet, here's a sneak peek of what's coming this summer.
Salsa Nights
We're moving Salsa Nights outdoors! Join Jeff and Colleen Shirey, founders of Salsa Pittsburgh, as they bring their lively salsa classes and open-floor dancing to Arts Landing. Salsa Nights will be select Wednesday nights through the summer.
Movie Nights
Bring your blanket and settle in to enjoy a free outdoor movie on the lawn! Movie Nights will be select Sundays and feature a variety of blockbuster films.
Family Fest
Designed for children ages 2-12, Family Fest offers a day of free family fun with activities, entertainment, and performances throughout all of Arts Landing.
Family Fest at Arts Landing is presented with Lead Support by the M. Patrick Daniels Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Gallery Crawls
Explore local art, sip, stroll, and discover creativity around every corner at our Gallery Crawl on the final Friday of each month.
JazzLive
JazzLive is moving to Arts Landing! Enjoy Pittsburgh’s finest jazz musicians al fresco every other Tuesday.
Fitness Classes with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Stretch, plié, and pirouette your way to fitness with a free ballet-inspired class led by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. This class will be offered weekly on Saturdays.
Food Truck Lunches
Grab lunch at Arts Landing each Wednesday with a rotation of Pittsburgh's tastiest food trucks!
Pickleball with PUMP
Every Thursday night, join PUMP for pickleball pointers and friendly competition on Arts Landing's vibrant pickleball courts, designed by artist Sharmistha Ray.
Public Art
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will launch its inaugural public art program at Arts Landing — a bold and visionary initiative that reimagines the role of art and culture in civic life. The debut exhibition will feature newly commissioned projects by nine artists with deep ties to Pittsburgh, presented alongside an exhibition of late acclaimed sculptor Thaddeus Mosley, organized in partnership with Public Art Fund. To learn more about the artists and their works, visit our Upcoming Exhibitions page.
Project timeline
- Groundbreaking: April 2025
- Soft Opening: April 2026 (NFL Draft)
- Grand Opening: June 2026 (Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival)
Latest News
April 17, 2026
We've cut the ribbon on Arts Landing!
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust cut the ribbon and celebrated the soft opening of Arts Landing – a four-acre, outdoor civic space in the heart of the Cultural District – joined by elected officials and civic leaders from across the Commonwealth, County, and City
For more than 40 years, the Cultural Trust has demonstrated the power of arts-driven revitalization downtown. Each year, the Trust’s work supports more than 1,700 jobs and generates more than $175 million for the regional economy. That’s $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the region since reopening post-pandemic. Now, Arts Landing is positioned to enhance the Cultural Trust’s impact, in service to the community.
“Arts Landing builds on the Cultural Trust’s mission by creating a new Downtown destination where people want to gather, stay longer, and return more often,” shared Kendra Whitlock Ingram, President & CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. “This is a momentous day for the Trust, Downtown, and our entire region. Thank you to all our partners whose leadership, generosity, and collaboration have brought us to this special moment.”
Overview
Great Lawn & Bandshell
The heart of Arts Landing is a one-acre great lawn. The gorgeous green space centers the Allegheny River and two of the Three Sisters Bridges, welcoming pedestrians from multiple entrances.
Subtly graded topography will optimize the viewing experience for crowds gathered at the bandshell, located in the northwest corner near Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 7th Street. Its canopy design will provide protection from the elements for performers, while preserving a view of the surroundings for guests. When not in use, the bandshell will feel like an extension of other furnishings found throughout Arts Landing.
The northeast corner of the Lawn, near Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 9th Street, will be an installation site for future public art commissioned by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Installations are expected to be temporary during the first few years.
Garden Walk
Current-day 8th Street, between Penn Avenue and Fort Duquesne Boulevard, will transform into a pedestrian-friendly Garden Walk—a verdant escape in the center of the city. No longer accessible to vehicular traffic, the Garden Walk will accommodate Cultural Trust operations and emergency vehicles as needed.
Thoughtful plantings and gentle topography will partially insulate the Garden Walk and Culture Commons – visually and acoustically – from nearby residents and businesses bordering today’s Eighth Street.
Play Room
Visitors will not find typical swing sets and see-saws in Arts Landing’s family-friendly play area. Instead, the play equipment will have artful expressions, made with natural materials well-suited to the Cultural District. Designed for a wide range of ages, these locations will encourage play and nature-based curiosity.
Backyard
The relaxing, fun atmosphere nurtured in recent years at the temporary “Backyard” activations on the 8th Street Block site will live on in a new, inviting area just south of the Play Room. The Backyard will invite passersby along Penn Avenue with a variety of seating options, picnic tables, games, planters, and overhead lighting. The adaptable space can be used for food truck roundups, pop-up markets, and other event-specific purposes.
Flex Zone
On the opposite side of Arts Landing from the Backyard, near the intersection of Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 7th Street, the Flex Zone will provide a second, inviting hardscaped area. When Arts Landing opens, the Flex Zone will open with three Pickleball courts and a small running track, providing nearly 30,000 square feet of flexible recreation area.
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Funding for the construction of Arts Landing is generously provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, BNY, Buhl Foundation, Burke Family Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Colcom Foundation, Dollar Bank, Eden Hall Foundation, Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, The Grable Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Henry L. Hillman Foundation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, PNC Foundation, and PPG Foundation.
The $31M civic space is a key part of the Downtown Revitalization Vision announced in 2024 by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, and Urban Redevelopment Authority and Governor Shapiro’s 10-year $600-million-dollar plan to rejuvenate Downtown Pittsburgh.