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Sat, Nov. 14-Sun, Nov. 15: Kaila Carter Dance Cohort presents Let Me In, Let Me Out at Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty // Kamea Wilson

Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: November 9-15

Explore Pittsburgh’s arts and culture scene with this week’s event recommendations, featuring art exhibits, concerts, performances, films, literary events, and more!

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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities November 2026

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Artistic Jobs and Opportunities Roundup: November 2026

Looking for work in the arts in Pittsburgh? We've compiled a list of job openings and artistic opportunities for artists, arts administrators, and creative professionals. Listings include positions at arts and cultural organizations, as well as creative roles at businesses and organizations outside the arts sector.

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A handmade Vote November 3 sign displayed up in a city lot

A handmade sign from Decked Out for Democracy, an artist-led initiative that seeks to spark joy and excitement around democratic processes, displayed in Lawrenceville // Photo by Patrick Fisher

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2026 Election: Where Southwestern PA Candidates Stand on the Arts

Ahead of this year’s general election, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council invited candidates to share how they’re incorporating the arts into their platforms.

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Arts Leaders Selected for Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s 2027 Advocacy Leadership Institute

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has announced the selection of 25 arts and cultural leaders from Southwestern Pennsylvania for the inaugural cohort of the Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI), a first-of-its-kind initiative which has become a nationally recognized model for statewide arts advocacy.

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A young child in a pink cap spray paints a colorful mural while a man watches.

Hands-on graffiti arts workshop at Rivers of Steel's Festival of Combustion // Photo by Patrick Fisher

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Arts are Part of a Healthy Neighborhood

This first-person essay from Tamara Dubowitz is part of a series on the importance of arts and culture as a strategy in health and wellness, published ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s Policy and Action Roundtable focused on Social Prescribing on November 4.

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Three people stand behind a table of HOOD branded apparel and materials.

Farooq Ameen Al-Said with 1Hood Media // Photo provided

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How hip-hop is shaping lives in Pittsburgh, from youth to adulthood

This first-person essay from Farooq Ameen Al-Said is part of a series on the importance of arts and culture as a strategy in health and wellness, published ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s Policy and Action Roundtable focused on Social Prescribing on November 4.

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An older woman with white hair writing on paper with a pen.

Mary Schinhofen writes during a Now or Never (NON) Writers Group meeting // Photo by Patrick Fisher

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How writing is healing a community of older adults in Pittsburgh

This first-person essay from Mary Schinhofen is part of a series on the importance of arts and culture as a strategy in health and wellness, published ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s Policy and Action Roundtable focused on Social Prescribing on November 4.

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