Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District

Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District Welcome to the best arts district in the City of Pittsburgh! Art, music, dance, potholes-- we've got it all along Penn Avenue.

This is the greatest thing to happen to Pittsburgh since yinz beloved Stillers first took the field on September 20, 1933! The Penn Avenue Arts Initiative was created in 1998 as a joint strategy of Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation & Friendship Development Associates to support artists in the renovation of blighted, formerly vacant buildings & in turn create an artist niche along the Penn Avenue Corridor, 4800-5500 Penn Avenue. Each month, Penn Avenue Arts Initiative hosts Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn, a monthly cultural happening where various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork and performances across a wide range of mediums. Guests will experience new art and meet the most eclectic array of art makers, old and young, modern and classical, famous and amateur, emerging and veteran, all within walking distance of each other. The evening brings people of all backgrounds together to socialize, mingle and enjoy the art and entertainment around them. Unblurred is not your ordinary art walk. In the Penn Avenue Arts District, people not only get to enjoy art, they get to witness art being created first hand and speak to the artists who produced it.

join us on sept 12 at Two Frays Brewery for the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation board Meet & Greet!
09/02/2026

join us on sept 12 at Two Frays Brewery for the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation board Meet & Greet!

08/13/2026
Check out Unblurred: First Friday tonight!!
08/07/2026

Check out Unblurred: First Friday tonight!!

The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation needs your support!!! Donate today to help our neighbors in need!!! The BGC has been...
08/04/2026

The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation needs your support!!! Donate today to help our neighbors in need!!! The BGC has been doing community work for 50 years!

Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC) founded in 1976, is a community-based and board-driven, nonprofit development organization, dedicated to improving the quality of life for all who live or work in Garfield and the East End neighborhoods that surround it. BGC By the...

07/22/2026
recruiting for a variety of positions, including:Registered NursesPatient Care TechniciansPediatric Therapists (OT, PT, ...
07/22/2026

recruiting for a variety of positions, including:

Registered Nurses
Patient Care Technicians
Pediatric Therapists (OT, PT, SLP)
Mental Health Counselors
Teachers
Teacher's Aides & More!

06/26/2026

Tickets are still available for Tomorrow's Garfield on the Go walking tour with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
Darrell Kinsell of BOOM concepts will be representing Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation and giving the tour tomorrow!
Please share with your friends who might be interested.
https://phlf.org/event/neighborhood-tour-garfield-on-the-go/

The eastbound section that is closed for construction between N Pacific Avenue and N Fairmount Street has a number of at...
04/30/2026

The eastbound section that is closed for construction between N Pacific Avenue and N Fairmount Street has a number of attractions for everyone to visit including art, community, food, and music for Unblurred: First Fridays tomorrow!

Use the QR Code at the end or checkout the May Edition of The Bulletin to checkout the full list of attractions!

And as always, checkout the rest of Unblurred offerings between Main Street and Negley Avenue on Penn Ave!

Address

Penn Avenue From Mathilda St To Negley Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
15224

Telephone

(412) 441-6950

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