Arts, Entertainment & Cultural Districts Preconference
Pittsburgh, home to one of America’s oldest and most dynamic cultural districts, will be the location for the first ever preconference on cultural, arts, and entertainment districts. With numerous states and municipalities using arts districts as economic and community development strategies, this preconference will provide targeted professional development and training for practitioners from around the country. Don’t miss your opportunity to see up-close how a cultural district can work, and learn about existing policies, incentive programs, and much more.
The Arts, Entertainment & Cultural Districts is generously supported by The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Preconference Registration Open |
| 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Welcome to Pittsburgh Public Art Event |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Welcome to Pittsburgh Public Art Event |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Downtown Dine-Arounds |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | An Artist’s View |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | States and Cultural Districts |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Networking Break |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Developing Facilities and Housing in Districts |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Programming Your District |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Networking Lunch and Keynote Address |
| 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Guided Walking Tour of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Reception |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Dinner on Your Own or Optional Dutch Treat Dinner in the Strip |
| 7:30 am - 8:45 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:45 am - 8:45 am | Roundtable Discussions |
| 9:00 am - 10:15 am | Like • Comment • Share |
| 9:00 am - 10:15 am | Wedding of Public Art and Cultural Districts |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Five and Five: Public Art in Cultural Districts |








