Press Releases
2021
World Premiere of CIRCLES, a multi-faceted dance and visual arts work by STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos co-presented by AWAACC and Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Tickets available now for CIRCLES: going in, a full-length dance work, October 28-30 Visual arts exhibition CIRCLES: reclamation on-view now through 31 WHAT: August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC)…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Fall 2021 Line-up
Featuring Signature Festivals: Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival featuring Chaka Khan Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival featuring Mavis Staples We Want the Funk Festival featuring Steve Arrington, and Ladies of SKYY,…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Additional Artists for 11th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival September 17-19, 2021
Featuring Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, Patrice Rushen, Gregory Porter, Jazzmeia Horn, and more July 20, 2021 – Pittsburgh, PA – The August Wilson African…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Partnership With Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Presents Roger Guenveur Smith’s Frederick Douglass Now on Saturday, August 21
Live, one-night-only Performance takes place at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, where Frederick Douglass spoke 145 years ago Smith also joins August Wilson African American Cultural Center as Guest Theater…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces 11th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Featuring Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, and Marcus Miller
Line-up also includes Gregory Porter, Jazzmeia Horn, The Baylor Project, Lakecia Benjamin, and more June 8, 2021 – Pittsburgh, PA – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) announced…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center to Reopen May 22, 2021 With New Visual Arts Exhibition: Minding My Business (I said what i said)
Exhibition featuring works by Rabéa Ballin, Krista Franklin, Deun Ivory, Tonika Lewis Johnson, Pia Love, Natalie Lauren Sims, and SHAN Wallace Curated by Selenite Arts Advisory May 5, 2021 –…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Receives Over $1 Million In Support From Richard King Mellon Foundation
Generous funding includes $350,000 for the creation of artist resident program supporting local, emerging artists of color Pittsburgh, PA – April 22, 2021 – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Receives Over $1 Million in Support From Richard King Mellon Foundation
Generous funding includes $350,000 for the creation of artist resident program supporting local, emerging artists of color Pittsburgh, PA – April 22, 2021 – The August Wilson African American Cultural…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Tracey Mccants Lewis as New Chair of the Board
Dr. Rahmon Hart, Tony Murphy, Shiv Seth, and Dr. James Taylor Join as Trustees of the Non-Profit Cultural Center Pittsburgh, PA – April 13, 2021 – The August Wilson African…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Black History Month Programming
Pittsburgh’s Black Art Scene: Past, Present & Future, a retrospective on Pittsburgh’s role in the cultural lexicon and a celebration of the city’s historic arts scene presented as part of…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Youth Writers Camp Utilizing August Wilson’s Award-winning Works as Curriculum to Develop Students’ Unique Voices
Open to all middle and high school students, fourth annual camp session runs March 20-July 3 February 16, 2021 (Pittsburgh, PA) – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC),…
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Black History Month Programming
Pittsburgh’s Black Art Scene: Past, Present & Future, a retrospective on Pittsburgh’s role in the cultural lexicon and a celebration of the city’s historic arts scene presented as part of the…
2020
August Wilson African American Cultural Center Launches Aw Studio Sessions Monthly Virtual Music Series
New Series Features Orrin Evans, Leela James, Roger Humphries, Gerald Veasely and Carol Riddick, Lyndsey Morgan Smith & more November 23, 2020 – Pittsburgh, PA – The August Wilson African…
2019
Ben Jones Art Exhibition Coming this September
From September 13 – December 15, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center will have on view the art exhibition Resurgence – Rise Again: The art of Ben Jones. Featuring large-scale artwork that brings awareness to…
9th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival June 20-23
PITTSBURGH – On June 20-23, 2019, the 9th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), presented by Citizens Bank, will be held at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC)…