en.Wedoany.com Reported - Arts Landing, a public space designed by Field Operations in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has officially opened. Built on the site of a former parking lot at a cost of $31 million, the space is hailed as the most significant investment in Pittsburgh's Cultural District in 25 years. A soft opening last month coincided with the unveiling of seven public art installations distributed throughout the park.

The four-acre public space is located at Block 8 Civic Square, centered around a roughly one-acre great lawn built over the Allegheny River, offering views of the Three Sisters Bridges. At the northwest corner, near Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Seventh Street, sits an open-air music pavilion featuring a circular tensile roof structure. The public space also includes garden pathways, outdoor game rooms, and a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use flexible space equipped with recreational amenities such as pickleball courts, suitable for hosting festivals, performances, art exhibitions, and leisure activities.

The local non-profit Pittsburgh Cultural Trust partnered with Field Operations to advance the public space project. The artworks exhibited in the park were curated by Anastasia James, Director of Galleries and Public Art at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. They include vanessa German's Lifted—a pair of sculptural functional benches painted bright green and hot pink, with backrests composed of dozens of raised hands; a perch and aviary landscape for birds by Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis; a cloud-shaped sculpture by John Peña that displays the time and the day's weather forecast; animal sculptures of a snail, bear, and raccoon by Darian Johnson; a large-scale wood sculpture by the late artist Thaddeus Mosley; and works by Mikael Owunna, Marques Redd, Sharmistha Ray, and Shikeith.

Anastasia James stated: "Our goal for Arts Landing is to introduce thoughtful programming that prioritizes artist-driven collaborations and public engagement, while further highlighting Pittsburgh's position as a leader in contemporary public art." Each artwork will be on display for at least one year, with some remaining for multiple years, as new works are gradually rotated into the public space.

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