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Hands-On Handmade Demo Table / photo courtesy Handmade Arcade


Pittsburgh’s grassroots ingenuity on display at Handmade Arcade

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on November 11, 2011

Handmade Arcade, started with support from a Sprout Seed Award, continues to expand each year. Nearly 10,000 are expected this weekend at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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Encyclopedia Destructica Volume Bumba


Encyclopedia Destructica crafts hand-bound art books

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on September 30, 2011

A small group of artists has published three hand-bolund volumes of graphic art and creative design, from drawings of wolves and zeppelins to speculations about the sexualities of extraterrestrial life forms.

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Camino: A Hiawatha Project Original Play


Hiawatha Project’s Camino on stage

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on September 30, 2011

A tale of two men who have gone missing, and two women trying to find them–is inspired by the true migration and detention stories of two Pittsburgh immigrants.

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Burgh Bees demonstration at 2009 Sprout Summer Social / photo: Nate Boguszewski


Burgh Bees builds urban apiaries

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on September 30, 2011

Burgh Bees teaches Pittsburghers how to keep bees through classes and workshops, helps network local beekeepers, and provides delicious, local honey.

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AMP: Art Music Performance


AMP 2004 & 100 bands

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on August 1, 2011

Turning up the volume and raising the profile for Pittsburgh’s emerging arts scene, Sprout showcased hundreds of musicians and visual and performing artists during two series in 2003 and 2004.

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GIVE Energy Prize


GIVE Energy Prize refuels Pittsburgh

Written by Paul Carboni and posted on August 1, 2011

GIVE Energy, an all-natural energy drink on a mission, collaborated with Sprout, to award $10,000 to ReFuel Pittsburgh, a GTECH initiative in Spring 2010.

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