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Downtown Public Art Project / Photo: Rob Larson


Sprout Presents Design Proposals for Downtown Public Art Project

Posted on February 10, 2012

Four finalist artist team have created site-specific design proposals for the facade of the Law & Finance Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. Read more about the project and see the designs at sproutfund.org/publicart.

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Building a Better Robot / Cover Art by Mike Budai


“It’s a community of people who give a #@¢%.” [Pittsburgh City Paper]

Posted on February 2, 2012

Bill O’Driscoll reviews the Seed Award supported Building a Better Robot, a book detailing the history of DIY community space The Mr. Roboto Project.

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Cathy and Matt at the Spark-supported RePlayMyPlay installation at Highmark Sportsworks / credit: Brian Cohen/Pop City photo


Ten tenacious years for The Sprout Fund. So what’s next? [Pop City Media]

Posted on January 18, 2012

Marty Levine checks in with Sprout’s co-founders about plans for its second decade, including the expansion of the Spark program to serve the entire Pittsburgh Kids+Creativity Network.

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What They’re Saying About TENACITY

Posted on December 7, 2011

The previews are in! TENACITY will showcase the best Sprout-supported performances from the last 10 years on stage one night only, this Friday, December 9th.

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Brian Czarniecki performs in the original production of Frank Ferraro's gravity+grace in 2009 / photo courtesy of project


The Sprout Fund marks 10 creative years with TENACITY retrospective [Pop City Media]

Posted on December 7, 2011

TENACITY is the Pop Filter Hot Pick of the week. Join Sprout on Friday, December 9th for a not-to-be-missed performance!

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South Side Sculpture at the IAC workspace in 2008 / photo: Nathan Schritter


South Side Sculpture Project Rises [Pop City Media]

Posted on October 19, 2011

Pop City Media profiles the South Side Sculpture Project, a Sprout-supported piece of public artwork more than ten years in the making!

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Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette photo


Sprout Fund supports new ideas citywide [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

Posted on October 2, 2011

Diana Nelson-Jones profiles Sprout’s 10-year milestone and reviews long-lasting investments in the people and ideas that have had a dramatic impact on the quality of life in Pittsburgh.

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Hothouse 2009 [video thumb]


Hothouse 2009 [Pop City Presents]

Posted on September 14, 2009

Ambulantic’s Ben Hernstrom checks out Hothouse 2009, The Sprout Fund’s annual gala. This year saw over 3,000 people in attendance and showcased a broad …

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Matt Hannigan Interview [video thumb]


Interview with Matt Hannigan [Keystone Edge Young Entrepreneurs]

Posted by Ambulantic and posted on May 26, 2009

ambulantic Ben Henstrom caught up with Sprout Fund Co-Founder Matt Hannigan at the 2009 community murals preliminary design exhibition at Concept Art Gallery.

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