Sprout Public Art improves the image of the region and enhances the visual landscape of neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities of Allegheny County by creating high quality public art. The program encourages dialogue on public art between the community and the artist, contributes to community and neighborhood development and raises awareness about the important role that local artists can have in shaping communities. Sprout Public Art addresses three key issues: disconnect between visual culture and day-to-day life, level of leadership and personal investment in the region's neighborhoods and need to support the ideas and creativity of people living in the Pittsburgh region.

During the first five seasons of Sprout Public Art, communities collaborated with artists to develop 38 enduring works of public art that enhance the urban landscape and consider the people of the community, their history and their hopes for the future. In the summer of 2008, Sprout Public Art will again create murals in diverse neighborhoods within Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities throughout the region.