PRESS RELEASE: EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 PM, WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 Press Contact: Allison M. Ruppert | aruppert@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org Pittsburgh, PA, September 16, 2020—City of Asylum Pittsburgh announces the appointment of Andrés Franco as Executive Director effective October 1, 2020. Mr. Franco, a resident of Pittsburgh’s central Northside neighborhood and native of Columbia, comes to City of […]
NEA Increases Award to City of Asylum’s Jazz Poetry Month by 50% PITTSBURGH, PA — June 15th, 2017 — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced that City of Asylum was selected as a Spring 2017 Art Works grant recipient. The NEA’s award of $30,000 supports City of Asylum’s upcoming Jazz Poetry […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adriana E. Ramírez wins 2017 City of Asylum/Pittsburgh Prize Local writer awarded prestigious international writing residency to develop forthcoming book PITTSBURGH, PA — May 19th, 2017 — City of Asylum today announced that Adriana E. Ramírez—a Pittsburgh-based writer, critic and nationally-ranked performance poet—has won the 2017 City of Asylum/Pittsburgh Prize. Previous […]
For Immediate Release Media Contact Betty Cruz, Change Agency 412-709-3418 betty@sayhellotochange.com Google, University of Pittsburgh, and Community Partners Co-Present Kids Without Borders Free Activities, Resources, and Programs to Inspire and Connect Youth and Families January 25, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA – Kids Without Borders is a family-friendly day designed to connect youth from all […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City of Asylum Awarded $100,000 Humanities Access Challenge Grant from NEH City of Asylum’s Global Literary Programming Recognized by National Endowment for the Humanities PITTSBURGH, PA — The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced that City of Asylum will be one of 34 organizations to receive an award in the NEH’s […]
City of Asylum @ Alphabet City Celebrates Grand Opening with Month of Free Jazz Poetry Events PITTSBURGH, PA — – August 1st, 2016 — After months of preparation and anticipation, City of Asylum is moving into its new permanent home, City of Asylum @ Alphabet City–formerly the site of the historic Masonic Building, located on […]
City of Asylum Receives Prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Grant PITTSBURGH, PA — May 19th, 2016 — The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that City of Asylum will be among its grant recipients for the 2016 award cycle. This award of $20,000 will support City of Asylum’s upcoming Jazz Poetry Festival to […]
PITTSBURGH, PA — Since 2004, City of Asylum has provided sanctuary for exiled writers endangered in their native lands. In a row of Northside homes, whose facades are covered with texts in many languages, City of Asylum provides the writers with stipends and the support to become self-sustaining and engaged members of the community. Building […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2015 Contact: Henry Reese Tel: 412-321-2190 Email: rhreese@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org CITY OF ASYLUM LAUNCHES ITS REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MASONIC BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA—City of Asylum, a nonprofit arts organization on Pittsburgh’s Northside, through its affiliate COA Northside LLC, has closed on the purchase of the historic Masonic Building from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. […]