Pittsburgh, PA, February 27, 2019—City of Asylum Pittsburgh announced today the appointment of Kristen Wesloh as Executive Director effective March 18, 2019. Ms. Wesloh comes to City of Asylum from American Public Media (APM) in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she most recently served as Director of Institutional Giving. APM is one of the largest producers […]
New York City, April 2 2018—The Jazz Journalists Association’s 2018 Jazz Heroes – 22 “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz” in 20 U.S. cities – have been announced today, with their personal portraits and bios posted at JJAJazzAwards.org/Heroes. The Jazz Heroes campaign is a non-profit effort to give localities with a peg for […]
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. […]