Who are PF/PCA and the River Town Program?

Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA) is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts – specifically film, video, photography, digital media, and fine and creative arts and crafts; the provision of equipment and facilities for artists; the conduct of instructional programs; and the stimulation of public understanding and awareness through exhibitions, demonstrations, and sales.

School & Community Programs at PF/PCA is dedicated to bringing high quality arts services to tens of thousands of participants at schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations working with both children and adults in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties through our partnership with the Arts in Education division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Our programs place trained, knowledgeable, and practicing artists into school and community settings where they can share the benefits of the creative process.

The Pennsylvania Environment Council has launched an asset-based community development initiative, the River Town Program, to assist distressed communities bordering a navigable river to develop an alternative economic engine—outdoor recreation-- to help revitalize these small communities.  The program is based on grassroots community engagement recognizing the river as an asset with potential to attract visitors. Recognition of the river as an economic asset leads to greater conservation. PEC works with each community to address environmental issues including energy efficiency, stormwater management, and river conservation. 

This project was made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Arts in Education Partnership is administered in SW PA by Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.