Pittsburgh NAP Delights the Crowd!

For sixteen years now the National Arts Program® in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been going strong! The exhibit is traditionally held in the dramatic Pittsburgh City/County building lobby and always draws a large crowd for their awards reception. This year, there were over two hundred guests in attendance as Mayor Bill Peduto highlighted the artistic talents of the city employees and their families.

 

Coordinator Lee Frankowski always makes a point to incorporate a few crowd pleasing elements into the NAP festivities. During the reception, Paint Monkey, a local premier painting studio allowed visitors to try their hand at mimicking their NAP advertisement poster mascot, “Mannequin Man”. In addition to the painting the guests were treated to a S’mores station, a sweet treat set up by the Pittsburgh Candy Buffet. Some interesting musical entertainment rounded out the event which took place on April 7th. 

The exhibit included a total of 145 works submitted by 94 artists and represented a total of eighteen different city departments. This extraordinary collection of art was on display from April 7th through the 20th and was enjoyed by all!