Citizens Deepens Support for The Andy Warhol Museum with $200,000 Commitment to The Warhol Academy
March 20 2024 - 2:00PM
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Citizens today strengthened its partnership with The Andy Warhol
Museum by granting an additional $200,000 to The Warhol Academy,
the museum’s initiative to empower economic mobility, further
emphasizing the critical role of workforce development in building
a strong arts and culture economy in Pittsburgh. The grant extends
the Citizens partnership for a second year, creating new fellowship
opportunities for young professionals and reinforcing Citizens as
the largest corporate supporter of The Warhol Academy’s creative
fellowships.
The Warhol Academy’s creative economy fellowships provide
talented professionals with opportunities to enhance their skills
and become creative entrepreneurs – not only contributing to
Pittsburgh’s economy but also to the rich cultural fabric of the
region. Citizens’ support will enable the creation of 28 new
fellowships for aspiring artists in the areas of digital content
creation, filmmaking and post-production.
In conjunction with the new grant, the museum hosted a fireside
chat on the powerful intersection of workforce development and arts
and culture, featuring Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of
Citizens, and Dr. Steven Knapp, President and CEO of Carnegie
Museums of Pittsburgh. The two shared their vision for a Pittsburgh
that is a leading national player for the creative economy and hub
for young artists and entrepreneurs. The discussion, moderated by
Morgan Overton, a Pittsburgh-based visual artist and Workforce
Director for CREATE PA, also included an audience Q&A with The
Warhol Academy fellowship alumni and local business leaders.
“Citizens is committed to helping create a pipeline of capable,
diverse talent to meet growing business demands, increasing avenues
to financial security and supporting economic growth,” said Van
Saun. “We firmly believe in the power of a talented creative
workforce to foster the local economy while also bringing
communities together and growing Pittsburgh’s rich cultural
infrastructure.”
Knapp added, “We are grateful to Citizens for its continued
support of The Warhol Academy, a ground-breaking program that’s
setting a new standard for the role museums can and should play in
building a strong arts and culture economy through creative
workforce development.”
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Citizens
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About The Andy Warhol Museum Located in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, the birthplace of Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Museum
holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival
materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist
museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie
Museums of Pittsburgh. Additional information about The Warhol is
available at warhol.org.
About Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Established in
1895 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a
collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art,
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center and The
Andy Warhol Museum. The museums reach more than 1.4 million people
a year through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach
activities and special events.
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