History of Art and Architecture

Divya Rao Heffley, Ph.D. '10 presents roundtable on “Civically Engaged Public Art in Pittsburgh: People, Place, History, Memory” at Brown

Divya Rao Heffley, the Associate Director for the Office of Public Art, works with artists and communities on residencies and commissions that address a range of contemporary issues, that seek to foster social justice and cultural equity in public spaces.

She presented a roundtable conversation on March 11, 2021 about how the Office of Public Art in Pittsburgh engages the creative practices of artists to collaboratively shape the public realm and catalyze community-led change, particularly those who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented in civic processes.

Watch the roundtable discussion