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Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! Your support has never been more important.

 

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center
 
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow.
Your gift has never meant more.
 
Dear AWAACC friends and supporters,

As 2025 draws to a close, we want to thank you for an extraordinary 15th Anniversary year - and ask for your support in ensuring our momentum can continue into 2026 and beyond.

This year:

  • 30,000 visitors filled our theater and the streets outside our building for the 15th Edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.

  • We won two Emmy Awards as one of the Executive Producer's on Emmai Alaquiva's film The Ebony Canal.

  • Our work to honor August Wilson’s legacy and champion the future of Black arts, culture, and storytelling was featured on America's Black Forum.

  • We presented two world-class exhibitions - Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden and Peju Alatise: I Will Belong to Only Me.

  • We launched a new partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools: the 10th Grade Arts Ambassador Program, with the goal of making transformative arts experiences the norm for all PPS 10th grade students.

And those are just the highlights. There is so much more in store as we look to the future, but we need your support now, more than ever, to make it happen.

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, and it serves as a reminder that when we all come together to champion the causes we care about, extraordinary things can happen.

We hope we can count you your support to protect our stories and keep the AWAACC going strong.
DONATE NOW
"All the artists here are telling their story or somebody's story through their music... It's sharing your stories. Protecting your stories. Controlling your narrative through your art. It's the most important thing we can do."
 
Kandace Springs performs at the 2025 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
Photo by Joey Kennedy.
 
Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden was on view at AWAACC from May through October 2025.
Photo by Joey Kennedy.
 
 
The African American Cultural Center, identification number 47-2697273, is a tax-exempt, non-profit entity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The official registration and financial information for the African American Cultural Center may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
August Wilson African American Cultural Center
980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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