The Busk Pittsburgh Committee is launching an educational campaign that will run throughout the winter and which is designed to foster street performing.

Efforts include working with performing artists and venues to facilitate the growth of street performance throughout the city and gaining public acceptance, by informing the community as to how busking enhances the vitality of city streets.

Busk Pittsburgh is working with local City Council officials to write an ordinance to make street performances officially permitted in the city. Busk Pittsburgh believes that street performing creates art entrepreneurs and is a great way for artists to get exposure. Buskers enliven city streets and make abandoned streets safer to walk on, fostering an increase in activity and creativity.

The Busk Pittsburgh Committee encourages street performers, actors, theater groups and musicians to participate, performing artists interested in busking should email their name, talent, and phone number to: info@busk-pittsburgh.com.