Sprout will host its sixth annual Hothouse event, a benefit party and showcase of recently supported projects, on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at The Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh.PEC will present the Three Rivers Community Art Gallery at The Sprout Fund's Hothouse event on Saturday August 23. The Three Rivers Community Art Gallery is a public rotating art gallery along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. This project is intended to increase awareness, engagement and stewardship of Pittsburgh's thriving riverfront system. The Sprout Fund funded the Three Rivers Community Art Gallery.

The Sprout Fund is a nonprofit organization supporting innovative ideas and grassroots community projects that are catalyzing change in Pittsburgh. Founded in 2001, Sprout is designed to facilitate community-led solutions to regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving, progressive, and culturally diverse region. With strong working relationships to many community organizations and regional stakeholders, The Sprout Fund is one of Southwestern Pennsylvania's leading agencies on issues related to civic engagement, talent attraction and retention, public art, and catalytic small-scale funding. With ongoing local support and continued appreciation by the communities it serves, The Sprout Fund will continue to provide an entry point for young, creative, and civically engaged people to become involved and active in their communities and support projects that improve the image of the greater Pittsburgh region.

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