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A Call for Diverse Art, Free Food Biz Courses, and a Crafty Volunteer Opportunity

Posted on June 22, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

Paper scraps from the Pittsburgh Collage Collective. (@pghcollagecollective)

Paper scraps from the Pittsburgh Collage Collective. (@pghcollagecollective)

Welcome to your virtual Pittsburgh bulletin board 📌 with volunteer opportunities, community tips, and more:

🌙 Have a local business? Applications for the Fall 2023 edition of the Allentown Night Market open Friday, June 23. The market is set for October 14.

✂️ The Pittsburgh Collage Collective is looking for volunteers and donations ahead of their opening reception of the Postal Collage Project No. 12 exhibition July 15 through August 17 at Shaler North Hills Library. Sign up here.

🎨 If you’re an artist with a vision for a just and equitable Pittsburgh, submit your creations (writings, visual art, performances, cross-genre, etc.) to be displayed on social media and in-person at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh.

🍓 Do you have crafty cooking skills but no idea how to monetize them? Chatham is offering free courses for growers, farmers, and producers to learn about how to start a cottage food business in Pennsylvania. It starts online and in-person July 11.

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