Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit Welcome Ceremony

The spirit of collaboration, hospitality, and community is alive in Pittsburgh! To officially kick off the Bridges – City of Asylum Pittsburgh Creative Summit, we’ll welcome guests from across the globe to Alphabet City for a morning of musical performances, readings, and special presentations from guest speakers from Pittsburgh and all over the world. Artists include poet Jorge Olivera Castillo, local Pittsburgh author Damon Young, and oud musician Yasmine El Baramawy. 

Featured Speakers & Performers:

Helge Lunde (ICORN Executive Director)

Kevin McKeegan (City of Asylum Board Chair)

Sara Innamarato (Chief Executive of Allegheny County)

Sabine Gimbrère (ICORN Board of Representatives’ Vice Chair, Amsterdam Representative)

Jorge Olivera Castillo (Poet, former Writer-in-Residence at City of Asylum)

Nazeeha Saeed (Journalist, former ICORN Artist-in-Residence)

Yasmine El Baramawy (Musician, Artist-in-Residence in Sweden)

Damon Young  (COA Board member, author of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker)