The Sprout Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding various programs designed to increase civic engagement in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

. Sprout-funded murals were named the "Best Public Art" by the '' Pittsburgh City Paper'' in 2006. The Sprout Fund hosts an annual fundraiser called "Hothouse", a "roving party". Most of that money funds the "Sprout Seed Awards", a series to small to moderate grants.

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The Original Magazine ''The Original Magazine'' (also known as ''The Original'') is a semiannual magazine covering the arts scene in Pittsburgh. Founded in 2006 by Elana Schlenker as a nonprofit organization, ''The Original'' is supported by the Sprout Fund, and grants ...

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Weave Magazine ''Weave Magazine'' was an American literary magazine based in Pittsburgh. It was established in order to remedy a perceived gender imbalance in contemporary literary publishing. ''Weave'' published literary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, reviews and ...

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Handmade Arcade Handmade Arcade is an annual independent craft fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The fair focuses on sustainable, upcycled, recycled, and eco-friendly materials and techniques. Vendors come from multiple states; in 2012, participants came from ...

Conflict Kitchen Conflict Kitchen was a take-out restaurant in Pittsburgh that served only cuisine from countries with which the United States was in conflict. The menu focused on one nation at a time, rotating every three to five months, and featured related educ ...

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