The owner of an architectural and development firm has been appointed by Pittsburgh’s newly reorganized Art Commission.
Gerrod Winston, an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s school of architecture and owner of Pittsburgh-based Winston Design + Development, will join the commission’s Civic Design Committee.
City Council last week approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s first appointments to the commission. Ariam Ford, Lisa Carver and Megan Zeigler were appointed to the Civic Design Committee, while Celeste Smith, Christine Bethea, Mikael Owunna and Tom Mosser were named to the commission’s Public Art Committee.
In November, Gainey removed all prior Art Commission members with little explanation. He then proposed a plan to divide the Art Commission into a committee dedicated to reviewing public art such as paintings and sculptures and a committee focused on civic design, including construction and renovation of public buildings and parks.
City Council in early January approved the commission’s reorganization.
