As part of the design of the new Davis Avenue Bridge, a new public art project will be created to commemorate the rebuilding of this significant community bridge. This project is made possible by the City of Pittsburgh’s Percent for Art Program.

Read about the artist behind the project, their fresh and exciting design, and learn about upcoming opportunities to get involved.

Lori Hepner (Pittsburgh, PA)

Lori Hepner is an artist working primarily in photography, new media performance, and public art in community centered projects. She has spent considerable time over the last five years in community centered artist residencies in three Pittsburgh neighborhoods, and in a small arctic community in coastal Norway.

Lori was featured in the WQED documentary "Visible" featuring five female artists from Pittsburgh. She is Professor of Integrative Arts at Penn State Greater Allegheny in McKeesport, PA and lives in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Approval for this project was given by the Public Art & Civic Design Commission in August 2023.

Hepner's concept and details about the process of her design development and community engagement can be found here:

Davis Avenue Bridge Public Art Review Materials

The artist, Lori Hepner, held community art-making workshops in Brighton Heights and Riverview Park throughout 2023. During these workshops, people within the neighborhood got to experience, first-hand, Hepner's unique light-painting system and had an opportunity to capture their own movements to be featured in the virtual reality component of this artwork!

The dates and locations of the workshops:

9/9/23: Riverview Park Day at the Riverview Park Activities Building, hosted by Friends of Riverview Park

12/2/23: Bright of the Night on California Ave, hosted by the Brighton Heights Citizen's Federation