# Event Details - **Event Name**: Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join public artist Marlana Vassar for a guided walk through Highland Park to explore what shapes our experience of a place.About this EventWhat if art isn't confined to museums or galleries? Join public artist Marlana Adele Vassar for a guided walk through Highland Park to explore the many ways art, community, and nature shape our experience of place.Beginning at Giuseppe Moretti's historic Welcome sculptures and concluding at Urban Conga's interactive installation Together, the tour visits a diverse collection of artworks, gathering spaces, trails, and environmental landmarks. Along the way, participants will encounter community created projects, a legal graffiti installation, a waterfall and bridge, ecological sculpture, and Flora, Vassar's own public artwork.Through walking, observation, and conversation, the tour encourages participants to slow down and notice details that are often overlooked. How do artworks change the way we experience a place? How have different generations of artists, community members, and park users shaped Highland Park over time? What stories become visible when we move through a familiar landscape at a different pace?Designed for both arts audiences and curious explorers, this 90-minute walking experience offers an opportunity to discover Highland Park through new perspectives and shared observations.About Marlana VassarMarlana Adele Vassar is a multidisciplinary artist developing a symbolic visual language rooted in transformation, identity, and lived experience. Working across sculpture and public art, her practice focuses on creating images and forms that translate how people physically, emotionally, and psychologically navigate spaces.Her work often draws from community narratives, personal memory, and mythological structures, using recurring symbols and figures to build layered, evolving systems. In public settings, these systems become site-responsive, reflecting not just where people are, but how a place is experienced over time.Balancing bold design with conceptual depth, Marlana’s work moves between the personal and the collective, creating pieces that are both visually direct and open to interpretation. Each project contributes to a larger, interconnected body of work that explores cycles of change, perception, and self-construction.Tour Meeting LocationParticipants will meet at the main entrance to Highland Park - North Highland Avenue & Reservoir Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.We ask that participants arrive by 9:45 AM so that there is time to check people in and to start the tour promptly at 10:00 AM.Parking and TransportationFree public parking is available inside the park along Reservoir Drive and Lake Drive. Free street parking is also available in the Highland Park neighborhood.If taking public transportation, the closest Pittsburgh Regional Transit stops are:N Highland Avenue and Hampton Street - Route 71BBryant Street and St. Clair Street - Route 71BNegley Avenue and Elgin Street - Routes 71A and 71BFor more information, please visit the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website at: https://www.rideprt.org/.If arriving by bicycle, there are no bike racks available within the park. The closest POGOH Bike Share station is one mile away, located in East Liberty at Penn Avenue and S Whitfield Street. For more information on POGOH Bike Share, please visit: https://pogoh.com/system-map/Access and AccommodationsThis event will be held outdoors in a public park and will take place rain or shine. Please dress accordingly and wear comfortable shoes. The total distance of the tour is 1.3 miles. The tour route will traverse hills and will encounter various types of terrain such as dirt, gravel, and pavement, some of which may be uneven. There are benches at the first and last stops of the tour.Porta-potties are available throughout the park; not all are ADA accessible.To request additional accommodations for this event, please submit your request in writing on the event registration form. A Shiftworks staff member will follow up with you directly about your request. We will attempt to implement requests for reasonable accommodations to the best of our ability, but cannot guarantee that all requests will be met. Alternate accommodations may be suggested by staff. All requests must be made by Monday, October 5, 2025.Questions should be directed to ashley@shiftworkspgh.org.Photography, Videography, and Other DocumentationParticipants should be aware that photography, video recording, and/or other documentation of the event by Shiftworks, other attendees, or the media may take place during the event. Participants will have an opportunity to indicate if they choose to opt out of being included in event documentation, and our team will make reasonable efforts to accommodate these preferences.RegistrationThis tour is free and open to the public; advance registration is required. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/hidden-highland-park-a-tour-of-art-nature-and-community/100001997566636583 - **Event Categories**: art, meetups, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Doors Open At: 9:45 AM - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Highland Park Entry Garden - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Pittsburgh - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Highland Park Entry Garden - **lat**: 40.4793209 - **long**: -79.9155971 - **full address**: Highland Park Entry Garden, 1467 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/a93b82c969ba52bf18431de8da1a263fecae23e66b7c50a22f6cf1211dd7f167-rimg-w1200-h900-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787673677 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community being held? - **A:** Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am at Highland Park Entry Garden, 1467 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community? - **A:** Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community is organized by Office of Public Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Hidden Highland Park: A Tour of Art, Nature, and Community is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pittsburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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