Sen. Costa addresses the audience gathered for the "Legislative Meet & Greet Breakfast" held by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in Shadyside.
Sen. Costa was joined by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Board Chairman Bill Bodine (left, back row) of the Frick Art and Historical Center and some of the constituents of the 43rd Senatorial District who received funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts this year.
Patricia Penka French, board president of the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center, chats with Sen. Costa.
- Sen. Costa explains to the audience that the arts impact Pennsylvania’s economy in a substantial way, providing nearly 62,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the arts industry in Pennsylvania.