Randyland

Randyland, an outdoor art museum in Pittsburgh’s North Side created by artist and activist Randy Gilson, grew from his community work and imaginative reuse of everyday objects into one of the city’s best-known public art spaces. After years of guerrilla gardening and neighborhood activism, Gilson bought the property in 1995 and transformed it into a vividly colored, communal courtyard filled with playful installations, murals, and painted surfaces. Shaped as well by partner and later recognized co-founder David Paul Francis “Mac” McDermott, it gained major visibility, contributed to local cultural renewal, won Pittsburgh’s 2019 Mayor’s Award for Public Art, and remains a free, heavily visited attraction.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States