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Visit Hershey & Harrisburg President and CEO Mary Smith spoke about the app at a press conference in the Susquehanna Art Museum.
A new app brings the city’s art scene to your fingertips.
Visit Hershey & Harrisburg released the Harrisburg Arts District app, allowing both visitors and locals to more easily find arts-related events in the city.
The app is part of the promotion of the recently designated Harrisburg Arts District, an initiative supported by PA Council on the Arts, Dauphin County, Harrisburg and Harristown Enterprises, aimed at showcasing the arts in Harrisburg. The district is a walkable area encompassing parts of downtown, Midtown, and the riverfront.
“Harrisburg’s cultural heartbeat is in its theaters, museums, galleries, public arts and performance venues,” said Mary Smith, president and CEO of Visit Hershey & Harrisburg, at a press conference on Wednesday at the Susquehanna Art Museum.
The app allows users to view upcoming arts-related events, exhibits and performances in the Harrisburg Arts District and to create sharable itineraries with planning and mapping features. Additionally, it includes access to audio tours of certain attractions.
Pennsylvania’s creative sector adds $30 billion to the economy every year, employing 175,000 Pennsylvanians, according to Karl Blischke, executive director of PA Council on the Arts.
“That’s real Pennsylvanians being supported by our creative sector,” Blischke said.
Additionally, promoting the arts is a vital aspect of attracting tourism to the area, as well as educating locals on the thriving culture in the city they call home, said county commissioner George Hartwick.
“Sometimes we don’t even know what exists in our own backyard,” Hartwick said. “So this is an opportunity for us to reacclimate ourselves with all the great assets we have, as well as to ensure visitors from around the state and country have that opportunity to enjoy them as well.”
To learn more about the arts district and the app, visit Visit Hershey & Harrisburg’s website.
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