Mary Anne Talotta

Biography

Talotta oversees a staff responsible for raising funds for five schools and three associated programs within the college: architecture, art, design, drama, music, the BXA Intercollege Degree Programs, the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and the ICA Pittsburgh (formerly the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art).

Talotta is an accomplished leader with more than 26 years of experience in global fundraising for arts and cultural institutions in Pittsburgh, New York and Chicago. She has consistently led successful campaigns that have significantly enhanced revenue and donor engagement across the visual and performing arts. Prior to moving back home to Pittsburgh in late 2020, she spent 17 years rising through the development departments of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Talotta began her fundraising career at Gallery 37, a youth job training program in the arts affiliated with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. She holds a master’s degree in visual arts administration from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in psychological services from Northwestern University.