PICA supports artists working in all genres of performing and visual arts, including dance, theatre, music, media, installation, exhibition and hybrid forms. With a focus on provocative and category-defying work, PICA presents innovative performers and visual artists that address the cultures, aesthetics, issues and ideas of today. From 1995 through 2002, PICAÕs annual performance series featured performances by artists from a variety of disciplines and geographies, including Miranda July, Donna Uchizono, Philip Glass, Lucy Guerin, dumb type, Diamanda Galas, 33 Fainting Spells, Carl Hancock Rux, Gobsquad and Elizabeth Streb.

In addition to the annual Time-Based Art Festival, PICA's programming continues year-round with workshops, lectures, residencies, special events, and the Resource Room; a library of contemporary art materials including books, CD's and videos of past performances. Through its residency and commissioning programs, PICA continues to support the creation of new works by artists such as Bebe Miller, Wally Cardona, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Allen Johnson, Deborah Hay, Jennifer Monson and Ros Warby, providing space, time, and resources in partnership with local businesses and organizations, and with funding from the National Performance Network Creation Fund and the Kristy Edmunds Fund for New Work.