Shiftworks Community + Public Arts, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, envisions a region in which the creative practices of artists are fully engaged to collaboratively shape the public realm and catalyze community-led change. Shiftworks builds capacity for this work through civically engaged public art, artist resources, public programming, and technical assistance.
Our work is informed by four guiding principles:
- Artists are agents of social, civic, and cultural change. We support them to work with communities.
- Community members are highly valued collaborators with expertise in their neighborhoods. We build capacity for them to engage with artists.
- Equity and social justice are the foundation of our work. We center equitable and just practices through staff commitments as well as in our programs, partnerships, and collaborations.
- A successful public art landscape depends upon a thriving network of public art practitioners. We build tools and systems to support the public art ecosystem in the region.
To learn more about our projects and programs, please visit our website at shiftworkspgh.org.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps: Artist Nomination
I. Summary
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts seeks artists living in southwestern Pennsylvania to be considered for the Pittsburgh Creative Corps (Corps), a group of pre-qualified artists whose work has been reviewed by a panel of artists, art and design professionals, and community stakeholders for various public art opportunities in southwest Pennsylvania. An online directory featuring Corps artist profiles is available at tinyurl.com/corps-artist-directory to serve as a resource for public agencies, private businesses, or other organizations that seek to commission artwork in the public realm in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh Creative Corps was originally designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the opportunity to engage artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity. The Corps was designed to make the artist selection and vetting process for individual projects more equitable and time efficient, allowing the program to more quickly commission artists. Based on the success of the pilot program and increased interest in commissioning artists for opportunities to work in public space, the decision was made to continue the Corps. The Corps continues to engage a broad pool of artists in southwestern Pennsylvania for various public art opportunities that arise.
II. About the Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Members of the Corps are pre-qualified artists who may receive invitations for temporary and permanent public art projects managed and/or commissioned by the Corps stakeholders. An online directory featuring Corps artist profiles will be available at tinyurl.com/corps-artist-directory to serve as a tool for public agencies, private businesses, or other organizations that seek to commission artwork in the public realm in southwestern Pennsylvania.
As projects are defined and funded, Corps artists may receive an invitation to indicate their interest and availability for the specific project. The Corps artist(s) would then go through a simplified selection process for the potential commission, which may include an interview or submission of a paid project proposal.
Shiftworks will use the Corps in the following ways:
- As projects are identified, scoped, and budgeted, staff may identify a shortlist of artists from the Corps and invite them to indicate their interest and availability for the commission. If they are interested and available, they may be invited to participate in an interview or other selection process with project stakeholders.
- Staff may also identify one or more Corps artists and invite them to submit a paid conceptual proposal for a project or commission that has been identified, scoped, and budgeted.
- Staff may utilize the Corps to connect artists and others to fabrication and implementation resources.
- The Pittsburgh Creative Corps Directory is available to public agencies, private businesses, and other organizations who seek to commission artists for projects in the public realm.
- Staff may elect to design opportunities to support the specific development needs of Corps artists with little or no experience working in the public realm in order to expand the capabilities and experience of Corps artists.
In addition, all members of the Corps will be notified via Shiftworks' Artist Opportunity List of open calls for artists that are released by Shiftworks.
III. Eligibility & Review Criteria
This Pittsburgh Creative Corps is open to all artists living and working in southwestern Pennsylvania, including those working in visual arts, literary, performance, and other forms of practice. Artists who identify as established public artists, early/mid career public artists, and artists whose practice is poised for an opportunity in the public realm, regardless of career level and who fulfill the review criteria below are encouraged to apply
Artists who have previously applied to the Corps but were not accepted are encouraged to reapply.
What is our definition of public art?
At Shiftworks, we define public art as all art that impacts the public realm, regardless of ownership of the land on which it is located. Public art may include physical artworks, such as sculptures or murals, or other types of artist-designed activations of the public realm, such as performances, workshops, walking tours, etc.
What is our definition of the public realm?
We define the public realm as the physical space and place from building face to building face that influences the way in which we experience and inhabit the shared spaces of our city. It includes exterior spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, front yards, parks, public courtyards and plazas, and building facades. In our definition, it can also include interior spaces if those spaces are open and fully accessible to the general public. Examples of interior spaces that are part of the public realm include public libraries, public transit stations, and public buildings such as government offices.
Artists will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Past work shows a strong, consistent, and clear artistic voice
- Experience working collaboratively, either in their artistic practice or other experience
- Interest in working on public art and/or collaborative art projects with community members, as demonstrated in the responses to the Artist Questionnaire
- Strength of past work in the self-selected areas of expertise and media indicated in the application
- Responses to the Artist Questionnaire
Inclusion in the Corps does not guarantee a commission. In addition, Shiftworks may release additional open calls for artists that include artists beyond those listed on the Corps Roster.
IV. Nomination and Artist Selection Process
Artist nominations are accepted on a rolling basis. Shiftworks will reach out to invite each nominee to submit further application materials for review. Twice a year, a panel of art and design professionals and community stakeholders will review application materials and select a list of pre-qualified artists for future Corps projects and will be added to the online Corps directory. Nominees/applicants are not guaranteed selection into the Corps.
Nominators must submit an artist nomination via the electronic form fields below:
Pittsburgh Creative Corps: General Application for Spring Review Application Deadline: September 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET for fall 2026 consideration
Information Session: Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Session will be held via Zoom. To attend the session visit the Zoom registration page.
Information Session Recording: tinyurl.com/CorpsSession
To download a PDF of the full call for artists, please click this link.
A. Summary
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts seeks artists living in southwestern Pennsylvania* to be considered for the Pittsburgh Creative Corps (Corps), a group of pre-qualified artists whose work has been reviewed by a panel of artists, art and design professionals, and community stakeholders for various public art opportunities in southwest Pennsylvania. An online directory featuring Corps artist profiles is available at tinyurl.com/corps-artist-directory to serve as a resource for public agencies, private businesses, or other organizations that seek to commission artwork in the public realm in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh Creative Corps was originally designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the opportunity to engage artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity. The Corps was designed to make the artist selection and vetting process for individual projects more equitable and time efficient, allowing the program to more quickly commission artists. Based on the success of the pilot program and increased interest in commissioning artists for opportunities to work in public space, the decision was made to continue the Corps. The Corps continues to engage a broad pool of artists in southwestern Pennsylvania for various public art opportunities that arise.
*Southwestern Pennsylvania consists of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
B. About the Pittsburgh Creative Corps and the Roster
The Corps is a coordinated effort to commission artists and other creative workers to fabricate and install public art, and create civic engagement programs throughout the greater Pittsburgh region.
The Corps is a group of pre-qualified artists who may receive invitations for temporary and permanent public art projects managed and/or commissioned by Corps stakeholders. An online directory featuring Corps artist profiles is available at tinyurl.com/corps-artist-directory to serve as a tool for public agencies, private businesses, or other organizations that seek to commission artwork in the public realm in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Shiftworks will use the Corps in the following ways:
- As projects are identified, scoped, and budgeted, staff may identify a shortlist of artists from the Corps and invite them to indicate their interest and availability for the commission. If they are interested and available, they may be invited to participate in an interview or other selection process with project stakeholders.
- Staff may also identify one or more Corps artists and invite them to submit a paid conceptual proposal for a project or commission that has been identified, scoped, and budgeted.
- Staff may utilize the Corps to connect artists and others to fabrication and implementation resources.
- The Pittsburgh Creative Corps Directory is available to public agencies, private businesses, and other organizations who seek to commission artists for projects in the public realm.
- Staff may elect to design opportunities to support the specific development needs of Corps artists with little or no experience working in the public realm in order to expand the capabilities and experience of Corps artists.
In addition, all members of the Corps will be notified via the Shiftworks' Artist Opportunity List of open calls for artists that are released by Shiftworks.
C. Eligibility & Review Criteria This opportunity is open to all artists living and working in southwestern Pennsylvania*, including those working in visual arts, literary, performance, and other forms of practice. Artists who identify as established public artists, early/mid-career public artists, and artists whose practice is poised for an opportunity in the public realm, regardless of career level and who fulfill the review criteria below are encouraged to apply.
Artists who have previously applied to the Corps but were not accepted are encouraged to reapply.
*Southwestern Pennsylvania consists of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
What is our definition of public art?
At Shiftworks, we define public art as all art that impacts the public realm, regardless of ownership of the land on which it is located. Public art may include physical artworks, such as sculptures or murals, or other types of artist-designed activations of the public realm, such as performances, workshops, walking tours, etc.
What is our definition of the public realm?
We define the public realm as the physical space and place from building face to building face that influences the way in which we experience and inhabit the shared spaces of our city. It includes exterior spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, front yards, parks, public courtyards and plazas, and building facades. In our definition, it can also include interior spaces if those spaces are open and fully accessible to the general public. Examples of interior spaces that are part of the public realm include public libraries, public transit stations, and public buildings such as government offices.
Artists will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Past work shows a strong, consistent, and clear artistic voice
- Experience working collaboratively, either in their artistic practice or other experience
- Interest in working in the public realm with community members, clients, and/or stakeholders, as demonstrated in the responses to the Artist Questionnaire
- Strength of past work in the self-selected areas of expertise and media indicated in the application
- Responses to the Artist Questionnaire
Inclusion in the Corps does not guarantee a commission. In addition, Shiftworks may release additional open calls for artists that include artists beyond those listed on the Corps.
D. Selection Process
Twice a year, a panel of art and design professionals and community stakeholders will review application materials and select a list of pre-qualified artists for future Corps projects. Selected artists will be added to the online artist directory. A completed application is not a guarantee of selection.
Applications submitted after September 14, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET will not be guaranteed inclusion in the fall 2026 selection review meeting. Applicants will be notified of the panel's decision in fall 2026.
E. How to Apply
Interested artists must submit an application via the electronic form fields below. Applicants must supply the information and materials in entirety for an application to be considered complete:
Artist Information:
Please provide the following:
- Name and pronoun(s)
- Gender identity
- Disability (optional)
- Racial and/or ethnic identity
- Business or studio name (if applicable)
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- If applying as a team, the above information must be submitted for each member (up to two others), as well as a brief description of each member's role on the team.
- If applying as a business, the above information must be submitted for the business owners (primary contact plus up to two others).
- Primary Website/Social Media URL
- Secondary Website/Social Media URL (if applicable)
- I certify that I am an artist living and working in southwestern Pennsylvania. (Check box response)
Artist Questionnaire
Please answer the following questions either in written form or as video or audio recording submission. The video or audio recording should be no more than four (4) minutes long. Please note that this should not be a highly produced or edited recording. The intent of this option is to provide an opportunity for individuals who feel they can represent themselves better verbally versus in writing.
If applying as a team or business, please be sure that the key members are represented in the recording, and that their roles are indicated.
NOTE: If submitting a video or audio recording instead of a written response, you must type the words “See Recording” within the respective text fields in Submittable in order to complete your application.
1. Why do you want to be a part of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps? (100 words suggested max)
2. What does public art mean to you as part of your personal creative practice? If not currently an artist in the public realm, how might an opportunity in the public realm affect your personal creative practice? (100 words suggested max) Tip: Keep in mind the distinction between public art and public realm, as defined within this artist call.
3. In what ways do you work collaboratively as an artist or otherwise? Why is collaboration important to you? (100 words suggested max) Tip: Other forms of collaboration may also include experiences working with the general public, teaching, clients, community organizing, etc.
Additional Key Details
Applicants are asked to identify their areas of expertise and primary media. Applicants who select more than the indicated maximum will have their applications returned to them for revision. When making your selections, please keep in mind that your self-identified categories should be further demonstrated in your responses to the Artist Questionnaire and/or project/artwork samples provided in your application.
1. What are your areas of expertise and artwork types? (select no more than three)
- Community engagement and social justice
- Digital / lighting / projection art
- Environmental and landscape art
- Sculptural art
- Site-specific and integrated art
- 2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
- Literary arts, including poetry, creative writing, fiction, and non-fiction
- Live performance, including puppetry, theater, dance, music, etc.
2. What are your primary media? (select no more than three)
- Assemblage, including found objects, multimedia
- Audio / sound recording
- Carving, including wood, stone, other materials
- Ceramic / glass
- Digital / photography
- Fabrication, including wood, metal, glass
- Illustration / comics / graphic novels
- Kinetic art
- Landscape design
- Metals / Jewelry
- Murals
- Painting / works on paper / printmaking
- Textile / fabric / weaving
- Site-specificity determines materials used
3. Have you completed a public art project in which you were the lead artist?
- Yes
- No
3a. If yes, how many public art projects have you completed in which you were the lead?
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-20
- 21+
3b. If yes, what is the largest public art commission you have received in which you were the lead?
- $2,500 or less
- $2,501 - $5,000
- $5,001 - $10,000
- $10,001 - $25,000
- $25,001 - $50,000
- $50,001 - $100,000
- $100,001 - $250,000
- above $250,000
4. Are you a teaching artist / workshop artist?
- Yes
- No
4a. If yes, what age range(s) or specific audience(s) do you teach?
5. Do you provide fabrication services for other artists or designers? E.g. Work for hire to implement another artist or designer’s vision.
- Yes
- No
6. Do you have any accreditations, certifications, notable experiences (formal or informal), or awards that are relevant to this opportunity?
- Yes (please list, including the year received)
- No
7. If selected, do you grant permission for Shiftworks to include all of the material provided within this application in your profile as part of the online directory? The directory would include: Artist name; website (if applicable); areas of expertise and artwork types; primary media; and submitted work samples.
- Yes
- No
8. If you are selected for the Corps, you will be required to submit an artist statement/biography (250 words max) and a representative artist photo, such as a headshot or other image that is representative of yourself, team, or business to be included as part of your online profile. You will have an opportunity to review the profile prior to it being published online. Choosing to not be part of the public-facing directory will NOT preclude you from being selected as a Corps artist.
- I understand
9. Would you like to sign up for the Shiftworks email marketing list to stay informed about public art events and artist opportunities that may be of interest to you?
- Yes
- Not at this time
Five (5) Project/Artwork Samples As part of your application, you may submit up to five (5) project/artwork samples. These work samples should clearly demonstrate your experience and skills in the self-identified areas of expertise and primary media that you selected in this application.
- For visual work, you may submit up to three (3) jpg images to represent each sample, or one (1) video.
- For text based work, please submit a single PDF.
- For video and audio samples, URL links to third-party hosting sites are preferred, but uploaded files will be accepted. Video and audio samples must be no longer than 3 minutes each.
If applying as a business or team, it is recommended that you submit samples of artwork that were created collaboratively.
Please name files using the following naming convention: Artist Last Name_Artist First Name_Name of Artwork1 (for example, “Kahlo_Frida_Self Portrait1.jpg”)
Project Sample Descriptions
Within the application form, you will be prompted to enter descriptive information for each work project sample, including the title, medium, dimensions, year, and a brief (50 word max) description of each to share any critical contextual information that is not already evident in the work sample.
References
Please provide three references. References should be affiliated with projects or relevant professional experiences ideally completed within the past five years.
F. Information Session
Shiftworks will host an information session for this opportunity via Zoom on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET to discuss the application process and respond to questions. Participants are required to pre-register for the meeting. To attend the info session visit the Zoom registration page.
A recorded information session about the Pittsburgh Creative Corps program may be found at: tinyurl.com/CorpsSession
G. Application Assistance
Twice a week, Shiftworks offers in-person and virtual office hours to assist artists with application preparation prior to the submission deadline. Attending office hours is not required in order to submit an application. If interested, please follow the directions below:
- VIRTUAL meetings are available weekly on MONDAYS from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. A meeting link will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting. You may schedule a virtual meeting through our online calendar.
- IN-PERSON meetings are available weekly on THURSDAYS from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Our office is located in East Liberty at 224 North Euclid Avenue, Suite 206. Pittsburgh, PA 15206. You may schedule an in-person meeting through our online calendar.
H. Notification of Results
Artists will be notified of the panel's decision in fall 2026.
Inclusion in the Pittsburgh Creative Corps does not guarantee a commission of artwork. Shiftworks reserves the right not to select any of the applicants for commissions.
Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Slammin’ Cans 2026
Released: August 3, 2026
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Download the PDF version of this RFQ
Introduction
On behalf of Friends of the Riverfront, Shiftworks Community + Public Arts is seeking artists or artist teams to compete in the third annual Slammin' Cans 2026 mural arts festival at Color Park, located along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood. Artists and artist teams with little or no mural experience are encouraged to apply. All participating artists will receive hands-on mural-making instruction prior to the event.
Co-organized by muralist and Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Max Gonzales, the festival will feature ten (10) artists or artist teams competing for a commission opportunity to design beer can artwork for one beer produced by one of the three participating member breweries of the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild. The event will also include drop-in mural-making activities for guests of all ages and live music performances by KRUNK Movement, a Hazelwood hip-hop collective.
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to any artist or artist team who has not participated in a previous Slammin' Cans event and who lives and works within the 13-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania. Ten artists or artist teams will be selected from among the submissions to this RFQ based on the strength of their past work and the quality of their application materials. Please do not submit mural concept proposals, as they will not be considered as part of the selection process.
Each participating artist or artist team will receive a $250 honorarium for competing in the event. In addition, participants will be provided with spray paint, other essential equipment, and hands-on mural-making instruction prior to the competition, all at no cost.
The Opportunity
Event Day
During the event on October 10, the ten selected artists or artist teams will compete on adjacent blank walls at Color Park. From 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, artists will work on their murals while spectators vote for their favorite mural.
At the conclusion of the event, three winning artists or artist teams will be announced. Each winner will be commissioned to design beer can artwork for one beer produced by one of three member breweries of the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild.
Mandatory Pre-Event Activities
Selected artists will be required to participate in two mural workshops during the week leading up to the event on October 7 and October 8. In addition, all artists must attend a site orientation and wall preparation session at Color Park on the day before the competition on October 9. All three activities will be led by Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Max Gonzales. Details for each activity are provided below.
- Mural Workshop #1
TIME: October 7, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM LOCATION: Clement Way Graffiti Alley [Map] DESCRIPTION: Various spray-painting techniques and large-scale painting methods will be reviewed, including techniques for transferring conceptual designs onto a wall.
- Mural Workshop #2
TIME: October 8, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM LOCATION: Color Park, South Side [Map] DESCRIPTION: Artists will have the opportunity to begin testing design ideas and build on the skills learned during Mural Workshop #1.
- Site Orientation and Preparation
TIME: October 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM LOCATION: Color Park, South Side DESCRIPTION: Artists will be introduced to the site, receive their wall assignments, and review ladder and scaffolding safety. Artists may begin painting the foundational layers of their murals at this time to help ensure that everyone completes their mural on event day.
Materials
For the pre-event activities and event day, artists will be provided with the following materials at no cost:
- Spray paint in the artists’ choice of colors from the NBQ, NBQ Slow, or H2O product lines
- Step ladders
- Platforms
- Baker scaffolding
Artists are not required to use the spray paint provided and may bring their own materials at their own cost, if they prefer. However, spray paint must be used as the primary medium in your mural. Artists are also responsible for supplying any additional materials they deem necessary to complete their murals that are not included in the list above.
Site
Since 2024, Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Max Gonzales has collaborated with Friends of the Riverfront to host Slammin’ Cans at Color Park, which extends from South 4th Street to South 8th Street along the Monongahela River.
For the competition, each artist or artist team will be assigned a blank wall composed of stacked concrete blocks= measuring approximately sixteen (16) feet by ten (10) feet.
For the duration of the event weekend, the competition walls will be designated as temporary non-free-paint areas to ensure that participating artists' murals are not painted over.
Eligibility and Criteria
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to any artist or artist team that has not participated in a previous Slammin' Cans event and currently lives and works within the 13-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
Artists and artist teams with little or no mural and/or spray paint experience are encouraged to apply and selected participants will receive hands-on mural-making instruction prior to the event. However, artists and artist teams should ensure that the images of past work that they submit and their responses to the application questionnaire clearly demonstrate their readiness and ability to take on a mural opportunity of this scale.
Please do not submit mural concept proposals, as they will not be considered as part of the selection process.
Applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Past artwork demonstrates a strong, consistent, and distinctive artistic voice.
- The artist or artist team clearly articulates how this opportunity will contribute to the growth and advancement of their artistic practice.
- The artist or artist team demonstrates the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse group of people and successfully complete a large-scale mural in a timely and professional manner.
Selection Process
Qualifications submitted through this RFQ will be reviewed by a selection panel composed of representatives from Friends of the Riverfront, Shiftworks, and other project stakeholders. The selection panel will identify ten (10) artists or artist teams to participate in the event.
Timeline*
Monday, August 3...................RFQ Released
Monday, August 10.................Virtual Artist Information Session, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM on Zoom, Participants must register in advance here
Thursday, August 27..............On-site Artist Information Session, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Color Park, South Side [Map]
Monday, September 14..........Application Deadline
By Friday, September 25......Artists Notified
October 7..................................Mural Workshop #1, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Clement Way Graffiti Alley [Map]
October 8..................................Mural Workshop #2, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Color Park, South Side
October 9..................................Site Orientation and Preparation, Color Park, South Side, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 10.............Slammin’ Cans 2026 Event, Color Park, South Side, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
*Timeline subject to change
Application Submission
Applicants will submit the following information and materials in the form fields at the bottom of this page:
Artist Information
- Name, pronouns, and racial/ethnic identity
- Contact information: email and mailing address, phone number, and website
- Team member names and their roles (if applicable)
Application Questionnaire
Artists or artist teams will be asked to respond to the following questions, either by typing answers directly into the application fields (no more than 100 words each), or by addressing all of the questions in a video or audio recording submission no longer than four minutes in length.
- Have you ever created a mural in the public realm?
- If yes: How would this opportunity build upon or advance your mural practice?
- If no: In what ways has your artistic practice prepared you to successfully take on your first public mural opportunity?
- Participation in this event will require good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with event organizers and fellow artists in front of an audience of event-goers. What qualities make you a good fit for this project? Please share a specific example from your past experience that demonstrates your ability to collaborate effectively with others.
- Are you applying as an artist team? If so, please describe a past project that you and your collaborator(s) successfully completed together. What qualities or working methods make your team an effective creative partnership?
Visual Material
Submit up to five (5) past work samples that best demonstrate your qualifications for this opportunity. For each image, please include the following details:
- Title
- Medium
- Size
- Year completed
- Location (if applicable)
- Short description (if applicable)
Payment
Selected artists or artist teams will receive an honorarium of $250 for their participation in the event. At the time of your application submission, you’ll be asked to fill, sign, and upload a W9 form, Direct Deposit Form , and an invoice for $250 to Shiftworks Community + Public Arts 224 N Euclid Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Artists are invited to use Shiftworks’ invoice template, if you prefer.
Payments will not be processed until after the event has ended. Artists should expect to receive payment by the end of October, 2026.
Deadline for Submission
Applications must be received by Monday, September 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Late or incomplete submissions will be neither accepted nor reviewed.
Application Assistance
Artists interested in application assistance or feedback are invited to sign up for one-on-one office hours sessions with Derek Reese, Shiftworks’ Program Manager for Artist Services.
VIRTUAL meetings are available weekly on MONDAYS from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. You may schedule a virtual meeting through our online calendar.
IN-PERSON meetings are available weekly on THURSDAYS from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Shiftworks’ offices are located in East Liberty at 224 North Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. You may schedule an in-person meeting through our online calendar.
Questions
For questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact Derek Reese at derek@shiftworkspgh.org or 412-806-0244.