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10/09/2026

On Saturday, October 10, join Friends of the Riverfront and Shiftworks at Color Park on the South Side for Slammin' Cans Graffiti Jam!

From 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, enjoy live mural painting, brewery pop-ups, food trucks, and even add your own touch to a collaborative community mural. This event is free and for all ages. Come celebrate this space along the trail meant for art, expression, and community!

For more information, please visit: https://friendsoftheriverfront.org/event/2026-slammin-cans-graffiti-jam/

Shiftworks' support of Slammin' Cans is funded in part by the City of Pittsburgh's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Arts Programming.

The Slammin' Cans Graffiti Jam at the Color Park is back! Join us Saturday, October 10 for a day full of community fun.

10/09/2026

There are a few spots left to join us on this hike tomorrow - Saturday, October 10.

Local writer, artist, and naturalist Tess Wilson will lead this hike exploring a section of Nine Mile Run, between Summerset at Frick Park and Swisshelm Park. This area of the trail cuts through two eras of geological and industrial development. As we wander, we will examine our own lived histories together, drawing and writing our way along the stream.

This hike is part of Shiftworks' pilot program, Psychogeography: City Practice. It is free to attend; advance registration is required. To learn more and to register, please visit: https://shiftworkspgh.org/our-work/public-programming/psychogeography-city-practice/

10/08/2026

Join Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Cheryl Capezzuti to create a new tradition for Pittsburgh. River Revel, featuring the Great River Creature Parade!

Throughout the afternoon of Saturday, October 10, visitors to Shore Thing on the Allegheny River will be invited to try on and animate a collection of large-scale puppets, including Cheryl’s existing work and new river-creature puppets created through community workshops. A drop-in make-and-take activity will give participants the chance to create simple river creatures of their own.

The day will culminate in the Great River Creature Parade, bringing together puppeteers, musicians, families, artists, and community participants for a joyful procession along the riverfront, followed by a puppet dance party at Shore Thing.

🕰️Saturday, October 10, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM
🗺️Shore Thing on the Allegheny River
🎟️FREE to attend

River Revel at Last Splash: Puppet try-ons, river-creature making activities, musicians, puppeteers, and community participants come together for the Great River Creature Parade and a puppet dance party. Procession starts at 3:30 PM.

10/07/2026

🐲 River creatures with Cheryl Capezzuti are on the way!

🌊 Last night, Riverlife and Shiftworkspgh invited you to create a collection of backpack-style river creature puppet for Saturday's River Revel at The Last Splash. And there's more fun in store:

Participants on Saturday can try on puppets, create their own river creatures, meet musicians and puppeteers, and join the Great River Creature Parade (3:00 pm), followed by a puppet dance party along the riverfront.

No previous participation or puppetry experience is needed. Anyone can arrive on October 10 and join the celebration.

ALSO AT THE LAST SPLASH:

🪘 Live percussion with Timbeleza (Noon - 2 pm)

🎺 Performance from Pittsburgh favorites brass-funk ensemble Beauty Slap (2 - 3:30 pm)

🛍️ Sustainable tote bag creation with Catherine Trendz (Noon - 3 pm)

🎛️ Afterparty with DJ Inception (5 - 7 pm)

It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s bound to make waves!

10/01/2026

Slammin' Cans Graffiti Jam is back for 2026!

Join Friends of the Riverfront and Shiftworks at the Color Park on Saturday, October 10, from 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM for a day filled with art, brews, and community fun. Featuring live mural paintings by graffiti artists, a collaborative community mural, brewery pop-ups, and food trucks, this FREE event celebrates a space along the trail meant for art, expression, and community.

For more information, please visit: https://friendsoftheriverfront.org/event/2026-slammin-cans-graffiti-jam/

Images: Slammin' Cans Graffiti Jam, 2025, photos by Hannah Colen

09/30/2026

On Tuesday, October 6, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, join your friends and neighbors for a puppet-making workshop ed by Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist Cheryl Capezzuti. Participants will create puppets inspired by river creatures and other things that live in and around Pittsburgh's waterways. These puppets will become part of the collection available for participants to wear during the Great River Creature Parade at The Last Splash event.

This workshop will be held at Riverlife's Shore Thing. It is free to attend and open to all ages.

For more information, please visit the link to the Shore Thing event schedule: https://shorething.riverlifepgh.org/event/puppet-making-workshop-with-cheryl-capezzuti/

Photo courtesy of Cheryl Capezzuti

09/28/2026

Have you cast your vote yet?

Pittsburgh International Airport is in the running for a spot on USA Today's 10Best list for airport art collections. Voting closes on Monday, October 5, and you can vote once per day. Let's get PIT to number one!

At Pittsburgh International Airport, artworks are spread out evenly across the different concourses and even outdoors. You will notice a travel and Southwest Pennsylvania theme, including works like the salvaged glass mosaic "Pittsburgh; Then | Pittsburgh; Now."

09/22/2026

New public art!

A mural on the exterior of the city's newest music venue, Citizens Live at the Wylie is complete. Pittsburgh Creative Corps artists Naomi Chambers, Max Gonzales, and Jameelah Platt worked together to create a an artwork steeped in as much community and history as the neighborhood itself.

The three artists behind the new mural at Citizens Live at the Wylie discuss its inspirations in the Hill District's people and history.

09/21/2026

Join Yayas Haus this Wednesday, September 23, from noon to 2:00 PM for the last workshop of Shiftworks at Shore Thing this season!

Singing Circle: Sound + Scent + Reflection is a creative wellness workshop designed to foster connection, relaxation, and self-expression. This immersive experience blends gentle vocal practices, live musical guidance, and hands-on creation as participants craft their own custom salt-scrub using natural ingredients and essential oils.

No singing or artistic experience is required - just a willingness to listen, explore and participate at your own comfort level.

This event is free and open to the public; advance registration is required. To register, please visit: https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/shiftworks-at-shore-thing-singing-circle-sound-scent-reflection-with-yayas-haus-2/

Photo courtesy of the artist.

09/20/2026

REMINDER

Due to the rain in the forecast for Sunday, September 20, 2026, the McKinley Park Community Arts Team will be moving the Art, Sound, + Movement workshop INDOORS. Event information:

SUNDAY, SEPT 20. 2:00–3:30 PM | Art, Sound + Movement at Shelter House, 900 Delmont Avenue. Gather at The Home Court Advantage, Janel Young’s community-inspired mural at Upper McKinley Park for sound and movement activation with Viii Dorsey, followed by Embodied Raja Yoga with Felicia Savage Friedman / Yoga Roots on Location.

This event is free and open to community members, neighbors, and friends of McKinley Park.

We hope that you can be here!