Laura Kay Coffey (1021 E. Carson St.)

Laura Kay Coffey could have moved just about anywhere in the world after she retired in 2021. She fell in love with Pittsburgh from afar, came to visit exactly once, bought a historic row house in the South Side and has never looked back. The kindness of the people, the vibrant creative energy, the rich cultural traditions—and so much more—make the South Side the perfect place for her to live and a perfectly inspiring place for her to create art. All of Laura Kay’s art pieces begin with a photograph. From there she blurs the the boundaries of fantasy and reality, creating painterly images that are usually bright and bold like these, but at times are misty and dream- like. Working with each picture is a wonderful journey with an uncertain destination.

Metamorphosis I. Digital Photography, $350
Metamorphosis II. Digital Photography, $350
Flower Power. Digital Photography, $350

CCS + AAP (1212 + 1317 E. Carson St.)

Creative Citizen Studios (CCS) and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) partnered to exhibit past CCS + AAP collaborative work, celebrating professional artists with disabilities. CCS’s mission is to bring people of all abilities together through art by supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities in creating, exhibiting, and selling their work. AAP is a membership-based organization dedicated to enhancing the region’s cultural vitality and promoting visual arts excellence through exhibitions, education, and community dialogue. For five years, CCS and AAP have collaborated on inclusive programming and large-scale exhibitions that highlight mixed-ability creativity and expand access to the arts for all artists.

Swirls : Michelle Browne, Lauren Lewandowski, Daijah Massie, Mick Fisher, Eva Perdziola, Robyn McKee, One Collaboration, AAP+CCS

Framed 2-D Gouache & Painted Maps: Kristen Letts Kovak, Faron Thompson 

Cradle Board + Stepping Stones: Carrie Smith-Libman, Mick Fisher

Globes: Molly Merhaut, Grady Jordan, Matt Carroll + Quaishawn Whitlock, Erin Nash, Adam Armstrong, Michael McGeary, James Scannell, Eva Perdziola, Lori Seligman, Megan Shope

Print: Matt Carroll + Quaishawn Whitlock

Collages: Grady Jordan, Molly Merhaut, Michael McGeary, Eva Perdziola, James Scannell

Cyanotype: Julie Piller

Yarn: Christine Bethea + Jami Johnson

Juliandra Jones (1511 E. Carson St.)

Juliandra Jones is a mixed media artist, muralist, live painter, entrepreneur, and educator, originally from Las Vegas, NV. She is also an alumni of the Brew House Arts Distillery Emerging Artist Residency program. In 2025, Shiftworks commissioned Juliandra Jones to design and lead a community mural-making activity at the Slammin’ Cans Graffiti Jam at the South Side Color Park. Visitors of all ages and skill levels used spray paint, rollers, and paint markers to fill in outlined areas, add color, textures, and patterns, and contribute personal touches. Every participant left a visible mark while contributing to a cohesive final mural. Faces in Bloom is a vibrant mural celebrating strength, unity, and community.

Shiftworks’ support of these Pittsburgh Creative Corps artists was made possible by the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Arts Programming initiative.

About Shiftworks Community + Public Arts and the Pittsburgh Creative Corps:

Shiftworks Community + Public Arts 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. 

The Pittsburgh Creative Corps is an artist-centered workforce development program that aims to: hire visual, literary, and performing artists to work in the public realm; engage a roster of pre-qualified artists living and working in southwestern Pennsylvania; and promote an online directory to public agencies, private businesses, and other organizations looking to commission an artist for projects in the public realm. Applications and nominations are accepted on a rolling basis.

For more information visit pittsburghcreativecorps.com

PAST ARTISTS

Ethan Marks (1511 E. Carson St.)