CAPA Visual Arts Department

08/28/2025

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Exhibit at SPACE and CAPA Galleries showcasing decades of CAPA faculty and Alumni work. Join us Friday evening downtown Pittsburgh to celebrate. #2025

Celebrate 45 years of Pittsburgh's CAPA creative and performing-arts school, grab some delicious food at the Soul Food Festival or check out a new exhibit at the National Aviary — here's what to do this weekend.

04/23/2025

Friends of CAPA is looking to recruit Board of Directors for 25-26 school year. Please nominate or share with folks who could be great additions to their team!

Friends of CAPA has the following board positions to fill: Treasurer, Vice President Communications, and Vice President Fundraising. Friends of CAPA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support the welfare of all students, and the CAPA community, with the cooperation of CAPA parents, tea...

01/25/2025

🎉 Celebrating 45 Years of Creative Excellence at CAPA! 🎉

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is excited to announce a special exhibition in honor of the 45th anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) school to take place at SPACE gallery in Fall 2025. Guest curators and CAPA alumni, Haley Josephs, Miller Schulman, and CAPA Visual Arts Department Chair, Shannon Pultz——will select works that highlight the incredible talents of CAPA alumni and faculty, showcasing the creativity, innovation, and artistic excellence that have defined CAPA’s legacy for nearly half a century.

📢 Submission Portal Now Open!
Alumni and faculty of CAPA are invited to submit their work through the submission portal, open now (January 6, 2025). https://trustarts.org/exhibit/28769-2024/celebrating-45-years-of-capa-alumni-and-faculty-exhibition?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYSJCTFgRstD8xV8zT6qel_fgQQVN-ZiVEajWcQN68ZoF3oZKpO-LS_HU8_aem_5_WMJ6U912_zYwmO19rEEA

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is honored to partner with CAPA for this milestone exhibition, celebrating its rich legacy and looking ahead to its continued impact on the arts community in Pittsburgh and beyond.

06/26/2024

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05/03/2024

Capa students will be participating in Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Fest this weekend. Good luck everyone.

05/26/2023

Our students who participated in the 48 Hour film festival just got notification that they have been nominated for 3 awards. Stay tuned to find out if we won anything!

-Special Award for Use of Diversity and Belonging
-Best Women-Led Film
-Best Female Supporting Actor

03/09/2023

We are two weeks into 3 paintings for our second round of pieces for Duquesne University. Here is a time lapse of our Seniors in action.

03/03/2023

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Searching for beauty as the world turns ugly.

06/08/2022

The third rendition of the Strawberry Way mural is beginning to take shape! The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has collaborated with local artists Max Gonzales and Shane Pilster, along with 36 Pittsburgh CAPA middle school and high school students on this project. In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, Gonzales remarked that the project "recognizes the importance of listening to youthful voices." Read more about this project: https://bit.ly/3arwwsO.

📷 Photo Credit: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust