Above: Here we were during the opening reception of Frank Ferraro & Jay Del Greco: Massivity, 2002
Nicole Capozzi, Owner & Director
Joshua Hogan, Custom Framing & Art Handler
Josh and I formed BoxHeart in 1998 while exhibiting our own artwork in a tent at the Westmoreland Rib Cook-off. In June 2001, we selected BoxHeart's Bloomfield home, formerly John Mowder's Bloomfield ArtWorks space. Our very first exhibit, "Art of this Century", featured - literally - hundreds of local artists. Ten years later, in September 2011, we purchased the 4523 Liberty Avenue building and began the process of renovating the upper floors. In January, 2017 we inaugurated our expanded gallery/home space with the exhibition "Almost 17 and #werestillhere". Our artists make our gallery possible! They are a diverse group of independent artists. We exhibit artwork within the primary art market and work directly with living Artists creating right now. We are not certified art appraisers and we do not appraise artwork for insurance or resale value. We marked our 20 Year Anniversary with a year-long celebration fostering our continued dedication to the living artists we represent. Stop by! We are always free and open to the public.
Our Mission
"Art is both love and understanding, the desire to give. It is not charity, which is the giving of the self. It is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit. It is the recreation of another plane of the realities of the world, the tragic and wonderful realities of earth and man and all the interrelations of these." Written by Ansel Adams in a letter to his best friend, Cedric Wright in 1937
BoxHeart Gallery is located at 4523 Liberty Avenue in the heart of Bloomfield, Pittsburgh's "Little Italy". Metered parking is available along Liberty Avenue. The closest metered parking lot is located on Taylor Street. Call us at 412.687.8858.
BoxHeart's Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10 - 6
Fridays: 12 - 4
Saturdays: 12 - 6
Sundays: 1 - 5
Artist Submissions
BoxHeart is not accepting artist submissions at this time. Our 2022 submission period is now CLOSED. If you are an artist who would like to submit art for our review, please submit your artwork according to our instructions.
1. Artist Submissions are accepted from June 1 - August 1. Submissions submitted before or after our timeframe are discarded.
2. Artist Submissions are only submitted using our form below. We do NOT accept mail or drop-off submissions. We do NOT review materials in your presence. We do NOT accept any email attachments.
3. To submit this year, fill out our form below with a letter of interest in our gallery and a link to your website in the "Comments/Questions" section. That's it!
4. We begin reviewing submissions after August 1st and only respond to submissions of interest. We review every submission and if there is potential, we will be in touch.
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