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Thursday 1pm - 7pm Friday 1pm - 7pm Saturday 1pm - 7pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm

BOOM Concepts

BOOM Concepts is a community organization created for the expansion of activity for artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs who have common interest.
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"The Heinz Endowments have partnered with these creative artists/entrepreneurs in a variety of ways and it is so exciting to see them take their work to the next level with BOOM. This effort has already brought a different energy to Penn Avenue, and I can’t wait to see what comes next."
- Justin Laing, Senior Program Officer

Boom Concepts is an exhibition and studio space along the Penn Ave Arts

Corridor. It is host to Jenesis Magazine and Magic Organs artist collective (D.S. Kinsel & Julie Mallis). Opening receptions occur every first friday of the month and special events take place throughout. Boom Concepts is available for exhibitions, events, performances and the completion of short-term projects by guest artists. Boom Concepts is dedicated to bringing live art, music, and performance to the community. By hosting a magazine media platform dedicated to music and providing space for active visual artists, Boom Concepts is a space for collaboration across genre and discipline.

05/18/2026

Support and look good doing it! Get the new “Bohemian Ossuary” fatigue hat by BOOM Concepts and .corp. Each purchase from BOOM includes a printed bag with goodies.

The design follows DS Kinsel’s exploration of mortality, ancestral iconography, and cultural memory. DontPlayCorp takes pieces from previous exhibitions, street art, the tag line “Die now, live later”, and mixes the artist’s bones designs and flips the idea of the iconic Pittsburgh “P” for the specialty release.

This is limited. When it’s gone, it’s gone forever just like the Black hat release! You can grab a hat at BOOM Concepts, you can reach out to and for pick up, message .corp, and we can also mail a hat (S&H will be applied to final cost).

05/05/2026

Need an exhibition space this Summer?

BOOM Concepts is opening its gallery space for exhibition rentals during June, July and August, aligning with the Unblurred First Friday Gallery Crawl.

Available exhibition periods:
June 1st - June 26th
June 29th - July 27th
August 3rd - August 28th
(Includes a week installation time)

Contact BOOM via email for a walkthrough or inquiry at [email protected]

04/28/2026

Yesterday and the rest of the Mayor’s team came by to check out our exhibition “Sweat and Sacrifice”. We even got him and some staff members to play Paper Football real quick.

Thank you for stopping by. And don’t miss a chance to see the exhibition. Closes this Friday.

04/27/2026

“The Godfather”
’s painting features Rube Foster recognized as “The Godfather of Black Baseball” by establishing the Negro National League. He not only was an executive but also a player and manager. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, Rube was also inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Make sure you check out this original piece at this week before the Sweat and Sacrifice exhibition closes on May 1st.

04/21/2026

The time has come and we got some straight to the league programming for you at

Thursday we have “Hour of Excellence” Sweat and Sacrifice Trivia. 6 players will be challenged on their PGH sports knowledge. You know we got prizes on deck for the winner and there will only be 1! Sign up with the link in the bio or sign up on site by 1:45P.

Friday afternoon we blitz! NFL Blitz N64 tournament stats at 2P. Sign up on site by 1:30P. 8 players, 1 on 1, 2 minute Quarters. The final round will be a best of 3!

Pull up on BOOM from 12P-4P Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Free to see the exhibition but we are asking for $5 donations to support our programming!

This exhibition is supported by

04/15/2026

Held at (213 Smithfield Street, Downtown Pittsburgh, PA 15222), BOOM Concepts will host a special “Sweat and Sacrifice” Pop-Up

Thursday, April 23rd through Saturday, April 25th from 12P-4P features .corp and along with a video game tournament, paper football, and more!

Stay tuned for the surprise we will be announcing soon!

The exhibition features

This exhibition is supported by

03/18/2026

Residencies connect participants with mentorship, guidance, experimentation support and risk-taking. Also a great time for relaxation 😉

Donate $5, $10, $25 towards our programming fund today: BOOMUniverse.co/

03/11/2026

Glad to have ’s “Nancy Lieberman-Cline” painting in our “Sweat and Sacrifice” exhibition being held at . Here’s a few words about what her piece means to her:

“Painting is the highest form of hope, it is aspirational; a calling. I paint to make sense of the world and my place in it. This painting is the first inspired from my childhood sports card collection. Nancy Lieberman-Cline is a former professional basketball player who carved her own path. She grew up in Queens and played pickup basketball at Rucker Park; at age 18 she played on the first US Olympic women’s basketball team; later, was a star in the nascent women’s professional basketball leagues of the 1980s and at age 50 played in the WNBA. She took an enormous risk, dropped into a flow state, drew her blueprint on the fly and made her dreams come true. As an artist I follow a similar path and this painting serves both as a portrait and a mirror.”

This exhibition is supported by the City of PGH’s American Rescue Plan Act, Arts Programming Initiative, and developed in collaboration with and

03/04/2026

Held at (213 Smithfield Street, Downtown Pittsburgh, PA 15222), the “Sweat and Sacrifice” Exhibition opening reception will happen on Saturday, March 7th at 1P.

Sweat and Sacrifice will present artworks, artifacts, memorabilia, media-based ephemera, and sports experiences as a way to celebrate teamwork, fanatic culture, personal well-being, and the integration of creative media into sports culture. The exhibition frames sport as ritual and inheritance—where sweat builds legacy, sacrifice builds memory, and fandom becomes a creative force of its own.

BOOM Concepts will host a special Sweat and Sacrifice Pop-Up Thursday, April 23rd through Saturday, April 25th featuring .corp and along with a video game tournament, paper football, and more!

This project is supported in part by the , the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Arts Programming initiative, and developed in collaboration with Community + Public Arts, and the .

02/25/2026

Tomorrow! See down at the O’Reilly theater Lobby as they kick off participation in .bank’ Lobby Series.

The event starts at 5P and features a Kinselland special family vinyl record music set. Inspired by African American art in the 20th century, celebrating Black artists’ legacy.

Address: 621 Penn Ave (Downtown), 15222

Address

5139 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15224

Opening Hours

Thursday	1pm - 7pm
Friday	1pm - 7pm
Saturday	1pm - 7pm
Sunday	1pm - 4pm

Website

https://www.boomuniverse.co/

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