Burnsville Performing Arts Center (BPAC) currently holds eight gallery exhibits every calendar year in its 2,000 square-foot art gallery. Opening receptions (free and open to the public) generally occur on Thursdays from 6-9 PM. Our mission is to display a diverse collection of local artwork. BPAC posts current calls-for-art for select exhibits on our website. To be immediately notified of artist opportunities, please email the Art Gallery Director and subscribe to the "Gallery News" email list. Artists may also submit an exhibit proposal. To submit a proposal, please download the guidelines and application form.

Download: Visual Artist Opportunities

Art Around BPAC

The mission of the "Art Around BPAC" program is to support the visual arts in our community. Artwork by local artists will be displayed throughout our building on a rotating basis for the enjoyment of our patrons and visitors. This opportunity allows artists to market and potentially sell their artwork. Artists who are interested in displaying their work are encouraged to submit an application for consideration.

Download: Art Rotation Form

Art Donation

The Burnsville Performing Arts Center welcomes unrestricted donations in order to be able to use artwork for future exhibits, display within the building, art auctions for fundraising, and more. Please download the form for more information.

Download: Art Donation Submission Form

Stephen Phillip Capiz

August 12 – September 18, 2010

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 12, 2010 – 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Burnsville Performing Arts Center is proud to present its first solo artist exhibit featuring the artwork of contemporary artist Stephen Capiz. Capiz grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and now works out of Minneapolis in the Northrup King Building. The exhibit features a selection of abstract and semi-abstract landscape pieces from Capiz’s diverse body of work. His work has continued to evolve over four decades, during which he has immersed himself in various art forms. “It’s all about art for me,” explains Capiz. The various people, travels, and stories Capiz has encountered in his life serve as his inspiration. His paintings, large and small, are chronicles of his life, where he has been and who he is today.  Capiz’s abstract works encourage viewers to escape and create their own interpretations. His semi-abstract landscape pieces evoke dreamlike places that feel familiar and comforting. All of Capiz’s work is full of energy, sometimes soothing, sometimes chaotic, and always intriguing.

Capiz’s paintings can be found in many corporate and private collections in the United States (including Hilton and Westin Hotels and Northwestern College), as well as across the globe in Iceland, Japan, Canada, Spain, Argentina and Mexico (including the private collections of the former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox).

The free and public opening reception for the Stephen Capiz exhibit will take place at the Burnsville Performing Art Center’s art gallery on Thursday, August 12, from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Meet the artist, mingle with the fun crowd, and sample complimentary appetizers from Mediterranean Cruise Café as well as complimentary wine from the local Crofut Family Winery and Vineyard.

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GRAPE STOMP FESTIVAL 2010 – SEPTEMBER 11-12. Organic Valley Cheeses/Meat Samples, Flea market, Great Local Foods/Veggies,  Glevve Castle home made sodas, Breads & Cheeses, Caricatures, Massages,  Fine Art, and of course...the stomp! BT of Cities 97 will guest emcee Saturday, and Pete Hackett as “Larry the Cable Guy” will guest emcee on Sunday.