We at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild would like to invite you, your family, and your friends to our Winter 2012 Family Day on Thursday, March 1, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
By attending you’ll have the chance to see the works of art created by MCG’s dedicated afterschool students and to meet the staff that work with and inspire them daily. Refreshments will be served and our four art making studios will host demonstrations, activities, and artist talks. This is an excellent opportunity for you to celebrate your child’s accomplishments with us during the afterschool hours this fall.
Please RSVP by Monday, February 27 to help us plan for the evening by contacting Rose Mary East at rmeast@mcg-btc.org or 412-322-1773 Ext. 302. We hope to see you at MCG!
Pottery for Everyday
Jan. 10 – Mar. 6, 2012
Enjoy the relaxed MCG ceramic studio, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced potter. Use the potter’s wheel or a variety of handbuilding techniques…
The Art of Video
Jan. 25 – Mar. 28, 2012
Video is an extension of still photography. Instead of capturing a single moment you capture many. In this video class we will explore art through the video making process. Projects can be documentary, narrative, experimental or music driven. It’s up to you…
On October 11-12, 2011, four artists from Jingdezhen, China’s world-famous porcelain capital, came to Pittsburgh to demonstrate for the students at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild.
Justin is not only a teaching artist at MCG Youth & Arts, but the teaching artist coordinator. He’s a graduate of Carlow University and was a presenter at the 2010 NAEA conference.
Ben Pyles, a former student says that Justin is never short of new and awesome ideas for the classroom. “He makes sure that every single one of his students is not just learning new techniques and art making processes, but that they’re having the time of their life doing it.”
For more than 25 years, the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild has been a champion for youth, art and education in Pittsburgh. Historically, MCG has hosted an annual juried arts exhibition where talented students from Pittsburgh Public Schools competed for accolades and awards exceeding $100,000.
We are pleased to announce the MCG Invitational, which continues the tradition of serving Pittsburgh Public School students and widens the scope of our annual exhibition by expanding the opportunity to students attending Pittsburgh’s charter schools, as well as schools in West Mifflin, Wilkinsburg, Duquesne, Homestead and McKeesport. By providing this opportunity, the MCG Invitational will highlight talent, reward achievement, and encourage hope among those who might otherwise be overlooked.
The MCG Invitational seeks to recognize excellence and extol achievement demonstrated by youth in urban and economically disadvantaged communities. By heralding these values, this exhibition will reward meritorious students with cash awards, prizes and post-secondary education scholarships.
Save the date: Awards Reception, May 10, 2012 at MCG.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently ran an article on MCG Youth & Arts:
Thanks to the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild after-school arts program, Yan Yang has made friends with whom she feels comfortable practicing English.
“Because class is so fast, I can’t talk to a lot of people,” said Yang, 20, an Allderdice High School student whose family immigrated about three years ago. “Here I can be with friends and improve my English.”
Knowing that many other current and former students have benefited from Pittsburgh Public Schools’ 30-year partnership with the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, school board members last month questioned a proposed $45,000 cut to the district’s annual contract with the North Side nonprofit.
Board member Thomas Sumpter said the planned reduction is “inconsistent” with the district’s plans to improve and expand arts education.
“Why would we cut this program when our overall budget for the district wasn’t reduced?” Sumpter said. “I think we need to look at the programs on a program-by-program basis and look at the ones that aren’t working.”
President Obama Selects Manchester Bidwell Corporation CEO Bill Strickland for the Newly Formed White House Council for Community Solutions Strickland joins corporate, non-profit and foundation leaders from across the U.S. in offering solutions for more efficiently and effectively addressing community needs to President Obama. Continue reading ‘Bill Strickland Appointed to White House Council for Community Solutions’
We at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild would like to invite you, your family, and your friends to our Winter 2012 Family Day on Thursday, March 1, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MCG Youth & Arts is pleased to announce that the 
For more than 25 years, the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild has been a champion for youth, art and education in Pittsburgh. Historically, MCG has hosted an annual juried arts exhibition where talented students from Pittsburgh Public Schools competed for accolades and awards exceeding $100,000.
President Obama Selects Manchester Bidwell Corporation CEO Bill Strickland for the Newly Formed White House Council for Community Solutions
