Agenda – Tentative
Food will be served throughout the reception, beginning at 5:30 in the dining hall.

5:45 – Gallery Talks in the Kerr Gallery & North Lobby

6:15 – Awards Presentation, Music Performances and Fashion Show

7:30 – Bus leaves for downtown

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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.

ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

• Click here for  portfolio submission guidelines.
• Teachers only, click here for individual submission guidelines.

Students in the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild photography program are learning about studio photography and Adobe Photoshop. They were recently asked, “What is your dream?” after being inspired by the famous Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech. Come view their response.

The opening reception will be hosted on April 27 in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl.

Recent MCG Youth & Arts graduate Haji Muya has been involved in Game Changers, a nationwide program on a mission to change the image of African-American males in the media. His latest video focuses on MCG and another graduate of the program, Dexter Fairweather. Learn more at www.gamechangersproject.org.

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.

Our new commercial was created by Art Institute of Pittsburgh work-study volunteer, Anthony Moreci.