Manchester Craftmen's Guild

For more than 30 years Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild has been a unique haven—a multi-disciplined arts and learning center that fosters a sense of belonging, interconnections, and hope within the urban community.

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild is located on Pittsburgh’s North Shore in a state-of-the-art facility housing visual arts, design, ceramics and photography classrooms, a dining hall, auditorium/concert hall, and gallery all designed to showcase the roles of creativity and craftsmanship in learning. Handmade objects, furniture, photographs, and paintings that adorn public and private spaces create a model environment for education, exhibitions, performances, and social and professional gatherings.

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild includes the nationally recognized MCG Youth program—dedicated to educating and inspiring Pittsburgh’s urban youth through the arts. Through public art exhibitions, MCG connects diverse, accomplished visual artists to Pittsburgh and its communities. Through Grammy-producing MCG Jazz, a social enterprise dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting jazz music, MCG stimulates intercultural understanding and appreciation in the region and throughout the world.

Visit the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild website for more information.

“I was an uncomfortable 16-year-old with a developing passion for art and design. After my experiences at MCG, a bit of that self-consciousness disappeared, and my energy was focused on the arts rather than on the problems I had with myself.”

 

Lauren Indovina
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild graduate
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