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The Andy Warhol Museum
www.warhol.org/education/index.html
Tours; workshops; artist/school partnerships. Act 48

Attack Theatre
www.attacktheatre.org/works/outreach.html


Boyd Community Center
www.boydcc.org
Education and recreation center offering a variety of programs, events and classes for adults,children and seniors.

Calliope
www.calliopehouse.org/school/school.html
Classes for children and adults in folk music, dance and crafts.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/musicart
Expansive collections of music, art and dance books, scores, CDs, videos, DVDs, slides and pictures; specialist librarians welcome the opportunity to work with teachers to mine the collection for classroom use or professional development.

Carnegie Museum of Art
www.cmoa.org
Classes and tours for school groups. Act 48

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/doe/index.html
Classes and tours; overnight visits; family programs.

Carnegie Science Center
carnegiesciencecenter.org (click under 'Education')
Field trips; workshops, overnighters, summer camps, outreach and after-school programs. Act 48

Center for Theater Arts
www.centerfortheaterarts.org
Performing arts classes; performing opportunities.

City Theatre Company
www.citytheatrecompany.org/youngplay/
Playwriting Teacher Institute: July 15-17, 2003 (includes training and teaching artist in residence to facilitate in-school playwriting workshops); Student Matinees, College Internships; Theatre Tours Act 48

Dance Alloy
www.dancealloy.org (click 'Education')
In-school performances; dance/fitness classes.

The Frick Art & Historical Center
www.frickart.org (click 'Education')
Performances for students; family programs; student workshops. Act 48

Gateway to the Arts
www.gatewaytothearts.org
Auditorium programs; arts-in-education residencies; professional development for educators. Act 48

Holocaust Center of the UJF of Pittsburgh
www.ujfhc.net/events.html
Youth writing competition. Act 48

Hope Academy of Music and the Arts
www.cathedralofhope.org/hopeacademy/index.html
Youth classes in a variety of artistic areas.

Indiana County Potters Association
www.potterstour.com


Kuntu Repertory Theatre
www.kuntu.org/touringcompany.htm
In-school performances; student matinees; acting classes.

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
www.manchesterguild.org/youth/indexFlash.html
Arts classes for young people and adults; gallery exhibitions of student work.

Mary Miller Dance Company
www.marymillerdanceco.org/edprog.html
Student matinees; school performances; classroom residencies.

The Mattress Factory
www.mattress.org/education/edu.html
School, youth, family programs; museum/school partnerships; guided tours; professional development workshops.

Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org/fout.htm
In-school performances; student matinees.

Persephone Project
www.persephoneproject.org/Education.html
In-class presentation features dynamic images of works by artists from around the world, introducing concept of garden as contemporary art. Appropriate for grades four and up. Visits to the Persephone Project's artist-made gardens may be arranged.

Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History
www.photoantiquities.org/education.html
Classes and tours for children and adults.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
www.pbt.org/outreach/index.html
Student matinees; professional development workshops for teachers.

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
www.pittsburgharts.org/school
Classes for children and adults.

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
trfn.clpgh.org/pcms/Education.shtml
Student tickets for performances.

Pittsburgh Children’s Museum
www.pittsburghkids.org/outreach.html
Tours, assemblies, after-school programs. Act 48

Pittsburgh CLO
www.pittsburghclo.org (click 'CLO Academy' or 'Education & Outreach')
Musical theater classes and summer performance camps; outreach programs; in-school assemblies; and much more.

Pittsburgh Glass Center
www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
An open and comprehensive studio dedicated to teaching creating and promoting glass art. PGC offers youth and adult classes, and educational tours and demos of glass art and the art making process. PGC is located at 5472 Penn Ave. in Friendship.

Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
www.phlf.org/education
Downtown walking tours and classes. Act 48

Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater and Festival
www.pghkids.org
Professional theater performances for students & families. The Family Theater Series runs from October through March in 5 convenient locations throughout Pittsburgh. For more information, call 412-321-5520 or visit www.pghkids.org

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre
www.picttheatre.org/e_education/e_intro.shtml
Student matinees late spring/winter, workshops, platform visits, directed readings tour to schools, new 3 ACTS program incorporating writing call 412-561-6000. Act 48

Pittsburgh Musical Theater
www.pittsburghmusicals.com/Education.htm
Performing arts classes; performing opportunities.

Pittsburgh Opera
www.pittsburghopera.org/edu
In-school performances; student matinees. Act 48

Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park College
www.ppc.edu/playhouse/junior.shtml
Performances for children and families.

Pittsburgh Public Theater
www.ppt.org/education.htm
Young Company Production; Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest; Creative Dramatics; Student Matinees; Youth Acting & Technical Theater Classes; Adult Playwriting Classes; Internships; Lecture Series; Backstage Tours.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/web/education.html
Student matinees; children’s concerts.

Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra
www.pyco.org
Musicians, ages 12-22, fully committed to the performance of classical, alternative and contemporary music repertoire for chamber ensembles and chamber orchestras. Pablo Ardiles, Music Director

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
www.pittsburghyouthsymphony.org
For information call 412-392-4872 or email info@pittsburghyouthsymphony.org

Prime Stage Theatre
www.primestage.com
Theatre for youth, families and educators; student matinees; classroom visits; mentoring program.

Renaissance and Baroque Society
rbsp.org/community/intro.php#bring
In-school performances.

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
www.riversofsteel.com/educational.asp
Field trips; professional development for teachers.

Saltworks Theatre
www.saltworks.org
In-school performances; young actor studio.

Sen. John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
www.pghhistory.org/helpteachers2.htm
Guided tours and classes. Act 48

Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org


Silver Eye Center for Photography
www.silvereye.org
Silver Eye offers programs for students of all ages both in your classroom and at our gallery. Teachers are welcome to bring students to a small, focused environment to view exhibitions and learn more about the art of photography.

Society for Contemporary Craft
www.contemporarycraft.org/education.html
Workshops; gallery talks; classes for families and adults. Act 48

TeleCommunity Studio at Duquesne
www.telecommunity.org
TeleCommunity is a program of Computer Graphics for Young People (10 –18). We meet twice a month on Saturdays and work together to explore multimedia, digital art and animation. There are no fees. We are currently recruiting!

Area organizations are invited to submit web links to programs, activities and opportunities that are of interest and appropriate for children and teachers in grades K-12. Gateway to the Arts takes no responsibility for the quality of the programs and activities listed, with the exception of its own. ( indicates that Act 48 credit is available for educators.)