Construct unique artworks by combining varied materials and art processes. Mix colors and apply paint using unusual tools and techniques, create interesting textures by layering and combining materials, and experiment with different forms of printmaking like stamps and transfers. Explore the galleries to discover examples of the processes artists have used worldwide throughout history.
Learn more about Paint, Print, and Paste.
Use the Carnegie International as a source of inspiration as you discover contemporary artists who think expansively about art-making. Explore a wide range of tools to create marks, forms, and textures that can become expressive works of art. Conduct experiments and play collaborative games to generate unexpected results and discover new-to-you and processes and materials that can fuel your creative imagination.
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Push, pull, squish, and turn clay into anything you can imagine—from a bowl you can use to three dimensional sculpted figures of your of your own design. Learn to use the potter’s wheel to shape vessels and hand-building techniques to construct figurative sculptures that stand, sit, or dance suspended in motion. Add texture and design to the surface of your clay works and investigate glazing techniques to include color and luster. Kiln-fired projects will be fired and available for pick-up at the museum 3 to 4 weeks after camp.
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Journey into the museum’s galleries to uncover artworks that originated in places far from Pittsburgh but all ended up together in the Carnegie International. Discover more about the artists and their creative practices through close observation, art investigation, and expert insider information. Explore diverse art materials and processes through experimentation as you play and map what you discover throughout your journey.
Learn more about Art Around the World.
Create surrounded by your favorite art in your gallery classroom. Learn how to reproduce classical work using academic drawing methods, then transform them into unique compositions using a variety of drawing, printmaking, and painting techniques. Gather with your educators and peers in the morning and receive a museum pass to extend your learning in the afternoons. By the end of the week, you will have a robust sketchbook full of creative expression. Teen programs are designed for students entering grades 9–12.
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Calling all wiggle worms! Join us at the museum for a wiggle-and-squiggle-filled art-making week. Use movement as inspiration as you explore the galleries to find ideas for your art. Use your feet, your hands, and your body to create sculptures that shift, paintings that vibrate, and a parade performance through the galleries.
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Give your fingers a workout by rolling coils, smooshing slabs, and constructing artworks using clay. Be inspired by the organic forms of our sculpture garden, mix found objects and plaster with multiple forms of clay, and construct figurative sculptures that stand, sit, or dance suspended in motion. Any fired work will be available for pickup three to four weeks after the workshop camp.
Learn more about Clay Play.
Explore processes like mark-making, collage, photography, and printmaking to alter existing imagery and create cohesive mixed media artworks. Use our galleries as a source of inspiration as you look for artists who think beyond realism to create art in innovative ways. Conduct art experiments to generate unexpected results and discover new-to-you processes and techniques to fuel your creative imagination. Teen programs are designed for students entering grades 9–12.
Learn more about Drawn and Altered Image.