Press Room

Archive for the 'press release' Category

Make Your Donation to Our Organizations Go Further!

Friday, September 18th, 2009

On October 28, 2009, The Pittsburgh Foundation will match your online gift of $50 - $2,500 with $.50 on the dollar up to a maximum of $1,250 per donor! You can view our profiles and make a secure, matched gift on October 28, just by clicking on the appropriate link below. Thank you for supporting our programs and a better way forward!

Bidwell Training Center
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
MCG Jazz

Social Innovation as an Art Form

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

By Dennis Nishi, Wall Street Journal

Bill Strickland turned his love of ceramics into a creative outlet for disadvantaged city kids.

Mr. Strickland started a Pittsburgh program in 1968 called the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild to offer arts classes to kids; now he’s CEO of the 138-employee nonprofit Manchester Bidwell Corp., which also provides vocational training to adults. He won a MacArthur Fellowship “genius” award in 1996 for economic development. Edited interview excerpts follow…

For the complete Wall Street Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204047504574391001969516552.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#

MCG After-School Students Promote Positive Change Through Public Art Project

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Pittsburgh, PA— Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) Youth & Arts is proud to present a community service project and exhibition by the 2008–09 Arts Leadership & Public Service (ALPS) interns. On view from March 23 – April 26 at MCG’s satellite gallery, Perry Hilltop: Back Again is a student-curated exhibition that reveals how teamwork, talent, and creativity produced a mural that will help bring a message of hope to residents of Perry Hilltop.

Join us at MCG@800 Penn Avenue for a free public reception on Friday, March 27 from 5-7:30 p.m. This student-organized celebration will honor the achievements of the ALPS interns and the community commitment to a bright future in Perry Hilltop. Food and refreshments will be served at this special occasion! (more…)

The Repurposed-Driven Life: Cat Chow artist talk and performance at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

She’s concocted stunning dresses from 1,000 shredded one-dollar bills, brightly colored tape measures and even a hundred-yard-long zipper. Now catch gifted contemporary art-seamstress Cat Chow at free artist talk and exclusive performance piece at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG)….

For the full Pop City Media article:
http://www.popcitymedia.com/popfilter/catchow1112.aspx

Pittsburgh Jazz Legends to be Honored at MCG Jazz Gala

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Pittsburgh has been home to so many of the musicians, arrangers and composers that created the music known today as jazz. While most people know of Pittsburgh-born legends such as George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Strayhorn and Billy Eckstein; MCG Jazz will pay tribute to the jazz artisans that have fundamentally stayed in Pittsburgh and have kept the hometown “Jazz Scene” vibrant and world-class. These musicians have been mentors both on and off the bandstand to many generations of jazz musicians. (more…)