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Award Ceremony May 16th, 2025 7:00 PM

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
January 27th-February 28th

Over $50,000 in Prizes & Scholarships

11th & 12th Grade

*up to 4 pieces per student may be submitted

*up to 4 pieces per student may be submitted

9th & 10th Grade

*Up to 3 pieces per teacher may be submitted.

*Teachers may submit for 11th & 12th grade students as well

To View the 2024 MCGI Submissions

About MCGI

For more than 50 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. The MCG Invitational continues this tradition of serving Pittsburgh area high-school students. 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.

Awarding Institutions

The Andy Warhol Museum
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Bill & Rose Strickland
Carlow University
Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh
Dale & Betsy Huffman Award for the Ceramic Arts
Eleanor Friedberg Scholarships
Fallingwater

The Larissa Osby Award for Painting

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

The Mattress Factory

Mountain Meadow Farm Award

Pittsburgh Glass Center

Pittsburgh Photo Club

Rivers of Steel Arts

Slippery Rock University

Standard Clay Company

WQED Film Academy

MCG Youth

1815 Metropolitan Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15233

(412) 322-1773

© 2024 Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. All rights reserved.

MCG Youth is an affiliate of Manchester Bidwell Corporation

We admit students of any race, sex, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other beautiful identifier.

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MCG Youth is supported by:

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Adams Foundation

Henry L. Hillman Foundation

The Photographic Section - The Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh

McSwigan Family Foundation

of the Pittsburgh Foundation

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