Living in Pittsburgh
With 90 distinct neighborhoods, you will have a lot to explore outside of the classroom during your time at CMU. The city’s steel mills are now long gone; today Pittsburgh is recognized for its stunning nature, eclectic eateries, and vibrant cultural spaces.
There are lots of ways for you to get involved in the city’s rich visual arts scene. The city includes both established institutions like the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, and the Mattress Factory where students frequently intern, as well as grassroots organizations like Boom Concepts, the Brew House Association, and PULLPROOF Studio, where students exhibit their work. There are even two art spaces founded and run by School of Art faculty—Professor Paolo Pedercini’s neo-arcade/playable arts gallery LikeLike, and Professor Rich Pell’s Center for PostNatural History.
Arts Organizations in Pittsburgh
- 1Hood Media
- The Andy Warhol Museum
- Artists Image Resource
- Assemble
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
- August Wilson African American Cultural Center
- Boom Concepts
- Brew House Association
- Bunker Projects
- Carnegie Museum of Art
- Carrie Furnaces – Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
- Center for PostNatural History
- City of Asylum / Alphabet City
- Concept Art Gallery
- Contemporary Craft
- The Frick Pittsburgh
- Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
- JCC American Jewish Museum
- Kelly Strayhorn Theater
- The Legacy Arts Project
- Level Up Studios
- LikeLike
- Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
- Mattress Factory
- Office of Public Art
- Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media
- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- Pittsburgh Glass Center
- PULLPROOF Studio
- Silver Eye Center for Photography
- SPACE Gallery
- Troy Hill Art Houses
- Union Project
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Wood Street Galleries