Call 412.622.3288 to register for classes or download the registration form here. Free with museum admission unless noted.
Scholarships are available through the generosity of
the Scaife Family Foundation.
Teachers earn ACT 48 hours for participation
in all adult programs and classes. Hours awarded equal the total number of hours
of the lecture, event, or class. A completed event/class response form (available
at the event) is required. For information, call 412.578.2560.
2008 Summer Workshops for Teachers are now available.
For workshop descriptions and registration information, choose Professional
Development for Teachers on the left.
Learn from fascinating guest speakers and enjoy the company of others who share your interest in art and ideas. Lunch and transportation are included. Call 412.622.3288 to register. Teachers earn 2.5 Act 48 hours.
Register for all 3 Thursday sessions at a discount: $114 members/$140 nonmembers
The Art of Abstraction
Thurs., June 26
10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$36 members/$45 nonmembers
How to “get” abstract art. Begin in the galleries with Amanda Zehnder, assistant curator of fine arts and organizer of Abstract Art before 1950, for a guided look at the exhibition, which includes works by some of the biggest names in 20th-century abstraction: Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Rothko. Following lunch, Robert Bailey, a doctoral student in contemporary art at the University of Pittsburgh, shares insights into the origins of abstraction in his illustrated lecture.
Visit Abstract Art before 1950: Watercolors, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs to learn more about the exhibit.
The Art of Carnegie Exhibitions: Yesterday and Today
Thurs., July 17
9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
$45 members/$55 nonmembers
Box lunch
Travel to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, for a guided tour of Painting in the United States—a re-staging of the annual exhibition organized by Carnegie Museum of Art during World War II when international art was inaccessible. After lunch, return to Carnegie Museum of Art for docent-led tours of Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International to see how trends in contemporary art have changed over the years.
Visit Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International to learn more about the exhibit.
Views of Pittsburgh in Prints and Paintings
Thurs., Aug. 21
9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$45 members/$55 nonmembers
Experience the scenes and stories of the Pittsburgh region beginning with a visit to the Frick Art and Historical Center for a guided tour of the exhibition A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth-Century Printed Views. Return to the museum for lunch and continue your exploration of Pittsburgh views with museum docents in the galleries.
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