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Each year local Pittsburgh artists take over a large warehouse space and put their work on display for an entire night; from sundown till sun-up. The Pittsburgh art scene is amazing. Events like this are a great way for people to get acquainted with local artists and their art. There were paintings, drawings, sculptures. There was also live music and large community projects for people to add to. There was even an ar

  A couple of weeks ago, we were visited by artists Zach Dorn and Murphi Cook. Zach and Murphi are two local artists. Zach was even a participant in the Museum’s Tough Art program two years ago.  This particular Saturday had the two of them making shadow puppets with our visitors.  They had a very simple set up with a small screen, some lights, paper, and metal wire.  Visitors were encouraged to play with

The Museum visited the Three Rivers Arts Festival over the past two weekends. Our tent featured versions of activities that happen in the Makeshop and Studio, so we had a lot of fun letting visitors get a taste of what goes on in the Museum. We let visitors play with our ShopBots and experience some hands on woodworking processes. It’s always fun to see so many artists in one place. -Kevin