The educator residency at Carnegie Museum of Art is a three-week program with honorarium for multidisciplinary K-12 educators. Residents work in small, grade-based clusters with museum educators to explore the museum as an educational resource for classroom learning and creative inspiration. Educators from any discipline may apply; the opportunity is intentionally interdisciplinary and not limited to visual arts.
The summer 2026 educator residency application is open from Wednesday, March 18 until Thursday, April 30, 2026.
*Carnegie Museum of Art partner districts currently include, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Winchester Thurston School, and Woodland Hills School District.
2026 Residency Details
| Session 1: | Monday, June 22—Friday, July 10, 2026 |
| (no meeting on July 4) | |
| Session 2: | Monday, July 20—Friday, August 7, 2026 |
Schedule:
- Monday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Tuesday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Thursday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
(optional special evening events scheduled) - Friday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Residents receive free admission and free parking in our garage for the entire duration of the sessions.
Questions? Get in touch with our Education and Public Programs team.
What is the Educator Residency?
The residency is structured for collaborative and individual participation with the end goal of developing lesson plans and learning tools that connect the resources of the museum to multidisciplinary learning and supportive skills, such as social, emotional, creative, and critical thinking and observation. Group time includes workshops led by museum staff, docents, featured guests from the arts and education fields, and behind-the-scenes access to staff and spaces within the museum.
Residents produce a number of interdisciplinary lesson plans, ranging from language arts to civics to biology, and using artwork as a foundation. Plans will become open source, available on the museum’s website. Educators who choose to participate should be open-minded to interdisciplinary thinking and process.
