Teens interested in arts management can apply for our Youth Art Initiative or the August Wilson Internship; young artists can hone their creative practice in the Youth Art Studio; and those looking for full-day camp offerings can register for our Summer Camp. Read on to learn more about how to enroll in one or more of these programs!
Young artists ages 6 through 10 are invited to spend their days off from school immersed in art, learning, and fun!
Museum Makers is a weekly studio-based program that provides art-making, discussion, and sensory experiences for children ages 1 –10. Young artists will have exposure to a wide variety of art-making tools and materials but will also practice and stimulate problem solving and integrate learning from other areas of education such as math and reading, in a culturally significant institution.
Your ideas, your voices, your neighborhood art museum.
In its 96th year, The Art Connection challenges artists in grades 5–8 to not only create unique artworks inspired by the work in our galleries but to exhibit their own work in our galleries as well. Educators will facilitate art experiences in painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, and mixed media and students will have access to a wide variety of materials and tools to pursue art-making that is inline with their interests and creative passions. In addition to art-making, artists will make connections to the exhibited artworks, engage in peer discussion and collaborate on the curation and marketing of their student exhibition.
Students in grades 9–12 will gather weekly to learn artistic skills to develop their personal art practices and portfolios as well as gather information regarding continued education and professions in the creative field. Professional artists, educators and other experts will lead students in studio explorations and discussions at the Museum and other off-site spaces like universities and galleries. Students will also be challenged to work as a group to curate and market the culminating art exhibition in which their own work will be showcased.
Become inspired by the works of Raymond Saunders in Flowers from a Black Garden to think beyond realism and traditional techniques to create art in innovative ways.
Study photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris’s body of work in our new gallery archives, compose studio portraits of your classmates, and venture outdoors to tell stories through still and moving images of our neighborhood.
Explore the stories we uncover through the artworks that civilizations leave behind. Pair museum learning and the exploration of diverse sculptural materials and processes for a full arts experience.
Learn the ins and outs of curation, gallery design, and installation from museum experts and uncover how artwork is chosen, hung, and discussed in a museum.
Registration for 2025 Summer Camps at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History opens on February 24, 2025.
Early registration for Carnegie Museums members begins on February 17, 2025.
Applications opening soon.
Are you a teen interested in the arts, how a museum works, and creating art experiences for other teens? Be a part of Youth Art Initiative!
Carnegie Museum of Art’s Youth Art Initiative (YAI) is a student-driven high school internship focused on creating museum experiences for Pittsburgh-area teens. YAI members collaborate with museum staff and working artists to produce original projects and plan public events. Over the span of 10 weeks, YAI will go behind the scenes to learn how the museum works, get an in-depth look at exhibitions, and help determine how the museum supports its teen audience. Designed as a seasonal program, YAI offers teens a comfortable space to explore their creativity while building a broad and inclusive community at the museum!
YAI membership is free for teens ages 13–19 and includes museum admission
Become an August Wilson Intern at the Carnegie Museum of Art!
From educators and conservators to art preparators, curators, and accountants, it takes all kinds of professions to make an art museum operate. This internship program was created in the legacy of Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson, providing pathways and opportunities for young people of color in the arts. Spend your summer in an experiential internship with a deep dive into the museum field. Your summer will be full of art and learning while working alongside museum staff in a variety of roles.
The internships are open to all high school students, centering African American students.
For questions or more information, please email our Education and Public Programs team.
