Artsmiths of Pittsburgh

Artsmiths of Pittsburgh's art gallery and retail space feature locally made artwork and educates visitors about handmade products and the artists who create them. This also allows us to educate visitors about the creative process that goes into different art mediums. All proceeds support our ongoing education, free exhibition and outreach programs.

We make and distribute free outreach arts education projects with our collaborative partners. We designed, compiled and distributed over 2,500 projects to at risk youth in The Pittsburgh region. By working with our partner organizations, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pa and South Hills Interfaith Movement we were able to get free, high quality programming directly in the hands of youth in their homes or in limited group settings. As with our paid programming, our free outreach arts education provides a strong foundation for future endeavors and strengthens critical thinking and problem solving skills.

We offer adult and youth classes including youth arts summer camps. These programs engage students in the various levels of the arts. We focus on skill building so that students will have a strong foundation and can develop to the intermediate or advance level if they so chose. We offer a variety and concentration in arts programming that is often not available in the public school environment. This more in depth education opens minds to increased creativity and problem solving.

In 2022 we launched a new initiative to promote the arts community of Carnegie. Our first step was to hold a one day event called Carnegie Arts Walk. This event highlighted over 20 organizations who support arts in Carnegie. The event hosted live musical performances, tours of places/churches of interest, a plain air painting event and numerous individual activities at local businesses.