Feeling artistic? Want to learn more about art in your community, or in the world? Art is all around us, and these resources can help you learn more.

Art in Pittsburgh

There's lots of art in your own backyard. Pittsburgh's museums are among the best in the world, and our arts organizations have classes to help you find your inner artist.

• Carnegie Museum of Art
  Exhibits like the Pittsburgh International, youth art classes and more can be found at the CMOA, founded by Andrew Carnegie to highlight the "Old Masters of the Future."
• Heinz History Center
  250 years of Pittsburgh history, included art, antiques and more, is chronicled in this museum, located in the Strip District.
• Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
  Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's nationally recognized after-school arts program for high school students has been designed to educate and inspire any young person who has an interest in the arts and creative self-expression.
• Mattress Factory
  The Mattress Factory presents art you can get into: whole-room installations, urban garden parties, and more can be find at its historic North Side location.
• Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
  Art classes and exhibits for all ages.
• Pittsburgh Filmmakers
  Art is more than just paint on a canvas. Pittsburgh Filmmakers can teach you how to use film, photography and digital media to express yourself.
• Pittsburgh Glass Center
  Pittsburgh Glass Center offers classes for teens in high school.
• Three Rivers Arts Festival
  For fifty years, the Three Rivers Arts Festival has brought together the visual arts, performance art and music in one place.
• The Warhol
  See the art of Pittsburgh Pop-Art Icon Andy Warhol and other contemporary artists.

Art Around the World

Want to learn more about different types of art from museums and organizations all over the world? These websites are a good place to start.

• Art Crimes
  A delightful collection of graffiti from around the world.
• MoMA: Red Studio
  New York's Museum of Modern Art presents a resource for teens to learn about modern art and talk about the issues in art that are important to them.
• Smithsonian Institute
  The world's largest museum complex consists of 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoo.

Art Online

More and more people are creating art online, and you can participate!

• ArtPad
  The ArtPad Digital Canvas is a place for you to create your own paintings, hang them in a digital gallery and see other's art.
• Doppel Me
  Need an avatar for your Facebook or MySpace page? Want to create a charicature of a friend?
• Face Your Manga
  Haven't you always wished you had the spiky-haired, big-eyed look of a manga character? Now you can!
• I Can Has Cheezburger
  Did you ever think of a lolcat as art? Funny, cute, sometimes poignant: cats with captions.
• PostSecret
  Got a secret to tell? Put it on a postcard and mail it to PostSecret. Your secret could end up on the blog, or even in an art gallery near you.
• SuperBad
  Is it art? Is it annoying? Whatever it is, it's addictive.

Crafts

Wearable and usable art - here's how to do it!

• Craftzine
  The only magazine dedicated to crafting. Find new projects online!
• Etsy
  Already crafty? Turn your artistic side into a money-making venture with Etsy.
• HGTV: Crafting
  Let the masters of crafting show you how it's done.
• Soap Teacher
  Get crafty and clean at the same time.
• T-Shirt Surgery
  Do you like to cut up your t-shirts and make them new again? You're not alone: there's a LiveJournal community just for you.