This free seven-week program transforms The Factory, our underground studio, into a space where youth can learn about the history, culture, and practice of drag and gender-bending performance. School of Drag meets weekly on Friday evenings from 5:30–7:30 p.m. from July 12 through August 16, 2019, and is open to youth ages 13–19 who are interested in using performance as a way to explore identity and express themselves. We will provide all materials and supplies, as well as snacks and transportation support. The workshop series will culminate in a showcase with youth and adult performers on Friday, August 23, 2019.

The application deadline for 2019 has passed.

For more information, please contact teens@warhol.org.

School of Drag is generously supported by American Eagle Outfitters Foundation.

Teens take over The Warhol! Planned by and for teens, Youth Invasion is an annual spring celebration that invites young artists, performers, and designers to transform the entire museum with their creative energy. Get involved with planning as part of the Youth Arts Council, or apply to be a performer and showcase your talents.

The performer application deadline for 2020 has passed.

For more information, please contact teens@warhol.org.

Youth Arts Council is a yearlong leadership program that invites a small team of high school students from across Pittsburgh to go behind the scenes, collaborate with museum staff and artists, create art, and develop public programs and events for other teens. Youth Arts Council participants receive stipends, gain professional experience working in a museum, and learn new skills and techniques.

The application deadline for the 2019-2020 school year has passed.

For more information, please contact teens@warhol.org.

Youth Open Studio is a weekly drop-in printmaking workshop for young people of all experience levels. Learn photographic silkscreen printing for the first time, or improve your skills and make your own projects to keep. This free program is presented in collaboration with Artists Image Resource (AIR), an artist-run printmaking facility on Pittsburgh’s historic North Side. Youth Open Studio at AIR is open Wednesdays from 4–8 p.m., for teens ages 13–18. Please check the calendar for the current Youth Open Studio schedule.

The Warhol hosts an annual LGBTQ+ Youth Prom, one of the only LGBTQ+ youth proms in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Prom is often considered a rite of passage and creates memories that last a lifetime. The Warhol’s Youth Prom offers a safe, gender-inclusive space where LGBTQ+ young people can celebrate with dinner, dancing, and artmaking. Prom is open to young people ages 13–20, and it is planned by a youth committee.

The Warhol takes visitor and staff health and safety seriously. Unfortunately, in an abundance of caution, LGBTQ+ Youth Prom 2020 has been canceled.

It’s a great event because I think you get to express who you are, and don’t have to be judged by other people who won’t understand.

LGBTQ+ Youth Prom attendee, 2017

Teens are not just an audience for The Warhol—they are an essential part of our staff. Student Assistants are youth apprentices who are paid to work in the museum’s education and outreach programs, including Youth Open Studio at Artists Image Resource. They gain real world skills, engage with a creative community, and learn about new artistic processes and approaches.