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Teens

We work with teens to foster leadership through creativity, taking a cue from Warhol’s art and practice.

Image Gallery

A female African American student holds a microphone stand in one hand and places her other on her hip as she performs against a background illuminated with pink and purple light.

Photo by Sean Carroll

A young woman in a yellow cardigan wears green gloves and a mask as she prepares a screen for printing.

Photo by Sean Carroll

A teen band is playing on stage in front of an audience of mostly teens in The Warhol entrance space.

Photo by Sean Carroll

A young man with red hair wearing a red, white, and blue beanie, a black sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a paint-splattered apron rolls ink onto a carved linoleum block for printing.

Photo by Sean Carroll

Three individuals examine sketches of an exaggerated female figure on a table in The Factory.

Photo by Sean Carroll

Youth Arts Council

A group of 15 teens , members of Youth Arts Council, posing infront of their decorations during The Warhol‘s Youth Invasion event.

Photo: Jen Nicol

Youth Arts Council (YAC) is a leadership program that invites a small team of high school students from across the Pittsburgh area to go behind the scenes of The Andy Warhol Museum. Teens collaborate with museum staff and artists, learn about our local creative community, create artwork, and develop public programs and events for other youth. YAC participants receive stipends while gaining professional experience. YAC meetings take place Thursdays from 4–6 p.m. at The Warhol, and applicants should plan to attend the majority of sessions from September to May.

Applications for the 2024-25 school year are available here and are due by September 18.

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org.

Two Youth Arts council teens lean over a table full of art making supplies. One students is carefully using sissors to cut paper while the other watches. In the blurred background, three more people are in the art studio talking while making art.

Photo: Sean Carroll

Youth Fashion Workshops & Fashion Show

A row of teens participating in a fashion show. They are wearing bright, colorful garments.

Join us for an evening of glamor, style and sustainability at our teen curated fashion show. Runway looks feature repurposed, reimagined and recycled garments and accessories created by teens. The Youth Fashion Show highlights the completed works of participants from our teen fashion workshops.

More information about Fashion Workshops & Fashion Show will be available soon!

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

 

Teen DJ Academy with Tech25

Four people standing around DJ turntables in front of a Marilyn Monroe image.

Photo by Sean Carroll

Learn to build and blend your own DJ sets that will get everyone on the dance floor! Presented in partnership with Tech 25, the Teen DJ Academy is a 12-week workshop series taught by professional DJs with the goal of providing hands-on experience with real equipment and opportunities to perform at Youth Invasion, LGBTQ+ Prom and other teen events. This program is free and our participants will earn a stipend for attending workshop sessions plus additional stipends per performance. Participants must be ages 13-18 and space is limited.

Enrollment for Teen DJ Academy will open in January 2025.

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

Co-presented with Tech25

The DJ Academy Workshops are generously supported by The Richard King Mellon Foundation, Howmet, Dell , and the Hillman Foundation.

 

Youth Invasion

A man in a gray hoodie and baseball cap and a man in a red t shirt sing into microphones as a crowd of teens in the Andy Warhol Museum entrance space cheer behind them.

Photo by Sean Carroll

Teens take over The Warhol! Planned for teens by teens, Youth Invasion is an annual spring celebration that invites young artists, performers and designers to transform the entire museum with their creative energy. This event is planned by our Youth Arts Council and features a unique theme, custom decorations, teen gallery talks, artwork and teen performers!

Check back next spring for more details and performance applications for Youth Invasion 2025.

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

LGBTQ+ Youth Prom

A large group of teenagers are in the lobby of The Andy Warhol Museum dancing. They are blurry due to their movement. There is pink lighting throughout the image. An image of Marilyn Monroe with Andy Warhol superimposed within it is in the background and to the left there is a photograph of Andy Warhol laying on a red couch on the wall. There are also two small video screens in the background hanging on the wall.

Photo by Sean Carroll

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 food, dancing, and artmaking. Prom is open to all young people ages 13-18, and is planned by our Prom Planning Committee.

Thanks for making LGBTQ+ Prom 2025 magical! 

Check back soon for more details about next year’s Prom.

Prom Planning Committee will start meeting in January 2025.

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

“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

School of Drag

An image of a person smiling and holding a cigarette, screen-printed over yellow, brown, purple, and blue brushstrokes.

Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen (Helen/Harry Morales), ca. 1975
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.2655

This summertime workshop series for teens explores the art of gender-bending performance under the direction of working performers. Learn about the history of drag performance, make-up application and fashion design and creation. School of Drag is open to applicants ages 14-19 who are able to attend most of the sessions, as well as an in-person dress rehearsal and culminating performance. Applications will be made available online, and applicants will be notified of their acceptance within a week. The Warhol will provide supplies and transportation support.

The School of Drag will hopefully return soon!

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

Student Assistant Program

Two young people standing in front of a silkscreen printed mural.

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 employees of The Andy Warhol Museum’s Department of Learning and Public Engagement. They perform educational duties inside the museum as well as during outreach programs and events. Assistants provide valuable support during our Youth Open Studio program. As a Youth Assistant you can gain real world skills, engage with a creative community and learn about new artistic processes and approaches.

Student Assistant positions posted here when available. 

For more information please contact teens@warhol.org

Notice of Non-Discrimination: Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh does not discriminate in employment or administration of its educational programs on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information or veteran status, in accordance with applicable laws. Read the complete policy. Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to: Vice President of Human Resources, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, at 412-622-3331 or HRConnect@carnegiemuseums.org.

Upcoming teen events

Youth Open Studio

Two artists work on creating a print at a table in front of a wall filled with prints made by other artists.

Winter Teen Night & Fashion Show

Friday, December 13, 2024
5–8:30pm

1. A Youth Arts Council teen giving a gallery talk to a group on museum goers in front of Warhol’s large skull paintings during the Winter Teen Night event.

Photo by Sean Carroll
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