Student Submission

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In order to submit your MCGI application you must have 4 artworks prepared. File sizes should not exceed 6MB each, or 30MB total. Please have your submission materials ready before beginning the application. If you close the submission application, you will lose your progress.

Student Info

All award checks will be made out to your legal name.
150 word maximum

Home Address

Please use your home address and not your school address.

School

Awards and Scholarships

All submissions will be eligible for a variety of cash prizes (see Cash Prizes, below). If you would also like to apply for workshop or college scholarships, please select them below.

Workshop Scholarships:

Before applying to a workshop scholarship, please ensure you will be available to attend.

Rivers of Steel Arts Aluminum Casting Workshop
  • Eligibility:
    • Any
  • Description:
    Rivers of Steel Arts will award two students with a Aluminum Casting Workshop.
Pittsburgh Glass Center Workshop Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • 3D Sculpture or 3D functional work
    • Grades 9-12
  • Description:
    Pittsburgh Glass Center will award two students with a workshop scholarship valued at up to $450.
Fallingwater Workshop Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • Students who have completed grades 8-12 during the 2024-2025 school year
    • Fallingwater Institute Scholarship requires student to be available for one week during the summer months, either online or in-person at Fallingwater.
  • Description:
    Fallingwater will award one student with a workshop scholarship valued between $250-$1,300.
Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh Scholarships
  • Eligibility:
    • Enrolled in an accredited college or university
    • Majoring in arts related education
  • Description:
    Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh will award one student with a $1,400 scholarship.
WQED File Academy Workshop Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • Rising 9th grader through 2025 grad Video medium preferred; open to digital media or digital photo/film
  • Description:
    WQED will award two students with a scholarship to the WQED Film Academy: https://www.wqed.org/filmacademy/.

Scholarships for applying students:

Select which college scholarships, if any, for which you would like to compete.*

*You MUST send a copy of your transcripts to mcginvitational@gmail.com in order to be eligible to receive college scholarships. Please only apply for scholarships at schools that you have already applied to or are planning on applying to.

To receive the following scholarships, you must apply and be accepted to the applicable program.

Eleanor Friedberg Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • High school senior (12th grade)
  • Description:
    Six students will receive scholarships valued up to $6,300, based on a full portfolio submission to attend the four-year school of their choice.
Slippery Rock University Arts Program Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • Award will be given to an incoming Freshman enrolled in the BFA in Art or BA in Art program and registered for classes.
  • Description:
    Slippery Rock University will award one student with a $500 scholarship.
Carlow University Scholarship
  • Eligibility:
    • Acceptance to Carlow
  • Description:
    Carlow University will award one student with a $3,000 scholarship.

Cash Prizes:

All students will be entered automatically to win cash prizes. To win prizes with specific eligibility requirements (for example, ceramics) you must submit work that meets those requirements.

Pittsburgh Photo Club Cash Award
  • Eligibility:
    • Photography Students
  • Description:
    The Pittsburgh Photo Club will award two students with $250 cash prize.
Eleanor Friedberg Cash Awards
  • Eligibility:
    • Grades 9-12
  • Description:
    Sponsored by Eleanor Friedberg, these awards are available across multiple categories for students in grades 9-12.
    Each category will award three students with cash prizes: 1st place $350, 2nd place $250, 3rd place $100. The categories include:
    - Media - Craft & Design
    - Painting and Drawing
    - Photography
    - Printmaking & Mixed Media
    - Sculpture & Ceramics
    - Video, Electronic, and STEAM
    - Textiles
Standard Ceramics Cash Award
  • Eligibility:
    • Ceramics Students Grades 9-12
  • Description:
    Standard Ceramics will award one student with a $250 cash prize.
The Andy Warhol Museum Cash Award
  • Eligibility:
    • A Junior or Senior
  • Description:
    The Andy Warhol Museum will award one student with a $500 cash prize.
Mountain Meadow Farm Award
  • Eligibility:
    • Grades 9-12
  • Description:
    Mountain Meadow Farm will award four students with a $1,000 cash prize each.
The Mattress Factory Cash Award
  • Eligibility:
    • BIPOC student in grades 9-12 who live in 15212, 15214, or 15233 zipcodes
  • Description:
    The Mattress Factory will award one student with a $300 cash prize.
MCG Award
  • Eligibility:
    • Grade 12 & Grade 9
  • Description:
    MCG will award one 12th grade student with a $500 cash prize, and one 9th grade student with a $250 cash prize.
Bill & Rose Strickland Award
  • Eligibility:
    • Grade 12
  • Description:
    Bill & Rose Strickland will award one student with a $500 cash prize.
Dale & Betsy Huffman Award for the Ceramic Arts
  • Eligibility:
    • Non-CAPA Ceramics Students
  • Description:
    Dale & Betsy Huffman will award a $250 cash prize.
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
  • Eligibility:
    • Any
  • Description:
    Associated Artists of Pittsburgh will award one student with a $115 cash prize.
The Larissa Osby Award for Painting
  • Eligibility:
    • Painting media
  • Description:
    One student will be awarded a $200 cash prize.

Piece 1 Info:

Minimum $20. All pieces are insured for the sale price up to $200.

Dimensions (inches):


Max file size: 6 MB


Piece 2 Info:

Minimum $20. All pieces are insured for the sale price up to $200.

Dimensions (inches):


Max file size: 6 MB


Piece 3 Info:

Minimum $20. All pieces are insured for the sale price up to $200.

Dimensions (inches):


Max file size: 6 MB


Piece 4 Info:

Minimum $20. All pieces are insured for the sale price up to $200.

Dimensions (inches):


Max file size: 6 MB

You will be contacted by mcginvitational@gmail.com about which works will be accepted into the exhibition (to be publicly displayed/for sale at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) or if you have won any awards, scholarships, or prizes. If you have any questions, please contact mcginvitational@gmail.com