The Mattress Factory is a research and development lab for artists. As a museum of contemporary art, it commissions new site-specific works, presents them to a wide audience, and maintains selected installations in a growing - and distinctive - permanent collection. The Mattress Factory's responsive, artist-oriented administration encourages spontaneity, inventiveness, and on-site decision making by the artist.

Description:
Volunteers at the museum assist with visitors' services, educational programming and clerical projects. We seek a diverse group of enthusiastic individuals to engage with our guests as gallery attendants and activity table facilitators.

History:
The Mattress Factory was incorporated as a non-profit educational/cultural organization in 1977. It began as a multi-media community arts organization and has become the premier institution for the creation and exhibition of contemporary site-specific installation art.

Contact person: Katherine Young, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (412) 322-2231

Address:

500 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.mattress.org

Directions:

From Downtown, drive across the Seventh St. bridge to the North Side. Drive straight through four lights. Follow traffic left around Allegheny Center and take a right onto Federal Street. Follow Federal across North Avenue and take a right onto. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 16B/16C/500/54C, 5 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.portauthority.org/ride/ride.html

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No
Is act 33/34 clearance required of your volunteers?
	No