These two photos just gives us one more reason why we love Michael Olijnyk so much. He has been curator/co-director of the museum since it w...

We start planning for the Garden Party 51 weeks in advance. Yup. That’s right; the week after the Garden Party we’re back at it again. This ...

Sarah Pierce is an artist based in Dublin, who is making a newly commissioned work at the Mattress Factory for the show Neighbo(u)rhood . H...

Thirty-four years ago, this woman established an organization that would touch hundreds of thousands of lives in Pittsburgh and beyond. ...

Part of my role as Director of Education here at the Mattress Factory involves coordinating internships . This is great because I have the u...

And like that, it's over. The 2010 Urban Garden Party was a smashing success. Our sincerest thanks go out to everyone who attended and t...

Each year, on one special night in mid-June, we throw a fundraising event called the Urban Garden Party . And each year, we are overwhelmed ...

I think Barbara Luderowski and Michael Olijnyk should write a business book. I know they would laugh at the thought, but I’m being sincere. ...

More art. Less paper. That’s what our Green Membership program is all about. And in honor of Earth Day , we are offering our $50 Green memb...

Claudia Giannini is an arts writer and has been Development Associate for the Mattress Factory since 1995. She prepares written material for...

We're here. Our flight arrived on time at the Havana airport to beautiful weather. Low 80s and blue, sunny skies. We scooted through cu...

The drive to Toronto was great. As we got on 279 North toward Erie, all three of us basically said in unison, "Wow. What a day for a ro...

I’m not going to lie. I’m a little jealous. Next week, three lucky staff members are joining co-directors Barbara Luderowski and Michael Oli...

Lesley Williamson is a guest blogger. While completing a Master of Arts Management degree at Carnegie Mellon University, she is interning in...

This past Saturday evening, the Mattress Factory’s Factory 500 members toured Millvale and Sharpsburg. These events, specially planned for ...

You may have heard through the grapevine of the interwebs yesterday that we released an iPhone application called " Is This Art? "...

It's been extremely hard keeping quiet about this the past few days, but the time has come and I'm really excited to share this tidb...

Due to inclement weather, and the declaration of an emergency by Allegheny County, the Mattress Factory will be CLOSED on Tuesday, February ...

Happy New Year everyone! It looks as though I have the pleasure of posting the first update on the MF blog for 2010. I'll keep it short ...