*Please note our galleries are currently closed while we install our newest exhibition. Check back in May for updates*
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Presented by the Carnegie Mellon School of Art in collaboration with the Tomayko Foundation, Topsoil showcases ambitious final artworks and research from Bachelor of Fine Arts and Intercollege Degree students at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art.
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Congratulations to the recipient of the Spring 2026 Choreography Award at Point Park University: Makayla Rice
Makayla Rice has been dancing from a young age and has continued to grow her passion and love for the art throughout the years. She has plans to graduate with her BFA in dance with a jazz concentration from Point Park University. She has worked with choreographers such as Martha Nichols, Martha Graham, Jason Mcdole, Kiki Lucas, Al Blackstone, and many more. Her movements can be explained as powerful, athletic, and hard-hitting. Teaching and educating the younger generation of dancers is important to Rice and one of her truest passions. She finds that the change in the dance world will come through the next generations. Rice’s career is just getting started and she is extremely excited to see where this long journey is going to take her!
Rice’s winning piece, “Every Living Moment”, explores embracing change and allowing yourself to grow into the person you dream to be.
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Announcing the winner of the 2026 Performing Arts Sponsorship: Shakespear’s R&J
Shakespeare’s R&J is a new theatrical production that will premiere at City Theatre in Pittsburgh in May 2026.
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The Tomayko Foundation presents Frank Mason: Pen and Ink, a series of works on paper that span 50 years. These studies reflect Mason’s passion for capturing subjects in the moment of both action and tranquility.
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Announcing the 2025 Tomayko Award Recipient: Brynda J. Glazier
Brynda Glazier is a multidisciplinary artist from Huntingdon, PA and Sheffield, England, whose work acts as an encoded journal of buried information, illumination through struggle, and the power of connection, conscious embodiment, and mutual vibration. Glazier will have a solo exhibition at the Tomayko Foundation in December 2026.
Coming Up: Topsoil
May 2 - 8, 2026
Opening reception Saturday May 2 | 6- 8 pmPresented by the Carnegie Mellon School of Art in collaboration with the Tomayko Foundation, Topsoil showcases ambitious final artworks and research from Bachelor of Fine Arts and Intercollege Degree students at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art.
Congratulations to the recipient of the Spring 2026 Choreography Award at Point Park University: Makayla Rice
Makayla Rice has been dancing from a young age and has continued to grow her passion and love for the art throughout the years. She has plans to graduate with her BFA in dance with a jazz concentration from Point Park University. She has worked with choreographers such as Martha Nichols, Martha Graham, Jason Mcdole, Kiki Lucas, Al Blackstone, and many more. Her movements can be explained as powerful, athletic, and hard-hitting. Teaching and educating the younger generation of dancers is important to Rice and one of her truest passions. She finds that the change in the dance world will come through the next generations. Rice’s career is just getting started and she is extremely excited to see where this long journey is going to take her!
Rice’s winning piece, “Every Living Moment”, explores embracing change and allowing yourself to grow into the person you dream to be.
Announcing the winner of the 2026 Performing Arts Sponsorship: Shakespear’s R&J
Shakespeare’s R&J is a new theatrical production that will premiere at City Theatre in Pittsburgh in May 2026.
Now Open: Frank Mason: Pen and Ink
The Tomayko Foundation presents Frank Mason: Pen and Ink, a series of works on paper that span 50 years. These studies reflect Mason’s passion for capturing subjects in the moment of both action and tranquility.
Announcing the 2025 Tomayko Award Recipient: Brynda J. Glazier
Brynda Glazier is a multidisciplinary artist from Huntingdon, PA and Sheffield, England, whose work acts as an encoded journal of buried information, illumination through struggle, and the power of connection, conscious embodiment, and mutual vibration. Glazier will have a solo exhibition at the Tomayko Foundation in December 2026.
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Frank Mason Gallery Archive
The Tomayko Foundation is home to the Frank Mason gallery, a gallery dedicated to the art of late artist Frank Mason. The Foundation works to preserve and present the artist’s oeuvre created over six decades. Explore works that have previously been on view at the Mason gallery.
Frank Mason Gallery Archive
The Tomayko Foundation is home to the Frank Mason gallery, a gallery dedicated to the art of late artist Frank Mason. The Foundation works to preserve and present the artist’s oeuvre created over six decades. Explore works that have previously been on view at the Mason gallery.
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