Built by Artists.
shaped by community.
Working artists. Shared studios. Original work. Built in the heart of New Kensington.
Built by artists. Shaped by community.
More Than a Gallery
Alloy 13 is a working collective of artists, makers, photographers, musicians and storytellers creating together in the heart of New Kensington.
We share space, exchange ideas and champion one another while creating opportunities for local art to be made, seen, experienced and taken home.
Meet the Artists
Meet the painters, photographers, musicians, makers and creative neighbors who shape Alloy 13.
Explore the collectiveMake Something
Explore artist-led classes, workshops, gatherings and opportunities to create alongside others.
Find your next projectVisit Alloy 13
Find our studios, gallery and creative spaces upstairs inside Aluminum City Arts.
Plan your visitFresh Off The Studio Floor
Meet the Collective
Alloy 13 is built from many different creative practices, personalities and perspectives. Together, those individual elements become something stronger.
Make Something
Come curious. Try a process. Bring a project. Meet creative people. There is room here for polished work, first attempts and everything still becoming.
Workshops
Hands-on classes led by Alloy 13 artists across a range of materials and creative practices.
Gatherings
Exhibitions, artist conversations and creative events that bring people together.
Open Studio
A monthly members’ gathering for bringing a project and creating in good company.
Community Projects
Collaborative work rooted in local places, shared stories and the creative life of our region.
Rooms Made for Making
Our second-floor space holds four distinct creative rooms, each designed to support a different part of the process.
The Light Forge
A photography studio for portraits, products, branding, artist documentation and creative image-making.
Maker’s Space
A flexible mixed-media room for small classes, hands-on workshops and works in progress.
Alloy 13 Gallery
Our gallery and retail space featuring original work created by members of the collective.
Content Creation Studio
A dedicated room for video, interviews, digital storytelling and social media production.
Made here
Rooted in New Kensington
Alloy 13 takes its name from aluminum’s symbol and atomic number: Al13. It is a nod to New Kensington’s history as the birthplace of Alcoa aluminum production and to the post-industrial city we call home.
We now create inside the former Alcoa Clubhouse, carrying a local tradition of experimentation into a new generation of artists, makers and storytellers.
Add your element
There Is a Place for You Here
Create with us. Take a class. Visit the gallery. Support a local artist. Join the collective. Alloy 13 grows stronger each time another person brings what they have to share.
Medium: hand woven reclaimed fiber and wool tapestry with found object embellishment
Size: 16x20