Developing communities through hope, inspiration and innovation.

Developing communities through hope, inspiration and innovation

The National Center for Arts and Technology (NCAT) has one very simple goal: to make the entire world a better place. While this may sound impossible, NCAT has a very pragmatic approach to realizing this objective. By replicating a proven model of community and educational development in cities across the United States of America and the globe, NCAT is spreading hope and knowledge to people and places desperately needing it.

NCAT uses the Manchester Bidwell Corporation educational model – consisting of adult career training and youth arts components that serve thousands of people in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – as a template. After extensive research and relationship building with other local not-for-profits and businesses, NCAT helps craft a center for arts and technology that fits the unique needs evidenced by the locale. 

Mission

NCAT's mission is to impart the MBC educational model by catalyzing the creation of centers for Arts and Technology.

Vision

To continue to increase the number of communities that support the underserved population producing outstanding outcomes.

In 1968, William E. “Bill” Strickland established Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) to help combat the effects of economic and social devastation experienced by the youth of his inner-city Pittsburgh neighborhood. Just as the introduction to art helped change the course of his life, Strickland hoped art would inspire similar change in his community and its population.

• Bidwell Training Center
• Bill Strickland
• Manchester Bidwell Corporation
• MCG Jazz
• MCG Youth & Arts