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A student creates a junk journal in Hillman Library on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

Trash turns to treasure at Text & conText Lab’s ‘Junk Journal Journey’

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

Students who walked into the Text & conText Lab on Wednesday afternoon were able to use old scraps, receipts and pictures to create something wholly new. The Center for Creativity hosted a “Junk...

An “I Voted” button.

Pitt Open Lab ‘I Voted’ button-making contest selects a Roc-themed winner

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

As the 2024 Presidential Election approached, many on-campus events took place encouraging students to participate in civic engagement by voting. One such event was the Pitt Open Lab’s “I Voted”...

Attendees learn to crochet in the C4C at the Cathedral of Learning.

Center for Creativity hosts collaborative crochet workshop

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer November 10, 2024

Pitt students and faculty of all experience levels came together in the Understory of the Cathedral, the home of the Center for Creativity, to participate in an interactive crochet workshop. The event...

A student uses spray paint on a large piece of plywood.

Spray Painting Joy at the Center for Creativity

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

The basement of the Cathedral of Learning is home to a myriad of pipes, flickering lights and, for an hour this Wednesday, a colorful cloud of paint. On Oct. 16, the Center for Creativity hosted an event...

Chloe Baierl guides participants through basic knitting techniques at a knitting event hosted by the Center for Creativity on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Center for Creativity’s fiber arts event fosters creativity among Pitt community

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer October 6, 2024

The Center for Creativity hosted a knitting event in the understory of the Cathedral of Learning on Oct. 1. The event provided a welcoming space to anyone with an interest in fiber arts, knitting, crocheting...

University Art Gallery exhibitions depict the legacies of land and labor

University Art Gallery exhibitions depict the legacies of land and labor

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

American folk hero and original Man of Steel Joe Magarac grins as he bends a molten rod of orange steel while his fellow workers gasp in awe beneath him. Housed in the Frick Fine Arts building, this 1947...

A student rolls ink onto a stamp at the East Asian Printing and Bookbinding event in Hillman Library on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Preserving the past: exploring East Asian bookbinding and printing at Hillman Library

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh's Archives and Special Collections hosted a hands-on bookbinding and printing workshop inspired by various East Asian cultures on Sept. 17. This workshop was open to all students...

Chalk Fest’s Third Annual Event Kicks Off Pittsburgh RiverLife’s Summer Event Schedule

Chalk Fest’s Third Annual Event Kicks Off Pittsburgh RiverLife’s Summer Event Schedule

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor June 6, 2024

Pittsburgh RiverLife kicked off its summer event schedule with the third annual Chalk Fest, which took place from May 25-26. The event occurred on the North Shore next to PNC Park and featured chalk artists...

Photos by Justin Merriman on display at the ART Heals Pittsburgh exhibit in the Public Health Building.

ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

When quarantine began in March of 2020, the kitchen table became the classroom and the living room couch served as the conference room for business meetings. Lockdown ushered in a wave of isolation and...

A Sufi whirler performs during Fann Club’s Sufi Whirling Night on Saturday evening in the William Pitt Union.

Newly formed Fann Club celebrates Middle Eastern arts through Sufi whirling event

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer April 5, 2024

In a room filled with the aroma of Persian cuisine, three dancers gracefully took the stage, whirling to the serene melodies of traditional musical instruments. This Sufi whirling event, hosted by the...

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