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Students sort through cyanotypes at the Beyond Blue: Toning Cyanotypes workshop in Hillman Library on Wednesday, March 19.

The art of cyanotypes revamped with the Text & conText Lab

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer March 23, 2025

Tables were lined with excited faces, art supplies and eye-catching bright blue papers during the Center for Creativity’s "Beyond Blue: Toning Cyanotypes" workshop. Hillman Library's Text & conText...

A student crochets at the Crochet Workshop in the makerspace on Thursday, March 20.

Pitt Makerspace’s crochet workshop fosters community among students

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer March 23, 2025

The Makerspace, housed in Benedum Hall and associated with the Swanson School of Engineering, has various types of mechanical tools and supplies for student work. However, if 3D printers and power tools...

A tattoo artist provides a tattoo for a client.
A tattoo artist provides a tattoo for a client.

Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo draws local and international body art enthusiasts

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

Hundreds of patrons, tattoo artists and piercers congregated at the Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo last weekend to celebrate their shared passion for body art. Held at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Pittsburgh’s...

A screenshot of the Lunch & Learn: How to Grow Your Green Lab event.

‘How to Grow Your Green Lab’: Pitt’s detailed approach to sustainability

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

The University of Pittsburgh Office of Sustainability hosted a Zoom webinar on Wednesday afternoon titled “How to Grow Your Green Lab.” The meeting aimed to inform Pitt students, faculty and staff...

Pittsburgh Glass Center, located in Shadyside.

Pittsburgh Glass Center hosts workshop for students

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Students ventured into “America’s Glass City” on Feb. 19 to attend a glass paperweight workshop at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. This event was organized by Pitt Arts through its Free Arts Encounters...

Spectators view art at the ASA x ASC API Art Exhibition.

Pitt ASA and ASC collab for a student-led art exhibition

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

The TV wall at Posvar’s Global Hub flickers quickly through a collection of artworks. In one of them, which is a paper and graphite work showcased on the screen, a little girl presses her face up to...

A student admires the artwork completed by GSWS artists-in-residence Sarah Avery Schoenberger (left) and Tesia Smith (right), in Hillman Library.

Studio Arts and GSWS unveil the works of their first class of resident artists

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer January 22, 2025

A new artistic addition adorns the white walls of Hillman Library’s first floor. Students, faculty and staff who enter the library can now view three artworks created for the gender, sexuality and women's...

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...

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