Pitt alum Theresa Baughman showcases work from Arctic Circle expedition
By Elizabeth Donnelly, Senior Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
An electrifying blue light shines on the entryway of Late Space, a quaint art gallery on Penn Avenue in Garfield. Within, visitors peruse the abstract line drawings and photographs of glaciers and Arctic waters hanging on the walls. Miscellaneous works of art, like an iceberg sculpture and audio recordings, are scattered around the room.
Pitt community gathers to share their six-word stories
By Maggie Young, Contributing Editor
November 6, 2019
About 15 people gathered Monday afternoon in the Amy E. Knapp room on the ground floor of Hillman Library for Six Word Stories: an Interactive Exhibit.
George A. Romero Collection brings the dead to life
By Sinead McDevitt, For the Pitt News
October 23, 2019
The undead strolled through the dimly lit first floor of the Hillman Library Wednesday night — past the grave of Nicholas Kramer, which Barbara (Judith O’Dea) clung to in after the first zombie attack in the 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead.”
Student Alumni Association paints the town blue and gold with new contest
By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019
Every year at Pitt, the Student Alumni Association puts on its annual Paint the Town event the week before Homecoming. The week-long event gathers students to paint the town in Pitt’s colors.
Holocaust memorial exhibit “Lest We Forget” opens on the Cathedral lawn
By Hayley Lesh, For the Pitt News
October 21, 2019
“Lest We Forget” includes 60 individual photographs of survivors, 19 of whom are from Pittsburgh.
“Khuraki” exhibit brings Afghan immigrants’ stories to life
By MJ LaRocque, For the Pitt News
October 16, 2019
A vase of red tulips sat on a table in front of a headscarf-clad woman at the Charity Randall Theater on Tuesday. She plucks a tulip from the vase and holds it up to the light, considering it and telling the story of the home she left behind in Afghanistan.
“Lest We Forget” exhibit honoring Holocaust survivors comes to Pitt
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
October 2, 2019
Photographs from the German-Italian artist Luigi Toscano’s traveling exhibit “Lest We Forget” will line the pathway from the Cathedral of Learning to Heinz Chapel from Oct. 18 to Nov. 15.
Mattress Factory museum welcomes nine new exhibits
By Hayley Lesh, For the Pitt News
September 30, 2019
The opening party for the new Factory Installed 2019 exhibitions at the Mattress Factory in North Side on Friday featured food, drinks and contemporary artwork. The event displayed nine new exhibitions in the Mattress Factory’s main building and in the museum’s annex located on Monterey Street.
Fall events you ‘autumn’ check out
By Sara Nuss, Staff Writer
August 19, 2019
From hitting up music festivals to attending sporting events, there are many ways for returning students to entertain themselves in the bustling City of Pittsburgh. With fall just around the corner, it’s best to keep in mind any upcoming opportunities to attend concerts, fall festivals and other celebrations that come with the change of the weather.
Three Rivers Arts Festival celebrates 60 years
By Sarah Connor, Senior Staff Writer
July 5, 2019
Three multicolored giraffe statues stand at the center of the Wyndham Lawn in Gateway Center Plaza downtown, covered in sporadically placed patches of pink, turquoise, yellow, purple and green. These giraffes are pieces of an art project called Ocean Sole Africa — one of the many major attractions for the 2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival.