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The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Center for Creativity is hosting its first One Minute Film Festival, a competition designed to get Pitt students to create films of 60 seconds or less.

Keeping it short with the Center for Creativity’s One Minute Film Festival

By Siddhi Shockey, Senior Staff Writer • October 6, 2020
With everyone living in physically confined spaces, filmmakers have to get creative in how they approach their project, something the Center for Creativity has decided to take advantage of.
Pitt’s Center for Creativity is currently working to determine if and how its spaces will operate in the fall.

Fall programming unclear for Center for Creativity

By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer • July 22, 2020
Erik Schuckers, the Center’s manager of communications and programming, said the C4C is currently working to determine if and how their spaces will operate in the fall.
Nancy Kirkwood, an assistant at Pitt’s Center for Creativity, led participants in a virtual writing workshop on Friday afternoon.

‘Writing the Pandemic’ with the Center for Creativity

By Anna Ligorio, Staff Writer • May 26, 2020
Pitt employees, undergraduates and graduate students who recently encountered pandemic-induced writer’s block needed to look no further than their laptop screens for some inspiration on Friday.
Members of the Pitt community are invited to submit art from any medium designed as a creative response to the public health discussions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Image via Center for Creativity.

C4C contest accepting submissions for educational art about COVID-19

By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor • April 7, 2020
Pitt’s Center for Creativity organized the Creative Innovations to COVID-19 contest, which calls for members of the Pitt community to flex their creative muscles to educate others on the virus
Creative Corner | How to make your own quaran-zine

Creative Corner | How to make your own quaran-zine

By Caroline Kulczycky, Guest Blogger • March 26, 2020
Caroline Kulczycky, a student ambassador for the Center of Creativity and the creator of the Feminist Math Zine, shares tips for putting together a simple zine.

VIDEO: Splatter, Blot, and Blow: Painting Without Brushes Workshop

December 2, 2019

Pitt’s “Year of Creativity” for 2019-20 will be the sixth theme in the University’s “Year of” series.

Preparations for Year of Creativity underway

By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer • August 21, 2019
During Pitt’s “Year of Global” in 2018-19, students, staff and faculty were encouraged to consider the world beyond their campus. Now heading into its sixth year, the “Year of” initiative wants the Pitt community to take a look inward.
Students at the Center for Creativity.

Staff picks: Hidden gems of Pitt

By The Pitt News Staff • July 2, 2019
Pitt’s campus can be a bit overwhelming at first. With so many streets, buildings and classrooms, it can be difficult to explore every nook and cranny of Pitt’s corner of Oakland. Here are some hidden gems on campus to look out for.
Graphic by Christian Snyder | Editor-in-Chief

Free for students: Art, exercise, buses and more!

By The Pitt News Staff • May 30, 2018

One of the best perks of being a student at Pitt is the Panther Card. In addition to all of the traditional purposes a student ID serves, like holding dining passes, granting access to dorms and registering...

(Image by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Digress from stress: Pittsburgh’s Slices of Serenity

By Elizabeth Donnelly | Staff Writer • April 23, 2018

It’s no secret that finals week can be a stressful time for students, but there are many places Pitt students can go for relief — both on and off campus. With these study break destinations, students...

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