Across any discipline, one of the most crucial aspects of research is effectively conveying your work’s purpose and significance to broader audiences. This responsibility has been heavily present within my mind while exploring my current project about Black visibility through activism. My topic is a reflection of the timeless nature of public engagement by handmade,…
Author: Alivia (they/them)
undergraduate Art History student at the University of Pittsburgh | 2023 recipient of the university’s Honors College Brackenridge research fellowship
Curatorial Debut: Black Visibility Through Engagement and Protest
Recently, I curated a shelf at the Frick Fine Arts Library titled “The Art of Engagement and Protest.” Broken into two sections, this shelf is in relation to my summer research project “The Black Struggle for Visibility,” involving Black protest signage dating back to the 1960s to 1970s American landscape. My interest lies in the…
Introduction!
Hello, my name is Alivia Pierce and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Art History and Studio Arts. As an honorary recipient of the Honors College’s Brackenridge Fellowship, my project revolves around the topic of the struggle for Black visibility. The particular role that political protest flyers and posters had…
The Beauty of Collaboration: Research Cohorts
The Brackenridge fellowship strives to help undergraduate students familiarize themselves with student-led research, scholarship, and creative methodology. What I have found to be the most crucial aspect across my journey so far into this program is the inclusiveity of disciplines. My preconceived association with scholarly research and STEM significantly guided how I have pursued my…
Introduction!
Hello, my name is Alivia Pierce and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Art History and Studio Arts. As an honorary recipient of the Honors College’s Brackenridge Fellowship, my project revolves around the topic of the struggle for Black visibility. The particular role that political protest flyers and posters had…
Introduction!
Hello, my name is Alivia Pierce and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Art History and Studio Arts. As an honorary recipient of the Honors College’s Brackenridge Fellowship, my project revolves around the topic of the struggle for Black visibility. The particular role that political protest flyers and posters had…