Creative Arts Fellowship: Last Words

Through this fellowship, I have had the opportunity to learn more about the artistic process, both others’ and my own. The Creative Arts Fellowship allowed me to explore what works for me and what doesn’t, how to trust my creative instincts, how to let my work wander and when to bring it back into focus….

CAF Blog 4

I met my project mentor over Zoom while taking the literature course The Short Story, a class which examined a variety of short stories and their context of fitting into the canon of recognized literature. One of the stories was a Baldwin story, which reinvigorated my interest in his writing. My mentor’s work also deals…

Making Progress: CAF Blog Post 3

The greatest block I’ve encountered while working on this project is working with the knowledge that I need to find a way to display my writing, both in a literal sense and in a more psychological manner. Firstly, writing on its own doesn’t really make for an interesting or engaging public project. To address this,…

Crossing Disciplines

In my experiences, reaching across disciplines offers new ways of looking at the same subjects and offers new ideas that one can interpret through a familiar framework. Last year, I took “Literature and Science: the Anatomy Lab,” a course that allowed me to explore a range of topics. From 500-year old anatomical medical texts to…

Creative Arts Fellowship: Sam Kirschman

Hello! I’m Sam Kirschman, and I’m thrilled to be a Creative Arts Fellow this summer! I’m an English Writing major on the fiction track, minoring in French and Sociology, and pursuing a Global Studies certificate. Apart from this fellowship, I’m currently working as a New Student Ambassador for Pitt to help students experience a smooth…