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Please Sailor Dia for a research presentation, discussion, and special performance on Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 5-8 p.m. at The August Wilson House. Dia will be sharing what’s sprouted from their research and development as a Community Artist Scholar at the August Wilson Archive. This event will feature a hybrid presentation and discussion about what we can learn from Wilson through analyzing his production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. ...more
Please join us on Friday, June 6, 2025 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.at The August Wilson House for art viewing, spoken word performance, and live music with discussion. "Remember When," a literary and visual exploration of memory and healing, comes to the August Wilson House. This project was created by August Wilson Archive Community Artist Scholar Erika Johnson. It was inspired by Erika’s research within the archive where she viewed materials and drew inspiration from August Wilson's "Fences."...more
Education Resources Information Center, or ERIC, is a bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information, including peer-reviewed journals and reports from education organizations. This database, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is used by researchers in education and other social sciences fields.
According to the ERIC Help Desk, resources covered by this database will be reduced effective April 24, 2025....more
Please join us for an artist exhibition featuring the work of Imani Batts, a Pittsburgh native with an unwavering commitment to sustainable fashion, on Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. at Studio 4. Her new body of work titled Nothing New Under The Sun was inspired by her dedicated research in the August Wilson Archive and plays on themes and characters from King Hedley II and Seven Guitars. ...more
The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) has acquired the archive of Pitt trustee emeritus William (Bill) E. Strickland, Jr. (A&S 1970), founder, president, and recently retired CEO of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation. While enrolled at Pitt, Strickland founded the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) to offer a free arts program to inspire and mentor disadvantaged and at-risk youth. Later, he established the Bidwell Training Center ...more
