Center for Creativity will hold a Creator Fair from 1 to 3:30 p.m. April 5 at The Understory (Cathedral of Learning basement, B-50).

This is the first year for this event, and 30 people from inside and outside Pitt applied to participate. Of those, 10 were selected, including four Pitt staff members and three Pitt students.

The staff members involved include:

Nora Smith, Office of Communications and Marketing, who creates Guppy Zine, a one-human art project inspired by Dada that uses found and foraged materials to create zines that encourage readers to forge a closer bond with their own creativity and the world around them.

Jessica Pendrick, Swanson School of Engineering, a graphic designer and aspiring artist with a deep passion for both digital and physical art forms.

Vanessa Legeza, Department of Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics, a self-taught multimedia and fiber artist with an interest in creating pieces related to the natural world and human experience through the juxtaposition of natural and non-natural elements.

A Saha, microbiologist, who finds inspiration in both the intricate world of microbes and the timeless traditions of indigenous folk art forms in India. The simple yet expressive drawing art form originates from rural India and often depicts nature, daily life, and folklore.

“Part of the Center for Creativity mission is to connect makers in community across traditional divisions like University role (student, faculty, staff) and discipline or school,” said Erik Schuckers, manager of communications and programming at the Center for Creativity. “The Creator Fair is a way to do this, and to celebrate creativity by inviting makers to share their processes with each other, and with a supportive and interested audience.”

The fair will have fiber art, ceramics, photography, zines, drag/fashion, painting, printmaking, and more. The event grew out of a suggestion by C4C assistant and working artist Angela Oddling, who was recently named a 2025 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Artist-in-Residence.