RMU English and Media Arts

09/08/2026

Calling all fans of the strange, spooky, and unexplained! 👻

The English Program and Sigma Tau Delta invite students to submit ideas for the 18th Annual Creepy Conference, happening Tuesday, October 27, from 7–8:30 p.m.

Topics can include hauntings, serial killers, sci-fi, horror, witches, legends, UFOs, monsters, fantasy, and more. Creative work is welcome, too!

Selected students will give a 10-minute presentation and receive RMU Ready credit.

📅 Proposals due Wednesday, September 30 at midnight
📧 Send questions or a one-page description of your idea to [email protected]

Come share what fascinates, frightens, or creeps you out. 🎃

09/04/2026

Join RMU Media Arts Professor Carolina Loyola-Garcia for Love Letters in Secret Gardens, an interactive walking experience through Highland Park and East Liberty exploring memory, place, movement, and writing.

📅 Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10–11:30 a.m.
🎟️ Free and open to the public; advance registration required.

Come experience art beyond the gallery and support our RMU Media Arts faculty!

Join artist Carolina Loyola-Garcia as she leads a tour of amorous letters and the cozy, beautiful gardens of East Liberty and Highland Park.

09/04/2026

Repost from Danielle Hornyak | Slasher Scholar
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09/02/2026

Robert Morris University is proud to host the opening reception for Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s 112th Annual Exhibition: Near Here on Friday, September 11, from 5–8 p.m. in the Media Arts Gallery.

This year’s Annual Exhibition extends across a network of university galleries throughout Western Pennsylvania, bringing together RMU, Slippery Rock University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Seton Hill University in a regional celebration of contemporary art.

Near Here features work by 45 artists who explore what it means to be “near” and how proximity is shaped through bodies, objects, environments, and geographies. The exhibition was juried by Allison Lacher, a curator, visual artist, and arts administrator whose work spans institutional and independent contexts.

Opening Reception
Friday, September 11 | 5–8 p.m.
Media Arts Gallery
Robert Morris University

Join us at RMU as we kick off this region-wide exhibition and celebrate the artists and university galleries that make Western Pennsylvania’s arts community so vibrant.

09/01/2026

Alumna Spotlight! 🎨✨ Take a look at this incredible completed mural from Media Arts grad Amber Holt ('26) for Mural Fest, along with a quick sneak peek at her process!

We love seeing our alumni making an impact through public art. If you’re visiting Justus Park during the Allegheny River Music & Arts Festival, be sure to check out all the finished pieces in person. After the festival, these monoliths will be permanently installed right near Oil City's bike trails!

Fantastic work, Amber! 👏

08/31/2026

Happy first day of classes from RMU English & Media Arts! We’re excited to welcome our students back to campus and kick off another year of writing, designing, creating, photographing, filming, and making.

Here’s to a great Fall 2026 semester!

08/29/2026

Join us this Saturday for the opening of The Light Divides, and the Story Multiplies, a group exhibition featuring work by RMU Media Arts Professor Christine Holtz alongside Pittsburgh artists Andy Julo, Christine Lorenz, Michele Randall, and Cathleen Richards.

Curated by Dan Hendrickson, the exhibition explores how contemporary artists are pushing cyanotype beyond its 19th-century origins through photography, digital imagery, textiles, painting, mixed media, and experimental processes.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
100 43rd St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 29, 5–7 p.m.
Exhibition: August 29–October 30, 2026
Artist Talk: October 17

Come see how one of photography’s earliest processes continues to evolve as a vibrant contemporary medium.

08/28/2026

Four years ago, we met the RMU Media Arts Class of 2027 for the very first time. ❤️💙

August 2022 → August 2026

From first-day introductions to portfolios, productions, critiques, exhibitions, late nights, big ideas, and everything still ahead, it’s pretty amazing to look back at where this group started.

Here’s to the Class of 2027 and their final year at RMU. We can’t wait to see what they create next.

08/27/2026

The 9-credit RMU Certificate in Typography begins every Fall semester!
Learn to select and design with typefaces to bring clarity and style to your words.
Hosted by the Department of English and Media Arts

ARTM1830 - History of Visual Communications (Fall)
ARTM2115 - Introduction to Typography (Fall)
ARTM4110 - Advanced Typography (Spring)

This certificate is a great complement to your studies in UX/UI, Pre-Law, Education, Marketing, Communications, Writing and more!

08/23/2026

We ❤️ sharing, alumni work!