Chatham receives grant for artist, Njaimeh Njie, to work with students and faculty

Chatham University has been awarded a grant from the “Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh” partnership of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments, to support artist, Njaimeh Njie, as a visiting Artist and Scholar in Residence collaborating with Chatham’s Immersive Media program and Women’s Institute.

Pittsburgh native Njaimeh Njie is a photographer, filmmaker, and multimedia producer who founded the nonfiction storytelling company Eleven Stanley Productions. As well as exhibiting her artwork, during Njaimeh’s time at Chatham, she will be working with students and giving guest lectures. Her exhibit and lectures will be free and open to the public. 

Ms. Njie will be in residence as Chatham launches its new Immersive Media undergraduate degree, one of the first academic programs of its kind in the country. She will help to shape this emerging interdisciplinary artistic field, which combines virtual reality and augmented reality technology with theory and practice from the arts, design thinking, and architecture. The residency is also connected to the University’s Women’s Institute, which promotes women’s leadership and gender equity.

The Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh program was established and is managed by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments to help build the careers of artists, increase the sustainability of cultural organizations focusing on black arts, and boost community awareness of the black arts sector. For more information about the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh program, visit https://pittsburghfoundation.org/advancing-black-arts-pittsburgh.