HAAARCH's blog

Madeline Schatten is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh minoring in French, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Museum Studies. While growing up in Pittsburgh she developed a passion for museums, especially the Carnegie Museums. Madeline spent the last semester interning at the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, where she worked under the University Art Gallery curator Isabelle Chariter.

Isabella Sigado is a senior Art History major and Museum Studies Minor. She has previously served as the curatorial intern at the Frick Art and Historical Center as well as the Andy Warhol Museum, gallery intern at Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Undergraduate TA for Special Topics: Museum Studies, and installation volunteer at the Boulder Museum of Modern Art. Currently, Isabella works at the Andy Warhol Museum as their Digital Engagement Intern.

Ben Tushar is an Architectural Studies major with a minor in Studio Arts, and is set to graduate in April, 2018. Ben came to Pitt as an Engineer, with a strong passion and background for developing and building things to solve problems. After being underwhelmed with the amount of physical creation in Engineering, Ben switched to Architectural Studies, with great success.

Olivia Zielinski is a Junior from Nazareth, PA, majoring in Architectural Studies.  After completing two years in the Biology major, Olivia decided it wasn’t for her and dove head first into the Architecture program, changing her major to architectural studies without having any past experience.  After one semester, she was hooked!  Olivia plans on completing an internship in the summer of 2019 after spending more time within the major.  At HAAARCH!!!

Anna Kate Payha is a junior pursuing a major in Architecture with a minor in Studio Arts. When she started at Pitt, she didn't know what she wanted to study, but after taking Approaches to the Built Environment and Foundation Studio Anna Kate found that architecture is her passion. Last summer she interned for an artist in Portugal to explore her interests and broaden her experience. At HAAARCH!!!