This Award was given by ArtSciLab and AHT Dean to Gia Kirk’s “Belonging Again”
Housing alone will not solve homelessness. Belonging Again is an art program that eliminates homelessness through appreciation of talent and career development to create usable object out of plastic and found materials. Those experiencing homeless and participating in Belonging Again Art program may advance to a more developed career focusing in combining art with technology to minimize the technological illiterate rate the homeless population.
About the Winner:
Gia is an AHT student, majoring in Design and Production with a focus in UX Design and a minor in Biology. She describes herself as “a T-shaped Designer, I have deep, specific knowledge in Biology and UX Research, as well as moderate expertise in numerous adjacent fields (strategic and systemic design, animation, 3D modeling, marketing and branding)” and says she is ” passionate about designing for massive change by combining my background in art, design and volunteering. My interdisciplinary knowledge allows me to view problems from a macro level and connect unrelated ideas to create unique solutions.”
Gia founded the NonProfit ‘Belonging Again’, which is an art program designed to eliminate homelessness through talent appreciation and career development. It focuses on homeless artists creating artistic objects from plastic and found materials.