North Campus Student Wins $1,000 Civic Engagement Grant

Ivette Gómez, an 18-year-old freshman in the Honors College at North Campus, was awarded a $1,000 civic engagement mini-grant by Project Pericles.

The award will fund Project ARTivism, an exhibition featuring political art.

“There [are] people who need to make sure that their voice is being heard,” Gomez said. “I want them to not be afraid of politics.”

Project ARTivism will unfold in three phases: an exhibition, a summer contest for students’ political art submissions with monetary prizes and a discussion panel with guest speakers.

The first phase is scheduled to run April 28-May 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., Room 4207.

Gómez, who is also a staff writer for The Reporter, is expected to graduate from Miami Dade College in 2026 with an associate degree in political science. She aspires to work as a special rapporteur for the United Nations.