Making connections: A special evening for Harvard faculty
“The arts are something we all care deeply about, whether we are artists ourselves, whether we are social scientists, or whether we are scientists,” Senior Vice Provost Judith Singer told an audience...
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On April 15, 1862, poet Emily Dickinson began corresponding with critic Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Their fervent and revealing letters, written over 23 years, are now considered a landmark of American...
View ArticleA march toward the arts
The announcement that the Silk Road Project will relocate to Harvard is the latest example of the University’s closer embrace of the arts since a presidential task force called in 2008 for a concerted...
View ArticleArt, printmaking, and science
Printmaking was a new technology in the 16th century, and artists who created prints for scientific texts not only illustrated the books, they enabled scientific advances by helping early scientists to...
View ArticleNew era for the arts
Harvard’s 375th anniversary celebration on Oct. 14 will commemorate centuries of history and innovation and honor the University’s continued dedication to excellence in education and scholarship. It...
View ArticleAdding art to academics
In July, modern dance legend Liz Lerman stepped down as director of the Dance Exchange, a Maryland-based company she founded 35 years ago. But dance is all about movement, and Lerman came to Harvard...
View ArticleArts prove intensive
DJ Super Squirrel helped students to rock the house. Television producer Carlton Cuse ’81 connected undergraduates to their inner TV genius. The Harvard Breakers tore up the floor with hip-hop dancers...
View ArticleTake a seat, and listen
Springtime at Harvard heralds green grass, warm weather (eventually), budding blossoms, and the reappearance of the popular, multicolored chairs. The chairs, aside from being relaxing places to sit in...
View ArticleMaking connections: A special evening for Harvard faculty
“The arts are something we all care deeply about, whether we are artists ourselves, whether we are social scientists, or whether we are scientists,” Senior Vice Provost Judith Singer told an audience...
View ArticleEmily as art
On April 15, 1862, poet Emily Dickinson began corresponding with critic Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Their fervent and revealing letters, written over 23 years, are now considered a landmark of...
View ArticleA march toward the arts
The announcement that the Silk Road Project will relocate to Harvard is the latest example of the University’s closer embrace of the arts since a presidential task force called in 2008 for a concerted...
View ArticleArt, printmaking, and science
Printmaking was a new technology in the 16th century, and artists who created prints for scientific texts not only illustrated the books, they enabled scientific advances by helping early scientists...
View ArticleNew era for the arts
Harvard’s 375th anniversary celebration on Oct. 14 will commemorate centuries of history and innovation and honor the University’s continued dedication to excellence in education and scholarship. It...
View ArticleAdding art to academics
In July, modern dance legend Liz Lerman stepped down as director of the Dance Exchange, a Maryland-based company she founded 35 years ago. But dance is all about movement, and Lerman came to Harvard...
View ArticleArts prove intensive
DJ Super Squirrel helped students to rock the house. Television producer Carlton Cuse ’81 connected undergraduates to their inner TV genius. The Harvard Breakers tore up the floor with hip-hop dancers...
View ArticleTake a seat, and listen
Springtime at Harvard heralds green grass, warm weather (eventually), budding blossoms, and the reappearance of the popular, multicolored chairs. The chairs, aside from being relaxing places to sit in...
View ArticleIn Allston, Harvard’s ArtLab takes shape
As plans for Harvard’s Allston campus continue to take shape, the University is working to ensure that the future hub for experimentation and innovation in the sciences, business, and entrepreneurship...
View ArticleHarvard conference to explore nexus of art, race, and justice
When asked in 2016 to guest edit a special edition of Aperture magazine devoted to the photography of the black experience, Sarah Lewis knew two concepts central to the notion of American citizenship —...
View ArticleNew art-making space in Allston opens its doors to the public
So where can teachers and students, academics and artists, musicians and dancers with different backgrounds and areas of expertise come together to find and explore the fresh perspectives required to...
View ArticleCommissions underscore power of Harvard arts
This fall, the Harvard University Committee on the Arts is welcoming students, faculty, and staff back to campus with a series of six commissions from seven contemporary artists across various...
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