Events

    2023 Nov 06

    View from Above with Colonel Terry Virts

    3:30pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Klarman Hall, Harvard Business School, Kresge Way, Boston

    This talk features astonishing aerial images of Earth from Colonel Terry Virts' book and takes of life from the edge of the atmosphere.

    Colonel (USAF retired) Terry Virts has spent over seven months in space during his two spaceflights, piloting the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2010 and commanding the International Space Station in 2014/2015. He served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot, test pilot, NASA astronaut, and is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Harvard Business School General Management Program.

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    2023 Sep 28

    A Foundation for Health Equity: Diversity Inclusion in Medical and STEM Professions

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    Join faculty from the Office of Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School for a lunch discussion on the importance of diversity inclusion in medical and STEM professions, hear about the strategies to strengthen educational and career pathways, as well as priorities for future action.

    Part of the 2023 Cambridge Science Festival.

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    2023 Sep 23

    Amy Lemaire Visiting Artist Demonstration

    10:00am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    Drawing from an ongoing collaborative practice with 2022-23 Ceramics Program Artist In Residence Nicolas Touron, Amy Lemaire sculpts borosilicate glass which is combined with Touron’s 3D printed porcelain forms. This workshop will focus on the glassmaker’s perspective in the collaboration and the logistics of combining glass and clay together in sculptural practice. Using a table mounted torch, Lemaire will sculpt hollow glass forms using a process called flameworking. Viewers will leave with a greater understanding of how glass can be manipulated in relation to ceramics, and lots of...

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    2023 Jun 17

    James C. Watkins and Paul Andrew Wandless Visiting Artist Workshop

    10:00am to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Ceramics Studio, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    In this dynamic workshop, longtime friends and collaborators James C. Watkins and Paul Andrew Wandless will demonstrate how they use alternative firing methods and printmaking processes to address the surfaces of thrown and hand-built clay work.

    While Watkins shares his throwing techniques for his vessel and platter forms, Wandless will share his screen printing and relief printing processes to transfer images and designs onto the clay surface. Both artists will present a visual presentation of their artistic careers and influences. Workshop participants can try out screen...

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    2023 Feb 08

    Artist Reception | Derealization: Kurdistan, Art & Memory

    5:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    Join us at the artist talk and reception for Derealization: Kurdistan, Art & Memory, an exhibition presented in partnership with Artisans Asylum.

    Hear from Allston artist Kamal Ahmad about the inspiration and stories behind his artwork. Then learn more about the new-to-the-neighborhood makerspace, Artisans Asylum, from Executive Director Antonio Viva. See the art,...

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    2022 Oct 26

    Tom Hubbard Artist Lecture

    5:30pm to 6:30pm

    Location: 

    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    Ceramics Program Instructor Tom Hubbard is an interdisciplinary artist. His practice includes ceramics, photography, mixed media works and public art installations. Tempered by a minimalist approach, loss, history, memory, and the passage of time are threads often running through his work. Recent commissions include the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art and public art commissions for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and the City of Columbus, OH.

    In 2013, Hubbard was selected for the first Open Studio Residency at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. He...

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    2022 Oct 18

    Audrey An: Artist In Residence Lecture

    5:30pm to 6:30pm

    Location: 

    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston

    Ceramics Program Artist In Residence and Instructor Audrey An’s creative research revolves around the notion of applying digital technologies to ceramics from the perspective of ‘convergence’, be it cultural, technological, or interdisciplinary. She earned her BFA and Art History Minor from Alfred University, MFA from Penn State University and was a post-baccalaureate student at Colorado State University. She is a recent recipient of Graduate Student Fellowship from NCECA and Judith S. Schwartz Legacy Award from Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts to attend its summer residency....

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    2020 Jun 08

    When “Stay at Home” Isn’t Safe: Domestic Violence During COVID-19

    1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Online Event

    Although communities have been asked to stay home to stay safe, for many domestic violence victims, home can be a dangerous place. Spikes in intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse have been noted across the country and around the world since the onset of the COVID-19 stay-at-home directives as victims and witnesses of IPV and child abuse find themselves isolated within their homes and confronted with difficult decisions about when and how to seek care or shelter. In this Radcliffe webinar, scholars, public officials, community activists, and...

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    2017 Oct 12

    Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium

    4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge

    The two-day symposium will include panel discussions and scholarly presentations that showcase new research on Pei’s manifold contributions to the built environment. Notable alumni from Pei’s office, including William Pedersen, will discuss the emergence of a new kind of architectural practice in the postwar era.... Read more about Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium