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.
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.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations.... Read more about Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
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