Join us for an opening reception for the Crossings Gallery's newest exhibition, Interference Patterns by artist Matthew Bajor! Enjoy snacks and drinks while you make (and see!) art with community members and local artists!
Guests will...
Hear the inspiration and stories behind Matthew Bajor's artwork
Meet members of Artisans Asylum as they highlight the creative offerings at Allston's largest community makerspace for do-it-yourself ("DIY") fabrication
Participate in a creative art-making activity inspired by the...
Bright colors, transparent shapes, and distorted angles evoke questions about perception, memory loss, and transformation in this larger-than-life glass exhibit by artist Matthew Bajor. Inspired by a loved one's experience with Alzheimer's, Bajor's abstract art and uplifting kinetic sculptures encourage viewers to use love, empathy, and compassion to bridge lost memories and language.
Celebrate Allston photographer Yun Thwaits' new exhibit, A Journey in Images: The Photography of Yun Thwaits. Come meet the artist, network with neighbors, and enjoy the art. Join us for live music, drinks, and dumplings, featuring Chinese instrumentalists Dr. Qingen Ke and Dehua Zhen.
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston
2022-23 Ceramics Program Artist In Residence Nicolas Touron and glass artist Amy Lemaire's ongoing collaboration explores the shapes of the natural world using 3d ceramic printing and glass. The works in Nature 2.0were produced and developed in the new 3D clay printing area of the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Join us on September 22 from 5-7pm for a reception with the artists.
Multiple locations in Harvard Square, Cambridge and along Western Avenue, Allston
Discover a new world of public art in and around Allston and Cambridge! Choose a self-guided tour and learn the captivating stories behind a variety of artworks and their artists. You’ll explore big names in art and architecture, thought-provoking contemporary installations, longstanding cultural institutions—and be amazed as hidden gems reveal themselves in plain sight!
Meet the muralist of Inventing Spaces, Erin Jackson, and interact with her immersive public art, either alone or with staff assistance! Get guidance to view her mural’s augmented reality, ask questions, chat informally about art-making and technology or borrow a smart device to use onsite with the mural. No prior knowledge or experience is required. Whether you stop by for five minutes or stay for an hour, reservations are encouraged (but not required). Once a month now through October 2023; fairweather only.
Get curious about your inner world and experience Nina Bhattacharya's interactive exhibition, feelings are data, at the Harvard Ed Portal's Crossings Gallery! The Allston artist and educator's tender collage series weaves together affirmations and archival images to invite visitors to make meaning from their feelings.
Join for a celebratory event featuring creative responses to Bhattacharya's work, including original poetry by payal kumar, new music by Ava Sophia, and kathak dance performances by Chhandika.
Enjoy the performances, mingle with the community,...
Meet the muralist of Inventing Spaces, Erin Jackson, and interact with her immersive public art, either alone or with staff assistance! Get guidance to view her mural’s augmented reality, ask questions, chat informally about art-making and technology or borrow a smart device to use onsite with the mural. No prior knowledge or experience is required. Whether you stop by for five minutes or stay for an hour, reservations are encouraged (but not required). Once a month now through October 2023; fairweather only.
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston
The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard presents its annual Spring Show and Sale featuring a dazzling array of original ceramic artwork by staff, instructors, and participants in Ceramics Program classes. This year, more than 80 artists will be showing their work over four days, 10am to 7pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 11 to 14, 2023. From pottery to sculpture to ceramic jewelry and more, this popular exhibition has something for everyone!
Admission is free and open to the public. The Ceramics Program building is wheelchair accessible. Limited...
Meet the muralist of Inventing Spaces, Erin Jackson, and interact with her immersive public art, either alone or with staff assistance! Get guidance to view her mural’s augmented reality, ask questions, chat informally about art-making and technology or borrow a smart device to use onsite with the mural. No prior knowledge or experience is required. Whether you stop by for five minutes or stay for an hour, reservations are encouraged (but not required). Once a month now through October 2023; fairweather only.
Calling Allston residents! Take action in your community through a collaborative mug-making project with Allston artist Gustavo Barceloni. Sign up for a 15-minute one-on-one conversation with the artist about your history with Allston and aspirations for its future. Then, set your intention for positive change by pushing mark-making tools into clay slabs. In his studio, Gustavo will transform your stamped clay into a ceramic mug for his exhibition, A People’s History of Allston, at the Ed Portal this summer.
Ceramics Studio, Gallery 224, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Shawn Panepinto retired as Director of Operations at the Ceramics Program after nearly 40 years of teaching and working in ceramics. Shawn's new work in painting, collage, and décollage is the evolution of her work in clay.
Do you ever wonder what your co-workers do when they aren’t at work? At Harvard, more than 220 staff members moonlight as artists after-hours—collaging, sculpting, drawing, painting, designing, taking photos, and more!
Come to the Ed Portal on March 9 to celebrate over 15 of these staff members' artwork in-person at the Crossings Gallery. Enjoy snacks & drinks while you look at the art and learn more about how artists balance day jobs with their creative pursuits.
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
This exhibit showcases the results of the Fall 2022 course Material Systems: Digital Design and Fabrication offered at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). For over a decade, faculty from the GSD have collaborated with the Harvard Ceramics Program to offer an experiential learning opportunity for design students that links research and experimentation in emerging digital technologies with the context of ceramic material systems.
The course combines technological developments relating to the way in which things are designed (digital modeling, simulation, generative...
Nourish your body and spirit under the afterglow of the full moon! As the days get shorter, join yoga teacher and artist, Deborah Johnson, with herbalist and poet, Julissa Emile, to reflect and release during the final week of Bhākti: A Practice Of The Heart.
Learn to tap into inner wisdom and regulate your nervous system with a restorative yoga flow led by Deborah. Then reflect on this past year while you craft a custom tea blend with Julissa. Head home feeling more grounded,...
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Twice a year in May and December, the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard hosts an exhibition and sale featuring thousands of pieces of original ceramic artwork by participants in Ceramics Program classes. From functional dinnerware to sculptural masterpieces, this popular exhibition has something for everyone!
More than 95 artists will be showing their work from December 8–11. Admission is free and open to the public.
Gallery 224, Harvard Ceramics Program, 224 Western Ave., Allston
A new series of ceramic sculpture from Deighton Abrams exploring the dualities of isolation versus solitude, science and spirit, human and Nature. Deighton Abrams is the 2020-22 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Join the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard to celebrate the opening of Artist In Residence Deighton Abrams' exhibition Moving Mountains, on view in Gallery 224 from September 30–November 22, 2022.
This new series of ceramic sculpture from Deighton Abrams explores the dualities of isolation versus solitude, science and spirit, human and Nature. Deighton Abrams is the 2020-22 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.