Capture the diversity of animal forms using pencil and paper. Learn techniques for quickly sketching animals, closely observe the details of fur and feather textures and draw eyes in a way that brings animals to life.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Explore the beauty of butterflies and moths using preserved museum specimens. This three-hour workshop will introduce observational drawing techniques with pencil, and then dive into colored pencil techniques to create a rich, vibrant image.
Landscapes are an appealing subject for drawings, but it can be difficult to know where to start. In this program we will learn how to select a landscape, create a sense of depth and volume, and use a variety of marks to capture a dynamic variety of textures.
Explore the beauty and variety of plants using colored pencils. This course will focus on a diverse range of techniques for using colored pencils to capture flowers, leaves, fruits, and vegetables, from quick monochrome sketching to richly layered, full-color images.
Join us for fun and games at a Harvard Men's Basketball game against Iona! Youth Gamedays are full of kid-friendly activations and giveaways. Plus, all young fans are invited to stay after the final whistle for an exclusive autograph session with the teams!
Considered lost until its discovery in 2016, the silent film The Oath of the Sword was produced in 1914 by the "first company in America to be owned, controlled and operated by Japanese." With live musical accompaniment and a discussion by scholar and the film's discoverer Denise Khor.
Cost: $10 / $8 seniors & non-Harvard students / Harvard students admitted free
Appropriating Hollywood screwball comedies that foreground a battle of the sexes, Female Boss centers on the transition of a charismatic women’s rights activist to housewife as she falls in love with her hardheaded employee.
Cost: $10 / $8 seniors & non-Harvard students / Harvard students admitted free
Bright-Landry Hockey Center, 65 N Harvard St., Boston
Join Harvard Women's Hockey for the 3rd annual Teddy Bear Toss! Fans are encouraged to bring a new teddy bear (with tags) to the game and throw them on the ice at the designated time. All collections will then be donated to pediatric cancer patients at Harvard-affiliated hospitals for the holidays!
Join queer mender and natural dyer Maggie Ruth Haaland for an introduction to creating unique denim and woven patches. We will learn basic stitches and mending techniques, and then enjoy stitching together. We will co-create the space and time to rest and weave community—and to craft something beautiful in the process.
In this focused workshop, we will deeply explore feather structure and anatomy, and then learn techniques for capturing feather texture. The group will be limited to twelve, allowing ample time for individual feedback.
Capture the beauty of birds with pencil and paper in this online workshop. We will explore avian anatomy, step-by-step methods for developing bird drawings, and special tips for capturing their eyes.
Join an evening featuring one film feature and two film fragments by Italian silent film pioneer Elvira Notari. This screening will include live musical accompaniment by Robert Humphreville.
Cost: $10 general / $8 seniors & non-Harvard students / free for Harvard students
Practitioners of art and medicine are trained to discern fine details and changes in skin coloration. But what even is "skin color"? In this workshop, led by artist and medical student William Shen, we will begin by viewing the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine to discuss how representation of skin colors, or lack thereof, has influenced art and medicine throughout history. We will explore the biological origin of skin color and learn how artists recapitulate this process through paint and synthetic materials.
Shen will show you how to dissect complex hues into...