2019 Oct 17
Judy Chicago Research Portal Launch
4:00pm
Location: 
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge
This event is to celebrate the launch of a collaborative project, the Judy Chicago Research Portal, and to discuss the role of portals in providing access to feminist art archives.
The Judy Chicago Portal will be presented, challenges in the technology of portal development will be discussed, and Christina Schlesinger and Judy Chicago will discuss the importance of preserving feminist art archives.
...
Read more about Judy Chicago Research Portal Launch
2019 Oct 16
Film Screening: Leto (Summer)
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
CGIS South Building, Room S010 (Tsai Auditorium), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Join the Davis Center for a film screening for Leto (Summer). This film explores the love triangle that emerged around a rock and roll musician (Viktor Tsoi from the Soviet band, Kino), his protege, and his wife in 1980s Russia.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov (2018). Running time 2 hours 9 minutes. Russian language film with English subtitles.
Learn more about and RSVP for Film Screening: Leto (Summer).
Read more about Film Screening: Leto (Summer)
2019 Oct 16
Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Crafts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge
What does it mean to be a maker, artist, or artisan in the twenty-first century? In her new book, Almost Lost Arts (Chronicle Books, 2019), Emily Freidenrich explores the work of twenty artisans from points worldwide who practice their craft using traditional techniques and analog technologies.
Three Boston-based artists who specialize in calligraphy and handmade signs will engage in a conversation with Freidenrich and museum curator Narayan Khandekar to discuss the rewards and challenges of using slow, intentional processes in a fast-paced digital world, and to...
Read more about Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Crafts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive
2019 Oct 12
Native American Poets Playlist: Poems in the Gallery
Sat Oct 12 (All day) to Mon Oct 14 (All day)
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Enrich your museum visit by listening to an evocative playlist of contemporary poems by Native American authors. Wander freely across the first-floor galleries to see where the poems take you and expand your understanding of Native arts and cultures. The poems, drawn from a powerful recent anthology, New Poets of Native Nations (edited by Heid E. Erdrich; Graywolf Press) celebrate Native poets first published in the twenty-first century. Hear the exhibits “come into voice” and experience the museum in a new way. Borrow a free audio player with regular museum admission.
... Read more about Native American Poets Playlist: Poems in the Gallery
2019 Oct 11
2019 Montage Concert: Celebrating the Harvard Band’s 100th Anniversary
8:00pm
Location: 
Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge
Harvard University Bands presents 2019 Montage Concert: Celebrating the Harvard Band’s 100th Anniversary. This concert will feature Harvard Monday Jazz Band, Harvard Wind Ensemble, and the Harvard Band. Guest Soloist, Boston Symphony Tubist, Mike Roylance.
Cost: $10; free with Harvard ID
Purchase tickets through the Harvard Box Office.
... Read more about 2019 Montage Concert: Celebrating the Harvard Band’s 100th Anniversary
2019 Oct 11
Writing Black Lives
4:15pm
Location: 
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Imani Perry, and Robert Reid-Pharr will join in conversation to discuss how their work as biographers speaks to key contemporary discussions about black politics, community, identity, and life.
Perry will consider her recent book, Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry (Beacon Press, 2018), while Reid-Pharr and Brown-Nagin will share perspectives from their own research, writing, and forthcoming books on, respectively, James Baldwin and Constance Baker Motley.
...
Read more about Writing Black Lives
2019 Oct 10
Molinillos and Chocolate in Contemporary Mexico
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum Education Room, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
In this special event, Juan Alonso Rodriguez will explain how to make a molinillo, the whisk-like wooden tool that is traditionally used in Mexico to make froth in chocolate beverages. Together with Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, he will discuss the history of chocolate production in Mexico and its current renaissance. Using molinillos, members of the Cambridge-based Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute will make three different chocolate beverages that participants can taste during the program.
Participants must be aged 18 and over.
Cost:...
Read more about Molinillos and Chocolate in Contemporary Mexico
2019 Oct 09
Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Nov 20 2019 .
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Enjoy lunch or a study break in the Smith Campus Center! Stop by Harvard Commons every Wednesday to hear live music from Club Passim, a local folk music organization based in Harvard Square.
Learn more about Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition.
...
Read more about Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition
2019 Oct 04
Black in Design 2019: Black Futurism: Creating a More Equitable Future
Fri - Sun, Oct 4 to Oct 6, 9:00am - 8:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge
The 2019 Black in Design conference, “Black Futurism: Creating a More Equitable Future” explores pathways to liberation through a design lens, considering the historical past and present structural oppression of black and brown communities locally and internationally. The conference will demonstrate how designers, creatives, organizers, educators, and policymakers are imagining more sustainable and equitable futures for black and brown bodies. The conference will lead discussions and exhibitions on the intersection of black futurism and design, contending with the role of the radical...
Read more about Black in Design 2019: Black Futurism: Creating a More Equitable Future
2019 Oct 03
A Master Class with BD Wong
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Horner Room, Agassiz Theatre (Agassiz House), 5 James St., Cambridge
Tony Award-winning actor BD Wong, known for his portrayal of Special Agent George Huang, M.D. in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Dr. Henry Wu in Jurassic Park, will be in residence at Harvard to coach students on the creative team of M. Butterfly, produced by the Asian Student Arts Project. Wong will also offer a performance-based master class that is free and open to the public.
Learn more about A Master Class with...
Read more about A Master Class with BD Wong
2019 Sep 26
Lecture: Breaking the Noses on Egyptian Statues
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge
Why are the noses broken on Egyptian statues? Why were other sculpted body parts, including eyes, mouths, arms, and feet, purposely shattered in antiquity? Focusing on the ancient world of the pharaohs and on the Late Antique world that emerged following Egyptian conversion to Christianity, Edward Bleiberg (Senior Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art at Brooklyn Museum) will examine the patterns of damage inflicted on Egyptian images for personal, political, religious, and criminal reasons. He will also highlight how close inspection of statue damage can...
Read more about Lecture: Breaking the Noses on Egyptian Statues
2019 Sep 25
Sydney Conservatorium Composing Women
12:30pm to 2:15pm
Location: 
Harvard ArtLab, 140 N. Harvard St., Allston
From an exploration of musical memories to a work that draws from the intricate patterns of stuttered speech, excerpts of four new works for solo flute will be presented in a lecture-performance format featuring four flute students of Professor Claire Chase: Jessica Shand, Mai Nguyen, Jennifer Wang and Taiga Ultan. Chase and guest composer Liza Lim will moderate a discussion with...
Read more about Sydney Conservatorium Composing Women
2019 Sep 23
CANCELED—Louis C. Elson Lecture: Barbara Hannigan
5:15pm
Location: 
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge
Please note that this event has been canceled.
Barbara Hannigan's lecture, "Equilibrium," is focused on her program of mentoring young professionals. Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation, with artistic colleagues such as Christoph Marthaler, Simon Rattle, Sasha Waltz, Kent Nagano, Vladimir Jurowski, and John Zorn. As a singer, conductor – or both simultaneously – the Canadian musician has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time, and has given the world première performances of over 85 new creations.
...
Read more about CANCELED—Louis C. Elson Lecture: Barbara Hannigan
2019 Sep 20
Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Parker Quartet
8:00pm
Location: 
Paine Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge
Join the Harvard Music Department for an evening of music by the Parker Quartet.
The program includes Shostakovich String Quartet #11 in F minor, Opus 122; Dvorak, String Quartet in G major, Opus 106; Shostakovich, String Quartet #9 in E-flat Major, Opus 117.
Learn more about and register for Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Parker Quartet.
Read more about Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Parker Quartet
2019 Sep 20
Concert for One
Repeats every day until Sun Sep 29 2019 .
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
12:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: 
Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge
Concert for One will pair individual listeners with solo musicians for 60 seconds of focused live performance and concentrated listening, fostering intimate connections between performers and audience members. Performances will take place inside a temporary art installation on the Science Center Plaza featuring an interactive lobby and performance space that will have just enough room for two chairs, two people and an instrument.
Concert for One is free and open to the public, no reservations or tickets required.The performer’s name, instrument, and what...
Read more about Concert for One
2019 Sep 20
Exhibit: Visual Science: The Art of Research
Fri Sep 20 (All day) to Mon Sep 7 (All day)
Location: 
The Special Exhibitions Gallery, Science Center 251, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge
This exhibit features images and objects drawn from a variety of disciplines and time periods that show the importance of visual experiences in science. Images have played many roles in scientific research. Images can record fleeting observations, whether a painting of an animal glimpsed in the field or an interaction between sub-atomic particles that lasts a millisecond. They can also make unseen things visible.
Physical models can make abstract mathematical concepts into something that researchers can touch; properly arranged, sand, metal plates, and a violin bow can make...
Read more about Exhibit: Visual Science: The Art of Research
2019 Sep 19
Lecture: Hicham Khalidi
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Join the Harvard Graduate School of Design for a lecture delivered by Hicham Khalidi. 
Hicham Khalidi (MA, 1972) is currently the director of the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. Prior to this, he was an associate curator of Lafayette Anticipations (Fondation d’entreprise Galeries Lafayette) in Paris. In this capacity, he was involved in commissioning work in the disciplines of fine art, design and fashion. 
Learn more about...
Read more about Lecture: Hicham Khalidi
2019 Sep 17
Sarah Whiting and K. Michael Hays: A Conversation
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Sarah Whiting, Dean and Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture, is well-known in the academy and the design professions. This lecture will introduce her in a more informal and personal way, inviting the GSD community to sit in on a conversation with her long-time friend and colleague, Michael Hays. They will cover topics ranging from her own history to a broader discussion about contemporary design and design education.
...
Read more about Sarah Whiting and K. Michael Hays: A Conversation
2019 Sep 14
Animated Tales for All
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Yenching Library Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Watch a vibrant collection of animated shorts narrated in some of the 68 Indigenous languages of Mexico. Created by visiting Mexican designer Gabriela Badillo and selected from her project 68 Voices, 68 Hearts, these films foster pride, respect, and the use of Indigenous Mexican languages among speakers and non-speakers.
The family-friendly stories are subtitled in English and are based on legends and poems from native communities. The event includes a lively Q&A with Badillo in English and Spanish, an authentic Mexican snack, and a chance to learn phrases in one of Mexico...
Read more about Animated Tales for All
2019 Sep 13
Lecture: Bauhaus Bashing: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Join the Harvard Graduate School of Design for a lecture delivered by Philip Ursprung, Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. 
For the 100th birthday of Bauhaus, the German State supports two new museums, several exhibitions, and many celebrations. However, the current celebrations repress the fact that the Bauhaus in the late 20th century was criticized for its formalism and dogmatic design education. And while a...
Read more about Lecture: Bauhaus Bashing: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Pages