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Congratulations! You made it to the end of the academic year! 

As you're in the midst of final exams, papers, and presentations, we're here to help. For those times you need a study break, we have a great line-up of online seminars, talks, and tours. And if you need additional research resources, check out the variety of digital publications featuring our collections. 

We wish you all the best of luck!

 

Art Study Center at Home

Friday, May 15
11-11:45AM ET

Join us for a virtual Art Study Center seminar exploring conviviality and companionship in European drawings. Register here.

 

Art Talk: How Egyptian Art Works

Discover Egyptian art with curatorial fellow Jen Thum as she introduces one of her favorite works of art at the Harvard Art Museums.

 

Photography as Performance

Artist John Schabel and printer and artist Gary Schneider explore their collaborations and working processes.

 

Special Collection: 
The Bauhaus

Explore one of the first and largest collections related to the Bauhaus in our digital publication.

Student Guide Spotlight

Meet your Ho Family Student Guides!


Laura Murphy, ’22
Mather
 House
  
Laura is an oil painter, singer, writer, and runner. She is co-director of the Adult English Second Language Program for the Philips Brooks House Association, an illustrator for Crimson Design Board, and Managing Editor of Tuesday Magazine. She hopes to blend these interests by using artwork as a tool to facilitate English and Citizenship instruction to immigrant communities and incorporate literary themes into her tours.  


Maeve Miller, ‘22
Pforzheimer House
"Intimacy in Art" (working title)

Maeve Miller is a Sophomore in Pfoho likely concentrating in Architecture Studies with a secondary in Film Production. She is an avid ceramicist and loves to travel, scuba dive, and run. Her favorite art movement is Surrealism and her favorite artist is Dali.  

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From Our Friends...

Celebrate Arts First at home with the Office for the Arts! Check out videos, photos, and art-making ideas to celebrate Harvard's Art First festival. Be sure to tag your creations with #ARTSFIRST #makeart #makeartathome, and join the online community.

Dumbarton Oaks is currently accepting applications for their 2020-21 postgraduate fellowships in the humanities. Students who have received a Harvard undergraduate degree within the past 3 years are encouraged to apply for opportunities as a Digital Media Fellow or Performance Measurement and Evaluation Fellow.

Join the Office for the Arts and Harvard Common Spaces for the virtual exhibition opening of Windows of Harvard: Art from our Community on Tuesday, May 12, 4:30-5 pm EST. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.

You've heard of 'you are what you eat,' but what about 'you ART what you see'?? Photographer Stefan Draschan patiently waits in museum galleries to catch the happy coincidence when life imitates art. His creative photos can be found on his blog, or check out some highlights here

Image (Header): Louise Nevelson, Total Totality II, 1959-68. Painted wood. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard H. Solomon in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Solomon, 1978.531.

Image (Photography as Performance): John Schabel, Night Shot 6, 2001. Gelatin silver print. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer’s Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund, 2016.182. © John Schabel. 

Image (Special Collection: The Bauhaus): Anni Albers, Design for a Rug, 1927, Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Anni Albers, BR48.49.