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ArtsThursdays

ArtsThursdays

Every Thursday evening, a Harvard arts institution or organization will open its doors to the Harvard community and the wider public for free performances, exhibitions, lectures and other events as part of a presidential initiative that promotes access to the arts at Harvard. ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative sponsored by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).

Our next event

24.09.19 ArtLab Proximity_Zeal

September 19

6pm, ArtLab – Proximity: SUPA System dance performance

Learn more about this ArtLab event

ArtsThursdays Events

All events are free. Some venues have limited capacity; be sure to register early and check back often for updates.

September

September 26 – Museums at Night

5pm: Harvard Art Museums at Night. 6pm: Artist Talk and Fall Reception, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. 6pm: ArtsThursdays: Manifest Thirteen Colonies, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Learn more about this HMSC event

October

October 10 – Screening with Sky Hopinka, a filmmaker and visual artist

6pm: ArtLab
Learn more about this ArtLab event

October 17 – An Evening of Indian Classical Music: “Dhwani – Exploring Dhrupad and Dagarvani” with Ustad Bahauddin Dagar

6:30pm: CGIS Tsai Auditorium
Learn more and RSVP for this Mittal Institute event

October 24 – Sea Monsters

5pm: Harvard Museums of Science and Culture; please check back soon for more information

October 31 – Harvard Art Museums at Night

5pm: Harvard Art Museums
Learn more about this Harvard Art Museums event

November

November 7 – Psychedelic Cinema series: “Head”

7pm: Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street; please check back soon for more information
Learn more about this Harvard Film Archive event

November 14 – ArtsThursdays: The place where the creek goes underground

5pm: Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden Street
Learn more about this event at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute

November 21 – ArtsThursdays at HMSC

Please check back soon for more information

December

December 5 – Harvard Art Museums at Night

5pm: Harvard Art Museums
Learn more about this event at Harvard Art Museums

December 12 – Silkroad Ensemble presents: Train Station Trio – songs and stories of the American Railroad

7pm: Paine Hall. URL forthcoming for this Silk Road program.

ArtsThursdays: a Look Back

Little Amal: Finding Friends in Harvard Yard

HUCA commission for American Repertory Theater | Photo: Aram Boghosian

Somi in Concert

Harvard University Department of Music | Photo: Aram Boghosian

A Conversation with Paulina Alexis

Harvard University Native American Program | Photo: Catherine Dondero

Liz Lerman Messy Beginnings: Making Ideas Public

HUCA commission at Harvard ArtLab | Photo: Mack McKenzie

Wókiksuye with Frank Waln: Honoring Our Ancestors Through Music

HUCA commission at Harvard ArtLab | Photo: Aram Boghosian