Arts & Culture

Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.

Harvard Layoffs Continue, with More to Come

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Painting with Flashlights

Photographer Kay Kenny’s work illuminates the night.

by Nell Porter-Brown

ART Announces Architect for New Allston Theater

U.K.-based Haworth Tompkins to design its first U.S. building

by John S. Rosenberg

The Work of Art

At a seminal conference, black creative intellectuals explore white supremacy, the arts, and justice. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Nieman Fellow Eliza Griswold Wins Pulitzer Prize

Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America is the choice in general nonfiction.  

by Jacob Sweet

The Allure of Japanese Prints

Harvard’s enticing Japanese woodblock prints

by Nell Porter-Brown

Weekend Rock Stars

For two Harvard siblings, studying and songwriting went hand in hand.

by Jacob Sweet

The Comic-Book Storyteller

Graphic novelist Amy Chu

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Africa in Clay

Pliable arts from across the continent

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Allston ArtLab Prepares to Open

An “interdisciplinary laboratory devoted to creativity, innovation, collaboration, and connection” 

by Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova

Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora

“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova