Past Events
Memories That Aren’t Ours: Experimental Films from Atlanta (Common Ground Series)
Atlanta-based filmmakers Zameh Omonuwa and Yusef Ferguson will discuss their films exhibited in the exhibit Common Ground: Artists Reimagining Community. Read More
Make Some Noise! Creative Collaboration NOW!
Join Vero Rose Smith for a chat! Investigate climate change, collective action, and the power of creative collaboration. Read More
The Chichimec in the Aztec and Spanish Imagination
Discover Chichimec identity through archival material from Aztec and Spanish colonial visual culture. Read More
Conservation at the Harvard Art Museums
Join Ruby Awburn, Haddon Dine, and Julie Wertz, at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, where they will present paintings and objects along with materials and analysis on how science and art coincide in conservation work. Read More
“Why is Aunt Jemima Retiring?”: Black Caricature as Mnemonic Device
Panel discussion on African American caricature and dinners for students. Read More
Memories of Home: Memorial, Meaning, and Filmmaking (Common Ground Series)
This conversation pairs filmmaker djones in dialogue with Dr. James Young, professor emeritus UMass Amherst. They will discuss djones' film "631," 2008, which documents his family's stories through their ownership and struggles to maintain a multigenerational home in Youngstown, Ohio. Read More
Early Islamic Art and Architecture
Starting with the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE, through its presence in early medieval Europe, we will examine the iconography of early Islamic visual culture and its expression, and will outline basic religious concepts and rituals that determine built space. Read More
The Red-Rose City of Petra, An Archaeological Tour
This lecture will digitally escort you through the Nabataean city from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century, exploring civic and religious architecture, the lives of the ancient inhabitants, and Petra’s changing religious significance. Read More
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Curatorial Activism in the Contemporary Art Landscape
In this dialogue, gallery directors Jessica Borusky and Rachel Schmid discuss curatorial practice in today’s world, from academic galleries to public institutions to artist-run spaces. Read More
Kindness and Aging (Common Ground Series) with Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms
Artist Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms will discuss concepts of kindness and its implementation in our communal world. Read More
