Office for the Arts Programs

Ceramics
The Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard provides a creative learning environment for a dynamic mix of Harvard students, University staff and faculty, professional artists, and the greater Boston and international community.

Dance
The Dance Program offers professionally-led, co-curricular courses in Ballet, Modern, Broadway Dance, Hip-Hop, Tap, Pilates, and West African Dance and presents workshops and master classes with visiting artists. Registration is open to all students and members of the Harvard community and alumni/ae.

Music
The OFA provides support for all types of music at Harvard including ticket programs, grants and subsidies, and a music teacher reference file. The OFA oversees and supports the activities of 12 professionally led choral and instrumental ensembles and offers subsidies and grants.

Theater
The office of the Technical Director and Advisor for College Theater Programs, has general oversight responsibility for most theatrical productions on campus that occur outside of the Loeb Drama Center. First and foremost we work to ensure the well-being of performers and audiences by enforcing fire and safety codes as well as "best-practices" of stagecraft. We also work to raise overall production levels of shows through advising, organizing workshops, and hands-on teaching.

Visiting Artists
Learning From Performers
LFP brings professional artists in music, dance, theater, film and the visual arts to the University to meet and work with undergraduates in a wide range of free educational sessions.

Jazz Program
In cooperation with the Harvard University Jazz Band, the OFA brings jazz musicians to Harvard to work and perform with undergraduates.

Visual Artist-in-Residence
Through the Visiting Artist in Public Art Program, the OFA pursues explorations of public spaces by commissioning artwork and engaging students to learn from and work with the participating artists. Students also visit Boston project sites. Past Visiting Artists have included David Ward, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Mags Harries, and Reclamation Artists.

Visual Arts
Figure Drawing
Boston artist Jon Imber emphasizes the development of students' personal expression in his weekly OFA Figure Drawing class at the Currier House Art Studio.

Ceramics
The Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard provides a creative learning environment for a dynamic mix of Harvard students, University staff and faculty, professional artists, and the greater Boston and international community.

Public Art
The OFA pursues explorations of public spaces by commissioning public artwork and engaging students to learn from the participating artist.