Kick Off 2002 by Joining ARTS FIRST!
What better way to kick off 2002 than to start planning your performance, exhibition, or activity for ARTS FIRST 2002? Harvard’s spring celebration of the arts will be a decade old this year and, as part of the tenth anniversary festivities, ARTS FIRST encourages students and faculty to present new, original work and/or open-air events throughout Harvard Yard.
An outdoor performance site in Harvard Yard will be added this year as
part of the festival’s Performance Fair on Saturday, May 4, 1 to
5 pm. The stage will host student groups in 20-minute sets throughout
the day in conjunction with performances at 11 other indoor performance
venues on campus.
CALL TO ARTISTS!
ARTS FIRST 2002 will be held Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5, 2002.
Students, faculty, and arts groups should plan in advance to reserve performance
or exhibition space, plan performances and publicity, and research and
apply for grants. Please note that Wednesday, February 6, 2002 is the
deadline to submit sign-up forms for the ARTS FIRST Outdoor Stage and
Performance Fair, publicity forms to include your event in the ARTS FIRST
Guide, and grant proposals for special projects to be presented at ARTS
FIRST 2002. All forms are now available at the Office for the Arts, 74
Mt. Auburn Street, or ARTS
FIRST web site.
Space
On Friday, May 3, Holyoke Center invites student groups and individuals
to participate in the ARTS FIRST Outdoor Stage, back-to-back performances
from noon to 7:00 pm. Performances have ranged from a cappella to spoken
word to rock bands in this outdoor venue in the heart of Harvard Square,
accessible to both Harvard Yard and the Cambridge community.
Student groups and individuals may sign up for twenty-minute slots in
the ARTS FIRST 2002 Performance Fair takes place on Saturday, May 4, from
1 to 5 pm at twelve performance sites (including the new outdoor venue)
around Harvard Yard. Performances range from ballroom to hip hop dance,
classical to rock music, film to improv comedy.
In addition, undergraduate Houses usually have space available for student
events. Contact your house committee, arts tutors, or masters for information.
For other possibilities, refer to the OFA’s
Practice & Performance Guide to the Arts at Harvard, which includes
a list of exhibition and performance spaces on campus. There are a variety
of opportunities to reserve outdoor space on campus for ARTS FIRST 2002
special events and installations. To reserve outdoor space, contact Susan
Cooke , Coordinator of Student Activities, Dean of Students Office.
Publicity
Once you have decided what and where your campus event will be, be sure
to list your event in the ARTS FIRST 2002 Guide, the main source of information
for ARTS FIRST audience, distributed on campus and throughout Cambridge
and beyond. The guide will include any arts event arranged by members
of the Harvard community that takes place on campus during ARTS FIRST
2002. Photos are welcome.
Grants
The Harvard Council on the Arts offers grants for innovative undergraduate
arts projects to take place during the festival. Please note that projects
that do not receive grant funding are still welcome to participate in
the ARTS FIRST celebration and be included in the ARTS FIRST Guide.
VOLUNTEER!
Help support the arts by joining in Harvard’s tenth annual ARTS FIRST
celebration as a volunteer! Volunteers play a crucial role in every aspect
of the festival, both during the event and in planning throughout the
year. Be a Performance Fair stage manager or crew member, recruit and
coordinate volunteers, assist in production and distribution of the ARTS
FIRST 2002 Guide, or help publicize the festival on campus. Volunteers
receive an ARTS FIRST T-shirt and an invitation to a reception hosted
by Harvard President Larry Summers. No experience is necessary for most
jobs, and all are welcome.
ARTS FIRST 2002 Deadlines
ARTS FIRST 2002, Harvard’s tenth annual celebration of the arts,
is taking place Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5, 2002.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar with the deadline of Wednesday,
February 6, 2002 to submit Performance Fair and Outdoor Stage sign up
forms, guide publicity forms, and ARTS FIRST grant applications. All forms
are now available at the Office for the Arts, 74 Mt. Auburn Street, or
ARTS FIRST web site.
For more information on ARTS FIRST 2002 performance or volunteer opportunities,
contact Vanessa Trien, ARTS FIRST Associate Project Manager, at 495-8699,
or ARTS FIRST.
