Institution

Art, Film, and Visual Studies

The Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies is home to a range of studio and theoretical studies in the arts at Harvard University. It offers courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, film, video and animation, as well as photography, film history and theory, and contemporary art.

Harvard Film Archive

The Harvard Film Archive presents films each week in the Carpenter Center's 200-seat theater featuring state-of-the-art film and digital projection, and regularly hosts filmmakers to discuss their work. The archive collection holds over 25,000 audio and visual items from around the world and from almost every period in film history.

Film Study Center

The Film Study Center supports filmmaking, moving image, and sonic practices at Harvard through granting fellowships and access to equipment, holding work-in-progress critiques, and hosting visiting artists.

Mission

Free and open to the public, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts is the center for contemporary art and artists at Harvard University. Through exhibitions, new commissions, public events, publications, and residencies, the Carpenter Center is dedicated to artist-centered programming and to building a vibrant community around contemporary art. This community is defined by an ethos of experimentation, diverse perspectives, and making connections across disciplines and fields. Housed within Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, the Carpenter Center’s projects are enriched by the educational mission of the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, and the cultural resources of a large research university.

Support

Generous support for Carpenter Center programs is provided by the Division of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies, Harvard University; and the Friends of the Carpenter Center: Fotene and Tom Coté, John Morace and Thomas Kennedy, and John R. and Barbara Robinson.

For information about donating to the Carpenter Center, please follow this link.

Opportunities 

Thank you for your interest in working at the Carpenter Center.

Employment
The Carpenter Center is not currently hiring. 

Work Study
Student Gallery Attendants
To apply for work study positions please visit the Student Employment Office.

Please Note
All exhibitions and public events at the Carpenter Center are part of a planned and curated program. Initiated and organized by the Carpenter Center’s curatorial staff and their collaborators, the Carpenter Center's program reflects the institution’s specific artistic, thematic, pedagogical, and civic goals. Exhibitions and public programs are the result of extensive research, studio visits, and engagement with colleagues across disciplines. Therefore, we are not able to accept unsolicited submissions of artwork for exhibition or event proposals.

Staff

Gabrielle Banks

Gallery and Bookshop Attendant
gbanks [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.496.5387

Dan Byers

John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Director
dbyers [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.496.2933

Laura Preston

Administrative and Outreach Coordinator
laurapreston [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.495.5666

Liv Porte

Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant 
oporte [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.498.1606

Katie Soule

Exhibitions Production Assistant
katiesoule [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.496.2632

Francesca Williams

Exhibitions Manager / Registrar
fwilliams [at] fas.harvard.edu
617.496.6611