Institution

Art, Film, and Visual Studies

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

Harvard Film Archive presents films each week in the Carpenter Center's 200-seat theater featuring state-of-the-art film and digital projection, regularly hosting 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.

Mission

Free and open to the public, 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, Carpenter Center is dedicated to artist-centered programming and 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, 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.

Program

The Carpenter Center program fosters meaningful engagement among artists, art, and our audiences. Exhibitions, lectures, residencies, publications, performances, screenings, and informal gatherings are choreographed to create a place where visual literacy, knowledge production, contemporary art, and critical inquiry seamlessly meet.

All exhibitions and public events at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts are part of a planned and curated program. Initiated and organized by the Carpenter Center’s curatorial staff and their collaborators, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts 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.

Opportunities 

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

Employment
No current openings. 

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

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

Anna Kovacs

Exhibitions Manager / Registrar
anna_kovacs [at] harvard.edu
617.496.6611

Liv Porte

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

Katie Soule

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