Department News

It is deeply gratifying to welcome students, staff and faculty back to campus, where the exciting work of making and thinking and writing about art and film will resume in person. When we come together again, I look forward to continuing the important...

This semester the AFVS Woodshop will host virtual office hours via Zoom. Students are welcome to drop in with any and all building-related questions. Whether you're wondering about tools, techniques, materials, safety, construction or just want to...

The work of VES visiting faculty members Sonia Almeida, Ei Arakawa, Lisa Crafts, Andy Graydon , Carissa Rodriguez, and Suné Woods will be on view at the Carpenter Center on Thursday, August 30th through Sunday, September 30th. The Opening Reception will...

VES Visiting Lecturers Elle Pérez and Carissa Rodriguez will present their work in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. More about the Witney Biennal and other participating artists you will find here.

Harvard Gazette story " How college rocked my world" quotes Karthik Pandian, Assistant Professor for Visual and Environmental Studies and discusses VES concentrator Sarah Perlmutter.

VES concentrator Lance Oppenheim ’19 will premiere documentary film, “The Happiest Guy in the World,” at the Tribeca Film Festival

The Harvard Gazette highlights students in VES classes at work at the Carpenter Center, showing the “flurry of creativity” that the architect, Le Corbusier, intended for the building. View the article on their website to see images of students working in...

Solo Exhibition of Suné Woods This Body is Alive just opened at the Casemore Kirkeby Gallery in San Francisco. It is on view until October 27, 2018. More information about the exhibition you will find here.

PETE GRANA (1951 – 2021) For close to a quarter century, Pete Grana worked in the film-video Equipment Room in Sever Hall. His kind and patient demeanor masked his wry sense of humor. Students, faculty, and fellow staff members alike remember his interest...

C HRIS KILLIP (1946 – 2020) The AFVS Department mourns the death of Chris Killip who passed away on October 13, 2020. As Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies from 1991 to 2017, Chris was a beloved colleague and mentor to many. During his tenure...