News

AFVS Alumna Trisha Pasricha ’11 Debuts New Book; Featured in The Harvard Gazette

April 07, 2026

When you’re an expert on the gut, you’re used to conversations others might shy away from. So a book on pooping and what can go wrong in the process is on brand for Trisha Pasricha, a second-generation gastroenterologist whose childhood was marked by...

Fifteen Questions: John Quackenbush on the Art of Film Projection

April 03, 2026

John R. Quackenbush is the projectionist for the Art, Film, and Visual Studies Department and the former head projectionist at the Harvard Film Archive. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: How did you initially decide you wanted to...

Elvira Notari. Beyond Silence (2025) — New York Premiere and Special Events

March 30, 2026

A series of special New York events will mark the launch of Elvira Notari. Beyond Silence (2025), a new documentary inspired by the groundbreaking book Streetwalking on a Ruined Map (1993), authored by Giuliana Bruno, Emmet Blakeney Gleason Research...

AFVS Faculty Film Series: ENTANGLED MINDS, Sneak Preview Wednesday April 8, 6pm

March 25, 2026

ENTANGLED MINDS Sneak Preview — Wednesday, April 8, 6:00 PM Filmmaker Julie Mallozzi in conversation with Tala Hadid Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Theater 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge Free admission | No tickets required Faced with the limitations...

description

VES-AFVS Alumni Enzo Camacho ’07 and Ami Lien’09 are part of of the 2026 Whitney Biennial

March 02, 2026

Whitney Museum of American Art New York, New York March 8–August 23, 2026 Members Preview March 4–7, 2026 Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien will be participating in the upcoming edition of the Whitney Biennial. Their presentation will include a newly completed...

The Passing of Frederick Wiseman

February 23, 2026

The Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies is saddened to learn of the passing of Frederick Wiseman, a pioneering documentarian and local Cambridge resident. You can read more about Wiseman’s life and films in the New York Times obituary.

AFVS Graduate Student Max Bowens film, Looking at You Looking at Me, will premiere in competition at this year's Cinéma de Réel.

February 23, 2026

Max Bowens film, Looking at You Looking at Me , will premiere in competition at this year's Cinéma de Réel. Read More.

description

Exploring Fields of Study for First Years Continues on March 2

February 19, 2026

Attention Class of 2029: Exploring Fields of Study is here! Whether you are interested in concentrating, pursuing a double or joint concentration, or a secondary field, this is your chance to learn more about AFVS. Meet with Professor Matt Saunders, AFVS’...

description

Woodberry Poetry Room- Eliot Memorial Reading: Ocean Vuong

December 04, 2025

The Poetry Room is honored to present the 2025 Eliot Memorial Reading, which will feature award-winning poet and novelist Ocean Vuong. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 9, at 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:45pm. Seating is limited. Reservations...

Professor of HAA and AFVS Carrie Lambert-Beatty and artist Aria Dean will discuss nationalism, postmodernism, fiction, form, and many meanings of the word projection in relation to The Color Scheme (2025)

November 14, 2025

As part of the PERFORMA Biennial 202 5, Professor of HAA and AFVS Carrie Lambert-Beatty and artist Aria Dean will discuss nationalism, postmodernism, fiction, form, and many meanings of the word projection in relation to The Color Scheme (2025), Dean's...

description

Fall 2025 AFVS Open Studios

October 27, 2025

AFVS Fall 2025 Open Studios will take place on Friday, December 5th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on levels B, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, at 24 Quincy Street. Artwork made this semester in all AFVS studio classes will be on view...

description

The Artist’s Voice: Caroline Monnet and Sky Hopinka with Jenelle Porter

October 17, 2025

Artists Caroline Monnet and Sky Hopinka defy boundaries and blur genres by adopting film, fashion, poetry, sculpture, and more in their cross-disciplinary artistic practices. These prolific, visionary creators will be joined by An Indigenous Present...