#  About the Office for the Arts 

 



##  Welcome to the Office for the Arts 

The Office for the Arts at Harvard cultivates a vibrant ecosystem for artmaking, empowering students to live creative and meaningful lives, regardless of experience or career path.



 

 

 

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Through the work of the OFA, students engage in transformative thinking, model innovative ways of being, and center our shared humanity through artistic practice.

 

Fiona Coffey

Director

 

 



 

 

 

 

### Mission & History 

 

Nurturing students as artists and cultural leaders since 1973. Read about the OFA's mission and the fifty-year history behind it.



 [ Learn more about the OFA arrow\_circle\_right ](/ofa-mission) 

 



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### Impact Report 

 

The OFA's Impact Report details our programs and the impact that students make as they connect academic knowledge with artistic practice and creativity.



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### Donate 

 

Your support enables a broad range of activity across the performing and visual arts through project grants, artist fellowships, instructional and guest artist programs.



 [ Support the OFA arrow\_circle\_right ](/support-ofa) 

 



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### Staff 

 

Meet the team of artists, producers, and administrative staff behind the OFA.



 [ Meet the OFA Staff arrow\_circle\_right ](/staff) 

 



      ![OFA staff and students gathered at the Ceramics Program welcome-back event.](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2026-08/26SP_OFA%20Welcome%20Back%20Gathering_Ceramics-5506_8.jpg?itok=PEsjl0Nj) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

 

##  More from the OFA 

News, career opportunities, and how to get in touch.

 

 



 [### News

 ](/news-media-releases)Read the latest OFA news.



 

 

 [### Careers

 ](/jobs)Learn about student and professional job opportunities.



 

 

 [### Contact Us

 ](/contact-us)Get in touch with the Office for the Arts.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  Explore Our Programs 

 



   ![woman working on pottery](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-08/5ddff2a2bcd37b7c51823a179fe57cef9766efbe%20%281%29.png?itok=rHzl4h3y) 

 



 

 [### OFA Ceramics Program

 ](/ceramics)Connecting students, faculty and community artists in a hub for learning and creating in ceramics.



 

 

   ![dancer leaping into air](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-08/fdb66518cef77be4dd891f06bc51f9949f5501b7%20%281%29.png?itok=eCAvHac5) 

 



 

 [### OFA Dance Program

 ](/dance)Empowering students to take risks, build resilience, and find joy through movement.



 

 

   ![Marching band drummer](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/95dee29acfb831e5897f0f2a0b9800d61b3ca0e7%20%281%29.png?itok=4pRbzjGT) 

 



 

 [### OFA Music

 ](/music-program)Bringing students together through music that spans centuries, cultures, and traditions.



 

 

   ![students standing on stage](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-08/c3f0b14b7877b1acd62551d357fc2a7c5d3cf745%20%282%29.png?itok=1Q0BMnwU) 

 



 

 [### OFA Theatre

 ](/theater)Providing students with space, resources, and mentorship to create bold, student-led theater.