#  For Faculty and Staff 

 



##  For Faculty and Staff 

 Creative Campus 

Several performing ensembles as well as courses and workshops are open to faculty and staff.



 

 

 

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The OFA invites Harvard faculty and staff to make art! Several performing ensembles as well as courses and workshops are open to faculty and staff. In addition, faculty and staff are invited to apply to perform and exhibit artwork during Arts Fest, one of the largest collegiate arts festivals in the country. To stay informed of arts opportunities, including over 800 events presented by the OFA each year, sign up for a selection of newsletters below. Don't forget about Outings and Innings, which provides faculty and staff with discounted tickets for cultural activities among other events.



 

 

## Join an Ensemble 

 

Several music ensembles welcome faculty and staff, including the Harvard Wind Ensemble, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, and Cambridge Common Voices.



 [ Explore OFA Music arrow\_circle\_right ](/music) 

 



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##  Take a Course 

Faculty and staff are welcome to participate in non-credit courses and workshops presented by the OFA Ceramics and Dance Programs. Both programs offer a full range of rigorous courses exploring a variety of techniques for students of all levels of experience, including beginners.

 

 



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 [### OFA Ceramics Program

 ](/ceramics)Ceramics courses, workshops, and events that are open to all.



 

 

   ![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)Dance classes, workshops, and events that are open to all.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  Events, Tickets, and Arts Fest 

 



 [### Attend Events

 ](/ofa-calendar)The OFA events calendar lists over 800 events each year across the Ceramics, Dance, Music and Theater programs.



 

 

 [### Ticket Discounts

 ](https://outingsandinnings.harvard.edu/)Outings & Innings offers discounted tickets for performing arts events, professional sports, movies, museums, seasonal attractions, and more.



 

 

 [### Participate in Arts Fest

 ](/arts)All Harvard affiliates — undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff and alums — are invited to apply to perform and exhibit artwork during the annual campus-wide celebration of creativity.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

### OFA Presents Newsletter 

 

OFA Presents keeps you up to date on events produced by the Ceramics, Dance, Music and Theater programs, as well as Arts Fest, the campus-wide celebration of the arts each May. Distributed every other Thursday during the academic year.



 [ Newsletter Sign Up arrow\_circle\_right ](https://mailchi.mp/fas/office-for-the-arts-newsletter) 

 





 

 

 

 

##  Funding for Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations and Partnerships 

Interested in inviting an artist into your course to offer a fresh creative perspective on a topic or lesson? Curious about incorporating artistic practice as a form of research and inquiry within your discipline?

The OFA offers funding and support for faculty in non-arts fields who wish to collaborate with artists or integrate artistic methods into their teaching in ways that foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and exploration in the classroom. Faculty who are interested in purchasing tickets for performances or exhibitions connected to their coursework may also be eligible for support through this program.

Faculty should email OFA Director, [Fiona Coffey,](/people/fiona-coffey "Fiona Coffey") to find out more.



 

 

##  OFA Faculty Council on the Arts 

The council is made up of arts faculty and staff who help advise the OFA on arts strategies and programs and award student summer fellowships, grants and art prizes for the College. It’s also an opportunity for arts faculty to connect across disciplines and to discuss more broadly how undergrads are participating in the arts at Harvard.

- David Deming, Danoff Dean of Harvard College; William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Economics; Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
- Sean Kelly, Dean of Arts and Humanities; Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of Philosophy; Harvard College professor
- Remo Airaldi, American Repertory Theater; Lecturer on Theater, Dance & Media
- Alicia Anstead, Associate Director of Creative Productions, Office for the Arts at Harvard; Producer, Harvard Arts Fest
- Daniel Chong, Professor of the Practice of Music, Music Department; Parker Quartet
- Fiona Coffey, Director, Office for the Arts at Harvard
- Elizabeth Epsen, Manager of College Dance, OFA Dance Program
- Ruth Lingford, Senior Lecturer on Art, Film, and Visual Studies
- Laura Quinton, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies; Lecturer on Theater, Dance & Media
- Matt Saunders, De Ying Professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Laura van den Berg, Senior Lecturer; Director of Creative Writing
- Vijay Iyer, Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts; Professor of African and African American Studies; Graduate Advisor in Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry
- Neel Mukherjee, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

**Office for the Arts Contact for the Council:** Stephanie Troisi