First-Year Arts Program

The First-Year Arts Program covers seven artistic disciplines, consisting of Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Studio Arts and Theater Design. FAP is one of the six pre-orientation programs that you may select to arrive on campus early and start getting to know your new campus home.

Community

• Our 26 Upperclass Proctors have been working hard to create an active social calendar that encourages First-Years to get to know each other, many campus student arts leaders, as well as a large number of arts faculty and staff.
• Arts Related Social Activities: Getting to know each other through creative events such as the Jam Session, Movie Night, Art Museum tours and more.

Learning Opportunities

• Spotlight Series: Each day, you will be able to engage in keynote dialogues, panel discussions, and other activities centered on art making and artists.
• Workshops: You will have many opportunities to take classes that focus on specialty hands-on art making taught by faculty, staff, and alumni (Each FAPper will choose 10 of the 50 offered).

Getting to Know Harvard

• Involvement Opportunities: how to get engaged with art making opportunities on campus
• Tours of Arts Facilities and Venues
• Meet and interact with Harvard based Faculty, Staff, and Upperclass Artists.