Public Art 2024
ON VIEW OUTDOORS IN HARVARD YARD
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 24-28
Chashitsu
Inspired by traditional Japanese tea rooms, this structure provides a space for quiet reflection. Please sit or lie down.
- Interactive Japanese Tea Ceremony with Harvard University Chado Society: Friday 1pm, 2pm; Saturday 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
- Origami with the Japanese Language Program, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations: Friday 3pm
- Listen to Contemporary Sound Installation by GSDSoundClub: Saturday 7pm
Japan GSD with GSD Dye and the Harvard University Chado Society
Harvard Yard, Tercentenary Theatre near Memorial ChurchNEW LOCATION: Near Barker Center Courtyard, 12 Quincy St. View map of location changes.
Home on the Yard
Common vinyl siding transforms into an invitation to experience to notice and appreciate the beauty of everyday materials.
Christian Behling GSD '24, Ihwa Choi GSD '24, Monica Mendoza GSD '24, Gabriel Schmid GSD '24
Harvard Yard, Old Yard near Stoughton Hall
In Bloom
A vibrant celebration of nature's changing seasons.
Abby Weber '26
Harvard Yard, Meyer Gate near Holworthy Hall
Leaf Litter
A fiber-crafted vision of the natural cycle of a Northern Red Oak tree's canopy, if humans had not landscaped it. Please touch.
Sophie Chien GSD '24
Harvard Yard, Tercentenary Theatre near Widener Library
Oyster Floats: Camera Obscuras for a Floating City
Miniature oyster shacks are a reminder of New England's rural coastal heritage. Please look inside.
Randy Crandon GSD '25 and Dylan Herrmann-Holt GSD '25
Harvard Yard, Old Yard near Harvard HallNEW LOCATION: Along Cambridge St., on south lawn of Memorial Hall (45 Quincy St.). View map of location changes.
These works are supported by the OFA ARTS FIRST Public Art Program. See festival schedule for additional Public Art installations on display throughout Harvard.