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...last sixth months, the College, the Ann Radcliffe Trust, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, the Office of the Arts (OFA) and the Undergraduate Council doled out well over $90,000 dollars in grants to student groups. The council alone has written checks totaling over $100,000 this academic year...
...groups that don’t deserve funding: the Anime Society received $190 from the council and also got money from the College, the Billiards Club got a check for $800, the Four Square Society $400, the Lovers of the Garden State $550 and the Scrabble Club $310. The OFA shelled out $500 for a “collaborative installation of multi-media models of imaginary buildings and open spaces ... installed on top of the low concrete walls flanking the handicapped access ramp to Holyoke Center...
...performance capped off in breathtaking, awe-inspiring artistry a four-day sojourn to Harvard campus sponsored by the Office for the Arts (OFA). During his visit, McFerrin appeared at a luncheon at the Institute of Politics and, as part of the OFA’s Learning from Performers series, worked with several campus arts groups that culminated in a performance on stage at Sanders. Working alone and in conjunction with groups from campus classical, dance, gospel and a cappella communities, McFerrin sung, vocalized and charmed his way into the hearts of his audience...
Sponsored by Harvard’s Office of the Arts (OFA), “Nest!” is a public artwork by eight of Boston’s Reclamation Artists who also collaborated with some burgeoning Harvard artists. Formed in 1990, the Reclamation Artists have made their mark on sites all over the greater Boston area, including Government Center Plaza, the east Boston waterfront and, of course, Harvard Square, where the most recent addition to their oeuvre is located. In addition to the sculpture, “Nest!” also features a live element, including performances...
Although artwork with a social conscience may seem to be something new at Harvard, Silverstein explains that this is not the first time the OFA has sponsored such work. “Kristin Lucas, who created an Internet-based project last year, is interested in the threats of rapidly expanding technology as well as women’s issues. And Richard Fleischner, who installed a permanent work on the facade of the OFA, is concerned with the surrounding environment and how people view it, whether they should be paying more attention...