Arts First
art first annual art festival held harvard university four day end spring semester includes live performance music dance theater poetry reading comedy fashion well art exhibition artmaking activity founded alum john lithgow office art director myra mayman honor artistic community harvard run harvard office art ofa festival public event many event free harvard affiliate undergraduate graduate student faculty staff alumniae may apply perform exhibit artwork art first performing ensemble may include nonharvard affiliate long least one performer harvard affiliate festival involves artist giving performance exhibition volunteer recruited assist running festival required affiliated harvard university funding provided selected public art project harvard yard art first performance fair performance directly given free venue publicity production support instead funding performance fair includes opera dance music many genre standup improv comedy theater poetry experimental performance festival includes exhibition public art harvard yard location around campus work include sculpture installation installation performancevideo component filmvideo student project selected exhibition harvard yard receive supporting guidance professional visual artist harvard art medal annual award established recognize excellence demonstrated achievement art harvard radcliffe alumnusa faculty member medal given individual achieved distinction art made special contribution good art public good relation art education awarded recommendation committee harvard faculty alumnus administrator office governing board president harvard interview discussing part initiating harvard art first annual festival john lithgow said proposed harvard art medal idea celebrate fact although it’s rare harvard men woman go creative art recipient annual harvard art medal announced course festival festival schedule