Arts

Imaginary Beings: Mythologies of the Not YetNeri Oxman at the Centre Pompidou

How to communicate science visuallyIn a new book, MIT’s Felice Frankel aims to help scientists and engineers improve the way they portray their research through photos, diagrams and graphs.

Composing for loudspeakers: computer music pioneer John Chowning visits MITThe inventor of FM synthesis, Chowning revolutionized the music industry; saw a glimpsing into the future of music at the Institute.

MIT students to visit Belgium on study-trip

Junot Díaz wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’Pulitzer Prize-winning author and writing professor receives unrestricted $500,000 prize.

Slideshow: Thursday's Inaugural Celebration ConcertAn evening with Venezuela's Caracas Brass

Inaugural concert celebrates President Reif and Music at MITCouncil for the Arts at MIT sponsors inaugural concert including the Caracas Brass

Fine tunesPhilip Cohen MBA ’13 brings his personal startup history to the Beehive.

Said and Done for September 2012Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.

World-class musician Mark Stewart comes to the Glass LabIn a yearlong residency, the musician and instrument designer will build a glass orchestra with MIT students.

Q&A: Junot Díaz on his new bookThe MIT professor and Pulitzer-winning writer talks about the people and ideas in his newest work, This Is How You Lose Her — and explains why women form a big part of his core audience.

Jackson’s ‘Dark Machines’ exhibit on display at MIT Museum

Said and Done for June/July 2012Digest of MIT humanities, arts and social sciences

Thompson presents world premiere of Viola Concerto by Wilson

Theater Arts Associate Professor Jay Scheib wins Obie AwardHonored for his production of World of Wires

Slideshow: 2012 MIT Awards Convocation51 community members receive nearly 30 awards for their service to the Institute.

51 community members to receive Institute AwardsStudents, faculty and staff will be honored at May 9 ceremony.

Robert Lepage dazzles MIT community during spectacular campus residency April 24-26, 2012Robert Lepage dazzles MIT community during spectacular campus residency April 24-26.

McDermott Award recipient Robert Lepage collaborates and converses with students during campus residency

Confronting global disasters from afarCreative responses to devastation

De Florez Fund for Humor invites proposals for grants

Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron PrizesPrize honors cross-cultural fluency

MIT establishes Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)$1.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will launch CAST.

MIT's Communication Forum conducts a conversation for scholars — and citizensHas explored media and change for more than 30 years

MIT SHASS welcomes PEN New England to new home on campus

ART AND POLITICAL ACTIVISMThe Disobedience Archive Comes to SA+P.

Jamshied Sharifi ‘83 recognizes the Arab Spring with commission for the MIT Wind EnsembleFree advance tickets available for world premiere concert Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.

Current SHASS MacVicar Faculty Fellows reflect on teaching at MITNew fellows to be named Friday; current SHASS fellows discuss the significance — and the sheer fun — of teaching the Institute's students