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Celebrating creativity and community at MIT
Feb 15–May 2, 2015
[](https://news.mit.edu/2024/opening-doorway-drawing-class-0128)
Interdisciplinary Class: Opening the Doorway to Drawing
21A.513 Drawing Human Experience. Credit: Philana Brown/MIT.
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COMPUTING AND THE ARTS: Explore MIT works of artistry and innovation
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### **The arts at MIT are rooted in experimentation, risk-taking, and imaginative problem-solving.**
 ~65% of first-year students in the last decade have been active in the arts
An outstanding and growing public art collection of more than 50 works
MIT has the oldest architecture program in the United States, established in 1865
**Student Opportunities in the Arts at MIT**
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Study
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Pursue a major, minor, concentration, or graduate degree in the arts
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Connect
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Join a community of like-minded art enthusiasts and creative practitioners
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/for-students/#connect)[
Experience Art
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Explore the galleries, exhibition spaces, museum, and public art on the MIT campus
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/for-students/#attend)[
Make Art
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Acquire funding, tools, training, and space to create
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/for-students/#create)[
Visit Campus
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Art events, exhibitions, and performances available to the public at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts
](https://arts.mit.edu/about/visit-campus/)[
Attend an Event
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Find arts events happening in the area
](https://arts.mit.edu/from-anywhere/)
Current Wiesner Student Art Gallery Exhibition
_Damp Skin: The Porous Urbanity and Individual_
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On at the MIT Museum in Kendall Square
Learn more about the
MIT Public Art Collection
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**Academics & Research**
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Classes for Credit
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Learn about majors, minors, concentrations, Masters, and PhDs in the arts
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MIT Faculty Projects
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We offer funding for MIT faculty and principal or senior research staff from all departments, labs, and centers for the development of creative projects
](https://arts.mit.edu/cast/projects/faculty-grants/)[
Extra-Academic Classes
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Through MIT Arts Studios, we provide extra-academic, hands-on instruction and studio experience in the arts for all levels in a range of media
](https://arts.mit.edu/start/saa/)[
Cross-Registration
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Full-time MIT students may cross-register for classes at Harvard University, Wellesley College, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design
](https://registrar.mit.edu/registration-academics/registration-information/cross-registration)[
Visiting Artists Collaborations
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We host artists from a range of visual and performing arts disciplines each year, immersing students in the creative process and fostering cross-disciplinary problem-solving
](https://arts.mit.edu/cast/projects/visiting-artists/)[
Cross-Disciplinary Classes
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We support cross-disciplinary initiatives that integrate the arts into the core curriculum and create new artistic work, materials, media, and technologies for artistic expression
](https://arts.mit.edu/cast/projects/classes/)
The digital artworks of Tamiko Thiel ’83 expand perception of our immediate environment
Alum and Composer Nina C. Young’s Sonic Architectures
DEEPFAKE: An Alternative
History of the Moon Landing
Earth viewed from the Apollo 11 lunar landing module prior to its landing on the moon in 1969. Credit: NASA. StudentsStudentsFaculty
**Resources & Opportunities**
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For Students
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Find extra-curricular arts classes, exhibition space, mentorship, makerspace, performance groups, funding for your projects, and much more
](https://arts.mit.edu/student-opportunities-in-the-arts-at-mit/)[
For Faculty
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Get support for your creative projects, hosting artist residencies, teaching cross-disciplinary classes, and conducting research
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/faculty/)[
For Staff
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Get free and discounted tickets to MIT arts events on and off campus, take an arts class, and engage with other art enthusiasts
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/staff/)[
For Alumni
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Stay connected to the arts at MIT after you graduate
](https://arts.mit.edu/opportunities/for-alumni/)[
Get Our Newsletter
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Sign up for a weekly email with a digest of announcements about the arts from across the Institute
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Visit Campus
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Information about the 50+ works in MIT’s public art collection, exhibitions open to the public, and a large variety of events and performances throughout the year
](https://arts.mit.edu/about/visit-campus/)
### **More about the Arts at MIT**