Join the Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT) program, Arts at MIT, Department of Architecture, Comparative Media Studies / Writing, List Visual Arts Center, and Morningside Academy for Design (MAD) for an evening of art, food, and fun.
Check out the List Center galleries and enter the lottery to borrow a work of art, meet student artists, and learn more about MIT’s robust arts community. The evening culminates with a dance party in the E15 ACT Cube.
Register in advance or on site (E15, first floor/Atrium Level). This event is open to the MIT community. Attendees must show either a passport or state ID to be served alcohol. Capacity is limited; re-entry will be permitted as space allows.
Arts on the Radar Schedule: Friday, September 6, 2024
6:30–8pm
Student Lending Art Program Exhibition
Building E15, Atrium Level
Since 1977, the SLAP Exhibition and Lottery has provided MIT students the enviable opportunity to borrow, appreciate, and live with a museum quality work of original art for the academic year.
This program is free for all current MIT undergraduate and graduate students.
Join the Conversation: Jeremy Couillard
Building E15, Atrium Level Lobby
Join the Conversation is an interactive scratchboard activity linked to the List Projects 30: Jeremy Couillard exhibition on view.
6:30–8:30pm
Food + Registration + Info Fair
Building E15, Atrium Level Lobby
Stop by info tables to learn more about arts opportunities at MIT and pick up swag!
Burritos available while supplies last.
Re-entry will be permitted until the event reaches capacity.
Film Screening: MIT in 3:00
Bartos Theater, Building E15, Lower Level
View finalist films from the 2023 and 2024 MIT in 3:00 video competition, an initiative of the program in Comparative Media Studies / Writing.
6:30–10pm
ACT Gallery Exhibition
Building E15, Lower Level
Explore work by students in the Art, Culture, and Technology program at MIT.
Art Project Demos
Building E15, Lower Level
Explore interactive artistic work by students and faculty, and learn more about the many resources available to help make your art project ideas a reality.
7pm
Spatial Mixtape
ACT Cube, Building E15, Lower Level
Experience quadraphonic recordings of both historical pieces and recent works by local artists, hosted by the Spatial Sound Lab.
8pm
Dance Party
ACT Cube, Building E15, Lower Level
The evening culminates in a dance party hosted by ACT, featuring MIT DJs and a special dance performance by Ridonkulous.
Attendees must show either a passport or state ID to be served alcohol.
Explore More Opportunities in the Arts at MIT
Whether aiming to make, experience, or study art, or simply seeking to connect with others who share a passion for the arts, there are many opportunities to explore the arts for MIT students.
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More about the Hosts
Art, Culture, and Technology program (ACT)
Academic program in the School of Architecture + Planning
ACT fosters a rigorous, research-based, and transdisciplinary approach to art practice. The program is headed by distinguished artist-professors and supported by a dynamic cast of practitioner graduate students and staff, visiting artist-lecturers, affiliates, and guests.
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Arts at MIT
Student art programs offered by the Provost’s Office, home to the Council for the Arts at MIT and the Center for Art, Science & Technology
Extra-academic opportunities and resources for students, staff, faculty, and the general public. Offers funding, equipment, work space, instruction, connections, discount tickets, awards, workshops, lectures, and more.
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Comparative Media Studies / Writing (CMS/W)
Academic program in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Developing thinkers who understand the dynamics of media change and use critical analysis, collaborative research, and design across a variety of media arts, forms, and practices, applying their insights to contemporary problems.
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Architecture Department
Academic program in the School of Architecture + Planning
With a group of active practitioners composing the core of the design faculty, the MIT Architecture Department is centered on contemporary practice and actively pursues interdisciplinary collaboration while addressing contemporary conditions such as climate change, globalization, technology, and urbanization.
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List Visual Arts Center
The contemporary art museum at MIT
A creative laboratory that provides artists with a space to freely experiment and push existing boundaries. The List presents exhibitions, gallery talks, and more, and manages the Student Lending Art Program and the public art spread throughout the MIT campus.
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Morningside Academy for Design (MAD)
An interdisciplinary hub for design
Focused on design education, research, and entrepreneurship, MAD weaves in science, engineering, architecture and planning, the humanities, and business, to create an environment where design becomes a catalyst for positive change. While serving the entire Institute, MAD is home to three makerspaces (Metropolis, The Deep, N52 Fabrication Shop) and MITdesignX.
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