Creative Careers Conference

Harvard Creative Careers Conference 2024
Sponsored by the Office for the Arts, the Harvard Alumni Association, and the Mignone Center for Career Success

Join us on Saturday, September 21, for the first-ever Harvard Creative Careers Conference! This in-person event on the Harvard campus is sponsored by the Office for the Arts, the Harvard Alumni Association, and the Mignone Center for Career Success. The conference will provide an opportunity for current Harvard College undergraduates and alums interested and working in all aspects of the arts experience and creative pursuits to learn and connect with each other. Students will be able to learn about the experience of alums, and alums will be able to share their journeys and advice about their pathways to creative careers with the students. We hope this will inspire students to explore creative entrepreneurship and think about how they can retain a creative understanding and use the arts to advance their careers.

Program:

12:00-1:00 p.m. – Student and alumni lunch (Horner Room)

• Featuring a pop-up ceramics gallery representing student artworks made in the OFA Ceramics Studio, a state-of-the-art space that provides workshops and other artmaking opportunities for undergraduate students and community members. Featuring Gabriel Brady ’25 (he/him) Pianist

1:00-2:00 p.m. – Keynote conversation (Agassiz Theatre)

• Kevin Lin AB ’12 (he/him) Agent, Creative Artists Agency and Julia Riew AB ’22 (she/her) Composer-lyricist, librettist, and novelist in conversation with Fiona Coffey (she/her), Director of the Office for the Arts at Harvard

2:00-3:00 p.m. – Panel conversation (Agassiz Theatre)

• James Caven AB ’22 (he/him) Writers’ Assistant, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
• Veronica Leahy AB ’23 (she/her) Music performance and composition
• Abraham E.S. Rebollo-Trujillo AB ’20 (s/he) Dramaturgy/translation/acting
• Gabby Anderson ’26 (she/her) Custom artist
• Moderator: Kayla Bey ’25 (she/her) Dramatic writing

3:00-4:00 p.m. – Student and alumni reception (Horner Room)

• Featuring Henry Wu ’25 (he/him) Pianist

4:00-6:00 p.m. – The Human Comedy (Agassiz Theatre)

• After the conclusion of the conference, join us for a performance from The Human Comedy, a rework of the 1983 Broadway show featuring Harvard College students, and a post-performance discussion with the creators. More information is forthcoming!

Learn more about the speakers.

Please register by Monday, September 16. More information will be sent to registrants by email the week of the event. If you have accessibility needs or questions related to this event, please contact mcs@fas.harvard.edu.

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