Harvard Arts

Work in Process Wednesday! Episode 10: Youmna M. Chamieh ’22

Chamieh’s short stories blend autobiographical elements with fiction, allowing her writings to emphasize emotional and psychological truths over strict factual retellings. Her process often begins with a real memory or image, which she transforms into crafted vignettes. Each of her stories, according to her, stand alone rather than exist in chronological order. Major personal and global events alike inspire her symbolic and cathartic style of writing. www.youmnamelhemchamieh.com.    

📸: © Julie Cohen for Mediterranean Artists Project
🎨: Dulce Gonzalez Arias ‘26

Swipe to relive Harvard Arts Fest 2026 ❤️🧡

📸: Jacob Kiflu ‘29, Arwen Zhang ‘26, Kerrie Zhu ‘28, OFA/Adam Kissick, FAS/Carlos Sanchez

Congratulations to our 2026 Arts Prize recipients! Read the full press release and learn more about each awardee at the link in bio.

🎨: Jason Coreas ‘27
📸: Jacob Kiflu ‘29, Arwen Zhang ‘26, Kerrie Zhu ‘28

Office for the Arts at Harvard presents the 2026 Artist Development Fellowship recipients! Read the full press release and learn more about each awardee at the link in bio.

🎨: Jason Coreas ‘27
📸: Jacob Kiflu ‘29, Arwen Zhang ‘26, Kerrie Zhu ‘28

Work in Process Wednesday! Episode 9: Brennis Carrillo ‘26 💻🎬✒️✨

Brennis is a senior at Kirkland House double concentrating in Government and Theater, Dance & Media. This is her fourth year as an Arts Fest student producer, which she said broadened her horizons about the type of work in the arts she could do both on campus and professionally. Say hi to Brennis if you see her in Sanders or around campus during the festival!

The OFA is incredibly grateful for all the student producers who make the Harvard Arts Festival possible.  

🎨: Dulce Gonzalez Arias

All the campus is a stage! Swipe to see the Performance Fair lineup for Saturday, May 2 from 1-5pm.

Everyone is an artist at Arts Fest! ❤️🧡 Swipe to view hands on artmaking opportunities coming May 2 from 1PM-5:30PM in Harvard Yard & on the Science Center Plaza!

Spring has sprung for artmaking 🌸👀 Keep an eye out for the new signs popping up around campus. Come find the art at Arts Fest ❤️🧡

Work in Process Wednesday! Episode 8: Julia Riew ‘22 📚🎭📝

Riew is a composer-lyricist and New York Times bestselling author. Her debut middle-grade fantasy novel, Shim Jung Takes the Dive, hits shelves on April 28. She has realized her concept, inspired by a Korean folk tale, in the forms of this novel and an in-process musical with called Dive. Preorder Shim Jung Takes the Dive at juliariew.com  

🎨: Dulce Gonzalez Arias

Work in Process Wednesday! Episode 7: Allison Charney Epstein ‘89 🎤🎼💿

Charney Epstein is a GRAMMY® nominated soprano and classical music producer. Her 2025 nomination recognized ALIKE: My Mother’s Dream, which “invites listeners to hear beyond conflict and discover connection through sound.” Her longtime collaborator, friend and fellow Harvard alum, Benjamin Loeb, was also nominated for his work on the album.

This seven-track album features the first ever English language recording of Jephthah’s Daughter, composed by Amy Beach. Beach’s music has been part of Charney Epstein’s life for decades: studied, performed and deeply admired. She uncovered the long-lost Beach work hidden in a graduate dissertation. Driven by curiosity and serendipity, she tracked it down and brought the handwritten score to life with a new orchestration.

The GRAMMY® nominated album, ALIKE: My Mother’s Dream, is available on all music streaming platforms.   

🎨: Dulce Gonzalez Arias