The John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging exchange among faculty, students, and diverse communities of writers, artists, performers, thinkers, activists, and innovators. The Center sponsors programs that promote relationships between classic humanistic study and contemporary intellectual, artistic, and ethical currents in the wider public world.
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Decentered
Visit the Hurford Center's blog Decentered to check in with the many students working with and through HCAH this summer—Philadelphia Partners Interns, Self-Designed Interns, Philadelphia Museum of Art Interns, Research Fellows, Student Research Assistants, and others.
Visit the blog >HCAH Awards 2013 Summer Internships
The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities is funding an array of local and national internships and independent research projects for 16 Haverford students.
Fords Win At Second Annual Tri-Co Film Festival
Films made by Haverford students took home five of the nine awards given at the Second Annual Tri-Co Film Festival, which took over the Bryn Mawr Film Institute on Wednesday, May 1.
More >The Center supports scholarship, teaching, arts, and public forums. We strive to offer a broad range of innovative programming for both faculty and students that is well-integrated with the curriculum. The general public is invited and welcome to attend the public forums and arts events as our guests.
Inside the HCAH
Events
Friday, September 6th, 2013
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4:30PMGallery Talk with the Artist - A Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African-Americans from Slavery to Freedom 1619 to 1864Gallery Talk with the Artist - A Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African-Americans from Slavery to Freedom 1619 to 1864 http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/242081 WCC Art Gallery 2013-09-06T16:30:00 2013-09-06T17:29:00
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5:30PMA Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom 1619 to 1864A Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom 1619 to 1864 http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/240591 WCC Art Gallery 2013-09-06T17:30:00 2013-09-06T19:30:00
Monday, September 16th, 2013
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4:30PMTalk by Distinguished Visitor Susan Hagen, Sculptor and Professor of Arts, Bucks County Community CollegeTalk by Distinguished Visitor Susan Hagen, Sculptor and Professor of Arts, Bucks County Community College http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/244052 Stokes 102 - Humanities Center 2013-09-16T16:30:00 2013-09-16T18:00:00
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
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6:00PMHurford Center Fall Info SessionHurford Center Fall Info Session http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/240831 Stokes 102 - Humanities Center 2013-09-17T18:00:00 2013-09-17T19:30:00
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
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5:00PMFaculty Exhibitions Welcome at the Cantor Fitzgerald GalleryFaculty Exhibitions Welcome at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/242091 WCC Art Gallery 2013-09-26T17:00:00 2013-09-26T18:30:00
Friday, October 25th, 2013
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4:30PMGallery Talk with the Artist - Brian Dettmer: ElementalGallery Talk with the Artist - Brian Dettmer: Elemental http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/242101 WCC Art Gallery 2013-10-25T16:30:00 2013-10-25T17:29:00
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5:30PMBrian Dettmer: ElementalBrian Dettmer: Elemental http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/240601 WCC Art Gallery 2013-10-25T17:30:00 2013-10-25T19:30:00
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
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7:00PMVicky Funari Filmmaking Workshop #3Vicky Funari Filmmaking Workshop #3 http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/241731 Chase Auditorium 2013-12-04T19:00:00 2013-12-04T22:00:00
Friday, January 24th, 2014
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4:30PMGallery Talk with the Curator - Prison PhotographyGallery Talk with the Curator - Prison Photography http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/242111 WCC Art Gallery 2014-01-24T16:30:00 2014-01-24T17:29:00
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5:30PMOpening Reception - Prison PhotographyOpening Reception - Prison Photography http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/242121 WCC Art Gallery 2014-01-24T17:30:00 2014-01-24T19:30:00











