For Students: The Arts
The Student Arts Fund
In order to respond to the significant interest in the arts among Haverford's student body, a new fund has been established to support a strong co-curricular arts program on campus. The goal of this fund is to help students pursue creative interests that build upon, complement, and go beyond the offerings of our formal curriculum. The John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities and the Office of Student Activities jointly steward the fund, each supporting projects in keeping with both the spirit of the fund and their respective missions. Funding is granted across a range of projects, including but in no way limited to:
- bringing guest instructors, performers, and artists to campus
- supporting the mounting of small exhibitions
- funding production costs for performances
- supporting student travel to area exhibitions and performances
- purchasing art supplies
The Office of Student Activities and the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities will prioritize proposals that work toward a specific vision, creation, or performance beyond the normal scope of already-supported activities.
To Apply
Please submit the following for consideration:
- A written proposal of 500 words or less that describes your concept for using the Student Arts Fund;
- A budget proposal which identifies and outlines how the grant will be utilized;
- Any supplementary materials that you wish to be considered as part of your application for the grant (strongly encouraged but not required); such materials could include drawings, slides, audio or video clips, visiting artist CVs, etc.
- A discussion of past relevant experience, if applicable; please also include a list of your other extracurricular commitments and talk about how this project might fit into your pre-existing work schedule.
Deadlines: Decisions are made on a rolling basis each semester up until two specific dates. To be considered for the Student Arts Fund, please submit the above information via email by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, 2012 (fall round) and Friday, March 1, 2013 (spring round) to James Weissinger, Associate Director of the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, at jweissin@haverford.edu. NB: Applications will be reviewed and approved prior to these final deadlines, and there is no guarantee that funding for the semester will be left by those final deadlines--submit your proposal *as soon as possible.*
Students are expected to provide a report about their funded experience, to be shared with the donor along with a copy of the funded proposal.
Interested students are encouraged to contact the College's Student Activities Coordinator Lilly Lavner at llavner@haverford.edu or the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities' Associate Director James Weissinger at jweissin@haverford.edu for more information.
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2011-12
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The Attic Stairs try to bolster funds received from the Student Arts Fund to record, press and design a vinyl record. -
Friday, 12/9, 5:30-7:30 pm, Stokes 102: The third of three workshops exploring the relationship between the visual and the verbal, images and words. Attendance of previous workshop not required.Learn more > -
Friday, December 9th, 8 pm, in the Black Box Theater under the DC. Come to the last Open Mic of the year, featuring New York slam poet Daniel "Fritz" Silber-Baker. Bring poems, monologues, songs, etc.Learn more > -
Friday, 11/18, 5:30pm Workshop with poet Daniel "Fritz" Silber-baker. The second of three workshops exploring the relationship between the visual and the verbal, images and words. Attendance of previous workshop recommended but not required.View event details > -
Five teams will be given cameras, a list of objects that need to be included, and then have 24 hours in which to make a short film! Filming will take place on Saturday, April 9; films will be shown on Sunday, April 10. Are you up to the challenge? Contact Rachel Kobasa (rkobasa@haverford.edu) or Kyle McCloskey (kmcclosk@haverford.edu) ASAP if you are interested.Sponsored by the Student Arts Fund > -
Let's Handle This - An art workshop with Jordan Seiler, April 9th, 6pm, Sharpless Auditorium. Street Communications Artists & Advertisers on the Street, April 9th, 6pm, Sharpless Auditorium. Some of America's most prominent and street artists and street art bloggers will discuss how public space is and should be used and why street art is an important part of the urban landscape.Learn more > -
Copies of the Student Arts Fund-supported Luftwaffe EP Quiet Summer will be freely available to students starting Saturday evening, 2/19/11 in the E-Haus (Apartment 15) Common Room. More info: bsmith@haverford.edu.
2010-11
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December 9 & 10, 7:30PM - 9:00PM, December 11, 2:30PM, McPhearson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College: A chilling musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. In a critique of fundamental American ideals, it follows nine presidential assassins and would-be assassins on their quests to achieve the American Dream by killing the President of the United States.Get your FREE ticket > -
Saturday, 12/11/10, 6 PM, Chase Auditorium: We've collected all the tapes. Now it's time to press play on YOUR STORIES. Pizza dinner provided. Come with an empty stomach and open ears.Learn More > -
Following the model of larger national storytelling projects like StoryCorps, the Listening Project is a student-centric storytelling project at Haverford College. The LP’s main goal is to collect and record students’ stories about their time at Haverford. Recording will end SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.Learn More > -
Saturday, October 23 5:30 PM, Founders Hall: Spend your evening enjoying music (The Kominas, Arooj Aftab, & more!), snacks, and two short lectures. Your $10 donation goes to help the much needed relief efforts in Pakistan. Sponsored by the Humanities Center Student Arts Fund, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Muslim Students Association.Learn More > -
Bring guest instructors, performers, and artists to campus; mount small exhibitions; fund production costs for performances; supporting travel to area exhibitions & performances; purchase art supplies; etc. etc. etc. Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 1st, 2010.View Application Info >
2009-10
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Sunday, May 9th, 6:30 PM - old squash court #1 under ryan gym: The Drop Shot Space presents (In)Habitation, a collaborative exhibition of prints created by Annie Tague & Fay Strongin throughout their past four years at Haverford! Sponsored by the John B. Hurford Humanities Center Student Arts Fund. Part of David Richardson's Boast series. -
Thursday, April 29th at 6 PM - the old squash court #1 under Ryan Gym: Poet John Rybicki will return to campus for a reading with original music by Ezekiel Barnett '13 and David Richardson '12. Sponsored by the Hurford Humanities Center Student Arts Fund.Learn More > -
Saturday, April 17th, 10pm - 2am, Ryan Gym: the Creative Control Album Release Dance Party! Special Bonus Track download code available only at the release party. Part of the AcadeMIX hip hop symposium. Sponsored by the Black Students League, the Bryn Mawr Haiti Relief Fund, and the Student Arts Fund / HHC.Learn More > -
Creative Control is an original album produced by Howard Brown '12, featuring the vocal talents of the Bi-college Community and the artwork of Fairleigh Barnes '13. Be sure to download the album and vote on your favorite track!Learn More > -
Sat. April 17th & Sun. April 18th, 8 PM in Stokes Auditorium: Join us for the unveiling of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann" re-imagined by Kyle McCloskey '11 as a silent, black and white student film, complete with live student musicians!Learn More > -
April 8th, 9th and 10th at 8pm - doors open at 7:30pm - in the DC Black Box Theater: Haverford's production of The Last Five Years stars Erin Washburn (BMC '13) as Cathy, and Sam Hallowell (Cabrini College '13) as Jamie; directed by Erica Sands (HC '13).Learn More > -
Howard Brown '12, with help from The Student Arts Fund, Jason McGraw, and the Academix Committee, believes that with the right music and right songs, any of the a capella singers in the Bi-Co can sound like stars. The release of this project in April will coincide with this year’s Academix panel and concert, which will focus on student-artists’ roles and challenges with balancing school and creativity.Visit the Blog > -
Kyle McCloskey '11, through the Student Arts Fund, will address our growing dependence on technology in this Information Age by transforming an H.P. Lovecraft short story entitled The Music of Erich Zann into a black-and-white silent film complete with an original score. This blog will chronicle the production process, from set and makeup designs to editing and score recordings.Learn more >
2008-09
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An art show in James house featuring work by Allyn Gaestel. Opening April 30th, 8:30pm - 10:30pm. Show runs until Friday, May 15th. Supported by the Students Art Fund. -
A Make Art Happen group mixed media show opening in James House on Friday, April 17th 2009, from 7:30-11 PM. The show features movies, paintings, poetry, stories, collages, projections, installations, music, and other types of displays created by Haverford students. -
A Sound Installation at James House, March 2, 6 PM. Created by Scott Muller, Jack Meaney, and Hannah Jaenicke. Rediscover the ghost in the machine. Sponsored by the Student Arts Fund. -
Dax, an undergraduate film student at NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, will be screening some of her recent work and leading a conversation about every student’s predicament in reconciling her or his changing interests with her or his chosen major. Organized by Student Arts Fund Grant Recipient Goda Trakumaite '10. -
A student production of Hamlet, sponsored by the Student Arts Fund.
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2008-09
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Senior Justin Dainer-Best and James House brought poet John Rybicki to Haverford on October 22nd through a grant from the Humanities Center's Student Initiated Arts Fund. View photos and learn more.
2007-08
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Adam Subhas '09 brought jazz-rock guitarist and Berklee College of Music instructor David "Fuze" Fiuczynski to campus for a fantastic 30-student strong master class; his trio, the Screaming Headless Torsos, performed later that evening.
2005-06
Brendan Wattenberg '06 organized a short residency with poet John Rybikci, incorporating a class visit, poetry workshop, and public reading.
Dialogues on Art
Students attend a variety of Philadelphia cultural events throughout the year as part of HCAH's Dialogues on Art initiative. "Dialogues" are interdisciplinary excursions that bring together students and faculty to visit exhibitions, performances, and screenings of contemporary art in the greater Philadelphia area, continuing their conversations over dinner.
TO APPLY: The fall Dialogues on Art schedule is TBA. 
For more information, or if you have an idea for a possible Dialogues trip, contact Associate Director James Weissinger.
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2010-11
- On Sculpture - Organized by Laura Gilroy '11, a group of students and professors (Hannah Garner '12, Rachel Cholst '11, Tom Apicella '12, Ellen Freeman '11, Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine arts and Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow John Muse, and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Joshua Schrier) traveled to the Storm King Art Center, a 500-acre sculpture park in the Hudson Valley, for its 50th anniversary. The group wandered from the paths through the woods to see the sculptures up close. The post-trip discussion at Ekta Indian restaurant in Bryn Mawr revolved around the unique way the sculptures at Storm King work with the elements and engage with their natural surroundings. Agreed-upon highlights included a mile-long winding stone wall by land artist Andy Goldsworthy, a cube by Menashe Kadishman that created the optical illusion of being suspended in midair, sheets of steel that sliced through the hillside by the famous sculptor Richard Serra, and a chair made out of welded-together JFK half dollar coins by an artist named Johnny Swing.
- November 6, 2010 - On Street Art: Organized by Michael Rushmore '14, students were invited to join us for a trip to view Seiler's Taking From the Tip Jar solo show at the Vincent Michael Gallery in Philadelphia. Artist Jordan Seiler and gallery director Elizabeth Gault walked students through the show and ate a meal with them afterwards. Jordan Seiler is an artist at the forefront of street art and political action through art, which focuses on the takeover of billboards and other forms of advertising in public spaces. His artistic actions have shut down a company with an illegal business model and generally made the world a place with fewer advertisements.
2009-10
- The Art of the Steal - Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art.
2008-09
- September 4th - the ICA's exhibits: Douglas Blau, R. Crumb's Underground, Katie Gilmore, Odili Donald Odita: Third Space
2007-08
- September 7 – the Wooster Group's production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Emperor Jones" as part of the Philadelphia Live Arts & Philly Fringe Festival with Professor Rob Scarrow (Chemistry).
- October 7 – the Stephen Sondheim musical "Assassins" in conjunction with the Musical Theater Student Seminar, participating in a special talkback discussion with the cast.
- April 25 – "Mike's World," a retrospective of performance/video/installation artist Mike Smith at UPenn's Institute for Contemporary Art with Professors Owen Schuh and Rebecca Robertson (Fine Arts) and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow John Muse.
2006-07
- October 12 – "Saving Faces: Portraits of Facial Reconstructive Surgery" by Mark Gilbert at the Klein Gallery with Professor Carol Schilling (Writing Program).
- November 3 – Philadelphia Mural Arts Tour with Pankhuri Agrawal '06, CPGC Haverford House intern with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
- December 6 – "My Children! My Africa" at the Wilma Theater with Professors Laura McGrane (English; Africana & African Studies) and Craig Borowiak (Political Science).
- February 21 – "Look Again: African American History is American History" at The Rosenbach Museum & Library with Professors Willie Williams (Fine Arts) and Israel Burshatin (Spanish/Comparative Literature/Gender & Sexuality Studies).
- April 26 – Berthold Brecht's "The Life of Galileo" at the Wilma Theater with Professors Marianne Tettlebaum (German; Mellon Fellow 04-06 and Dialogues on Art founder) and Richard Freedman (Music; Humanities Center Director)
2005-06
- November 4 – Professors Gena Zurowski (English) and Rob Scarrow (Chemistry); an exhibition of work by multimedia artist Rodney Graham, Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.
- November 8 – Professors Jill Stauffer (Philosophy), Jim Ransom (English), and Maud McInerney (English); an exhibition of Eugène Atget's photography, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- January 20 – Professors Alyssa Hartz (Comparative Literature), Sue Benston (English), and Kim Benston (English); an exhibit of paintings by Beauford Delaney, Philadelphia Museum of Art (organized by Emma Chubb, the Humanities Intern at PMA for Summer 2005).
- February 10 – Professors Stephen Hock (English), Mark Scandera (Mathematics), Dorian Stuber (English), and Marianne Tettlebaum (Comparative Literature and Music); a screening of Michael Haneke's film "Caché".
- March 31 – Professors Darin Hayton (History) and Jeff Tecosky-Feldman (Mathematics); Gunther von Hagens' "Body Worlds" exhibit at the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia (organized by students Britta Volz and Katrina Schwartz).
- April 14 – Professors Raji Mohan (English) and Kaye Edwards (Center for Peace and Global Citizenship); a tour of public mosaics and art by Isaiah Zagar on South Street, followed by dinner with the artist (organized by student Pankhuri Agrawal).
2004-05
- November 4 – Professors Gena Zurowski (English) and Rob Scarrow (Chemistry); an exhibition of work by multimedia artist Rodney Graham, Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.
- November 8 – Professors Jill Stauffer (Philosophy), Jim Ransom (English), and Maud McInerney (English); an exhibition of Eugène Atget's photography, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- January 20 – Professors Alyssa Hartz (Comparative Literature), Sue Benston (English), and Kim Benston (English); an exhibit of paintings by Beauford Delaney, Philadelphia Museum of Art (organized by Emma Chubb, the Humanities Intern at PMA for Summer 2005).
- February 10 – Professors Stephen Hock (English), Mark Scandera (Mathematics), Dorian Stuber (English), and Marianne Tettlebaum (Comparative Literature and Music); a screening of Michael Haneke's film "Caché".
- March 31 – Professors Darin Hayton (History) and Jeff Tecosky-Feldman (Mathematics); Gunther von Hagens' "Body Worlds" exhibit at the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia (organized by students Britta Volz and Katrina Schwartz).
- April 14 – Professors Raji Mohan (English) and Kaye Edwards (Center for Peace and Global Citizenship); a tour of public mosaics and art by Isaiah Zagar on South Street, followed by dinner with the artist (organized by student Pankhuri Agrawal).
The E. Clyde Lutton '66 Memorial Fund For The Performing Arts
Clyde Lutton loved Haverford for its beauty, its academic rigor, and its ever-present but evolving focus on honor, dignity, and worth. He loved the College community for its ability to generate true dialogue, and as a forum that encouraged individuals to share their unique ideas and talents with other.
Clyde Lutton also loved theatre and the performing arts. Whether as actor, director, lighting technician, stage hand, or set designer; whether it was theatre, dance, or choral work, Clyde seized every opportunity to participate. Performance allowed him the freedom to grow and develop as a complete person, to try new things, to succeed and to fail, and to try again.
Funding for the planning, organization, promotion, and production of performing arts work or film is available through the E. Clyde Lutton '66 Fund and the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities. This grant is open to performers, technicians, filmmakers, directors, creators, designers, mixed-media installation artists and anybody else who may be interested in producing crisp, challenging performing arts at Haverford.
TO APPLY: The next application deadline is Friday, October 26, 2012. Please review the Lutton Fund application 
for more information, or contact the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities' Associate Director James Weissinger at jweissin@haverford.edu.
Here's an example of a successful past proposal.
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2011-12
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Saturday, April 21st, James House Student Arts Center:a series of collaborative and competitive student performances performed on top of, beside, around, and through a temporary outdoor amphitheater, built by Peter Loewi ‘12 and sited next to the James House Student Arts Center. Part of the James House Block Party.Learn more >
2010-11
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Friday, February 25th, 7:30 p.m. MacCrate Recital Hall, Union Music Building: Featuring compositions by: Ben Diamond '11 Ethan Joseph '11 Ben Safran '13. Supported by the E. Clyde Lutton ‘66 Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts & the John B. Hurford ‘60 Humanities Center.Learn More >
2008-09
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Deadline: Friday, March 19th for Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 performances. Open to performers, technicians, directors, creators, designers, mixed-media installation artists, and anybody else who may be interested in producing crisp, challenging performing arts at Haverford.Learn More & Apply > -
Service, a play written and directed by Jesse Paulsen '09 for this year's E. Clyde Lutton '66 Memorial Fund For The Performing Arts, premiered on Thursday April 16th at 8 p.m.
2006-07
Cul-de-sac
November 18th and 19th, 2006, Marshall Auditorium.
Written and directed by Hilary Leichter '07, with Katie Baratz, Joseph Bernadoni, Caitlin Duffy, Julie Eubank, Anna Krieger, Nalynn Park, and Sam Rabinowitz.
2005-06
Staged Reading - Brendan Wattenberg '06
Floyd, a writer committed to a mental institution, invites his parents, ex-girlfriend, and therapist to play themselves in a public reading of his new screenplay. As the play-within-the-play spins into a strangely familiar autobiography, interruptions outside the manuscript make for an absurd and troubling session of meta-theatrical psychoanalysis.
Staged Reading is the final project for Directing II: Advanced Workshop, taught by Allen Kuharski, and is directed by Brendan Wattenberg, Haverford College, '06. With Caitlin Duffy BMC '07, Alison King HC '09, Matt Klinman HC '08, Matt Lowe HC '06, and Jesse Paulsen HC '09. Lighting design by Kim Comer SC '09 and costume design by Katie Baratz HC '07.
Staged Reading is presented at Haverford and Swarthmore by the E. Clyde Lutton '66 Prize for the Performing Arts and is produced by special arrangement with Spark Productions, New York, producer, Eric Falkenstein.
Michael Blieden (Playwright) is an alumnus of Comedy Company at the University of Michigan. He adapted his first play, Phyrogiants! for Bob Odenkirk's feature film Melvin Goes to Dinner, in which he also stars. A former correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Blieden has also worked as a director in projects including the documentary The Comedians of Comedy, a music video for Fiona Apple, and concert films for Joe Rogan and Zach Galifianakis. Blieden lives and works in Los Angeles.
Eric Falkenstein HC '91 (Producer). Broadway: Bridge & Tunnel; The History Boys; Democracy; Whoopi; Long Day's Journey Into Night (2002-2003 Tony Award); Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune; The Crucible; All Shook Up; Squonk. Off Broadway: Toxic Audio. Eric's companies - Spark Productions and Convergence Pictures - are at work on various projects in theater, film, television and environmental & human rights.