For many, fall is a time that inspires creativity. This month at the Harvard Art Museums, we are offering workshops to explore your artistic side. You can create your own handmade journal; gain a new perspective on addiction in a drama therapy workshop with the artist collective 2nd Act; or celebrate 50 years of hip-hop with artist and singer Jazzmyn RED, and learn how to find your flow.

This month you can also attend lectures delving into the legacy of the opium trade or the complexities of collecting Chinese art. And be sure to catch the screening of artist Dario Robleto’s film The Aorta of an Archivist, in conjunction with the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine.

Take a look at what else is on the calendar in November!

LECTURE

The Legacy of the Opium Wars

On Wednesday, November 8, join Harvard faculty for a roundtable discussion about the 19th-century Opium Wars and the opium trade in U.S.–China relations. Free admission, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade.

WORKSHOP

Hip-Hop and You Don’t Stop

Dig deep into the roots of hip-hop in an interactive workshop on Sunday, November 5, led by Jazzmyn RED, local songwriter and U.S. ambassador for hip-hop. Free admission, but registration is required and is now open. You’ll also be able to sign up for the next workshop on November 12, if you wish.

PRESS

Breaking Boundaries

Writer Malcom Gay of The Boston Globe recently included the Harvard Art Museums in a list of five area museums whose new acquisitions broaden the scope of visual arts. He highlights Mildred Thompson’s Zylo-Probe and discusses the sculpture with Chassidy Winestock, a graduate student intern in the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art. Make sure to view the sculpture the next time you visit!

PERFORMANCE

Pop-Up Renaissance

Join us in the Calderwood Courtyard on Thursday, November 16 for a pop-up concert of Renaissance music, performed by the student group Harvard Viol Consort.

WORKSHOP

Dissecting Portrait Colors

On Sunday, November 12, take part in a hands-on workshop focused on the color of skin in art and medicine, led by Harvard medical student and artist William Shen. The workshop is held in conjunction with the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine. Registration opens Thursday, November 2!

GALLERY TALK

TV and American Culture

Stop by for a gallery talk on Thursday, November 2 led by curatorial fellow Jackson Davidow, who will explore why photographer Dennis Feldman was preoccupied with the role of television in American life during the 1960s and 1970s.