Six artists, teaching and creating
Following tradition, the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) again will host visiting faculty this academic year — six practicing artists who will bring skill, spirit, and a touch of marketplace reality to Harvard studios and classrooms. “Art is not made with certainties, but … with doubts,” said Brooklyn artist Luisa Rabbia, a first-time teacher who was born in Italy. “Perhaps through the students’ questions, I may find myself learning as much as them.” Rabbia is the only visiting artist who will teach in both fall and spring. “I am always worried about anything that takes time away from my practice,” she said. “But I also know that my practice needs new challenges, much as a plant needs water.” The six, who include 2010 Harvard Arts Medal recipient Catherine Lord ’70, are represented in “Visiting Faculty 2013-14,” an exhibition at the Carpenter Center through Sept. 29. Lord’s piece, done this year, is “Untitled...