Summer Summits: Notes from further afield

A series of weekly gatherings on the terrace of the Carpenter Center presenting informal slideshows and talks by curators and artists in the Boston-area arts scene. 

Curated by James Voorhies

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Quincy Street Terrace
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
July 2015–July 2016

Contributions by Dan Byers, Pieranna Cavalchini, Haden Guest, Henriette Huldisch, Lucy Kim, Liz Munsell, Eva Respini, Lynette Roth, Trevor Smith, Alise Upitis, James Voorhies

Made possible with funding and staff of Harvard University’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts; realized within my responsibilities as Director and Curator of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Taking the form of a personal travelogue, two presenters each week shared inspiring moments and sites–about art or not–experienced during travel near and far. Summer Summits became an occasion to enjoy drinks, desserts, conversation, and music among friends, colleagues and our community under starlight on the stunning terrace of Le Corbusier’s Carpenter Center.

Evenings began at 7:30 pm on the dates indicated below with slideshows starting promptly at 8 pm, each lasting about 20 minutes. The events were free and open to the public.

July 22, 2015
James Voorhies, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Eva Respini, The Institute of Contemporary Art

July 29, 2015
Dan Byers, The Institute of Contemporary Art
Paul Ha, MIT List Visual Arts Center

August 4, 2015
Liz Munsell, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pieranna Cavalchini, Isabella Steward Gardner Museum

August 12, 2015
Alise Upitis, MIT List Visual Arts Center
Trevor Smith, Peabody Essex Museum

July 26, 2016
Haden Guest, Harvard Film Archive
Henriette Huldisch, MIT List Visual Arts Center

August 2, 2016
Lucy Kim, Artist
Lynette Roth, Harvard Art Museums