“Long Live” (Anna and Allison’s version) | Art

We, the Arts Chairs of the 151st Guard of The Harvard Crimson, write to you from our impending dinosaur existence and reflect on our time in this infamous red brick building.

Although we didn’t know each other, we were both called to spend our Monday evenings at 14 Plympton Street during our first year of university. Although none of us had any journalistic experience, Sofia AndradeArts Chair and Comp Director Emeritus, took us under her wing and seduced us with stories about Comp glamorous film festivals and selfies with Timothée Chalamet.

Art pitch meetings introduced us to the exciting world of art criticism and gave us the opportunity to write about everything from music reviews to… TWICE or Radiohead’s latest singlefor the Resurgence of face-to-face theater or What the hell happened to West Elm Caleb.

But what really excited us was the community here at Crimson Arts. Kalos K. ChuThe birthday pitch meeting themed “Frozen” and the space cowboy-style Fringe Prom showed us that Crimson Arts is there for art lovers – musicians, dancers, readers, film and television connoisseurs and of course musical theater children.

Then came big elections: a rite of passage, especially for members of the culture committee. We looted. We roasted. We toasted. We ate the few pizzas that were available. And most importantly, we became the Arts Board’s newest employees. Coincidentally, we also ended up right next to each other in our board photo, almost as it should be.

Motivated by our love of “Dancing with the Stars” and Taylor Swift’s “Evermore,” we decided to shoot for Comp Director and Arts Executive positions – eventually spending Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Running competitions was a chance to connect with new writers and pass on wisdom, a chance to make Crimson Arts a welcoming home for presenters and watch them fall in love with a space that has served us so well . Our art chairs, Anya L. Henry And Alisa S. Regassatook us through the executive level, from pitching and editing to contacting members of the press.

The Music The section enjoyed a successful period and published a wide range of festival reports such as: Boston is calling And Re:SET Boston alongside food for thought, reviews and profiles of musicians from various genres. The Campus art The section also reached new horizons with the addition of Metro Artsto give voice and visibility to all talented local artists in Boston and Cambridge.

In the second half of our board term, all members of the cultural committee crowded together on the roof, fascinated by “Twilight”. There, Jen A Hughesa prolific music writer and K-pop fan, taught us the intricacies of the Twilight love triangle and instilled a fervent love for the film among the jury.

After taking the chair, our first order of business in our new roles was to lift the infamous ban on playing Taylor Swift’s music on production nights “Red (Taylor’s Version)” for the entire newsroom to hear. Even though we were faced with a number of unexpected challenges early on in our role as CEO, we leaned on each other and “came back stronger than the trend of the 1990s.”

From the flower power party to the space opera-themed Fringe Prom to endless production evenings, we spent almost every waking moment surrounded by the vibrant art scene – and occasionally with friends from other boards including Design, Fifteen Minutes, Flyby, Multimedia, and Tech.

Despite our hectic schedule full of Arts Chair responsibilities, we managed to find moments of joy and continue writing for our beloved board. Our boundless creativity manifested itself in album and concert reviews, live performance reviews, and even some co-written vignettes. We talked about it together Music for Women’s History Month, Sweets from our childhoodAnd Music we are grateful for. Writing is of course central to our board and was a way for us to reconnect with our artistic origins.

For our last production evening of the year, we – in true art style – blew up the new thing “Evil” Soundtrack, featuring a few brave souls singing their hearts out in the newsroom. We’ve even considered replacing our beloved art mascot Timothée Chalamet with the internet’s newest obsession: Jonathan Bailey.

As we approach the end of our term, we would like to thank all the people who have made Crimson Arts what it is today. Thank you to our moderators who dominate the top 5 most read posts and to our staff who express their passion for the arts through journalism and provide us with content that we have no shortage of. Thank you to the editor-in-chief for your guidance. And last but not least, we would like to thank our unprecedentedly large leadership and EAL team. Without you, production evenings cannot take place and we appreciate your commitment to your sections.

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AM: “Long live all the mountains we have moved.”

ASP: “I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you.”

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love of art,

Anna Moiseieva and Allison S. Park

Art chairs of the Harvard Crimson’s 151st Guards

—Retiring art professor Anna Moiseieva can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her to X @AMoiseieva.

– Outgoing Arts Chair Allison S. Park can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her to X @allisonskypark.