Artfinity

A celebration of creativity and community at MIT

Artfinity is a new festival of the arts at MIT featuring 80 free performing and visual arts events, celebrating creativity and community at the Institute.

Artfinity launches with the opening of the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building on February 15, 2025, continues with a concentration of events February 28-March 16, and culminates with the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts public lecture by 2025 recipient artist and designer Es Devlin on May 1, 2025, and a concert by Grammy-winning rapper and Visiting Professor Lupe Fiasco on May 2, 2025.

Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to creativity, community, and the intersection of art, science and technology. We invite you to join us in this celebration, explore the diverse events, and experience the innovative spirit that defines the arts at MIT.

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Opportunities to Participate

Community Films Screening

The 2025 MIT Arts Festival is accepting submissions of four to thirty minutes long films in all genres (fiction, non-fiction, animation, experimental, etc.) from MIT students, faculty, and staff to be screened on March 7 & 8, 2025 in the MIT Bartos Theater.

Submit a film for consideration by January 6, 2025

Art on the Screen

The 2025 MIT Arts Festival invites submissions of digital/digitized artwork (silent films, videos, animations, scans of 2D or 3D art, illustrations, etc.) that are up to four minutes in length from members of the MIT Community for consideration to be shared on campus screens, including the MIT Open Space screen, as part of Artfinity, the 2025 MIT Arts Festival, February 28-March 16.

Submit content for consideration by January 6, 2025

Ekphrastic Poetry Contest

MIT students are invited to put visual art to language and submit up to three poems inspired by a work of art in the MIT Public Art Collection for consideration for first place ($1,000), second place ($700), or third place ($300) prizes. The winning poem(s) may also be read aloud as part of one of the events in the festival.

Submit an ekphrastic poem for consideration by Friday, January 24, 2025, by 11:59 EST

Connect with the MIT Arts Community

MIT departments, labs, centers, student groups, and programs that make, present, or study/research art (or offer resources and opportunities to others to do so) are invited to connect with the MIT arts community.