November 01, 2026 | 02:00 pm
Free and open to the public

A panel to explore the role of site-responsive art in addressing turbulent cultural moments while revealing new possibilities for healing.

Artists and scholars discuss how their practices connect place, architecture, theater, and film to engage collective memory.

Nisa Ari
Associate Professor, History of Art, MassArt

Mark Jarzombek

Professor, Architecture (History, Theory + Criticism) , MIT

Dr. Hala Nassar
Associate Professor/Theater Scholar, Bethlehem University, Palestine

Debra Wise
Co-Founder Central Square Theater and Catalyst Collaborative@MIT

Moderated by Dr. Sahar I. Ullah (Playwright/Director, Hijabi Monologues)

Curated by Blythe de Oliveira Foster (Lecturer, MIT Theater Arts)

 

Generously supported byMIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)

Date & Time: Sunday, November 1 at 2pm

The talk will be 2p - 3p, with a light reception following from 3p - 3:30p

Location: Building W97 Room 160

Free and open to the public