About the Program

The MIT Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program provides MIT students with opportunities to interact with nationally and internationally recognized artists through master classes, lecture-demonstrations, performances and workshops.  By providing students with opportunities for direct involvement with artists in all areas of the arts, the AiR Program encourages curricular innovation and promotes interdepartmental collaboration.

There are four endowed residencies: Abramowitz, Katzenstein, McDermott, and Rubin.  When budget permits, there are also department-based residencies, which are financially supported by the Student & Artist-in-Residence Programs.  For these residencies, specific academic departments at MIT such as Music and Theater Arts, Media Arts & Sciences, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Comparative Media Studies bring artists to MIT.

For MIT Professors:
Department-Based AiR Program Guidelines and Application

For Artists:
How to Become an AiR

Santiago Calatrava, architect and McDermott Artist-in-Residence, meets with civil engineering students