Connect at the List

Attendees congregating in the atrium for the Connect at the List event in the MIT List Visual Arts Center.

Connect at the List is a series of special networking events that invites graduate art students, recent grads, and young artists from around the Greater Boston area to come together and meet new colleagues. Participants are invited to learn more about our exhibitions, while highlighting community, placemaking, and professional development.

Beginning in the Fall of 2024, the first iteration of Connect at the List was born from a desire to welcome the large population of young artists receiving an education from a Boston area school to the List Center and provide them with a chance to meet one another. Framed around the academic year, the List hosts two of these events per year at the beginning of each semester. 

Our team is always looking to collaborate with new organizations for this event. Some recent collaborators include Still Life Studios, MIT Office of Graduate Education, and Gallery 263. If you think your organization would be a good fit, please reach out to listprograms [at] mit.edu (listprograms[at]mit[dot]edu). 

Fall

In the Fall, Connect at the List takes its shape primarily as a speed networking event, where attendees can meet people in an accelerated format. Afterwards, attendees are invited to deepen their connections made during a reception in our atrium with provided food and beverages.

A group of people standing in pairs lined up near the wall of an open room that has artworks hung in salon style on all walls.
A group of people standing in pairs lined up near the wall of an open room that has artworks hung in salon style on all walls.
Image of attendees congregating in the atrium for the Connect at the List event in the MIT List Visual Arts Center.
A group of students looking at the art piece titled Deltille-d Wall's Necessary Anachronism 2 by Sophie Friedman-Pappas
A group of people standing in pairs lined up near the wall of an open room that has artworks hung in salon style on all walls.
A young man placing a piece of paper into a clear raffle box on a table.

Spring

In the Spring, Connect at the List utilizes networking activities as an alternate method for meeting new colleagues. Attendees are invited to interact with different prompts that invite collaboration, all while enjoying provided food and beverages.

Attendees congregating in the atrium for the Connect at the List event in the MIT List Visual Arts Center.
Two people sitting at a table covered in brown craft paper and art supplies working on various crafts.
A table covered in brown craft paper with art supplies scattered on top and a red paper sign with black text that reads "MAKE YOUR OWN BUSINESS CARD".
Two young women writing on a table in the atrium of the MIT List Visual Arts Center
Image of attendees congregating in the atrium for the Connect at the List event in the MIT List Visual Arts Center.
Four people sitting around a table covered in brown craft paper and art supplies working on various crafts.