Harvard University

Bold white rafters ran overhead, bearing upon their great iron shoulders the weight of the skylight above. Late evening rays streamed through these sprawling glass panes, casting a gentle glow upon all that they graced—paper and canvases and paintbrushes alike. As day became night, the soft luminescence of the art studio gave way to a fluorescent glare, defining the clean rectilinear lines of Dilton Art Center against the encroaching darkness. It was a studio like no other. Modern. Sophisticated. Professional. And it was clean and white and nice. But it just wasn’t it. Because to me, there…