October Second Friday
SCMA is free and open to all! All ages welcome!
Join us from 4–8pm for an evening of art, making, and community at the Smith College Museum of Art.
From 4–7pm Drop in for hands-on art making in the Museum’s atrium! All ages welcome.
Find inspiration in SCMA's current exhibition"A City in Flux: Reflecting on Venice"and create a mask fit for a masquerade ball. Carnevale-style masks, designed by artist and SCMA Assistant Museum Educator Lilly Watson and featuring woodland creatures, will be available to embellish with glow-in-the-dark paint and collage. This program is presented as part of The Great Northampton Haunt, a town-wide, month long series of events & activations celebrating the spirit of Halloween.
5pm & 6pm Gallery Talks with Adeyemi Adebayo
Reading the Photograph: Self, Style and Fashion in Michel Kameni's Portraits of Independence
Join UMass MFA student Adeyemi Adebayo for a closer look into the portraits of Michel Kameni. Adebayo will discuss how Kameni’s photos reflect themes like independence, fashion, and self-expression—especially within global movements of liberation and cultural exchange. As a documentary photographer, Adebayo will also explore how photography has become more accessible to everyday people, and how this comes through in Kameni’s work.
Adeyemi Adebayo was born in Osun, Nigeria, and is a documentary photographer interested in themes of home, belonging, migration, and the environment. He received his undergraduate degree in Agriculture and a Master's in Ecology and Population Genetics and is currently doing a Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts. Adeyemi’s work has been featured in Nataal, Oulun yliopistolehti, Defunkt magazine, and NoWahala Magazine. He is the recipient of the Frank and Folwell Photography Award 2024, the 2024 ACDD grant, the 2024 University of Massachusetts UMCA Eva Fierst Curatorial Fellowship, and the Factory of Willow 2024 Summer Resident Artist.
From 4–8pm Enjoy four floors of art and discover the museum after hours!
This program is presented in collaboration with The Great Northampton Haunt, a town-wide, month long series of events & activations celebrating the spirit of Halloween. https://thegreatnorthamptonhaunt.com/