Learning How to Desire
Conversation to follow with curator Lauren Leving, moderated by Charlotte Feng Ford '83 Curator of Contemporary Art Emma Chubb
Public reception at Smith College Museum of Art
SCMA is free and open to all. Come for an evening of art, making, and community. Galleries are open until 8 p.m.
4–7pm
Drop-in Zine Making (Boeckman Sculpture Court (Museum Atrium)
Create a DIY mini-magazine inspired by the new exhibition Don’t mind if I do. Try prompts like “My favorite artists,” “Things I love,” or “Songs on repeat,” or make your own theme. All ages welcome; no experience needed. Materials provided. Explore the artists on view and the exhibition zine for ideas.
Join us from 4–8pm for an evening of art, making, and community at the Smith College Museum of Art. Galleries are open until 8pm. SCMA is free and open to all!
From 4–7pm Drop in for hands-on art making in the museum atrium All ages welcome.
Leaving a Legacy Through the Moody Purchase Program
Kaia Austin ‘26 is an Art History Major with a Museums Concentration. They have worked as an Academic Programs Assistant at the SCMA since 2022.
A dilapidated enclosure. A grungy white wall. Ominous spillage of light. The haunting shadow of a cross that once was. These are the hallmarks of the official 2025 Meredith Moody Purchase photograph Saint Peter by S. Billie Mandle.
SOFA Student Art Sale
1-5pm
The SOFA Student Art Sale is popping up on Friday, December 5 from 1–5pm in the Boeckman Sculpture Court (Museum Atrium). Browse standout student-made jewelry, prints, clothing, cards, stickers, and more. Perfect for holiday shopping and end-of-semester thank-you gifts, all made by Smith students.
Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA) in partnership with the Smith College Museum of Art.
Educator Workshop
4-6pm
An educator workshop related to author Vashti Harrison's book BIG will be held at the Smith College Museum of Art in the Boeckman Sculpture Court (Museum Atrium) on December 4, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00pm. This workshop will be led by Campus School teachers. Pre-registration is required to attend.
From Form to Symbol: An Aesthetic and Cultural Interpretation of a Tang Dynasty Mirror
Gengwei Guo (he/him) is a second-year M.A. student specializing in Chinese painting and calligraphy at UMass Amherst. His current research interests include Ming and Qing dynasty bird-and-flower painting, Qing dynasty material culture, and women artists of the Qing period.
Celebrating Cromwell Day
Crafting your Image: Drop-in photo studio experience
Thursday, November 6, 3:15–4:45pm, Smith College Museum of Art
Join us from 4–8pm for an evening of art, making, and community at the Smith College Museum of Art. Galleries are open until 8pm. SCMA is free and open to all!
From 4–7pm Drop in for hands-on art making in the Boeckman Sculpture Court (museum atrium)
All ages welcome.Fold paper stars inspired by Younes Rahmoun’s sculpture Markaba (2016/2024), and create a twinkling garland to hang in your home for the holiday season.
Art as Archive: Curating Germany, 1918-1945
Rebecca McClung is a Ph.D. student in the history department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work focuses on modern Germany and the memory of the Holocaust in a divided postwar society.
