Men in robes gathered beneath a tree eating and reading

Painting the Persianate World: Portable Images on Paper, Cloth and Clay 

February 2–July 7, 2024
Despite the mountain range that divides them, Greater Iran and the Indian subcontinent have long been in contact through trade and migration. Painting the Persianate World explores the circuitous histories of painted portable images from these regions across three mediums: paper, cloth and clay. Showcasing manuscript illustrations, dye-painted textiles and decorated ceramics, the exhibition draws primarily from the Smith College Museum of Art’s collection and also includes select key works from other local institutions, and is the first comprehensive project at SCMA to examine the Persianate world from a trans-media perspective.

Do the Clothes Make the Man?

 

Z Stevens ‘25j is an English Major and Museum Concentrator. They are a Student Museum Educator working with K-12 school groups.

man in civilian medieval dress holding a falcon on his bent arm, hands and falcon believed to be modern additions; man; bird; costume/uniform
hand holding a blue metal bird

Sidewalk Sales @ SCMA

11am–4pm
Museum atrium and in-store at SCMA

When: Thursday, July 27 through Sunday, July 30! 
Everything from scarves and jewelry to ceramics will be discounted, 40-60% off.

The SCMA shop is participating in Northampton's annual Sidewalk Sales, happening Thursday July 27–Sunday July 30. This year, sale goods will be displayed inside the Atrium (adjacent to the Museum), and in the Shop itself.*

Interviewing Contemporary Artists from the SCMA Collection

Indigo Casais ’23 is an art history and English double major. Indigo is also the 2022-23 Kennedy Museum Research Fellow in Art History at SCMA, working with Emma Chubb, Charlotte Feng Ford ’83 Curator of Contemporary Art. 

 

vertical painting whose central figure is a black silhouette that appears to have five heads over which are layered eight extended forearms and hands rendered in graphite; palm trees and other plants are rendered in neon greens against an orange and peach sky in the background; white and red-and-white checkered fabric surrounds the figures at the sides and bottom foreground of the painting
vertical multi colored woodcut print of young child wrestling with a huge fish

Figuration and Abstraction: Asian Art at SCMA

July 28, 2023 through Fall 2024
Drawing from the SCMA's holdings of Asian art collected over more than a century, this exhibition features paintings, sculptures, prints, and religious and decorative arts that engage with the discourse of figuration versus abstraction.

Re-Imagining SCMA’s Third Floor

Aprile Gallant is Mary Walcott Keyes 1931 Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs. 

image of the third floor of the art museum completely empty
Black and white photo of two women laying down together on a mattress, heads and naked shoulders in view only

Pride Pop-Up: Queer Identities In the SCMA Collection

2–4 PM
Smith College Museum of Art

Smith College Museum of Art 
This pop-up exhibition is open to all.

Drop-by the museum's Cunningham Center for Prints, Drawings and Photographs on SCMA’s second floor to see a special installation of art by and of LGBTQIA+ artists and subjects from the museum's collection.

Co-Sponsored and organized in partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and Smith College’s LGBTQIA+ Staff & Faculty Affinity Group. 

Two women smiling and laughing while standing at a wooden counter in a room full of colorful jewelry with woman in black shirt on the left of the photo

Members Double Discount Days

This sale runs from June 15–18 during museum hours
Smith College Museum of Art Shop

ONSITE + ONLINE

This sale runs from June 15–18 during museum hours for onsite shopping, 24/7 for online purchases.

Show your current SCMA Membership Card or enter code to receive a 20% discount on ALL of your Museum Shop purchases. Please note: the code will be sent out the day before the sale begins to all active members.

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