Join us for programs with visiting poet Rob Macaisa Colgate

Thursday, February 12
Hardly Creatures: Poems on Access Intimacy and Collective Care
Reading and Q&A 
5-6pm
Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson Library, Smith College 
Free and open to all
Join Poet Rob Macaisa Colgate for a reading plus a question and answer session.

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.

4–6pm  
Don’t mind if I do: Disabling the Poem (Sacerdote Gallery, First Floor)
Join visiting poet Rob Macaisa Colgate for a drop-in writing experience in the galleries. All levels are welcome.

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

Rooted in SCMA's exhibition of Don't mind if I do, which is expanded to include drawings from architect Phyllis Birkby's archives, artist Finnegan Shannon will give a talk about where fantasy lives in their practice. They'll touch on sensory pleasures, the luxury of options, and the ways that Phyllis Birkby's notion of the "messiness of life" makes fantasies richer and more potent.