SCMA is free and open to all.
Join us from 4–8 p.m. for an evening of art, making, and community at the Smith College Museum of Art. Galleries are open until 8 p.m. 

From 4–7 p.m. 
Drop in for hands-on art making in the Boeckman Sculpture Court (Museum Atrium)! All ages welcome.

What kinds of spaces help us feel safe, rested, joyful, or connected? Inspired by Don’t Mind if I Do and architect Phyllis Birkby’s idea of “fantasy environments,” this drop-in workshop with guest artist Jeff Kasper invites visitors of all ages to draw, collage, and imagine spaces they wish existed for rest, play, gathering, community, or care.

About the Teaching Artist, Jeff Kasper

Join featured artist Jeff Kasper for Wrestling Embrace, a playful, thought-provoking virtual program exploring connection, trust, and mindfulness. Inspired by his work in Don’t mind if I do (on view through June 28), the session combines a visually rich lecture with short, optional prompts for reflection, journaling, and chat-based sharing.

Held online via Zoom, this interactive program invites you to participate from wherever you are. Bring a notebook or paper and pen and discover how Kasper turns everyday interactions into moments of insight and connection—no experience required.

This event is part of SCMA Conversations: A series connecting audiences with SCMA’s collection. Explore art and spark discovery—no matter where you are.

SCMA is free and open to all. Join us from 4–8 p.m. for an evening of art, making, and community at the Smith College Museum of Art. Galleries are open until 8 p.m. 

From 4–7 p.m. 
Drop in for hands-on art making in the Boeckman Sculpture Court (Museum Atrium)! All ages welcome.

Feel the flow this Second Friday and come create abstract paintings inspired by the artist Amanda Williams’ painting,Typographical Lapse in Territorial Judgement. Williams worked with scientists to recreate George Washington Carver’s patent for blue pigment using soil in Alabama. She used the developed paint to create and map out ideas of place, memory, and Black culture using methods of abstraction on the canvas.