Desire After Hours for Smith Students
Free for all Smith Students!
An evening dedicated to sharing connections and personal fantasies! Inspired by the exhibition, Don't mind if I do, the museum transforms into an intimate space along with a collaborative map-making station, music, delicious food, and meaningful workshops to lean into your desires! For all Smith Students!
6–8:30 p.m. All Galleries Open
Feature Exhibition: Don’t mind if I do
1st Floor (Sacerdote)
Don’t mind if I do is a collaborative experiment demonstrating how temporary changes in power structures create pathways of access for visitors, artists, and staff. Anchored by a conveyor belt that brings artworks to visitors who are invited to sit around comfortable furniture and engage with the objects, the exhibition features artworks by a selection of artists who have influenced Shannon’s practice.
6–8 p.m. Workshop: Mapping Your Desires
Boeckman Sculpture Garden
This experience is all about tracing your journey, whether that be your past, present, physical being, emotional state, or anything you want to express. Experiment with materials, reference examples on the entry table if you need, or create your own unique craft filled with your response to life. Ask for help, talk with your neighbors, or work silently. Please feel free to create the fantasy you want and map the journey you are on. Led by Grace Netti ‘26 and SCMA Student Engagement Assistants.
Food
Chocolates from Firetype: Choose your desires!
Vegan treats and drinks from Vegan Pizza Land’s Coffee Counter
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Museum Lobby
Workshop: Designing Your Pleasure-Chest with Schacht Center CHOs
Don't mind if I do encourages an expansive view of pleasure and desire. With this philosophy in mind, the CHOs and SCMA are hosting an activity where participants can explore what brings them pleasure through making zines and collages. The zines will focus on different aspects of pleasure and desire, such as sexuality, body image, access and disability, and more! Our hope is for students to leave with a vision of a more expansive life in which pleasure and play are readily available as tools for survival.