Staff Picks: Milton Avery's "Gulls and Sea"
Assistant Preparator Matt Cummings reflects on a work in SCMA's collection by Milton Avery.
Printmaker Barry Moser on Bringing Frankenstein to Life
"When you see an image that I’ve done and you see it in a way that I hadn’t, that’s what makes it alive."
Staff Picks: Anita Otilia Rodriguez's "Homenaje a Selena"
Henriette Kets de Vries highlights one of her personal favorites from SCMA's collection, Anita Rodriguez's "Homenaje a Selena."
Poems and Prints: On What the Ear Carries
Indigo Casais ’23 discusses embodied memory in Lesley Dill’s print "The Poetic Body: Poem Ears" and Mosab Abu Toha’s poem “Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear.”
Curate This: Student Stories at the SCMA
Ejona Gjata ’21 shares her reflections on her Museum Studies senior capstone design project, "Curate This: Student Stories at the SCMA."
The Tryon Prizes for Writing and Art, 2021
Congratulations to all of the 2021 recipients of the Tryon Prizes for Writing and Art!
Liz Chalfin on Spirituality, Creation, and Alternative Printmaking
"Even though I’m not a very religious person, I do feel that religion has been one way that people explore the ineffable and the mysteries of life."
Beyond the Museum: Art on Smith's Campus
Since the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year, SCMA has been collaborating with the Spatial Analysis Lab to create an interactive map of artworks around Smith’s campus. The map, titled "Beyond the Museum: Art on Smith’s Campus," is now available for public use!
Jo Ortel ’83 on the Work of Truman Lowe
"I have to say, I have very little time anymore for art that hangs politely in museums. I really think that there has to be some connection with the current issues, and the environment seems, to me, to be among the most important."
About That Narrative: Hương Ngô
As the only audiovisual piece in my series on artworks addressing memory, the video poses a compelling question: how do speaking and listening contribute to our recollections of the past?
