This event is free and open to all Smith students.
Allegory, Race and the Four Continents: A Lecture by Charmaine Nelson
5 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
New Acquisition: Hayal Pozanti's "A Liquid Echo" (2023)
“I’m still daydreaming, in a sense, and when I’m in my studio, I’m creating a new world for myself but I’m also proposing that we all partake in this new world together.” – Hayal Pozanti
Silken Threads: A Journey Through Local History with a Student Museum Educator
As part of a new curriculum focused on local histories of silk in Northampton and Florence, fifth graders from the Campus School of Smith College took field trips to the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) and Historic Northampton to see examples of silk in art and historical garments. In collaboration with Campus School teachers Paul Matylas and Lisa Echevarria, SCMA's Educator for School and Family Programs Gina Hall, and I developed an original program that utilized the resources of multiple collections to engage students with local history.
Join us for a relaxing evening of making and viewing art!
Drop in for Hands-on! art making activities in the museum’s atrium and enjoy light refreshments from 4–7pm. Create a model of your own stylish seat, inspired by artist-designed benches throughout the museum and new comfy seating on the third floor.
A Beacon to the World: Art from the Sylvia Smith Lewis ’74 and Byron E. Lewis Sr. Collection
February 23–October 6, 2024
This special installation celebrates the recent donation of artwork from Sylvia Smith Lewis, class of 1974, and her husband, Byron E. Lewis Sr. Lifelong supporters of Black artists, the Lewises built a major collection of modern and contemporary art. Unlike the majority of collectors and museums in the United States—who, until recently, ignored or marginalized work by Black artists—the Lewises have always championed the immense creativity and talent of these artists whose friendship they enjoyed and whose art they collected.
Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer by Sky Hopinka
February 9–July 21, 2024
Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer is a two-channel film by artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka on view in SCMA’s Video and New Media Gallery.
Black Art + Love: A Pop-Up Exhibition for Black History Month
11am–8pm
On view:
February 9, 11am–8pm
February 10, 11am–4pm
Celebrate Black History Month at SCMA! Drop by the museum’s Cunningham Center for Prints, Drawings and Photographs on the second floor to see a special installation of works curated by members of Smith College’s Black Faculty & Staff Affinity Group.
Organized in partnership with Smith College's Office for Equity and Inclusion.
The Perceptions and Perspectives of Artist David Andrews
Kamala GhaneaBassiri, the Bodnar Curatorial Fellow at the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA).
If you’ve visited the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) before, there's a decent chance you’ve noticed David Andrews at the front desk, hunched over a piece of paper, pulling out words from a tin box or shading in amorphous forms. David started working at SCMA as a Gallery Assistant (GA) over twenty years ago, shortly after moving to Western Massachusetts from Chicago.
Enjoy a special visit for caregivers and pre-walking babies through SCMA's new exhibition Painting the Persianate World: Portable Images on Paper, Cloth and Clay. Meet other grown-ups while enjoying conversation about art and activities. Drop-ins welcome!