Norman Tolman (1936-2025)
Aprile Gallant is Mary Walcott Keyes 1931 Curator of Prints, Drawings and
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Playdates at the Smith College Museum of Art
9:30–11:30am
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Artful adventures in and around the museum for 2–5 year-olds and their caregivers! Explore a different theme in each session on selected Fridays throughout the year.
Registered families can join us in the Atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art for open play and art experiences from 9:30–11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, sign up for a museum tour slot for 9:45, 10:15, or 10:45 a.m.
Join us for an evening of art, making, and community at the February 14 Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art. SCMA is free and open to all!
4–7pm Hands-on! Art making for all ages, inspired by works on view. Use stamps and collage materials to create an artistic representation of a loved one or of yourself in the form of valentine or mini-portrait to gift, inspired by fascinating faces on view on the second and third floor permanent collection galleries.
4–8pm Explore and enjoy four floors of art!
The Artist at Work: Symbolism in Archibald Motley Jr.'s Stunning Self-Portrait
Yarra Berger is a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the History of Art and Architecture. Her research focuses on organized labor, decolonial movements, and identity formation in 19th to early 20th century American art and visual culture.
Where it All Came From: SCMA’s Object Source Records
Z Stevens, 25J, is an English Major and a Museum Concentrator. They are the student Collections Assistant.
A museum’s collection comes with an archive of information surrounding it. And for just over one whole calendar year, I, Z Stevens, have had the financial and source information of the entire SCMA collection at my mercy!
That might be a slight exaggeration.
Join us for an evening of art, making, and community at the January 10 Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art! SCMA is free and open to all.
From 4–7 p.m., participate in hands-on art making for all ages. How many different ways can you make a snowflake? Inspired by the repetitions of forms in the art of Younes Rahmoun, create one-of-a-kind snowflakes in all different shapes and textures by cutting, folding, tracing, and painting. Light refreshments will be served in the atrium.
From 4–8 p.m., enjoy and explore four floors of art!
Thinking Through Drawing: On View through September 7, 2025
Henriette Kets de Vries is the Associate Curator and Manager of the Cunningham Study Center for Prints, Drawings and Photographs.
"Drawing is putting a line around an idea."
— Henry Matisse
Temporarily Ours: Contemporary Photography and Film
January 24–June 1, 2025
"Temporarily Ours" features eight contemporary artists working in Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, and the United States. Through photography and film, each artist reveals some of the innovative ways communities have maintained a sense of belonging in the face of adversity.
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Artful adventures in and around the museum for 2–5 year-olds and their caregivers! Explore a different theme in each session on selected Fridays throughout the year.
Registered families can join us in the Atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art for open play and art experiences from 9:30–11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, sign up for a museum tour slot for 9:45, 10:15, or 10:45 a.m.