Welcome Marketing and Communications Fellow Julia Giguere!

Countless times in my life I have said, “I love going to museums!” When I travel, I always try to find a new museum to see. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts or the Sandwich Glass Museum on Cape Cod. Big or small, art or history, I just love seeing culture displayed.

Julia Giguere in Washington, D.C.

Welcome Curatorial Fellow Kamala GhaneaBassiri!

Hi! I’m Kamala GhaneaBassiri (they/them), the new two-year Bodnar post-baccalaureate curatorial fellow at SCMA. I am joined by museum education fellow Chaia Leibowitz (she/they) and marketing and communications fellow Julia Giguere (she/her) who will introduce themselves in separate blog posts in the next couple of weeks.

Kamala GhaneaBassiri at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington
Men in robes gathered beneath a tree eating and reading

Painting the Persianate World: Portable Images on Paper, Cloth and Clay 

February 2–July 7, 2024
Despite the mountain range that divides them, Greater Iran and the Indian subcontinent have long been in contact through trade and migration. Painting the Persianate World explores the circuitous histories of painted portable images from these regions across three mediums: paper, cloth and clay. Showcasing manuscript illustrations, dye-painted textiles and decorated ceramics, the exhibition draws primarily from the Smith College Museum of Art’s collection and also includes select key works from other local institutions, and is the first comprehensive project at SCMA to examine the Persianate world from a trans-media perspective.

Do the Clothes Make the Man?

 

Z Stevens ‘25j is an English Major and Museum Concentrator. They are a Student Museum Educator working with K-12 school groups.

man in civilian medieval dress holding a falcon on his bent arm, hands and falcon believed to be modern additions; man; bird; costume/uniform
hand holding a blue metal bird

Sidewalk Sales @ SCMA

11am–4pm
Museum atrium and in-store at SCMA

When: Thursday, July 27 through Sunday, July 30! 
Everything from scarves and jewelry to ceramics will be discounted, 40-60% off.

The SCMA shop is participating in Northampton's annual Sidewalk Sales, happening Thursday July 27–Sunday July 30. This year, sale goods will be displayed inside the Atrium (adjacent to the Museum), and in the Shop itself.*

Carved white jade figure sitting cross legged

Figuration and Abstraction: Asian Art at SCMA

July 28, 2023–October 5, 2025
Drawing from the SCMA's holdings of Asian art collected over more than a century, this exhibition features paintings, sculptures, prints, and religious and decorative arts that engage with the discourse of figuration versus abstraction.
TOP