About That Narrative: Joanne Leonard
Leonard’s interest in questioning photographic “truths” might serve as a way to tell a more accurate version of her family’s story by fracturing the materials at hand.
"Panel discussion: Reclaiming Munio Makuuchi, an American artist"
Panelists will explore why Makuuchi wasn't more recognized during his lifetime, and the relevance of his poetry and prints 20 years after his death. Speakers include Curator Aprile Gallant, Professor Floyd Cheung, Printer Andrew Balkin and art historian Margo Machida.
The Smith College Poetry Center and SCMA are pleased to present Lee Roripaugh, poet laureate of South Dakota. Roripaugh, a second-generation Japanese American, created a series of portraits in Beyond Heart Mountain (1999), in the voices of Japanese American internees at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. In Year of the Snake (2004), she explored issues of mixed-race identity, myths, Japanese fairy tales, and metaphors of transformation.
From 4–8pm, participate in hands-on art-making and a guided conversation in the galleries.
4–7pm Second Friday Hands on! art making for all ages, inspired by works on view. Spatial Relations—Combine drawing and collage to express your vision of imagined landscapes inspired by climate justice and equity.
6pm Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month.
Museum shop open + complimentary light refreshments.
Michel Kameni: Portraits of an Independent Africa
August 29, 2025–January 4, 2026
This exhibition features portraits by the Cameroonian studio photographer Michel Kameni (c.1935–2020) made at Studio KM in Yaoundé. The 55 prints featured were made during the 1960s and 1970s in the years following Cameroon’s independence.
Join us for a celebration of SCMA’s two fall exhibitions: Michel Kameni: Portrait of an Independent Africa and A City in Flux: Reflecting on Venice.
Explore four floors of galleries, connect with friends and enjoy refreshments in the atrium! Be sure to stop by the Museum Shop as well.
This event is free and open to all!
A City in Flux: Reflecting on Venice
September 19, 2025–March 22, 2026
This installation celebrates the enduring but ever-changing allure of Venice in art. Curated by undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it draws from the Five Colleges’ vast collections of historic and contemporary drawings, photographs, prints, and paintings.
John Wilson at SCMA (including a New Acquisition)
Danielle Carrabino is the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at SCMA.
Thurs. July 24 to Sun. July 27
This 4-day sale runs Thurs, July 24 through Sun, July 27 and is in conjunction with Sidewalk Sales in downtown Northampton.
40-60% discounts on original prices, including on items by artists and makers no longer producing new work!
Where?
SCMA, 20 Elm Street, Northampton, MA, in atrium adjacent to the entrance.
Registration link: bit.ly/ECCpresents
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.