Ghosts in the Streets: Whistler and Photography
Amanda Shubert was the 2010-2012 Brown Post-Baccalaureate Curatorial Fellow at SCMA. This article was originally published in the summer of 2012.
Online/Virtual Program
SCMA members are invited to hear an overview of the Maya Lin: Mappings exhibition and to vote on three works they would like to learn more about. Live Q&A in the gallery to follow.
This program will feature Aprile Gallant, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art.
A New Perspective: Visiting the SCMA Through my Parents' Eyes
Meredith Diamond '23, a computer science major and Cunningham Center student assistant, explores her experience of visiting the SCMA with her parents. She meditates on her own experience with two specific paintings her parents enjoyed.
A J-term Class about Painted Wood
In a recent J-term course inspired by a forthcoming exhibition at SCMA, Smith students learned about historic painted wood sculpture and tried their hand at painting on wood using traditional materials and techniques. Danielle Carrabino, curator of painting and sculpture, shares her experience teaching this class.
FX Harsono: NAMA
February 18–October 23, 2022
This installation focuses on the historical erasure and oppression suffered by Indonesia’s ethnic minority Chinese community, who were forced to change their names. The mournful collective performance indicates the artist’s choice of healing and reconciliation over anger or protest when dealing with injustice and trauma.
Isaac Julien—Lessons of the Hour
Free and open to all.
Online via Zoom. Register Here to receive the webinar link.
Please note that this lecture will be live and accessible via Zoom only; it will not be possible to watch it at a later time.
Individuals enrolled in the Smith College testing program are invited to a watch party in the Campus Center Carroll Room. Lunch will be provided. Doors open at noon.
Visiting the Crystal Palace with the Dickinson Brothers
Grace Ettinger '22 is a student assistant at SCMA's Cunningham Study Center. In this blog post, she explores the complicated colonial legacy of the 1851 World's Fair in London using a print by the Dickinson Brothers from the collection.
How Peter Sekaer's Daughter Kept His Legacy Alive
Sophie Poux conducted an interview with Chris Sekaer, daughter of the photographer Peter Sekaer (1901- 1950) regarding her fathers legacy. Sophie was a student assistant in the Cunningham Study Center during the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 academic years. She graduated from Smith with a BA in Government in May 2021.
NEW DATE "Maya Lin: Mappings" Member Tours
April 8, 2022 9:30-10:30am and 4:15-5:15pm
SCMA members are invited to attend a private tour of the special exhibition, Maya Lin: Mappings, led by Aprile Gallant, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art.
Maya Lin The Geography Lesson
The exhibition Maya Lin: Mappings opens on January 28, 2022. Organized in cooperation with Maya Lin Studio, it features drawings, prints, sculpture, and an online project, representing some of Lin’s major artistic themes between 1999-2022.
