From Home: An Interview with Lucy Xiaochuan Liu '21
"I think that sometimes the value of grief and suffering are that they capture a moment, and, by capturing it, create a sense of existence."
The Ethics of Canon Correction: Creating New Narratives in Art History by Asma Naeem. Free and open to all
Dr. Asma Naeem shares her work at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the National Portrait Gallery to correct the art historical canon and tell a broader, more inclusive narrative of a shared history based on the values of equity, diversity and justice.
Asian Ceramics in American Paintings
Ceramic is a type of material that has been extensively traded and imitated around the globe.
Repairing an Ethiopian Triptych's Twine Hinges
Molly Hoisington, Assistant Preparator, describes the ups and downs of repairing this triptych's idiosyncratic twine hinges.
The historic art of political propaganda
Political propaganda is not as modern a concept as one might think.
From Home: An Interview with Matt Donovan
A conversation with Matt Donovan about The Map of Every Lilac Leaf: Poets Respond to the Smith College Museum of Art, a collaboration between the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center and the Smith College Museum of Art which was released earlier this week as a part of SCMA100, the Museum’s centennial celebration. We talked about how this project came together, what’s next for the Poetry Center, and whether he’s been writing in quarantine.
STEAM Halloween at the Haunted Museum
12:00 pm
What does an SCMA sculpture wear to trick-or-treat? What is the creepiest object in our collection? On the occasion of our centennial, we wonder, is the museum haunted? Join your hosts, the SCMA SMEs (Student Museum Educators), for a spooky silly afternoon of holiday hijinks inspired by artworks in the museum’s collection!
SCMA100 Pop-up Shop Online Sale!
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Tuesday, November 17–Sunday, November 22
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Artisanal textiles, jewelry, objects for the home, gifts for children, and one-of-a-kind handcrafted items by designer/makers from around the world. Plus: books and catalogues highlighting the SCMA collection
Get comfortable, make your list and get ready to shop the online SCMA Shop!
A Challenge to Practice Optimism
I offered a challenge to my friends and family in various backgrounds and colleges outside art history to engaged with two works of art from the 5 College Museum collection which reflect similar anxieties or sentiments we feel during the COVID-19 shutdowns. asked them to identify something positive in each image. I left the prompt open-ended as I wanted to encourage optimism to take a variety of forms.
The conservation process of Still Life with Fruit, Meat, Pipe, and Goblets
Still Life with Fruit, Meat, Pipe, and Goblets, a 17th-century still life painting by Dutch artist Maria van Oosterwyck has been selected to be included in the museum’s centennial exhibition SCMA Then\Now\Next. It has been recently conserved by Birgit Straehle at the Worcester Art Museum. These images taken during and after the treatment show how she brought this work back to life.
