This is the final Q&A post for Defiant Vision: Prints & Poetry by Munio Makuuchi before it closes exhibition closes on Sunday, December 8. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already had the chance!
In this series, Aprile Gallant, Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs responds to visitor questions from the exhibition’s comment book. Accompanying images are in the slideshow above.
Question: Why are there mostly naked girls [in the images] and why are there not that many boys?
Answer: That’s a good question!
Who Can It Be Knocking At My Door? Portraits of the 21st Century curated by Isabel Beeman ‘20
"Since the 1990s, the world has been undergoing rapid changes in technology, politics, and culture. With a sense of surrealism, these photographs capture the discomfort and growing pains experienced by many while adjusting to a more fast-paced lifestyle, and an ever-changing emotional and political landscape."
Relax with SMC at your museum! You can make your own stamp inspired by artwork in the galleries. We’ll also provide coloring books and study spaces in the museum. Cider, donuts, and coffee will be available
In keeping with Smith College protocols related to COVID-19, we regret that the following program has been cancelled. Learn more
Our March TAG meeting will focus on considering the many resources available to K-12 teachers on the campus of Smith College, including the Botanic Garden, Poetry Center, Special Collections, Clark Science Center, and more!
The January TAG meeting will feature an exclusive tour of the exhibition Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem with SCMA's Emma Chubb, Charlotte Feng Ford '83 Curator of Contemporary Art.
PreK-12 educators are invited to join SCMA’s Teacher Advisory Group (TAG), which meets four times a year to preview upcoming exhibitions, tour current exhibitions, plan teacher programs, and provide valuable feedback to SCMA educators. Meetings are scheduled on Thursdays from 4–6:30pm and include dinner. Teachers are eligible to receive an Educator level membership after attending three meetings and may request a certificate to document professional development hours.
The impact of human action on the earth has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. This installation, organized to coincide with Smith College’s Year on Climate Change, features a selection of works from the SCMA collection created between the early 1970s and mid-2000s that focus on the intersection of human life and our environment.
On the occasion of SCMA’s centennial, this exhibition asks what it means to make and continually remake a museum. Smith College began collecting art at its founding in the 1870s, but it was not until 1920 that the collection was recognized as a museum. Through strategic purchases and generous gifts, the majority of which have come from Smith alumnae, the collection continues to grow. The development of the museum’s collection over the past century reveals the institution’s evolving vision and values.