People sit around a conveyor belt interacting with art as it moves around.

Don't mind if I do

January 30–June 28, 2026

Finnegan Shannon is an artist whose mischievous works challenge traditional museum practices and etiquette. For Don’t mind if I do, Shannon brings alive their longtime fantasy for an exhibition that meets their access needs. “I’m disabled,” they say, “and I need to sit. I’ve been dreaming about an exhibition where instead of having to move from artwork to artwork, I could sit somewhere comfortable and have the artwork come to me.”

Faded figure with words written over their body

Fresh Perspectives: Celebrating 25 years of "Meridians" at Smith

September 26, 2025–March 29, 2026

For 25 years, Meridians journal has published scholarship and creative work at the intersection of feminism, race and transnationalism on Smith’s campus. In its 25th anniversary issue, themes of identity, perception, and spirituality connect across different contexts and cultures. In the words of featured author El-Sherif, these works allow us “to see ourselves more clearly, to know ourselves better in order to live better.”

Welcome Lilly Watson, Our New Assistant Museum Educator

Hello everyone! My name is Lilly Watson (they/them) and I am the new Post Baccalaureate Assistant Museum Educator here at SCMA. I’m also excited to be a part of a new post-bacc cohort with Grace Sinclair (she/her) in the marketing department and Lucy Montgomery (she/her) in the curatorial department. 

 

Lilly standing in a black and white tile bathroom and pulling a white, amorphous full-body suit up and over their head.

Welcome Grace Sinclair, Our New Marketing & Communications Assistant

Hello, I’m Grace Sinclair, and I’m excited to join the Smith College Museum of Art as the new Post-Baccalaureate Assistant in Marketing and Communications. I am starting this position alongside two other Post‐Baccalaureates, Curatorial Assistant Lucy Montgomery, and Assistant Museum Educator Lilly Watson, and am looking forward to working with them.

Three-quarter portrait of Grace standing in front of her artwork displayed on a fence as part of the Harvard Public Art & Culture Tour.

Welcome Lucy Montgomery, Our New Curatorial Assistant

Hi! My name is Lucy Montgomery (she/her) and I am the Bodnar Post-Baccalaureate Curatorial Assistant at SCMA until 2027. I’m excited to join the entering cohort of SCMA post-baccs with Grace Sinclair (she/her) in Marketing and Communications and Lilly Watson ‘25 (they/them) in Education.

Lucy standing at the foot of a giant redwood tree.
Arrangement of various posters and postcards with featured art from the museum.

Student Pop-Up Sale at Museum Shop

September 4–14
Museum Shop at the Smith College Museum of Art

Stop by the Smith College Museum of Art Shop September 4–14th for cards and posters to beautify your living space! Show your Student ID to get cards for $1 and a limited stock of posters for $3 apiece. Discount only applies to SCMA-owned art reproduction goods. Cash, credit card or tap accepted. SCMA is closed Mondays and otherwise open 11am–4pm daily, and open until 8pm for Second Friday on the 12th. Stop by and visit us! Located inside the Museum lobby.

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