SCMA's mission is to connect people to art, ideas and each other. We're committed to staying closely connected with you during this extraordinary time. Below you'll find content from the museum's blog, YouTube channel as well as content found on our social media that was requested by museum followers. We invite you to visit this section and the museum's social media often. Engage and share your ideas with us on our platforms! Your request may turn up here too.
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Here are two artworks from different artists that were both created using watercolor. These works show the range of styles that this medium can achieve.
To explore more of SCMA’s collection of watercolors:
SCMA Watercolor paintings
For those of us who cannot see the ocean right now, we hope this piece brightens your day!
Image: Alice Schille, American (1869-1955). Beach Scene, (ca. 1916-1918). Watercolor drawing. Gift of Thomas H. Horner in memory of Virginia J. Horner, class of 1954.
To see more paintings, prints and photos of the ocean in SCMA's collection, click here.
Creatively interact with SCMA's collection, view student work, and get inspired by alums.
Spend your lunch break with SCMA students to hear what they have been working on during these unprecedented times.
March 24 at 12:15 SCMA student worker Grayson Matula '23 will be discussing their project 'Inclusive Representation of the Ancient World' with Danielle Carrabino, Curator of Painting & Sculpture and Yao Wu, Carroll Curator of Asian Art.
Register here
To register for the two additional Student Voices events:
April 14 12:15 pm Register here
April 28 12:15 pm Register here
Unknown Japanese Artist, Competition between Two Poets
Take a Break with SCMA's additional audio files about art from the collection.
Abraham Mignon Woodland Still Life
Listen to poet Meg Day read "Water Closet" written in response to SCMA's women's restroom designed by artist Ellen Driscoll. Day's poem appears in "The Map of Every Lilac Leaf," a book of poems published by SCMA in collaboration with the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College.
A Student's Perspective
An anonymous Chinese man served as the model for this sculpture by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux. As part of her museum internship, Susie Park '19 was inspired to learn more about what might have brought him to Paris in the nineteenth century.
A Dust Bowl of Dog Soup Virtual Tour
Led by Henriette Kets de Vries, exhibition curator and assistant curator of prints, drawings and photographs, this informal virtual tour features 50 photographs and prints from SCMA's permanent collection.
Discover SCMA’s collection! Print these Discovery Cards from home and look closely at SCMA’s permanent collection objects.
Download Prayer Nut Discovery Card
Download Boxing Painting Discovery Card
SCMAinsider offers dynamic perspectives on the diverse collections and visions that shape the Smith College Museum of Art. We welcome contributions from all members of our community and seek to cultivate a range of voices and experiences. If you want to contribute to the blog, please contact us at scmacuratorial@smith.edu.
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Nicole Bearden AC '19
