Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 29
4:30 p.m., Gamble Auditorium
Admission free and open to the public
"Collection-Building in the 21st Century"
Lecture by William Metcalf, Adjunct Professor of Classics, Yale University and Ben Lee Damsky Curator of Coins and Medals, Yale University Art Gallery
ARTISTS AND THE NOBLE PROFESSION
February 3 - May 27
Admission free and open to the public
February 3 - May 27
Admission free and open to the public
The 2012 Mount Holyoke College studio art faculty exhibition features recent work by nine artists whose work spans a wide spectrum of media and approaches, including photography, painting, collage, assemblage, drawing, and installation.
Steven J. Tepper
Associate Professor of Sociology;
Associate Director, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy,
Vanderbilt University
Friday, February 3
4:30 p.m., Gamble Auditorium
Admission free and open to the public
Exhibition Opening and Lecture
Steven Tepper’s research and teaching focuses on creativity in education and work; conflict over art and culture; and cultural participation. He is author of Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest Over Art and Media in America (University of Chicago, 2011) and co-editor and contributing author of the book Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life (Routledge 2007). Tepper is a leading writer and speaker on U.S. cultural policy and his work has fostered national discussions around topics of cultural engagement, everyday creativity, and the transformative possibilities of a 21st century creative campus.
Reception to follow
ART. ARTISTS, AND CREATIVITY: Thursday Gallery Talk Series
February 9 - 23
4:30 p.m.
Admission free and open to the public
February 9 - 23
4:30 p.m.
Admission free and open to the public
Three Thursdays in February in conjunction with the special exhibition, Artists and the Noble Profession
Museum Galleries
4:30 p.m.
9 February Joe Smith, Marion (Bonnie) Miller,Nathan Margalit
16 February Rie Hachiyanagi and Tatiana Ginsberg
23 February Nancy Campbell, Kane Stewart, Nancy Friese, Matt Phillips
Unknown, Greek, Attica
Head of a woman from a grave stele
Marble, 4th century, BCE
Purchase with the Nancy Dwight Everett Fund
September 21, 2010 - June 3
Admission free and open to the public
Occupying three stunning gallery spaces, 40 objects from the Yale University Art Gallery join 30 objects from the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in a unique collection-sharing exhibition that highlights daily life in the ancient world, representations of ancient women, and aspects of storytelling and mythology. Visitors are encouraged to explore these thematic groupings and consider how one can reconstruct an understanding of ancient history.