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  • Magnetic Mountain: The Life and Legacy of Kurt Seligmann

    Seligmann in Sugar Loaf The Kurt and Ariette Seligmann Trust and Rowland Weinstein are sponsoring a patron event at the Seeligmann Homestead. Saturday, October 3, 2015 2:30 pm – Stroll the Seligmann Center Grounds, 23-26 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981 845.469.9459, Kurtseligmann.org 3:30 pm Roundtable Discussion with Susan L. Aberth, Jonathan P. Eburne,…

  • Machines and Maidens: Russian Dance in America

    Dr. Mark Konecny, Associate Director and Curator of the archives and library of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture, a unique collection of twentieth century books, art, and cultural artifacts. His area of expertise is the interdisciplinary study of Russian and European culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He is currently putting together…

  • Precisely Not: Works from the Stefan Hirsch and Elsa Rogo Collection

    Precisely Not: Works from the Stefan Hirsch and Elsa Rogo Collection curated by John Ohrenberger ’16 September 17-October 29, 2015 Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 29, 4-6 pm Charles P. Stevenson Library Vitrine Displays

  • Tang Desheng: Educated Youth curated by Patricia Karetzky

    Tang Desheng: Educated Youth curated by Patricia Karetzky President’s Gallery John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 5:30-7:00 pm Show will run September 16, 2015 – October 30, 2015

  • “The Chancel Passageways of Norwich”

    Katherine Boivin, Assistant Professor of Art History, Bard College, published an article “The Chancel Passageways of Norwich,”  in the British Archaeological Association’s issue dedicated to Norwich: Medieval and Early Modern Art, Architecture and Archaeology. The article focuses on two important churches in Norwich, St. Peter Mancroft and St. Gregory Pottergate, relating these examples to others…

  • Exploding the Infinite: The Sublime Landscapes of Dan Kiley

    A lecture by Mark R. Eischeid Thursday, September 10th 11:50 AM Mark R. Eischeid is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon where he teaches history, theory, and design. He received his MFA in Art Space + Nature from the Edinburgh College of Art, an MLA from UC Berkeley, and a…

  • The Keith Haring Lecture in Art and Activism given by the 2014-15 Keith Haring Fellow – Jeanne van Heeswijk

    Acts of Political Uncertainty: Towards a Daily Practice of Resistance When : Tuesday, September 8th, 2015, starting at 6:00pm, open to the public Where: Lázló Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building, Bard College Jeanne van Heeswijk’s lecture will demonstrate how active forms of citizenship can engage constituencies and communities in critical public issues. Van Heeswijk will describe how…

  • STEVEN SALZMAN – Contemporary Physics in Black and White

    Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation July 1- September 13, 2015 Curator: Tom Wolf Introduction by Karl Emil Willers Lecture by Steven Salzman, Wednesday, September 16th, in RKC 101 Reception to follow   STEVEN SALZMAN graduated from Bard College then continued his studies at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program. His work has been exhibited…

  • Art History Senior Project Presentations 2015

    Art History Senior Presentations Tuesday, May 19th: art history seniors presented their projects to their peers and faculty and then participated in a celebratory dinner. Here is the Program, please enjoy!

  • Professor Rosenbaum named Smithsonian Senior Fellow

    Professor Julia Rosenbaum has been named Senior Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. for 2015-2016. The Smithsonian’s year-long research fellowship will support Professor Rosenbaum’s new project examining art, science, and representations of the body from the Civil War to WWII.

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