藏精阁

Arts

  • Students examine Egyptian artifacts as part of class.
    Beyond the collections, annual memberships, and traveling exhibits, there鈥檚 a lot going on behind the scenes at the world鈥檚 museums, and a new 藏精阁 minor in museum studies seeks to dive deep into the operation, ethics, and history of museums around the globe.
    January 31, 2017
  • An installation in the Sessile exhibition at the Clifford Gallery at 藏精阁
    A new show has arrived at the Clifford Gallery. It鈥檚 called Sessile, and it is curated by Josh Minkus. The exhibition includes works by five sculptors: Giulia Cenci (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Rand Hardy (New York, N.Y.), Eva L枚fdahl (Stockholm, Sweden), K.r.m. Mooney (San Francisco, Calif.) and Nick Raffel (Chicago, Ill.). Despite their differences in style and approach, these artists [鈥
    December 8, 2016
  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays onstage in the 藏精阁 Memorial Chapel
    Democracy 鈥 typically applied to politics 鈥 has found a place in music. The Grammy Award鈥搘inning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, famed for its lack of a conductor and uniquely democratic approach to music making, visited 藏精阁 this semester for a performance and discussion about the applications of a collaborative organizational structure. The New York City鈥揵ased orchestra was [鈥
    December 1, 2016
  • Work from Picker Gallery exhibition depicting painted bookshelf with title "All the books I should have read (but I've been doing all the other things instead)
    Estonian multimedia artist Marko M盲etamm tells stories, both personal and global, in I Want to Tell You Something, an exhibition on display at the Picker Art Gallery through January 8.
    November 30, 2016
  • 鈥淲ho knew that so many new things could be made from junk?鈥 said Fiona Adjei Boateng 鈥19, a theater student who was making handbags out of denim pants during an upcycling workshop. Reet Aus, an Estonian fashion designer and environmental pioneer, hosted the workshop in Clifford Gallery. She is known for upcycling, which is using [鈥
    November 14, 2016
  • Reet Aus in the documentary Out of Fashion
    Over the next few days, environmentally conscious fashion trailblazer Reet Aus is visiting campus. She鈥檒l lead a handful of special events to highlight how she鈥檚 been working to make fashion more sustainable. Her doctoral thesis focused on efforts to incorporate upcycling into mass production, and since 2012 she has been working with Beximco, a major apparel [鈥
    October 28, 2016
  • Dani Solomon, performing in One Way Red, a solo show that followed a young woman鈥檚 one-way journey to Mars.
    Real science fused with science fiction when Dani Solomon 鈥13 performed One Way Red, a solo show that followed a young woman鈥檚 one-way journey to Mars. The 90-minute performance on October 6 unfolded as Sam, played by Solomon, stumbled upon an online video about the Mars One project 鈥 an actual nonprofit that intends to [鈥
    October 26, 2016
  • Group portrait of students, faculty, and alumni standing on the Highline in New York City
    Editor鈥檚 note: Last spring, Miranda Gilgore 鈥18 took part in 藏精阁鈥檚 public arts and humanities immersion trip to New York City. As she prepares for her summer months as a camp counselor in the Adirondacks, Gilgore reflected on the experience and how it has changed her outlook on her majors, her hobbies, and her long-term [鈥
    June 8, 2016
  • Campus at night
    Editor鈥檚 note: Wondering what鈥檚 happening in the classroom at 藏精阁? Here鈥檚 a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus 鈥 a syllabus from a course underway this semester. FMST 352 鈥淗orror鈥 and the American Horror Film Kevin Wynter, visiting assistant professor of Film & Media Studies TR 2:45鈥4:00, 105 Little Hall Course description: This course [鈥
    April 25, 2016