SMAC at Bowdoin College

04/01/2013

http://bowdoinorient.com/article/8119

Last night, the new co-directors of the Bowdoin Museum of Art, Anne and Frank Goodyear, discussed their hopes for the future of the museum with a small group of students and faculty at MacMillan House.  The Goodyears each spoke briefly about their education and current occupations—both are cura...

04/01/2013

SMAC went to the Colby Museum of Art on Saturday. Luckily, we caught them on the last day they are open until July. They only had two galleries open, but once they are done with their remodeling project, they will have the largest art museum in the state of Maine.

02/04/2013

Come to our first meeting of the semester today! We'll be in the Zuckert Classroom of the Art Museum at 4pm. See you there!

01/29/2013

Want to become more involved in the Bowdoin and local art scene? Want to help plan museum events and trips around Maine like Portland First Fridays? Come to the union tonight to sign up for the Student Museum Advocacy Council, 7:30-9:30. We're looking forward to a great spring semester and seeing you tonight!

05/04/2012

Saturday, May 5th: Art 21 Episode 3--"History"
7pm Beam Classroom VAC

In this episode, artists play with historical events, explore and expose commonly held assumptions about historic 'truth', and create narratives based on personal experiences.

Featured Artists:
Marina Abramović

Glenn Ligon

Mary Reid Kelley

Marina Abramović was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1946.

05/04/2012

Friday, May 4th : Art 21 Episode 1-- "Change"
7pm Beam Classroom VAC

This episode features artists who bear witness, through their work, to transformation—cultural, material, and aesthetic—and actively engage communities as collaborators and subjects.
Featured Artists:
Ai Weiwei

El Anatsui
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Ai Weiwei was born in Beijing, China in 1957. An outspoken human rights activist, Ai was arrested by Chinese authorities in April 2011 and held incommunicado for three months. Upon his release, he was prohibited from traveling abroad, engaging in public speech, and was subjected to continued governm...

05/04/2012

Make sure to check out the Art 21 screenings this weekend!

Art in the 21st Century is a PBS series, educational resource, archive, and history of contemporary art. It premiered in 2001, and is now broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide. Art 21 is the only series on United States television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists.

SMAC and BCMA will be screening two episodes of Art 21 5/4 & 5/5 7pm in the Beam Classroom, VAC

04/12/2012

Lesley Vance Museum opening TONIGHT!

04/10/2012

Want to learn more about artist Lesley Vance? Check out a great article from Art in America Magazine about Lesley Vance. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/conversations/2010-02-16/five-from-the-whitney-lesley-vance/
Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Museum opening this Thursday!

A painter whose abstract works gently push the medium into unexpected realms, Milwaukee-born artist Lesley Vance has developed a practice with a renewed rapture for the formal aspects of painting. Her inclusion in the 2010 Whitney Biennial speaks to a nascent interest in an exploration of classic me...

04/10/2012

Also make sure to attend Lesley Vance in Conversation with Mark Wethli in anticipation of her exhibit opening at the Museum. 7:00pm Kresge Auditorium

04/10/2012

Exciting events happening this week at the Bowdoin College Museum of art! We are so excited to welcome working artist Lesley Vance! Make sure to check out her amazing abstract work at the Museum opening this Thursday April 12 5:30-7:00!