Event Calendar
Pick a DateFrom 高中 to College: China's Bathing-Crab Phenomenon
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Presentation by Beatrice Ugolini '16, Assistant Director of Admissions.
A little 中文 can go a long way: Travels in Yunnan Province
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Presentation by Anne Gilman, visiting faculty member in cognitive psychology/neuroscience.
Dunnington ’84 Solo Show at SAW
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A solo show of new work by Walter "Gator" Dunnington ’84 is on view at Salem Art Works.
Beginning.break.rapid featuring Fujita ’78
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Work by Kenji Fujita ’78 is featured as part of the exhibition "beginning.break.rapid."
"The Spirit of Things"
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Art + Practice (A+P) and the Baltimore Museum presents the first retrospective solo exhibition by artist Maren Hassinger ’69 in her hometown of Los Angeles.
Early ’97 in Bees
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Commissioned work by Mary Early ’97 is featured in an exhibition at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts.
"Some Girls" screening and discussion with Director and Producer
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A screening of "Some Girls" will take place in Kinoteca, followed by a discussion with Director Raquel Cepeda and Producer Henry Chalfant.
Kenny Rivero
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Artist Kenny River, currently featured in The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night at MASS MoCA, explores issues related to fractured narrative, identity, and socio-geographic solidarity through his art practice.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Fiona McGovern—Dream Cycles
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Through jazz ballads, Puccini arias, and soul music, inspired by the poetry of June Jordan, Langston Hughes, and Lucille Clifton, I imagine the expansive nature of my own identity and the ways that I love. These are revelatory and dreamlike moments.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Liam Quinn
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Liam Quinn; fires shepherd along mountaintops told by the drums. Scream at your neighbor and love slow.
Multilingual Mixer
Are you multilingual? Join your community at the first-ever Multilingual Mixer, a meet-and-greet uniting all polyglots and language learners on campus.
Bennington Alumni Reading with Chandler Klang Smith '05 and Anaïs Duplan '14
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Bennington Alumni Chandler Klang Smith '05 and Anaïs Duplan '14 will read at this week's literature evening.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Rohan Edwards
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Senior student Rohan Edwards presents the musical explorations of Tunnel Vision Boy through the realms of meta pop and cardboard dreamscapes of love and childhood.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Dylan O'Hara
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Wheels, bells, wind and viols bathe you in sound-games from above and below. Food will be provided.
Systemic Problems
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This monthly conversation series seeks to engage people in conversation & resource sharing as we engage in our community.
Closing of "Vessels: Containment and Displacement, Useful to Grand"
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us for a gallery talk to celebrate the closing of the "Vessels: Containment and Displacement, Useful to Grand" show.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Rachel Hegarty
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Senior student Rachel Hegarty presents lending elements of the jazz tradition with funk, rock and classical influences for a night of sonic reflections and edgy grooves.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Jabeen Murtaza—Untamed
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Through dance, live music, fashion walk, EDM and drums, let me take you to a world that I escaped from! Through the beat of the drum that I’ll play at the end, you’ll hear me roar that I’ll never give up!
Senior Concert Week 2018 | The Healing Collective
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Come join us for our culminating meditation on the legacy of Black feminist thought at Bennington in a sacred and intentional space.
New Works by Fishman ’73
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | New paintings by Richard Fishman ’73 will be included in an exhibition at the Art Market Provincetown gallery space.
Three Nights, Three Films, Three Live Scores by Lori Goldston ’85 and Friends
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Former Nirvana cellist Lori Goldston ’85 wrote live film scores for three silent films showing at Base in Seattle. Goldston will perform the pieces with a live music ensemble May 11-13.
PRI-4115 Constructing Paperspace
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Bennington's Advanced Print Assemblage Class at Mass MoCA.
The Potluck Project in Collaboration with Green Table Co-op
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | The Potluck Project and Green Table Co-op are hosting a potluck, cookbook release, and ceramics show on May 11th at Sose’s Art Gallery, with music by WAAW. Bring your friends, some food to share, and support some Bennington seniors and the community!
Incarceration in America: Immigration Detention
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This conference will include panels on General Trends in Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Detention and Private Prisons, and Local Government and NGO Involvement.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Jonah Daniell
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Senior student Jonah Daniell presents his work in music.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Jack Labbe
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Songs of love, mischief and heartbreak. Romantic balladeer. Spaghetti Eastern. Your mother’s favorite songwriter.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Pixel West
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Senior student Pixel West presents a medley of thick bass, tight guitar, elegant vocals, and a powerhouse on the drums. Come enjoy a night of covers handpicked by a bassist enhanced by psychedelic, audio reactive projections.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Kevin Ducey—Guessing at Wisdom
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Senior student Kevin Ducey presents his work in music.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Isabel Twanmo
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A moment of cello duets and modern pensivities. Held outside on Petrie Terrace, come for cool, melodic comfort under the stars.
Incarceration in America: Immigration Detention
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This conference will include panels on General Trends in Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Detention and Private Prisons, and Local Government and NGO Involvement.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Dana Foote
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Stumble into the fireplace room at 8:45 on Saturday to have your teeth pulled by Dana Foote and hear gritty, elegant dark pop by way of SIR CHLOE.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Jack Daniel Gerrard
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Jack Gerrard and the band ISABeL play mathematical goats, snakes, lice and mustangs.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Jake Hausthor—Rise And Shine
A psychotheatric queer pop extravaganza unlike anything you’ve seen before! Jake Hausthor's grand finale, a cathartic exploration of self through persona, and an internal dialogue made external for the world to see.
Senior Concert Week 2018 | Webb Crawford
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A scurry of goons sing, scream, and bow using their voices and a set of hand-built instruments! Webb Crawford performs a frenetic, tempestuous composition for solo electric guitar!