Event Calendar

CANCELED—Hacia el silencio perfecto: La poesía de Alejandra Pizarnik (Toward a Perfect Silence: The Poetry of Alejandra Pizarnik)

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | *This event has been canceled.*

Discussion on the poetry of Alejandra Pizarnik by Dr. Melanie Nicholson, Professor of Spanish at Bard College in New York. This event will be delivered in Spanish.

Gospel Music: Come Share the Joy!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | The Gospel Music Class/Choir of Spring 2024, directed by Dr. Kathy Bullock, invites you to an evening of celebration in song as we share Spirituals, Gospel, and South African songs from African American and African sacred music traditions.

First-Year Course Selection Fall 2024 Q&A: New Student event

New Student Event: Q&A about course registration

VALS: ADAMS-TILLIM LECTURE: Elle Pérez

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Artist Elle Pérez speaks as part of the VALS spring series. Each term, Bennington offers a program of lectures by visiting arts professionals: artists, curators, historians and critics, selected to showcase the diversity of contemporary art practices.

From Survival to Sanctuary | ARCHIVE + ACCESS / MOVING and BEING MOVED: Documentation as Radical Praxis

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This roundtable brings together interdisciplinary creative practitioners working in performance and media production for a conversation on documentation, publication, and the archive as modalities of liberatory politics.

Chase Elodia's Perennials

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Chase Elodia's Brooklyn-based ensemble Perennials combines a collaborative and improvisational sensibility with an aesthetic orientation that has been nourished by singer-songwriters and electronic artists.

Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-4:45pm | Remote (update 4/29/2024)

Jarana Beat

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Jarana Beat blends Mexican folk and Afro-Amerindian musical traditions with the percussive footwork of dancers performing in traditional costumes to create an irresistibly spirited and uplifting cross-cultural sound.

Submission Deadline: Academy of American Poets Prize

The 2024 Academy of American Poets Prize Submission Deadline is Thursday, May 2, 2024. All undergraduate students are eligible to enter.

First-Year Class Meeting

You’re nearing the end of your first year! Congratulations! Now’s a great time to spend an hour with Bennington College staff getting ready for what comes next. They will share info you need to prepare your Plan, land a great Field Work Term, sign-up for housing, store your stuff for the summer, and more. Lunch will be provided.

First-Year Course Selection Fall 2024 Q&A: New Student event

New Student Event: Q&A about course registration

Webinar: Plastics and Your Health

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | The negative impacts of plastic on human health are increasingly visible and increasingly costly. This March, the New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study detecting micro- and nanoplastics in the carotid artery plaque of 58% of patients, and found that it measurably increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, and all-cause mortality in those patients. What does this mean for us? Join Beyond Plastics for a conversation with Philip J. Landrigan, M.D. on Plastics and Your Health.

On the cutting edge: Lessons from the 5th National Climate Assessment and the Vermont Climate Action Plan

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, PhD from UVM is this year's Robert H. Woodworth Lecturer in the Sciences. This presentation will explore the latest climate change science coming out of the 2023 National Climate Assessment, as well as the implementation of Vermont’s first ever Climate Action Plan, which was adopted in December 2021

Exploring climate change through the lenses of vulnerability and inclusion

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | In this presentation, Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux (UVM) will explore the ways in which researching and teaching about climate change concepts and response strategies can be explored with an emphasis on human and geographic vulnerabilities, so that all peoples and ways of knowing are honored and incorporated. Lessons will be drawn from her use of geospatial technologies in formal classroom settings as well as with lifelong learners to make climate change science inclusive and accessible.

International Student Day (ISS Day)

Join us for a day of fun celebrating the international student community on campus! We are planning lawn games and activities in Commons, a formal dinner at Dhall, followed by an International Talent Show and Karaoke in Downcaf. Open to the Bennington community.

Multicultural Festival

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This festival is an attempt to make immigration and resettlement just a bit easier by building community!