Faculty News
Students Perform Weekly For Alzheimer's Patients Music faculty member Michael Wimberly's class performs every Wednesday for patients in the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center." We often lose sight of the fact that it's not just medicine that keeps you well," SVMC director of planning James Trimarch told the Bennington Banner. "It's this. It's music, love, activities with your friends." See the Bennington Banner for full coverage.
New Works By Mary Lum on View in New YorkAn exhibitions of small-scale photo and acrylic collages by visual arts faculty member Mary Lum opens October 23 at Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York.
(Un)governed Spaces, A Portrait of Afghanistan, Opens at Bennington CollegeA multimedia exhibition offering a complex portrait of modern Afghanistan through photographs, paintings, text, and video, opens with a reception and artist’s talk.
Isherwood Interviews Umphlett MFA '99 in Sculpture MagazineBennington teaching technician and sculptor John Umphlett MFA '99 was interviewed by visual arts faculty member Jon Isherwood for the September issue of Sculpture magazine.
Back-to-Back Rappaports For Bennington FacultyFor the second year in a row, a Bennington faculty member has been named winner of the prestigious Rappaport Prize. The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced Liz Deschenes as recipient of the $25,000 award, after selecting Ann Pibal last year. The prize is given annually to an established contemporary artist with strong ties to New England.