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Monday, December 8, 2025

  • Person writing on a chalk wall

    Before I Die

    This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Free
    Open to the Public
  • Yellow background, whimsical text composed of figures and objects spelling out Studio Art thesis show. Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered. Images of student works, cyanotype photo images and list of 16 student names.

    Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    Fall 2025 ART700 class capstone thesis exhibition of artworks, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation, and more! The exhibition will run from December 5th, 2025, to December 12th, 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building, 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed to the Public
  • ensemble on stage

    Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert

    Come hear the Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble’s Winter Concert, conducted by Catherine Ott. The program features audience favorites like “Amazing Grace” and George Gershwin’s “American in Paris”, alongside music reflecting the diverse perspectives and cultures of the Japanese, Arabic, Latin and American musicians who composed them.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Free
    Open to the Public

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

  • Yellow background, whimsical text composed of figures and objects spelling out Studio Art thesis show. Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered. Images of student works, cyanotype photo images and list of 16 student names.

    Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    Fall 2025 ART700 class capstone thesis exhibition of artworks, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation, and more! The exhibition will run from December 5th, 2025, to December 12th, 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building, 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed to the Public
  • 5 Ballet Dancers

    Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Tuesday-Beginner/Intermediate

    Wednesday-Intermediate/Advanced

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended. Open to Middlebury students only. 

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

  • Student Films Showcase

    Join us to watch films produced by Middlebury students in and outside coursework.

    Axinn Center 232

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

  • Yellow background, whimsical text composed of figures and objects spelling out Studio Art thesis show. Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered. Images of student works, cyanotype photo images and list of 16 student names.

    Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    Fall 2025 ART700 class capstone thesis exhibition of artworks, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation, and more! The exhibition will run from December 5th, 2025, to December 12th, 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building, 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed to the Public
  • 5 Ballet Dancers

    Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Tuesday-Beginner/Intermediate

    Wednesday-Intermediate/Advanced

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended. Open to Middlebury students only. 

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

Thursday, December 11, 2025

  • Yellow background, whimsical text composed of figures and objects spelling out Studio Art thesis show. Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered. Images of student works, cyanotype photo images and list of 16 student names.

    Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    Fall 2025 ART700 class capstone thesis exhibition of artworks, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation, and more! The exhibition will run from December 5th, 2025, to December 12th, 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building, 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed to the Public

Friday, December 12, 2025

  • Yellow background, whimsical text composed of figures and objects spelling out Studio Art thesis show. Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered. Images of student works, cyanotype photo images and list of 16 student names.

    Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    Fall 2025 ART700 class capstone thesis exhibition of artworks, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation, and more! The exhibition will run from December 5th, 2025, to December 12th, 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building, 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed to the Public

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026

  • the artist sitting at a piano

    Nahre Sol, Piano

    Don’t miss the Vermont debut of this wholly original, classically-trained, composing pianist Nahre Sol, who’s amassed over 75 million views on her YouTube channel. Sol’s music draws from her diverse musical influences, from chamber music to ambient soundscapes, improvisation, and more. Expect to hear solo music (both familiar and original) that’s playful, colorful, agile, emotional, and picturesque.

    Approximate running time: 100 minutes including one intermission.

    About the Artist:

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    $30/20/10/5
    Open to the Public

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

  • Photo of Artist Damian Stamer and event details.

    Artist Damian Stamer discusses his series, Angels & Ghosts

    Lecture and Lunch with guest artist, Damian Stamer who will discuss his series, Angels & Ghosts. Stamer’s distinctive artistic approach combines traditional oil painting techniques with AI imagery. He begins by inputting semi-autobiographical prompts into DALL·E 2. Without any mention of spectral elements, the AI produces images imbued with ethereal, ghostlike qualities that Stamer translates onto linen through meticulous and bold brushwork.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public
  • the artists standing in front of a wall holding their instruments

    Isidore String Quartet

    Winners of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Isidore String Quartet was formed with a vision to revisit, rediscover, and reinvigorate the repertory. After energizing a packed Robison Hall during their Middlebury debut last season, we’re thrilled to welcome them back with the world premiere of composer/pianist Billy Childs’ Quartet No. 4, written expressly for them. This new work will be paired with arrangements of Bach and Brahms by the quartet’s violist Devin Moore, plus Dvorák’s Opus 106 quartet.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    $30/20/10/5
    Open to the Public

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026

  • Art of Weaving Damask

    Looms, Linen, and Luxury: The Art of Weaving Damask

    Join us for a lunch time talk! Carrie Anderson (HARC) will discuss the fascinating history of the College Art Museum’s latest textile acquisition: a seventeenth-century damask linen napkin featuring the coat of arms of Prince Maurits from the House of Nassau, the stadholder of the Dutch Republic from 1585 until his death in 1625. Carrie will be joined by Justin Squizzero, Director of the Newbury School of Weaving, who will explain the complexities of weaving damask, which he produces on his 200-year-old Jacquard Loom.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Open to the Public

Friday, March 6, 2026

  • 6th-19th century Brass sculpture, Object size: 5 1/4 × 4 × 2 inches

    Talk by Professor Marguerite Lenius

    Assistant Professor Marguerite Lenius will discuss the current exhibition Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking African Art at Middlebury. Participants of the Fall 2025 seminar Exhibiting African Art: History, Theory, Praxis contributed to the exhibition design and content to challenge imposed boundaries which have long influenced global views of Africa.

    Following the lecture, a lunch will be served in the Lower Lobby. 

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Open to the Public
  • collage image of Sakamoto and DJ Spooky

    time/life/beauty

    Fusing butoh dance theater, hip-hop mixology, new music, and multimedia,the Vermont premiere of time/life/beauty by Michael Sakamoto and Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) is inspired by the legacy of famed composer-musician and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023). Inspired by the variety and mystery of Ryuichi’s music, interdisciplinary collaborations, and environmental and anti-war commitments, time/life/beauty looks at the past, present, and future of acute cultural, social, and ecological themes in our historical moment.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    $30/20/10/5
    Open to the Public