History of Arts and Architecture

Come listen to speeches from College members, a performance by Riddim World Dance Troupe as well as other dance performancers.  Stay for the opening reception, watch a light show by the Theatre Department and finish off the evening with live music by Soop Spoons and Mutual Friends.

Film Screening of the documentary Spaces of Exception (2018, 90 minutes), followed by Q&A with filmmakers Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, moderated by Professor James Sanchez.

“The Light of the Levant: Early Photography and the Late Ottoman Empire” traces nearly a century of photography in the region. Curated by History of Art and Architecture faculty Pieter Broucke and Sarah Rogers, the exhibition includes the work of foreign and local photographers, both professional and amateur, to showcase the various scientific, commercial, ideological, and personal uses of the new medium and highlight a network of circulation in which images transported ideas about cultural otherness, imperial desires, and notions of modernity.

Opening Celebration of the newly renovated Johnson Memorial Building

The students in HARC 257-The Bayeux Tapestry model context, and the afterlife, and will present a poster session of their semester-long engagement with this monument.

Studio Art Presents: 

Animations by the ART 0155A, Cartoon, Caricature & Animation Class

Join us for snacks, drinks, and fantastic movies.

Commencement reception for History of Art & Architecture and Music seniors and their families.

Remarks and awards for seniors and their families in the Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) Seeler Theater.

World-renowned calligrapher Masako Inkyo will be giving a calligraphy performance based on Oborozukiyo from The Tale of Genji. After her performance, she will lead two calligraphy workshops at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM where attendees will have the opportunity to practice the art of calligraphy. You must RSVP to attend the workshop at go/inkyo or by emailing japaneseclub@middlebury.edu.

“Woman, Life, Freedom”: Reflections on Protest Art in Iran