Museum of Art

Join Carrie Anderson, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, and the students of her spring 2018 seminar, “From Velázquez to Cabrera: The Arts of Spain and the Spanish Americas,” as they make connections between the works exhibited in Power & Piety: Spanish Colonial Art and a select group of objects from Middlebury’s own collection.  Free

Join Carrie Anderson, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Curator of A Story of Art: Gifts and Bequests from Charles Moffett ’67 and Lucinda Herrick, as she and some of her students elaborate on the process which led to the formation of the exhibition.

Meet the Curator of Land and Lens: Photographers Envision the Environment for an informal walk through the exhibition and its myriad depictions of our planet.

Professors Damascus Kafumbe (Music), Pavlos Sfyroeras (Classics), and Pieter Broucke (History of Art) team up for a multi-pronged contextualization of the musical ritual on an alabastron by the Emporion Painter that was recently acquired by the Museum.

The annual Visual AIDS’ Day With(out) Art Video Series offers seven video works, each seven minutes long, that highlight the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis. This year’s program places particular emphasis on those marginalized within broader Black communities nationwide, including queer and trans populations. Part of the Fridays at the Museum series.

Join professor emeritus and architectural historian Glenn Andres for a public talk about the concepts, details, and secrets of the Mahaney Center for the Arts in honor of its 25th anniversary. Opened in 1992 and designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeifer Associates, the MCA is home to three performance venues, four academic departments, the museum, and Rehearsals Café. Part of the Fridays at the Museum Series. Free

Join the Friends of the Art Museum, Curators Carrie Anderson and Kirsten Hoving, and the students who participated in the creation of this Fall’s exhibitions A Story of Art and Land and Lens for a celebratory launch of the Museum’s twenty-fifth year.

This annual end-of-year event of the Friends of the Art Museum features a guest speaker [TBA] and an opportunity to see how the visual arts are thriving in our community. Join us! Membership information: call 802.443.2309 or visit the Friends web page.

Last chance! Come this week to view the current museum exhibitions, closing Sunday, August 13: Sabra Field, Now and Then: A Retrospective and Young America: Roy Lichtenstein and the America’s Cup. Open Tues.-Fri., 10:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sat.-Sun., Noon-5:00 PM. Free admission.

Doors open at 4:45. Live webcast of Q&A with Mr. Ai will begin at 5:00. Film screening will follow at 5:30. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free.