2022–2023 Events

  • Image of a man wearing a blue shirt

    My Journey to Become an American Mangaka

    Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an artist, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and a professional boxer. Pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in New Media, Kofi is currently a Mellon Foundation Interseminars Initiative Fellow with the Humanities Research Institution.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Images of manga figures

    Manga workshop with Artist in Residence Kofi Bazzell-Smith

    Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

    : Participants are encouraged to bring a pencil and ruler, if possible, and to sign up using this form.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Open to the Public

  • Images of manga figures

    Manga workshop with Artist in Residence Kofi Bazzell-Smith

    Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Closed to the Public

  • 4 people in musuem

    FFW: Student-Led Museum of Art Tours

    Join our student guides for informal conversations about highlights from the College’s art collection. Open to Middlebury students, faculty, staff, and their families.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Free

  • FALL FAMILY WEEKEND-Museum is open

    Middlebury College Museum of Art Hours:
    Tuesday through Friday–10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Saturday, October 8–10:00 AM–2:00 PM
    Sunday, October 9–12:00 PM–5:00 PM

    No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean, 1945–Present
    September 15–December 11, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • FALL FAMILY WEEKEND-Museum is open

    Middlebury College Museum of Art Hours:
    Tuesday through Friday–10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Saturday, October 8–10:00 AM–2:00 PM
    Sunday, October 9–12:00 PM–5:00 PM

    No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean, 1945–Present
    September 15–December 11, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • 4 people in musuem

    Friends of the Art Museum Fall Gala

    Mingle with old and new friends over drinks and hors-d’oeuvres. Join our student guides in the museum’s galleries for informal conversations about highlights from the Museum’s permanent collection and our Fall special exhibition, No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1945-Present (on view until December 11).

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • image of movie poster

    Night at the Middlebury Museum

    Come join Student Friends at the Art Museum for a real Night at the Museum! We will be screening the 2009 hit movie Night at the Museum! Classic movie snacks provided. Open to Middlebury College faculty, staff, and students.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Free

  • 3 people standing in front of a VW Bug playing instruments

    Urban Cadence Opening Reception

    Exhibition Opening for Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos and Johannesburg

    Mingle with fellow art and music lovers over drinks (cash bar) and complimentary hors-d’oeuvres. At 5:30, members of the Middlebury Afropop Band (directed by Associate Professor of Music Damascus Kafumbe) will enliven the event with a short musical set. Student guides will be on hand to talk about highlights from the exhibition.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • 3 people standing in front of a VW Bug playing instruments

    Hip Hop: Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos and Johannesburg

    Urban Cadence tells the multifaceted stories of two urban environments—Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa—experienced through the artistic expressions of photography and video.

    African cities are growing rapidly, and these two cities have experienced this growth in diverse yet fascinating ways: the first as a mega-city, the latter as a center of industrial development. The street scenes in this exhibition represent the complex narratives of these urban areas: tales of migration, labor, desperation, success, hope, and imagination among others.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Calligraphy Demonstration and Workshop

    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.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

    Free; registration required for workshops: go/inkyo

2021–2022 Events

  • Art Museum Open House

    Visit the museum to see art made around the globe and across thousands of years, ranging from a wall carving from an ancient Mesopotamian palace to a portrait by Kehinde Wiley. While you’re there, pick up a free exhibition poster to decorate your dorm, relax with a contemplative coloring sheet, and learn about student employment opportunities at the museum. You can also claim a gift (journal, water bottle, travel mug, etc.) when you activate your free student membership!

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Free

  • Virtual Opening for the Museum of Art’s Fall 2021 Exhibitions

    From the comfort of home, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s Fall 2021 special exhibitions: “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video and Animation.” Live from the museum’s galleries, curators will talk about their process, highlight several works, and answer your questions.

    Your hosts for the evening will be Museum Director Richard Saunders, A New Lens curator Sarah Briggs ’14.5, and Art & Protest co-curators María Ramirez ’21 and Jason Vrooman ’03.

    Virtual Middlebury

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Self-Guided Art Museum Visits

    Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

    Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Walking Tour of Outdoor Sculpture Led by Student Guides

    Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to join student guides for a walking tour of Middlebury’s outdoor sculpture collection. Highlights of this 90-minute tour will include works by Shahzia Sikander, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, Jules Olitski, Dan Graham, and Michael Singer.

    - Although this entire tour will be outdoors, participants will be expected to wear masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
    - Tour will happen rain or shine; please plan accordingly.

    Reservations not required.

    Mahaney Arts Center

    Open to the Public

  • Self-Guided Art Museum Visits

    Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

    Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Walking Tour of Outdoor Sculpture Led by Student Guides

    Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to join student guides for a walking tour of Middlebury’s outdoor sculpture collection. Highlights of this 90-minute tour will include works by Shahzia Sikander, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, Jules Olitski, Dan Graham, and Michael Singer.

    - Although this entire tour will be outdoors, participants will be expected to wear masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
    - Tour will happen rain or shine; please plan accordingly.

    Reservations not required.

    Mahaney Arts Center

    Open to the Public

  • Self-Guided Art Museum Visits

    Fall Family Weekend visitors are invited to make free reservations to visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s recently reinstalled permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions, “Art & Protest: Artists as Agents of Social Change” and “A New Lens: Contemporary Video & Animation.” Spaces are limited and advance reservations are STRONGLY encouraged.

    Please read the notes below, then book your free visit in the link that follows:

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Art Trivia Night

    A trivia night hosted by the Museum Of Art Student Friends and Coordinators with many fun prizes to win.

    Davis Family Library 105A

    Closed to the Public

  • Artists in Dialogue: Jon Henry & Mikael Owunna, Moderated by Andrew Plumley '11

    Photographers Jon Henry and Mikael Owunna discuss their artistic responses to police murder of Black men. Andrew Plumley ’11 (Senior Director, Equity & Culture, American Alliance of Museums) moderates this online conversation, which will include audience Q&A. Free.

    Advance registration required. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/OwunnaHenry.

    Virtual Middlebury

    Open to the Public

    Free; advance registration required

  • A Day With(out) Art Screening

    A screening of a series of videos of apart of A Day With(out) Art and Visual AIDS organization set to bring awareness to HIV and AIDS through art and artists stories. 

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Closed to the Public

  • Man and boy on a dusty dirt road following a wagon filled with debris

    Film Screening of "Human Flow"

    This epic film by renowned artist Ai Weiwei is a detailed and heartbreaking exploration of the global refugee crisis. Captured over the course of a year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent stories that stretches through Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Mexico, Turkey, and beyond. From teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbed-wire borders, ‘Human Flow’ witnesses its subjects’ desperate search for safety, shelter, and justice. (2017, dir. Ai Weiwei, 140 min.) Free and open to the public.*

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • Inauguration of Shahzia Sikander’s mosaic, The Perennial Gaze (2018)

    Shahzia Sikander, the Pakistani-born internationally acclaimed artist who now resides in New York City, will join in a conversation about the meanings and context of Sikander‘s newly installed glass mosaic. Perennial Gaze is the newest addition to Middlebury College’s renowned Public Art Collection.   A reception will follow the talk. FREE

    Axinn Center 229

    Open to the Public

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • close up pictures of two students

    Reiff Intern talks

    Join us for these two engaging Reiff Intern student talks:

    Memorial Photography: A Practice of Nostalgia
    by Niamh Carty

    Mahaney Arts Center 125

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free

  • works of art exhibited on a white wall

    The Museum is Open!

    WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that beginning April 15, 2022 the museum will be open to all visitors, no reservations required. Hours for the spring are listed below. In accordance with current Middlebury College guidelines, masks are optional but encouraged.

    For those who are not able to visit us in person, we invite you to connect with art remotely by browsing our collections database, enjoying our virtual engagement page, reading our blog, and interacting with us @middartmuseum via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    We hope to see you soon!
    Hours Beginning April 15, 2022

    Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

    Open to the Public

    Free