Events at Wellesley

The Global Flora Conservatory and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Visitor Center are open to the public on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Outdoor gardens are free and open to the public, available 24/7, 365 days a year.

In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art…

The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s…

Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they…

Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68.  A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical…

In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis…

Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery

Making Livable Worlds in a Time of Loss takes its title from Prof. Lloréns' recent book, and invites reflection about possible ways to navigate and survive the multiple ongoing crises in our current era. In Making Livable Worlds, Afro-Puerto Rican women's lifeways exemplify how they draw from their…

 Join the Sociology Department in welcoming Emmanuel College Professor of Sociology Catherine Simpson Bueker for a discussion of her book, Beyond White Picket Fences, Evolution of an American Town. This book examines the demographic shifts that have taken place in Wellesley over the last 100 years,…