Events at Wellesley

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

Lecture: Prof. Benjamin Braude (Department of History, Boston College), "Simone Weil's Gnostic Inversion of the Nakedness of Noah and His Three Sons." In this talk, Prof. Braude will address the self-fashioning of French philosopher-saint Simone Weil and her cult of presentation in the context of…

Julian Jackson is emeritus professor of French History at Queen Mary University of London. He has written widely on the history of twentieth century France ranging from the period of the 1930s to the 1960s. His books have been widely translated and won many literary prizes. His most recent…

murmurations and other spiritual entanglements is a site-specific installation by Providence, RI-based artist bashexo. Iterated and explored for over a decade, this work takes multiple forms in different places and at different times, appearing as installations, performance art, experimental video…