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Nadine Biss ’13 on La Goulue

Nadine Biss ’13 reads it as a powerful image of death—both of the celebrity herself and of the more carefree French belle époque past with…

Alexandra Barie ’13 on Two French Actresses

Alexandra Barie ’13 discusses how the carte-de-visite format— allowing for photographic portraits to be easily exchanged and collected from mid-19th century on—was used by two…

Watson Conversations

Watson Conversations is a growing collection of podcasts produced by Wheaton students as part of Art History 298 and Art History 240

Turning Everyday Materials Into Art

Learn how to construct 3D works or art using commonplace materials—including wire, yearn, screen, and fishing line—and traditional handiwork techniques, such as knitting, felting and…

Artist Talk by Andi Sutton

November 5, 2013 Boston-based artist Andi Sutton, whose interactive installation is on view in the Beard and Weil Galleries through December 13, will present a…

The Maiden Voyage of NOMAD 1

October 31st marked the launch of the Art Department’s first Mobile Small Works Gallery, affectionately monikered NOMAD 1. The gallery is something like a cross…

Developing Global Perspectives on Rape in Marriage

Prof. Gabriela Torres, Anthr., and Prof. Kersti Yllo, Soc., will provide an overview of their efforts to advance research on marital rape in the next…

New Acquisitions from Regional Artists

For many years, Liza Folman, Professor of Fine Arts at Lesley University, has explored the relationship between people and the built environment through a variety…

The Rite of Spring: Roerich (and Stravinsky’s) Russian Pagan Past

Françoise Rosset, Assoc. Prof. of Russian, presents the next Faculty Lunch Talk. All are welcome. Wed., Oct. 23rd at 12:30 pm in PDR.

Friendship, Philosophy, and Finland

Prentice Professor of Philosophy Nancy Kendrick presented two papers in October in Helsinki, Finland: “Activity and Passivity in Mary Astell’s Theory of Friendship” at the…

An Evening of South Indian Veena Music

October 25, 2013 Visiting Artists Dr. Revathi Ramaswamy, Kavitha Pazhanisamy, and Mahalingam Santhanakrishnan, Mridangam present an evening of South Indian Music featuring the veena, one…

Khadim Niang ’15 in The Gambia

Khadim Niang ’15 interned at Conscience International, an NGO in The Gambia. “Conscience International’s mission, basic rights such as education and healthcare….”