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Weiser Lecture Series

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Judy Pfaff, Wallabout
Photo Credit: 

© Judy Pfaff; Photograph Laura Shea

About the Louise R. Weiser Lecture in Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership through Art

The Louise R. Weiser Lecture in Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership Through Art was established in 2012. Mrs. Weiser was a longtime employee of the College, and her family and friends raised funds to establish an endowment supporting programs at the Museum. The Weiser Lecture is one part of the Museum’s “Creativity Initiative,” aimed at sharing the importance of creative thought in every endeavor represented on campus.

Upcoming Events

Hendrick Andriessen (Flemish, 1607-1655), Vanitas Still Life (detail), ca. 1650
Wednesday
23
October
2024
5:00pm to 6:00pm

Gamble Auditorium

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
Curators in Conversation: Wendy Watson and Emily Wood

Gamble Auditorium

 

Remote option: access the livestream here

Past Events

Kymberly S. Newberry and Dr. Henry J. Drewal
Wednesday
4
October
2023
5:00pm to 6:00pm

Gamble Auditorium

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
The Tragedies of History and the Triumphs of Art
Dr. Henry J. Drewal in conversation with Kymberly S. Newberry
Tseng Kwong Chi (American, born China, 1950-1990), Lake Moraine, Northwest Territories, Canada (detail), 1968 (printed in 2008)
Wednesday
2
February
2022
4:30pm to 5:30pm

Virtual

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
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Video Available:
East Meets West: The Art of Tseng Kwong Chi
Muna Tseng in conversation with Professor Iyko Day
Harriet Flower, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
Thursday
2
February
2017
5:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Art Building

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
The Roman Lares
Gods of the Home and Journey

Harriet Flower, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
In conjunction with the special exhibition The Legend of the Lares
Spring Opening Reception to follow

Judy Pfaff (American, b. 1946), Wallabout (detail), 1986, mixed media assemblage
Thursday
24
September
2015
5:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
From the Beginning

Judy Pfaff, artist
Fall opening reception to follow

Mark Hewitt
Thursday
19
February
2015
5:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
A Potter’s Tale

Ceramicist Mark Hewitt in Conversation with Critic Christopher Benfey
Reception to follow

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (cover art detail) Scott McCloud, 1993 Designed by Steve Vance and Cindy Vance
Thursday
26
September
2013
5:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
Comics, Innovation, and Visual Communication

Scott McCloud, author and comics artist
Reception to follow

Kenneth Snelson (American, b. 1927), Wing I, 1992
Thursday
20
September
2012
4:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
Forces Made Visible

Lecture by artist Kenneth Snelson
Reception to follow

Steven Tepper
Friday
3
February
2012
4:30pm

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College

Louise R. Weiser Lecture:
Creative Work and the Work of Creativity
How Colleges and Universities Can Prepare Graduates to Reinvent Our World