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Intern InsightsMy Senior Project in the Making
Jennifer Villa ’21 describes the artistic influences that shaped her senior project, Upon my Back, and the process of its creation.
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Teaching with ArtLooking Closely, Thinking Textually
A Museum Session with "Poetry and Image"In February 2020, students enrolled in Visiting Lecturer Sam Ace’s “Poetry and Image” course had the opportunity to look closely and think analytically about Barton Lidice Benes’s AIDS Museum (Reliquarium) at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
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UncategorizedTo Live Without the Mask of the Past
A Conversation with Curlee Raven HoltonCurlee Raven Holton is a painter and printmaker whose work addresses significant personal, political, and cultural events. On view at MHCAM from July 17–December 16, 2018, Holton’s print portfolio Othello Re-imagined in Sepia explores the humanity and emotional complexity of William Shakespeare’s tragic character. Associate Curator Hannah W. Blunt spoke with Holton about the research and inspiration behind the project, and how it connects to his larger creative journey—a journey about restoring humanity, showing our vulnerabilities, and removing our deceptive masks.
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Intern Insights, Objects of Our AffectionFor the Love of (Artists’) Books
Curatorial Intern Juliana Cordero ’18 is a book lover. Her affinity for books is so strong, in fact, that she hopes to pursue a career as a book conservator. Here, she shares her favorite books from a collection of nearly 70 artists’ books by women recently gifted to MHCAM by Marjorie (Jerry) Cohn ’60. Cohn, a long-time conservator and curator at the Fogg Museum, amassed this wondrous collection over 25 years. Feminist themes abound in these books, through comedy, tragedy, and the commonplace. Read on…Cordero’s picks are laugh-out-loud funny!
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MultimediaI Keep Dreaming that Dream
The Life and Creative Genius of Mary Lee BendolphVideo recording of a lecture by Dr. Alvia J. Wardlaw, Professor of Art History and Director/Curator of the University Museum, Texas Southern University
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UncategorizedArt in Translation
On December 7, the Museum hosted a poetry reading and open mic in the Harriet L. and Paul M. Weissman Gallery. Co-sponsored by the Department of English, the event saw marvelous readings by students and faculty alike. Several students presented poems and prose written in response to exhibitions and works of art on view at MHCAM. Thank you to Becca Mullen ‘18, Ben Sambrook ‘18, Anisha Pai ‘19, and Henna Joshi ‘18 for sharing those poems with us for the first blog post of 2018. Happy reading!
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MultimediaArtist Michelle Grabner in conversation with Museum Director Tricia Y. Paik
Video recording
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UncategorizedPeople Will Know Our Names
Relatively little is known about individual early 20th-century Navajo weavers and the creative and economic choices they made with their work. While the maker of MHCAM’s weaving with Yei figures remains unidentified, Lynda Teller Pete, a fifth-generation weaver from the Newcomb and Two Grey Hills areas of the Navajo Nation, shares her perspective on its origins, and the Navajo weaving tradition.
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From the DirectorWorking with Artists
John Stomberg reflects on the enriching, educational experience of working with artists, specifically on the Museum’s current roster of exhibitions.