Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this fall. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.

James Osborn, conductor

This event is open to the public.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Join us at the Olmsted Greenhouse for a calm doodling session with Vassar’s Counseling Center! No artistic skills necessary—we are just doodling for fun and to calm the mind. All ages welcome.

The Film Department will be screening Nickel Boys and there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes afterwards.

Advanced technologies serve as a key measure of power both internally and externally. Internally, advanced technologies enable leaders to counter dissent and maintain political control. In the international arena, countries are increasingly leveraging technology to secure strategic advantage over competitors. This presentation examines how technology is driving these shifts and its prospective impact on political structures and international relations.

Christopher Rothko speaks about his father, artist Mark Rothko’s work and the family’s caretaking of his legacy on the occasion of a special opportunity to view two early Rothkos side-by-side at the Loeb Art Center this year. 

Free and open to the public

This year’s lecture, The Learning Evolution: Does Outsourcing Knowledge Make Us Smarter?, features Manju Banerjee, Ph.D., former Vice President of Educational Research and Innovation (LCIRT) at Landmark College.

The Film Department will be screening Hale County This Morning, This Evening and there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes afterwards.

Tracing a path through the voices of nature, this program reflects on our search for peace, hope, and humanity. Christine Howlett, conductor, Susan Brown, piano, and Elizabeth Handman, viola.

This event is open to the public. 

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live