Past Events
Blake’s work explores play, eroticism, and the subjective experiences of desire, power, and loss. Inspired by feminist theory and queer subcultures, they address the contradictions of representation in sculptures, drawings, performances, and videos, particularly as it relates to their own identity as a nonbinary multiracial artist.
An exploration of individual and collective history as viewed through multiple lenses, proposing alternatives to the systemic representations ordered by colonial narratives. Gallery talk & opening reception: October 28, 2022, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Join us as we kick off Vassar’s next comprehensive campaign. In addition to the official announcement, there will be panels, faculty presentations, and more.
Director/producer Michael Dwyer made this 20-minute film featuring Tomiko Morimoto West, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima who taught Japanese language courses at Vassar for a decade until she retired in 1994. Both will be available for a Q&A session after the screening.
An exhibition in the Vassar College Art Library.
Dr. Janet Sheung from W. M. Keck Science Department, The Claremont Colleges, will discuss her current research.
Art historian Dora Apel considers the dynamic nature of memory, how it can be mobilized for social justice, and how memory is embodied, including through her own experience as a daughter of Holocaust survivors and a cancer survivor. A reception for Dora Apel and artist Buzz Spector will precede the lecture.
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Multicultural fall festival featuring highly artistic performances by residents of the Poughkeepsie community and student organizations who contribute to the cultural mosaic of the campus. At this festival everyone can enjoy a variety of hands-on arts & crafts, interactive games, and food from various cultures.
Members of VOCES8 will present a variety of sessions, including composition and choral arranging, vocal production and diction, and career paths in music and music education. Registration required.
A wide-ranging recital of music from the Renaissance to the present day performed by internationally renowned choral ensemble VOCES8.
A folk music concert sponsored by the Vassar College Lifelong Learning Institute. Open to the public, free admission. Face masks and proof of vaccination required.
Reception to follow in Sanders Physics 105 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Campus community only, please.
Join us for an open master class with members of the internationally renowned choral ensemble VOCES8.
The Loeb Art Center hosts a public reception celebrating the exhibition On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, followed by a conversation featuring visiting artist Aaron R. Turner, founder/director of the Center for Art as Lived Experience and the Photographers of Color Podcast at the University of Arkansas School of Art.
Professor Hsy of George Washington University is an expert in medieval literature and contemporary cultural studies; he is especially interested in the intersections of language, race, gender, and disability. This talk is part of his work-in-progress Crip Relations: Life Writing and Disability Justice. Campus community only, please.
A story of sibling love that explores subjects closely linked to science. Reservations for performances on October 6, 7, and 8 can be made by emailing the box office. Campus community only, please.
Anahita Sarabhai, a queer performing artist, activist, poet, and educator currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal, will speak about their wide-ranging experiences with activism.
Explore the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center while listening to music sung by the Vassar College Women’s Chorus, Chamber Singers, and Choir. Short performances at 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
In this Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture, a University of Denver assistant professor of philosophy will argue that we are still a long way from developing AI systems that are capable of understanding and communicating meaningfully themselves.