Current Exhibitions

Core / Collections: Let's Talk About It

March 21−May 19, 2024

The exhibition will also be open Reunion Weekend, Thursday, May 30-June 2, 2024 from 10 am-5 pm

Meryl Meisler (American, b. 1951) Reclining in tree by Goddard Riverside Community Center, Purchase of the Gary M. Hoffer ’74 Memorial Photography Collection Fund. 2022.2.4. © Meryl Meisler 1978.

This exhibition wants visitors to have conversations with works of art. It encourages asking questions, getting to know an artwork deeply, bringing others into the conversation, and perhaps learning a little more about oneself. Featuring a selection of recent acquisitions that highlight Picker Art Gallery’s current collecting strategy, the exhibition models itself on Colgate’s revised Core curriculum by creating a space for open-ended inquiry, multiple ways of knowing, and generative dialogue. The artworks on display present diverse creative perspectives on historical and contemporary issues, ranging from resistance to state authority to the challenges of modernity to addressing environmental crisis. What will you add to the conversation?

Curated by Emma Barrison ’24, Cindy Chen ’24 and Wendy Wu ’25.

Our digital exhibitions are always open:

Works in Progress: Original Materials from the Netherlands

PoV: Personal Observations Vary