Arts

The events were in coordination with Colgate's Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Initiative, presented by Living Writers, University Museums, and the Ryan Family Film Series.

Archaeologist Jason De León came to campus Sept. 25–26 to deliver the Peter C. Schaehrer ’65 Memorial Lecture and to open an exhibition centered on his studies of undocumented migration by people seeking refuge in Mexico and the United States.

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The exhibit focuses on the history and stories behind personal possessions, art, books, documents, and other items in the museum’s collection.

The Poetry Machine is making its way around Colgate University and Hamilton, N.Y., thanks to Colgate’s Upstate Institute and the University Libraries in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Writing.

Suchi Reddy, Colgate University’s 2024–25 Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist in Residence, opened her new exhibit, Bias and Belonging, during Arts, Creativity, and Innovation (ACI) Weekend, April 4–5.

Colgate University welcomed prolific bio-artist and experimental filmmaker Kathy High ʼ77 as part of the Eric J. Ryan and Film and Media Studies (FMST) Annual New Media Lecture Series, March 11–13.

Colgate University welcomed internationally acclaimed opera and theater director Francesca Zambello ’78 in late February as the inaugural Clifford Family Innovator in Residence.

On Feb. 12, Colgate University celebrated the opening of the Clifford Gallery’s new exhibition from Franco-American artist Suzanne Husky, titled For Alliances with the Beaver People. The exhibition features a singular physical work: an 11-meter-long embroidered tapestry that traces key moments in beaver-human relationships.

This past winter break, the Colgate Thirteen a cappella group embarked on their first trip to China as part of their annual “Jan Tour.”