ARTS

Local residents of all ages and abilities are invited to attend a dynamic community dance workshop with the Taylor 2 Dance Company on Sept. 12, 4:30–6:00 p.m., in Colgate University’s Huntington Gymnasium. In addition, Colgate will also host a performance by Taylor 2 on Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. The group will perform two works […]

During the summer months, Colgate students are fanning out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings, and they are keeping our community posted on their progress. Physics major Ally Shahidi ’19 (Madison, N.J.) describes her work in making important historical documents digitally accessible.  This summer, I am creating a […]

A major exhibition of photographs, This Place explores Israel and the West Bank “as place and metaphor” through the eyes of 12 internationally acclaimed artists. Because the exhibition is divided among four collegiate art galleries, it has presented a perfect opportunity for museum studies students to apply what they’ve learned outside of the classroom. Professor […]

Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict, a three-day conference taking place October 18-20…

Colgate Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Penny Lane joins Gal Gadot, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, and Betty White as one of 774 new members invited into The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week. According to Variety, Lane is part of the largest group of invitees in Academy history, and is […]

A British iPad drawing, beaded Cameroonian sculpture, battle helmet–turned-lyre, and an Impressionist oil painting all may have been created oceans apart, but these works have come together in Hamilton, N.Y. They’re four of many pieces on display in the Picker Art Gallery’s exhibition Colgate Alumni Collect, which merges the artistic mindsets of four alumni who collect […]

Beyond the collections, annual memberships, and traveling exhibits, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at the world’s museums, and a new Colgate minor in museum studies seeks to dive deep into the operation, ethics, and history of museums around the globe.

Penny Lane, the Colgate art and art history professor whose documentary Nuts! won big at Sundance last year, has earned two major grants aimed at increasing female representation in reporting and filmmaking.

“Who knew that so many new things could be made from junk?” said Fiona Adjei Boateng ’19, a theater student who was making handbags out of denim pants during an upcycling workshop. Reet Aus, an Estonian fashion designer and environmental pioneer, hosted the workshop in Clifford Gallery. She is known for upcycling, which is using […]

Over the next few days, environmentally conscious fashion trailblazer Reet Aus is visiting campus. She’ll lead a handful of special events to highlight how she’s been working to make fashion more sustainable. Her doctoral thesis focused on efforts to incorporate upcycling into mass production, and since 2012 she has been working with Beximco, a major apparel […]