Bates College Museum of Art Podcast
Started in March of 2023, the Bates College Museum Podcast is a new educational component of the internship program. Hosted by the Assistant Education Curator and programming interns, this unique show covers the work that students do for the museum, provides insights into the roles of our staff members, highlights art from the local community, unearths gems from our collection, and more!
Follow the link below to the podcast’s homepage or search for us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube. Happy listening!
- Crop and Click Episode 11 – Serena Williams, Key Biscayne, Florida
Most of us know Serena Williams to be one of the most accomplished female tennis stars or athletes known in the US. But how do we, as outsiders of her personal life, truly view her?… - Crop and Click Episode 10 – Walker Evans, the FSA, and the Politics of the 1930s
In this podcast, we explore Walker Evans’ work with the Farm Security Administration (FSA), specifically his photograph Store with False Front. Vicinity of Selma, Alabama. We engage with Roy Stryker’s mission, capturing “America for Americans,”… - Crop and Click Episode 9 – Azle, Texas: War Decor, Photographs in America
This podcast is centered around the 1991 Nan Coulter photograph, Azle, Texas: War Decor, Photographs in America, which features a building with yellow ribbons on the doors. The hosts, Savannah Compare and Ava Steinberger, will… - Crop and Click Episode 8 – Through the Lens of Reformation
The National Child Labor Committee, founded in 1904, was dedicated to promoting social reform as it pertains to child labor. Hired by the NCLC, Lewis Hine advocated for photography as a medium of education. Describing… - Crop and Click Episode 7 – Photographic Records and Storytelling During South African Apartheid
Can a photograph ever just be a photograph? [or is there always a communicated message from a photograph as a record?] This podcast analyzes Jurgen Schadeberg’s photograph, We Won’t’ Move, shot in the shantytown of… - Crop and Click Episode 6 – Through the Lens of History: Unveiling America’s Dust Bowl
Welcome to “Through the Lens of History: Unveiling America’s Dust Bowl,” where I, Samantha Simmons, delve into the captivating world of documentary photography. In this episode, I transport you to the heart of the Dust… - Crop and Click Episode 5 – The Deception of Modern Architecture
As individuals living in a technologically advanced society, we have access to images on a daily basis and are trained to believe everything before our eyes. Rarely do we stop and question the intentionality behind… - Crop and Click Episode 4 – Guerilla Zone
In this podcast, hosts Simone Obregon and Hollis Hale discuss the photograph Guerrilla Zone, taken by Donna DeCesare in 1988. They delve into the history behind this photograph, talking about the El Salvadoran Civil War… - Crop and Click Episode 3 – Feminism Through the Lens of Immaculate Conception
In this episode, Bates first-year Carly Philpott and Monmouth Academy senior Izzy Hamann use photography to dive into the rich history of women and the LGBTQ+ community in Northampton, Massachusetts. Through this, they attempt to… - Crop and Click Episode 2 – A Photographic Voice on Maine Lobstering
In this episode, Samantha Quatrano and Meara McVearry examine Berenice Abbott’s 1965 photograph, Lobster Car. They explore the historical and generational struggles within the Maine lobstering industry and as Mainers, Samantha and Meara bring an… - Crop and Click Episode 1 – The Photographic Window: Walker Evans
This episode explores the works and social context of documentary photographs taken by Walker Evans during his time in the Farm Security Administration (1935-1937). The main focus will be Evans’ Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936,… - Museum Podcast Special Series – Crop and Click: Considering Truth, Objectivity, and Politics in Documentary Photography
With the conclusion of season two, the Museum Podcast is introducing a special project in conjunction with AVC Professor Erin Nolan and the students in AVC 276 – True or False: Documentary Photography. In this… - Museum Podcast Episode 15: Crossing Disciplines with Wes Chaney, Kirk Read and Jeremy Cornelius
Peter sits down with Professors Wes Chaney, Kirk Read, and Jeremy Cornelius to talk about how their classes and research have connected with the museum and how disparate disciplines can all draw on the collection.… - Museum Podcast Episode 14: Gallery Deep Dive with the Student Interns
Peter joins Lola Buczkowski ’25, Josephine Woodruff ’24, Samantha Gabel ’26, Keira January ’25, Jensen Nida ’24, and Lucy Sterba ’26 to talk about their recent research into art and artists featured in our current… - Museum Podcast Episode 13: Education, Art History, and Star Trek with Peter Philbin and Nick Turzio
Nick ’26 turns the tables to interview Peter ’22 about his position at the museum, why he took the job, the opportunities and challenges of working in the museum, and analogizing the museum to Star… - Museum Podcast Episode 12: Halloween Special!
Peter sits down with Nick, Anthony, Corie, and Samantha to discuss all things Halloween from the museum collection. A link can be found here to the portfolio with all the images we discuss and many… - Museum Podcast Episode 11: Art is Not About Art with Randy Williams
Peter sits down with artist and educator Randy Williams to discuss his career as a museum educator, art accessibility, visual literacy, teaching as an artist, and what we can all learn by taking the time… - Museum Podcast Episode 10: The Art of Museum Preparation with Michel Droge
In this episode, Peter sits down with the museum’s Lead Preparator, Prof. Michel Droge, to discuss the skills and creativity needed to be a preparator and an artist. Topics range from the relationship between art… - Museum Podcast Episode 9: From Bates to the National Mall with Ashleigh Coren, ’07
Welcome back to Season 2 of the podcast! In this episode, Peter sits down with Bates alumna and former museum intern Ashleigh Coren, ’07. She now works as the Head of Education for the Smithsonian… - Museum Podcast Episode 8: Museums and Decolonization with Erin Nolan
In this episode, Peter sits down with Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture Erin Nolan to discuss her recent class “Decolonizing the Museum.” Topics include the many factors that go into repatriation, the… - Museum Podcast Episode 7: The Legacy of Marsden Hartley w/Gail Scott and Bill Low
Peter and Lucy sit down with art historian Gail Scott and museum curator Bill Low to discuss the life of the artist Marsden Hartley, his unique connection to the museum, and what his legacy means… - Museum Podcast Episode 6: Research round up with the Winter 2023 Collections Interns
In this special episode, Peter and Lucy interview each of our 2023 Winter Semester Exhibitions Interns, Aratrika Gosh, Claire Kaminski, Anders Landgren, and Maddie Kemp, about research they have been doing for the museum, both… - Museum Podcast Episode 5: Curating, DIY Art, and Road Trip Playlists with Samantha Sigmon
In this episode, Peter and Lucy interview our new Assistant Curator Samantha Sigmon about her background in museums, the power of places, and how she feels about living in Maine. If you want to learn… - Museum Podcast Episode 4: Collaborating in the Collection with Maura Ferrigno and Esme Alfaro
In this episode, Peter and Lucy talk to Collections Interns Maura Ferrigno ’25 and Esme Alfaro ’24 about their experience working together in the collection this past semester, highlights from their work for our upcoming… - Museum Podcast Episode 3: The Life and Times of a Museum Educator, with Anthony Shostak
In this episode, Peter and Lucy sit down with Education Curator Anthony Shostak to talk about his nearly three decade long career at the museum. Topics include what it’s like to be a museum educator,… - Museum Podcast Episode 2: Into the Zooniverse
In this episode, Peter and Lucy talk to intern Grace Acton ’24 and Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette about how they are using a digital survey to make our collection more accessible. Topics include how museums… - Museum Podcast Episode 1: Hidden Gems
In this inaugural edition of the Bates Museum of Art Podcast, Assistant Education Curator Peter Philbin and Programs Intern Lucy Sherman ’23 sit down with Collections Interns Clara Kennedy ’25 and Liv Eaton ’23 to… - Museum YouTube Channel Theatrical Trailer
An introduction with dramatic flare. The Bates College Museum of Art Youtube Channel will be the hub for our new Podcast as well as behind the scenes looks at the museum, its exhibitions and projects.