Stories about "Art and Visual Culture"
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Picture story: Mingle and meet at the Senior Thesis Exhibition opening
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5:51 pm
Tucked into the corner of the Bates College Museum of Art is a small sign with an invitation from Christopher Barker ’21: He wants visitors to pick up his ghostly, serene-looking vessels.
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‘Nice bubble of artistry’: 14 show work in 2019 Senior Thesis Exhibition
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:34 pm
Bates' senior studio art majors wield paintbrushes, fabric, clay, cameras, and more — but no cheesecloth — in this year's show.
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Senior thesis sees green inspirations in iconic West Coast homes
Thursday, November 8, 2018 8:52 am
The topic of Emerson Krull’s senior thesis was as near as her father’s business and as remote as the post-World War II era.
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‘In love with something’: Senior Thesis Exhibition 2018
Monday, April 2, 2018 2:51 pm
As studio art majors work up to Bates' senior exhibition, it helps if they "fall in love with something.”
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What I Mean When I Say: Susan Dewsnap and ‘bat’
Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:56 pm
A bat can be a nocturnal mammal, or a home-run hitter. For Susan Dewsnap, it's an important piece of pottery equipment.
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Video: Katie Van Patten ’17 and the pursuit of directing
Friday, March 24, 2017 10:00 am
In our latest "Voices from the Class of 2017," Katie Van Patten recounts directing a Sherlock Holmes play for her senior thesis in theater.
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Bates at Night: Nude figure drawing
Thursday, March 9, 2017 2:40 pm
During the figure drawing session in Olin Arts Center, the studio was quiet except for the sounds of charcoal on paper and hands sweeping over sketches.
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Video: ‘Modeling trash was something to get used to!’
Thursday, November 17, 2016 4:42 pm
Scenes and comments from the annual Trashion Show, where students design and model outfits made of trash and recyclables.
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An overview of new faculty, and the look of Bates’ future, from Dean of the Faculty Matt Auer
Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:10 pm
What Bates College looks like in the future is at least partially revealed each time we hire a new faculty member.
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Winter exhibitions showcase Occupy posters, digital montages by Becton
Monday, November 2, 2015 12:37 pm
An exhibition of photographer Jeffery Becton's digital montages and a show of posters from the Occupy movement open at the Bates College Museum of Art on Nov. 6.