Stories about "Art and Visual Culture"
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.
‘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.
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.
‘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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.