Olin Arts News Today

Video and sound artist, photographer, and writer Sky Hopinka will discuss his work in a lecture presented by the Bates Museum of Art at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center. The public is welcome to the event and the exhibition free of charge. Hopinka’s four-minute video “Mnemonics […]

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on May 18, 2021 The month of May represents the end of the academic year. As the beauty of spring emerges, we experience bittersweet acknowledgments: of the work that remains to be done, the sudden anticipation of goodbyes, and contemplation of life after graduation. Congratulations and thanks to all for the strength and determination you modeled during the challenging year of 2020–21. Footwork Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College Adelaide Armah ’23 o...

Blaise Marceau 21 Published on May 6, 2021 The eight seniors participating in this year’s Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition opening May 7 have produced work that reflects on the ephemeral qualities of humanity, some of it created in mediums chosen in part because of the restrictions of COVID-19, and much of it with heavy emphasis on nature, from its most essential cellular level to the beauty — and utility —of landscapes.  Fittingly then, these studio art majors’ work in video, a...