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October 2021
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EXHIBITIONS

Majolica Mania on View Now with Timed Entry Tickets

Proof of vaccination and masks required for entry.


RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Three students in conversation holding beverages.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Welcome New Students!

Incoming MA and PhD students began classes September 7.

FACULTY NEWS

Drew Thompson ​​Named Associate Professor of Visual Culture and Black Studies

Thompson specializes in the history of photography and the modern and contemporary arts of Africa and the diaspora.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

BGC Partners with the Alliance of HBCU Museums and Galleries

BGC BGC Students Reflect on Their Experiences as TAs for the New Summer Program.

ALUMNI NEWS

Current Student Profiles BGC Alumni

Mackenzie Griffin (MA ‘22) has interviewed many BGC alums over the past year, creating a catalogue of fascinating profiles.

STUDENT NEWS

Fashion Rules

Fashion history and textiles publications feature the work of BGC students.

FACULTY NEWS

Ivan Gaskell Receives Award

News from Professors Collins, Glass, Krohn, Majer, and Weinryb

ALUMNI NEWS

Terra Foundation and Irish Research Council Recognize BGC Alums

Promotions, new positions, and awards


EXHIBITIONS

Majolica 3D Rendering.

EXHIBITIONS

Photogrammetry Allows Us to View Majolica from All Angles

3D photography supports intimate online interaction with objects.

EXHIBITIONS

Postdoctoral Fellow Hadley Jensen Weaves Her Research on Diné Textiles into a Digital Exhibition

Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest will launch in March 2022.

EXHIBITIONS

BGC Student Creates Majolica Mania Audio Guide

Available in the gallery or online

EVENT

Majolica Mania Tours Added for December!

Last Chance for In-Person and Online Tours


BGC @ HOME

Detailed shot of Paul Comoléra, designer; Minton & Co., manufacturer. Detail; Peacock, shape no. 2045, designed ca. 1873; this example 1876. Earthenware with majolica glazes. The English Collection.

EVENT

Register for Fall Events

Online and in-person talks, tours, workshops, and even a poetry reading!

ZOOM EVENT

Friday, Oct. 29! Beautiful and Deadly: The Dark Side of Pigment

Learn how deadly chemical elements were used to make majolica’s vividly colored glazes.

ZOOM EVENT

Monica Miller (Barnard College) Presents “Rhizomatic Forms and Global Black Aesthetics”

November 9 at 12:15 pm EST

ZOOM EVENT

Writing the Hamat’sa Virtual Book Launch

November 4 at 6 pm EST

IN-PERSON EVENT

Open Houses for Prospective Students

November 14 and December 5

IN-PERSON EVENT

Evening for Educators

November 16, 4–6 pm


SUPPORT

Facade of Bard Graduate Center Gallery at 18 West 86th Street.

SUPPORT

Support Bard Graduate Center

BGC’s Annual Fund provides vital support for everything from exhibitions to public programs and education initiatives. Your generosity keeps the work of BGC accessible to the widest audience possible, both online and in-person. We hope you’ll consider making a gift today. Thank you!

More Highlights

Headshot of Dean Peter N. Miller.
Dean's Letter

Dean Miller Introduces BGC’s New Field School.


20 Years of the Seminar Series

New video documents its impact on the scholarly community.


DEAI at BGC

New New Working Group members, hiring workshop


Cover of The Museum in the Cultural Sciences. Black Text on Orange Background.
New BGC Publication

First complete English translations of early twentieth-century articles by von Bode, Lauffer, and Richter


Art Detectives

BGC and Guggenheim Launch New Program for Teens


Library AIRs

Meet BGC’s 2021–22 Library Artists in Residence, Jazmine Catasús and Lissy Mineo-Gonzalez.


Comings and Goings

BGC bids a fond farewell to some long-time staff members and welcomes new hires.

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