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Cromwell Day Art Showcase Highlights Artistic Responses to Racial Violence

Tuesday Nov. 10 Smith College held its annual Cromwell Day, and though this year's symposium took place virtually, it was still an impactful opportunity to come together, reflect and learn. This year’s celebration was entitled, “Tackling Anti-Blackness: Moving Past the Abstract” and featured speakers, workshops and student art pieces. It concluded with a showcasing of student artwork that grappled with the harrowing history of racism in the United States as well as devastating current events such as the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor which have sparked civil unrest across the nation. 

‘PARA ENTENDER UN ÁRBOL’: UNA PIEZA DE ARTE AMBIENTAL DE GINA SIEPEL 

El martes 27 de octubre, Gina Siepel presentó su proyecto de artes ambientales en progreso, "Para entender un árbol". El evento virtual fue organizado por Joanne Benkley, presidenta de Environmental Concentration, y patrocinado por el Smith College Arts Afield Program junto con Kestrel Land Trust. 

Poetry Center Book Launch Brings Students and Alumnae Together Through Art and Words

As community events shift to online platforms, Smith’s Boutelle-Day Poetry Center is finding new and creative ways of gathering virtually to celebrate the joy of writing. On Tuesday Oct. 6, the Poetry Center hosted a book launch via Zoom for the newly published book of poems “The Map of Every Lilac Leaf.”​ The book​ was published in conjunction with the Smith College Museum of Art, and all of the poems draw inspiration from pieces in Smith’s art collection.