Upcoming Events

Apr
12

Senior Thesis 2024 Opening Reception

Please join the Museum of Art and the department of Art and Visual culture in celebrating the opening of the 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibition.

Jun
7

Summer Exhibition Opening Reception

Please join us for the opening of Hartley | Hopper: Drawings from Two New England Collections and Saul Steinberg: Brilliant Witty Inventive Cerebral during this…

Past Events

Mar
15

Pysanky Egg Decorating Workshops

* * UPDATE: Monday, March 11 – Both sessions are now sold out. Thank you all for your interest! * * Friday, March 15th at…

Mar
13

Museum Lecture: Professor Trian Nguyen

Please join us for a lecture from Art and Visual Culture and Asian Studies Professor Trian Nguyen. Nguyen will lecture on his research of Yao…

Mar
4

Bates Community Read: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

In anticipation of the the Literary Arts Live talk by Morgan Talty on April 4, a group discussion of his book Night of the Living…

Feb
28

Presence is Power: An Evening of Indigenous Short Films

Immerse yourself in a wide variety of Indigenous short films alongside Bates Museum of Art’s current exhibition Exploding Native Inevitable (on view through March 4).…

Feb
13

Museum Art Café

Looking for a chance to destress or make a last minute valentine? Come down to the Museum for our next Museum Art Café! Make fun art…

Feb
7

Info Session: Assistant Education Curator Job Opening

Are you a graduating senior interested in a career in museum education or a related field? Come learn about the Assistant Education Curator of Academic and…

Feb
2

Artist Lecture: Sky Hopinka

Please join us on February 2 when video and sound artist, photographer, and writer Sky Hopinka will discuss his work in a lecture presented by…

Jan
26

Artist Lecture: Dance and Transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas

Department of Theater and Dance Event Page Rosy Simas (Seneca, Heron Clan) will share and overview of her transdisciplinary practice, and discuss her current installation…

Jan
24

Museum Art Café

Looking for a space to relax and get in from the cold? Come down to the Museum for the first Museum Art Café of the…

Jan
11

Exploding Native Inevitable Performances and Video Screenings

Please join us for welcoming remarks by curators Brad Kahlhamer and Dan Mills, and performances and screenings of several video shorts by artists in the Exploding Native…

Jan
11

Reception: Exploding Native Inevitable and Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio Maine Camp

Please join us for the reception of the Exploding Native Inevitable exhibition, and Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio Maine Camp. Some of the artists will speak about their work…

Dec
6
2023

Museum Art Café

In collaboration with the Ronj and the Bates Arts Society, the Museum of Art is proud to introduce the Museum Art Café! Come on down to…

Nov
16
2023

Collage at The Museum

Join the Multifaith Chaplaincy and the Museum of Art for a relaxing collaging event. We have newspapers, magazines, art catalogues, and more for you to…

Nov
15
2023

Lunchtime Intern Gallery Talks

Join our current museum interns for a series of short conversations about art in the Museum. Through their work in collections management, exhibition organization, and…

Nov
8
2023

Artist Lecture: Interdisciplinary Artist Elisa Harkins

Please join us for a lecture from artist and composer Elisa Harkins. Harkins makes innovative, interdisciplinary, and multimedia work in performance, electronic music, and sculpture.…

Oct
28
2023

Cancelled: Lunch with the Artists – Student Event

Come grab a slice of Otto’s Pizza and talk with some of the professional painters, sculptors and installation artists whose work will be on display…

Oct
25
2023

Museum Internship Information Session

Interested in getting meaningful work experience in a museum environment? Come and learn about internship opportunities at the Bates Museum of Art! We offer internships…

Oct
6
2023

Artist Lecture: Randy Williams – “Everything is Connected: The Art of Resisting Definition”

Please join us for a lecture with Randy Williams, visual artist and Professor Emeritus of Studio Art and Art Education at Manhattanville College in Harrison,…

Sep
28
2023

Coffee Night in the Museum with Espresso Dave

Espresso Dave is back at the museum on 9/28 from 4-6pm! Come enjoy FREE custom coffee beverages, including special seasonal drinks to welcome in the Fall…

Sep
8
2023

Fall Reception

Following lecture by curator Ashleigh Coren, ’07, please join us in the museum galleries for a welcoming reception for the Bates community!

Sep
8
2023

Lecture: Curator Ashleigh Coren, ’07 – “The Risks of a Restorative Practice in Museum Education”

Please join us for a lecture with Ashleigh Coren, ’07, Head of Education for the American Women’s History Initiative, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. In…

Jun
19
2023

Museum Closed in Observation of Juneteenth

Image: Daniel Minter, Daughters of the Passage, 2020, print, acrylic, bronze, fabric on wood panel, 27 x 51 x 2 1/2 in., Museum purchase with…

Jun
9
2023

Exhibition Opening: Who Are They? Who Am I? Portraits of Artists and Artist Self-Portraits from the Permanent Collection

Please join us for the opening of Who Are They? Who Am I? Portraits of Artists and Artist Self-Portraits from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition…

May
11
2023

Senior Exhibition Talks

Join us at the museum for a special series of talks from the artists featured in the 2023 Senior Thesis Exhibition. Artists Jordan Walker and…