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Feb

2026

Ceramics Panel Discussion

Save the date! More information to be announced.

Mar

2026

Art Acquisition Event

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Mar

2026

Pysanky: Ukrainian Egg Decorating with Leisa Sochor

The Museum is pleased to once again welcome local artist Lesia Sochor…

Apr

2026

Opening: 2026 Senior Thesis Exhibition

The Bates College Department of Art and Visual Culture and Museum of…

Bates News

December 11, 2025

Faculty member Geneva Laurita wins national teaching award

Geneva Laurita, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was recently named a Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar — one of only eight to receive this national award — in recognition of her commitment to scholarship and undergraduate research.

December 11, 2025

Picture Story: November 2025 at Bates

November at Bates saw a field hockey championship, orchestra and dance performances, seminar-style learning, and more.

December 4, 2025

Everybody in the pool: The making of Metamorphoses

Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor of theater, he floated an idea for a production that was both over-the-top ambitious and absolute catnip to his colleague Sally Wood, a visiting lecturer in theater who was trying to decide what play to direct in the fall of 2025.