As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Free admission, but tickets are requiredAs part of programming for the exhibition Let’s Celebrate Ashley Bryan! the museum presents this screening of the documentary film, I Know…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a fun remote activity for students, the Museum of Art is now offering a monthly paint night! On October 12th, November 9th, and December 7th, we’ll…

The museum’s new kiosk makes the collection more accessible than ever.  Through this webinar, Assistant Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette will teach participants how to browse…

The museum’s new kiosk makes the collection more accessible than ever.  Through this webinar, Assistant Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette will teach participants how to browse…

The museum’s new kiosk makes the collection more accessible than ever.  Through this webinar, Assistant Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette will teach participants how to browse…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Featuring: Krista Aronson, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Psychology at Bates College in addition to the Director & Founder of the Diverse BookFinder   Daniel Minter, Co-Founder…

The Bates Museum of Art and the Multifaith Chaplaincy are pleased to announce a new program for Spring 2021; An Afternoon with Art: Mindfulness with…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

The museum’s new kiosk makes the collection more accessible than ever.  Through this webinar, Assistant Collections Manager/Registrar Corie Audette will teach participants how to browse…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Artist Phyllis Bramson will lead the audience on a “virtual exhibition” of her work, titled “Love and Affection Despite this Hostile World”, looking back on her…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

The Bates Museum of Art and the Multifaith Chaplaincy are pleased to announce a new program for Spring 2021; An Afternoon with Art: Mindfulness with…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Are you interested in art, archival work, or the museum field? Want to get both academic credit and hands-on experience? You may want to become…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

The Bates Museum of Art and the Multifaith Chaplaincy are pleased to announce a new program for Spring 2021; An Afternoon with Art: Mindfulness with…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Join us in our galleries on May 17th for an art-centered mindfulness practice and discussion with works from the student senior theses exhibition. No previous meditation…

As a service to our community of creative students, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the academic year, 6-9 p.m. in Olin…

Noted university gallery director and curator Sam Yates will discuss works in the exhibition Joseph Delaney: Taking Notice. Yates is deeply knowledgeable about the Delaney’s life and work,…

This lecture will be livestreamed on Zoom.  “Marsden Hartley: Adventures in the Archives” is presented by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, Ph.D, curator,  Vilcek Foundation, is the…

This event will be livestreamed on Zoom.   Follow this link to join the Zoom meeting.  As part of programming for the exhibition Marsden Hartley:…

Students and staff are invited to join the Bates Arts Museum in a spooky celebration at the Ben Mays Center! Come in your Halloween costume or…

An Adventurous Spirit:  The Jane Costello Wellehan Collection Join us in celebrating the extraordinary gift of the Jane Costello Wellehan Collection!  This exhibition introduces to our audiences…

Do you want to learn about the ins and outs of museum work? Do you want to hear from current interns’ experience? Do you want to complete…

Join the Multifaith Chaplaincy and the Bates Museum of Art for a group discussion and reflection on “Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts,” covering nature, spirituality, and self-discovery. Materials provided, no experience in art or meditation needed.

Join us for a lively discussion about ceramics offered in connection to the exhibition An Adventurous Spirit: The Jane Costello Wellehan Collection. Ayumi Horie is a full-time…

Lesley Dill is one of the most prominent American artists working at the intersection of language and fine art. Her elegant sculptures, art installations, mixed-media…

Join us for a lively discussion about painting with three of the artists featured in the exhibition An Adventurous Spirit: The Jane Costello Wellehan Collection. Linden…

Join us for a viewing of Divide Light, a film documenting the opera by artist Lesley Dill, whose work is featured in the exhibition Lesley Dill: Wilderness,…

Do you want to learn about the ins and outs of museum work? Do you want to hear from current interns’ experience? Do you want…

Join museum interns  Jeremy Bruce ’22, Grace Devine  ’24, Clara Kennedy ’25, Laura Littlefield ’23, and Julia Oliver ’25 for series of short conversations about works in…

Artist Lesley Dill presents a Gallery Talk in the Bates Museum of Art and her exhibition, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me, followed by questions from the audience. Lesley…

Learn more about the fascinating career and compelling artworks of artist Lesley Dill, a Maine native whose exhibition, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me, is currently featured…

Artist Lesley Dill, whose works are featured in the exhibition Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me, shares her insights into the challenges of being an artist and…

Join the Multifaith Chaplaincy to explore through meditation the Bates Art Museum’s exhibit Lesley Dill, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me. After we spend some reflective…

The Bates College Museum of Art will host two Ukrainian egg decorating workshops with Lesia Sochor on Friday, April 8. The workshops will take place…

The Bates College Museum of Art will host two Ukrainian egg decorating workshops with Lesia Sochor on Friday, April 8. The workshops will take place…

Join us for a series of artist talks with several thesis students featured in the exhibition, featuring Katy Boehm, Nick Charde, Charlotte Collins, Claudio Jimenez,…

Join the Multifaith Chaplaincy and the Bates Museum of Art for a fun and reflective art activity, in celebration of our current Senior Thesis Exhibition….