Upcoming Events
May 16-17, 2024
Bates Film Festival 2024:
We Are The Warriors : Film Viewings and Panels
Thursday, May 16, 6 – 8:30 PM in Olin 104: Viewing and panel with David Camlin, Megan Grumbling, Ambassador Maulian Bryant, and Michael-Corey F. Hinton
Friday, May 17, 7 – 9 PM at SPACE Gallery in Portland: Viewing and Q&A with David Camlin and Megan Grumbling
Co-sponsored by the Bates Museum of Art’s Exploding Native Inevitable Project
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Past Events
April 4, 2024
Department of English:
Literary Arts Live – Morgan Talty, Pettengill G52, 7:00 PM
Co-sponsored by the Bates Museum of Art’s Exploding Native Inevitable Project
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March 4, 2024
Group discussion: Bates Community Read of Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty, Bates College Museum of Art, 6:00 PM
February 28, 2024
Bates Museum of Art:
Presence is Power: An Evening of Indigenous Short Films
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February 2, 2024
January 27, 2024
Department of Theater and Dance the Bates Dance Festival:
Dance workshops with visiting artist Rosy Simas
Co-sponsored by the Bates Museum of Art’s Exploding Native Inevitable Project
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January 26, 2024
Department of Theater and Dance and the Bates Dance Festival:
Artist Lecture: Dance and Transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas, Olin 104, 7:30 PM
Co-sponsored by the Bates Museum of Art’s Exploding Native Inevitable Project
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January 11, 2024
Bates Museum of Art:
Reception: Exploding Native Inevitable and Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio, Maine Camp
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Photo credit: Jared and Abby Lank
Bates Museum of Art:
Performances and Video Screening: Mali Obomsawin Xtet + Nizhonniya Austin + Elisa Harkins and Ivanie Aubin-Malo + Sky Hopinka + New Red Order
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November 9 – 13, 2023
Department of Theater and Dance:
The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse
Director: Tim Dugan | Consultant: John Bear Mitchell
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November 8, 2023
Bates Museum of Art:
Artist Lecture: Interdisciplinary Artist Elisa Harkins
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October 9, 2023
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Lecture
John Bear Mitchell- Indigenous Americans in Entertainment: Giving Voice to a New Generation
Co-sponsored by the Bates Learning Associates Program and the Departments of Anthropology, History, and Theater and Dance