Past Events at the Museum
An archive of events held in the past.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis 2025
The Bates College Museum of Art and the Art and Visual Culture Department are pleased to invite you opening of the 2025 senior thesis exhibition,…
Pysanka Egg Decorating Workshops, 2025
The Museum is pleased to once again welcome local artist Lesia Sochor to Bates for two workshops on Ukrainian egg decorating on April 4, from…
The Fine Art of Astrophotography, with the Bates Astronomy Club
Join us for a stellar evening when Education Curator Anthony Shostak leads a viewing and discussion of a selection of astrophotographs acquired from the exhibition Starstruck: The…
Performances by Tristan Koepke and Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos
Koepke will perform Emotional Tofu: Lewiston in front of his Emotional Tofu video works which are part of an ongoing series that were made alongside this exhibition. This new…
Gallery Talks and Panel Discussion: Across Common Grounds
Join exhibition artists Harlan Crichton, Tristan Koepke, and Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos in conversation with performance curator Cynthia Post Hunt. Each artist will briefly…
Performance by Harlan Crichton and Resource Plus
Crichton will collaborate with the ambient electronica duo Resource Plus to display his unique photographic process. Using a laser pointer, crystals, and found objects, the…
Continued Education Credits Workshop for Teachers
On December 13th, 2024 the Bates College Museum of Art will be hosting a Continued Education Credits workshop for local teachers in the Benjamin Mays…
Holiday Card Printmaking Workshop
Come to the Mays Center to print your own holiday card during the Printmaking Workshop. All materials are provided, signup ahead of time is required…
Opening Reception: Across Common Grounds and ARRAY
Please join us for a reception in the Museum to see our new Fall exhibitions! Light refreshment will be provided. The reception will be preceded…
Artist Panel Discussion: Across Common Grounds
Please join us for a panel discussion with four artists featured in the new Across Common Grounds exhibition will discuss the challenges and advantages of living and…
Info Session: Museum Internships
Ever thought about what it would be like to work in an art museum? Join the Curator of Education, Anthony Shostak, and our new Assistant…
Retirement Celebration for Dan Mills
Join us for a reception hosted by the Dean of Faculty to wish Dan well in his retirement, and take a moment to enjoy the current…
Espresso Dave at the Museum of Art
Do you need a midweek pick-me-up? Free coffee drinks from Espresso Dave will be available at the Bates College Museum of art between 4:00-6:00pm on…
Collections Highlight: the photography of Donna Ferrato, with Assistant Education Curator Morgan Hough
Please join us for a closer look at three photographs by artist and photojournalist Donna Ferrato, guided by Assistant Education Curator Morgan Hough.
Museum Lecture: “Staging the Real of Power: NSK History and Continuity” with artist Eda Čufer and professor Marina Filipovic
Join us for visiting artist Eda Čufer in discussion with Marina Filipovic, Visiting Lecturer in Russian at Bates. Their talk will encompass subject matter relating…
Welcome Back Reception at the Museum
Welcome back to campus! Join us for a reception in the Museum to see the exhibitions that opened over the summer and reconnect with friends…
Museum Lecture: “Who Was Saul Steinberg,” by Dan Mills, Director, Bates College Museum of Art
Learn more about the brilliant, witty, inventive, and cerebral artist, known internationally for six decades of The New Yorker Covers and illustrations, in this lecture by exhibition…
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…
Senior Thesis Gallery Talks
Join us at the museum to hear from some of the artists represented in the Senior Thesis Exhibition about their artistic process. Light refreshments will…
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, highlighting…
Pysanky Egg Decorating Workshops
* * UPDATE: Monday, March 11 – Both sessions are now sold out. Thank you all for your interest! * * Friday, March 15th at…
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…
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…
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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Fall Reception
Following lecture by curator Ashleigh Coren, ’07, please join us in the museum galleries for a welcoming reception for the Bates community!
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…
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…
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…
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…
Museum Art Café
Looking for fun activities this Short Term? Come on down to the Museum for the latest edition of the Museum Art Café! Expect more coffee…
2023 Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception
Please join the Museum of Art and the Art and Visual culture department in celebrating the opening of the 2023 Senior Thesis Exhibition, showcasing the…
Museum Sticker Contest
Calling all student artists! We want YOU to help us create a new sticker design for the museum. The winner chosen by the museum will…
Museum Intern Grace Acton ’24 at the Mount David Summit
Grace Acton ’24, Museum collections Intern, will be presenting her talk “Into the Zooniverse: Crowdsourcing Data for the Bates Museum of Art Collection” during the…
Pysanky Egg Decorating Workshop – Session 2
Friday, March 31st at the Muskie Archive The Bates College Museum of Art will host two Ukrainian egg decorating workshops with Lesia Sochor on Friday, March…
Museum Art Café
Come on down to the Museum for the March edition of the Museum Art Café! This is a great chance to destress as we push ahead…