Upcoming Events

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion held in conjunction with the exhibition Precision and…
Monday Feb 23

Ceramics Panel: Form, Surface, Portrayal, Ritual

4:00 pm

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion held in conjunction with the exhibition Precision and Expression: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection, on view through March 21.…
Join the Bates College Museum of Art for a unique opportunity to shape the future…
Wednesday Mar 11

Bates Curates

4:00 pm

Join the Bates College Museum of Art for a unique opportunity to shape the future of our permanent collection! In this special interactive event, we invite members of the Bates…
Images provided by Lesia Sochor, via her artist portfolio website.



The Museum is pleased to once…
Thursday Mar 26

Pysanka Egg Decorating with Lesia Sochor

10:00 am

Images provided by Lesia Sochor, via her artist portfolio website. The Museum is pleased to once again welcome local artist Lesia Sochor to Bates for two workshops on Ukrainian egg decorating…
The Bates College Department of Art and Visual Culture and Museum of Art invite you…
Friday Apr 17

Opening: 2026 Senior Thesis Exhibition

5:00 pm

The Bates College Department of Art and Visual Culture and Museum of Art invite you to the opening of the 2026 Senior Thesis Exhibition.

Full details to follow.

Past Events

On Friday, December 5th at the Benjamin Mays Center, the Museum of Art will be…
Friday Dec 5 2025

Winter Block Printing Workshop – Holiday Cards

3:00 pm

On Friday, December 5th at the Benjamin Mays Center, the Museum of Art will be hosting a linocut printmaking workshop from 3:00-5:00PM. The event is free for Bates students and…
Join artist Shellburne Thurber and exhibition curator Samantha Sigmon for a discussion of the works presented…
Tuesday Nov 11 2025

Gallery Talk: Shellburne Thurber & Samantha Sigmon

7:00 pm

Join artist Shellburne Thurber and exhibition curator Samantha Sigmon for a discussion of the works presented in the exhibition Shellburne Thurber: Full Circle.

Studio potter and educator Lisa Orr, whose work is featured in the exhibition Precision and Expression:…
Wednesday Nov 5 2025

Artist Talk: Ceramicist Lisa Orr

7:00 pm

Studio potter and educator Lisa Orr, whose work is featured in the exhibition Precision and Expression: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection will discuss her work in a lecture.

Please join us in celebrating the opening of the Fall 2025 exhibitions, Precision and Expression:…
Friday Oct 24 2025

Opening Reception: American Studio Ceramics and the art of Shellburne Thurber

4:00 pm

Please join us in celebrating the opening of the Fall 2025 exhibitions, Precision and Expression: American Studio Ceramics from the Collection of E. John Bullard and Shellburne Thurber: Full Circle.…
Saturday Oct 11 2025
All good things must come to an end; help us celebrate a wonderful run of…
Friday Oct 10 2025

Closing Reception & Gallery Talk with Andrea Harris

4:00 pm

All good things must come to an end; help us celebrate a wonderful run of the exhibition Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing on the exhibition’s penultimate day. Exhibition curator Andrea Harris will…
Mazie Watson Chamberlin will be singing and playing acoustic guitar in the museum. This is a…
Thursday Oct 9 2025

Music in the Museum: Mazie Watson Chamberlin ’27

3:00 pm

Mazie Watson Chamberlin will be singing and playing acoustic guitar in the museum. This is a great opportunity to experience the Steadman Show one last time before it comes down!

Senior Jeremy Felton will be performing with a Fiddle and a Friend in the museum!…
Tuesday Oct 7 2025

Music in the Museum: Jeremy Felton ’26, Fiddle and a Friend

12:00 pm

Senior Jeremy Felton will be performing with a Fiddle and a Friend in the museum! The performance is free for all to attend. 

Join us for the first gallery talk of the 25-26 academic year, featuring our fall…
Friday Oct 3 2025

Gallery Talk: The Fall ’25 Interns Talk Steadman

12:00 pm

Join us for the first gallery talk of the 25-26 academic year, featuring our fall interns! Each intern will discuss their areas of interest within the Ralph Steadman: And Another…
The Bates College Museum of Art welcomes viewers to watch Fear and Loathing in Las…
Wednesday Sep 24 2025

Film Screening: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

7:00 pm

The Bates College Museum of Art welcomes viewers to watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998, based upon the 1971 Hunter S. Thompson novel of the same name.

The Bates College Museum of Art welcomes viewers to a feature-length documentary film about artist…
Tuesday Sep 9 2025

Film Screening: For No Good Reason

7:00 pm

The Bates College Museum of Art welcomes viewers to a feature-length documentary film about artist Ralph Steadman, whose work will be on view in the exhibition Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing through…
Start off the new academic year with an inspirational visit to the exhibition Ralph Steadman: And…
Friday Sep 5 2025

Welcome Back Reception

4:00 pm

Start off the new academic year with an inspirational visit to the exhibition Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing, and make your own interactive exhibition mini-catalogue! Enjoy some chai and cookies and…
Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by…
Thursday Aug 7 2025

Parent-Child Origami Workshop #3

10:00 am

Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by animals depicted in the Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing current exhibition. All materials will be provided, parents…
Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by…
Thursday Jul 31 2025

Parent-Child Origami Workshop #2

10:00 am

Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by animals depicted in the Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing current exhibition. All materials will be provided, parents…
Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by…
Thursday Jul 24 2025

Parent-Child Origami Workshop #1

10:00 am

Join us for an Origami making workshop at the Bates Museum of Art, inspired by animals depicted in the Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing current exhibition. All materials will be provided, parents…
Sadie Williams: A Steadman on SteadmanZoom Lecture and Q&AWednesday, July 23, noon, eastern time 



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As…
Wednesday Jul 23 2025

Zoom Lecture and Q&A: Sadie Williams “A Steadman on Steadman”

12:00 pm

Sadie Williams: A Steadman on SteadmanZoom Lecture and Q&AWednesday, July 23, noon, eastern time https://bates.zoom.us/j/91046934788 As Ralph Steadman’s youngest daughter, Sadie Williams has grown up surrounded by the art of her…
As Ralph Steadman's youngest daughter, Sadie Williams has grown up surrounded by the art of…
Friday Jun 6 2025

Opening Gallery Talk: Sadie Williams “A Steadman on Steadman”

7:00 pm

As Ralph Steadman’s youngest daughter, Sadie Williams has grown up surrounded by the art of her father. She now works as managing director of the Ralph Steadman Art Collection and…
Celebrate the opening of Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing, and make your own interactive exhibition…
Friday Jun 6 2025

Opening Reception – Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing

7:00 pm

Celebrate the opening of Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing, and make your own interactive exhibition mini-catalogue! Light refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public. The opening will begin…
The Bates College Museum of Art and the Art and Visual Culture Department are pleased…
Friday Apr 11 2025

Opening Reception: Senior Thesis 2025

5:00 pm

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, featuring the work of Elizabeth…
The Museum is pleased to once again welcome local artist Lesia Sochor to Bates for…
Friday Apr 4 2025

Pysanka Egg Decorating Workshops, 2025

10:00 am

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 10 AM to 12PM and…
Join us for a stellar evening when Education Curator Anthony Shostak leads a viewing and discussion…
Tuesday Mar 25 2025

The Fine Art of Astrophotography, with the Bates Astronomy Club

5:30 pm

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 Fine Art of Astrophotography, which…
Koepke will perform Emotional Tofu: Lewiston in front of his Emotional Tofu video works which are part of an…
Friday Mar 7 2025

Performances by Tristan Koepke and Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos

3:00 pm

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 movement meditation investigates a multiplicity…
Join exhibition artists Harlan Crichton, Tristan Koepke, and Shey 'Rí Acu' Rivera Ríos in conversation…
Thursday Mar 6 2025

Gallery Talks and Panel Discussion: Across Common Grounds

4:30 pm

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 talk about their works in…
Crichton will collaborate with the ambient electronica duo Resource Plus to display his unique photographic…
Wednesday Mar 5 2025

Performance by Harlan Crichton and Resource Plus

7:00 pm

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 artist will double expose his…