{"id":21858,"date":"2026-02-27T14:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=21858"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:52:22","slug":"special-exhibition-reception-with-ardor-and-devotion-the-bates-college-museum-of-art-life-drawing-session","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/events\/special-exhibition-reception-with-ardor-and-devotion-the-bates-college-museum-of-art-life-drawing-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Exhibition Reception &#8211; With Ardor and Devotion: The Bates College Museum of Art Life Drawing Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Please join us for a reception celebrating the exhibition<em> With Ardor and Devotion: The Bates College Museum of Art Life Drawing Session<\/em>, which commemorates the nearly thirty year long life-drawing program through the work of artists who attended those sessions. 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