What does it mean for Native writers and artists to embrace the avant garde, along with its deep mistrust of the traditional? In this talk, Dr. Spry will discuss the history of the rise of Native American experimental art and literature in the 20th and 21st centuries—and its surprising roots in the U.S.’s efforts to...
Join award winning author, poet, and Nipmuc storyteller Larry Spotted Crow Mann as he contextualizes the exhibition with local histories, traditional stories, and poetry. The art of Native American storytelling has been passed down for thousands of years. They give life and meaning to everything in the Universe and offer lessons of love, courage, kindness,...
Join us for an intimate conversation in the gallery with spacetime artists DiRico and L'Huillier and the exhibition curator as they explore non-human performativity through movement, sound, and light. We'll discuss the agency of objects and how the art works on display are in a continual state of becoming. Spacetime (x, y, x + t)...
Join us for an intimate conversation in the gallery with spacetime artists Trahan and Szegedi and the exhibition curator as they discuss their experiences collaborating with machines as each artist investigates digital technology through its imperfections. Learn what happens when the work of art has no center and exists across multiple media, both virtual and...
Join artist, writer, and film director Violeta Ayala as she discusses the making of “Prison X: The Devil and The Sun,” an immersive ‘play’ staged in VR created using the 3-D painting technology Tilt Brush. Set in Bolivia’s San Sebastian prison, “Prison X: The Devil and The Sun” immerses participants into the social dynamics of...
Join us for a unique opportunity to meet Sky Hopinka and hear more about his art and career.
Will Pappenheimer (webinar) Friday, March 25, 1:30-3pm Will Pappenheimer is a Brooklyn based artist working in new media, performance and installation with an interest in spatial intervention and the altered experiences of the artwork as site. His current work explores the collage of the virtual and physical worlds in the recent medium of “mixed reality.”...
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM! Artist Performance + Talk by Emilio Rojas Media Art Gallery October 14, 2022 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM! is a lecture/performance by artist Emilio Rojas. It moves away from this xenophobic phrase and investigates the history of colonialism and border trauma. This lecture...
Friday, March 24, 2023 Join us for a audio-visual presentation on EL Putnam's artist practice. Putnam will discuss recent performance and video works. Location: Media Art Gallery, 25 Avery Street
Huret and Spector Gallery Hours: Wed – Sat, 12-5pm
Media Art Gallery Hours: Tue – Sat, 12-6pm