The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War. Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture.
The Spring 2026 exhibition at the Cantor Art Gallery features work by Visual Arts faculty Rachelle Beaudoin, John Carney, Marcus Clarke, Hilary Doyle, Colleen Fitzgerald, Matthew Gamber, Anna McNeary, Victor Pacheco, Cristi Rinklin, and Leslie Schomp.
This concert explores the complex themes of memory, political resistance and the formation of identity through selected works by Galina Ustvolskaya and Dmitri Shostakovich, two composers from the Russian Soviet era.
Senior art majors facilitate a conversation with faculty artists about nurturing the creative process, balancing personal life and professional work, and how to find joy and motivation during career advancement.
Exhibiting artist Marcus Clarke is joined by Professor Peter Fritz of the Religious Studies department to discuss the intersections of contemporary art, religion and theology in society today.
Join Rachelle Beaudoin, Liz Drexler-Hines (Director of Student Wellness Education) and Jeff Oliver (Head of Olympic Sports Performance) as they discuss Professor Beaudoin’s work in the current exhibition, Impetus: Visual Arts Faculty 2026. Beaudoin’s work addresses ideas around self-care and wellness, critiquing the online performance of and push towards constant optimization.
Exhibiting artists Cristi Rinklin and Matthew Gamber discuss the relationship between painting and photography in their respective practices, exploring how their chosen materials speak to the way they consider the natural environment, mimetic representation, and the cycle of perception and memory.
Hilary Doyle, Colleen Fitzgerald and Leslie Schomp discuss their work currently on view at the Cantor Art Gallery. Each artist uniquely foregrounds the role of history in examining contemporary society, whether through familial history, historic figures, or cultural heritage traditions.
Carly Thibodeau, Director of the Office of Sustainability, and Jordan Lovejoy, Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences, join exhibiting artists Anna McNeary and Victor Pacheco at the Cantor Art Gallery, whose works explore the impact of human action on the natural environment.
