In this talk, Mark will walk you through his latest picture book SOREN'S SEVENTH SONG written by Dave Eggers. With a focus on creative mistakes and how they can influence a whole career, Mark will take students through the process of getting rid of expectations and celebrating being a kid at heart. Hardie Room 101 23 Essex Street, Beverly...
In If You Give the Brain a Puzzle, Aly Pierce will talk you through her process of exploring the inner world through generative prompts and how they can function as puzzles for the brain. She will give examples of exercises and the poems they created, demonstrating how they aided in the writing of her debut...
Presented in two parts, this exhibition features recent works by five Montserrat alumni. Ranging from objective pieces to abstracted representations, these works are reflections of the self and the world around us.
Artist Conversation with Montserrat Alumni Annie Lee-Daly, Shannon Herrick, Cayla Montes, Denali Musgrave, and Zeynep Celik. Friday, December 6, 11-12pm, H101
Gallery talk with Prof. Martha Buskirk, Ph.D. daughter of the artist, Nov. 6 at 5pm followed by a reception at 6pm.
Deep within us all exists a darkness that must be confronted. What is The Shade to you? Join Montserrat alum Adam Miller for a spooky comic anthology book launch on Monday, October 28th from 11am–1pm in H101. (Lunch will be provided.) In support of Red King Cinema's upcoming feature film THE SHADE, Red King Publishing...
Please join us on November 7 for a fireside chat with Dr. Miller on her book, "Here, Where the Black Designers Are", moderated by Dr. Aisha Densmore-Bey, followed by a book signing with an option to purchase the book. Location: 248 Cabot Street, Beverly Do you question where the BIPOC designers are in the design...
Please join us for a public talk with artist Michelle Samour, Professor Emerita at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University, on Thursday, November 14 from 11am-12pm in Hardie 101. Samour is a multi-media artist whose installations, drawings and handmade paperworks explore humankind’s attempt to harness the natural world through...
Associate professor Elizabeth Alexander will address how failure, sickness, and storm damage lead to some of her biggest creative breakthroughs.
Ena Kantardžić will be reading from their Cranbrook Academy of Art Master's Statement, sharing the book and its design alongside more dynamic documentation of installations from that two year period. Combining research, texted notes, photography, anecdotes, and programming code, the book is an attempt to bridge language and physical space in an intimate and vulnerable...
Meg and Alicia will share about their experiences in Reggio Emilia Italy. Presenters will discuss ways in which this extraordinary approach to thinking, learning and creating transcends the borders of Italy and can transform education right here at Montserrat.
Join Hannah O'Neal for a discussion on how the landscape of animated film has recently been changing in new and exciting ways. Hannah will be using the most recent Oscar award winner Flow, an independent feature film, as a recent example of how these changes are taking place and turning long-held industry beliefs on their heads.
Celebrate Earth Day with Anna Clem and learn about the Dreamland: Lagoon to Foredune artist book project currently on display in the library. Artist Statement: Dreamland began with years of observing the Basin Head sand dune system at the edge of the Northumberland Strait in Canada. My mother and I called this place “Dreamland” many...
