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Artist Talk: Victoria Shen

March 30, 2026, 6 - 7:30PM

Illuminated female figure with platinum blonde hair in front of a DJ table, with a blue and green light circle to the left of the frame in front of a black background.

2026 Vera List Prize for Writing on the Visual Arts

Detail image of many file folders in a row. There is one label tab highlighted with black bolded text. The text reads "Reason"

40th Celebration – Anniversary Kick-off and Opening Reception of Performing Conditions

April 10, 2026, 7 - 9PM

Special Program

Group of people at an opening reception in an atrium. Stairs on the right hand side show one person walking on the basement level below.

40th Celebration – Gordon Hall: 1-2pm performance

April 11, 2026, 1 - 2PM

Special Program

A person squats low with legs tucked under a bench sculpture, arms stretched over the top, and grasps the far edge of the seat.

40th Celebration – Autumn Knight: M_ _ _ ER performance

April 11, 2026, 3 - 4PM

Special Program

Dark room with a crowd of people highlighted against the dark background in pink light sitting and watching a woman holding a microphone in the middle of the space. There are gold metallic balloons floating to the left of the central figure.

40th Celebration – Special Reception with Creative Direction by Nayland Blake

April 11, 2026, 4:45 - 6PM

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Installation view featuring a wooden cabin sculpture in the foreground

Lea Bertucci With Norbert Rodenkirchen and Olivia Block

April 18, 2026, 7:30 - 9PM

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Three photographs side by side each of people part of a musical performance. From left to right: Black and white photo of a woman composer, a man playing a wooden flute, and a woman working a sound booth.

Behind the Scenes: Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form

April 29, 2026, 5:30 - 7:30PM

Two paintings showing the same image—a nude woman bending down to scrub a large basin—hang side by side. The painting on the left has looser, less detailed brushwork and fewer colors than the one on the right, as if it was created in “lower resolution.” The right painting is square, while the left one is “cropped” to a portrait aspect ratio.

Past Events

Stone Hill Press Studio Visit & Private Collection Visit

March 14, 2026, 1 - 5PM

Four people standing around a printing press machine in a small room with a window on the right side. There are paper artworks hanging from the ceiling in a row.

Chess Night

March 12, 2026, 5 - 7PM

Digital graphic with a black and white drawing of a building with a chess board pattern on the side of the building. A collection of four chess pieces are above the building and the queen is winking. A bright green banner at the top with black text. Text reads "Wednesdays and Thursdays 5:00–7:00PM

Chess Night

March 11, 2026, 5 - 7PM

Digital graphic with a black and white drawing of a building with a chess board pattern on the side of the building. A collection of four chess pieces are above the building and the queen is winking. A bright green banner at the top with black text. Text reads "Wednesdays and Thursdays 5:00–7:00PM

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