Alumni News

Image of Smile Ma Using All of Her Knowledge: Xiao (Smile) Ma ’23

Xiao (Smile) Ma ’23 discusses her experience exploring Visual Arts at Bennington.

Image of Van Morrison collage Taylor Tours with Van Morrison

Jeff Taylor '84 toured with music icon Van Morrison's band for his 2023/2024 US tour.

stack of 2023 books in library at Bennington The Books of 2023

The latest additions to Bennington’s rich literary history have hit bookstore shelves. Their authors join Bennington notables, including Donna Tartt '86, Kiran Desai '93, Michael Pollan '76, ​Ann Goldstein '71, Anaïs Duplan '14, Anne Waldman '66, Cynthia Sweeney MFA '13, Jamie Quatro MFA '09, Amy Gerstler '01, Morgan Jerkins MFA '16, and Charles Bock '97.

Eve Vishnick '23 Where Art and Science Combine: Eve Vishnick ’23

Eve Vishnick ’23 has always been torn between studying visual arts and more science-related fields. She was attracted to Bennington for two reasons, she said. “Great financial aid and the ability to combine two separate fields without having to double major. I could make it into one thing. That was a big draw for me.”

Bennington Students at the Festival of Fire Forging Connections Across the Art Community

During the first two weeks of the class “Examining Space,” eighteen students learned how to shape foundry wax and prepare sand molds for the purpose of conceiving and realizing an object in iron.