Event Calendar

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Madiha Tahir is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University researching the spatial politics of remote (drone) warfare.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Presentation by Dennis Black Rea, musician and author of "Live at the Forbidden City: Musical Encounters in China and Taiwan".

Open to students, faculty, and staff – anyone who manages a Bennington-affliliated social media account. The goal is to look for opportunities to support each others' work, whether through content and coordination or through skills sharing.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Mario Gooden, architect and scholar, will speak as part of the Visual Arts Lecture Series.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us for an intimate conversation with Nels Cline and Yuka Honda, two radically engaged artists.

Stress is universal. How you manage it is a major determinant of your health and happiness. Wouldn't you like a simple and effective tool for dealing with it?

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Nels Cline and Yuka C. Honda—a.k.a. CUP—use their combined histories in the realms of popular and avant-garde musical endeavor to create a musical language that is both intimately personal and sweepingly epic.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Acclaimed Fiction writer and visiting faculty member Kathleen Alcott will read at Bennington as part of the Literature Evenings series.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Ishmael Houston-Jones presenting his work as part of the Dance Guest Artist Series. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Led by Magnus Bernhardsson, Brown Professor of History, Williams College; Mansour Farhang, Former Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations and Former Bennington College faculty; and Eric Postel, Former Associate Administrator, US Agency for International Development

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us in welcoming Williams College professor Chad Topaz, PHD. He will be discussing Locust Swarms and their Mathematical Models.

A performance by Michael Wimberly's Mallet Percussion Ensemble in Greenwall Auditorium during the breakfast for prospective students and their families attending BenningtonWorks.

Dean of Studies Laurie Kobik and Director of Field Work Term and Career Development Faith McClellan will illustrate the framework for two of Bennington's central structures: the Plan Process and Field Work Term for prospective students and their families attending BenningtonWorks. Locations: VAPA Galleria | VAPA Usdan Gallery

Students studying science and mathematics at Bennington not only have a vast array of opportunities to pursue or become involved in original research while classes are session–they also frequently pursue research at world-class institutions over the summer.

How do you write a compelling and heartbreaking story that isn’t simply a manipulative one-note dirge? Literature students in Manuel Gonzales’ class will present works in progress.

The ability to speak and write persuasively is an essential skill for everyone. Whether you are writing a plan essay, applying for a job, or running for public office, you need to be persuasive and compelling. Led by faculty member Karen Gover.

The Christians, by Lucas Hnath, is part church service, part public debate, part gospel concert. Directed by faculty member Kirk Jackson with musical direction by faculty member Kerry Ryer-Parke.