Alumni News

Nick Brooke's show "Psychic Driving" Alums Perform in Faculty Member Nick Brooke's New Show

Genevieve Belleveau ’07, Michael Chinworth ’08, and Jo-Anne Hyun ’12 will be performing in faculty member Nick Brooke’s show, Psychic Driving, at the HERE Arts Center on March 10 and 11.

Elise Engler's project Engler MFA '86 Featured The New Yorker

The New Yorker profiled the artist Elise Engler MFA ‘86 in their June 8 issue, highlighting the completion of her year-long project of drawing every one of Broadway’s two hundred and fifty-odd blocks in New York City.

Gloria Steinem at Commencement 2015 Gloria Steinem Addresses Graduating Class

In a speech that tackled sexism, racism, organized religion, and the wisdom of condescending turtles, Gloria Steinem shared what she called "10 pieces of advice" at Friday's commencement dinner for graduates and their families.

Fullbright logo Five From Bennington Awarded 2015 Fulbright Grants

Two students, two alumni, and a faculty member have been awarded 2015 Fulbright grants to support their academic and professional work abroad. 

Sally Mann's Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs Sally Mann's Exposure

An excerpt adapted from renowned photographer Sally Mann '73's forthcoming memoir, Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs, was published in The New York Times Magazine. The piece recalls the mixed reaction to her 1992 book of photographs, Immediate Family, which included controversial images of her children. The memoir is a "testimony to photography’s power to evoke tender, lucent portraits of the past," according to a review in Kirkus.