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Students gather around an architectural model of VAPA Playing with VAPA

If Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) architect Robertson Ward could have walked into the Usdan Gallery at 3:00 pm on Monday, October 12, he would have smiled. 

Polina Stolar '27 and Thelonious Shores '27 against wall of text Dreaming on Stage

Margarita Titarenko ’27 brings The Mirror Lies Too Honestly to life.

Maryam Saeedi '28 at podium The Questions You Carry with You

Maryam Saeedi '28, president of the Student Educational Policies Committee, was the student speaker at Convocation 2026. She shared how Bennington students integrate their coursework, experiences with friends, and personal driving questions to create their academic path and build a community for one another.

Three students discussing project around a table Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists

Bennington Rising kicked off on September 30, 2026.

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A side view of two reel-to-reel film projectors on a counter in the projection room of a theater. They are pointed toward the screen. A Different Kind of All-Nighter

Film Night 2026 draws a crowd.