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Dancers on lawn in front of Commons Bennington College Community Celebrates Inaugural Bon Dance Festival

More than 100 attendees participated in Bennington College’s first Bon Dance Festival on May 3.

Image of Jefferey Spivey Spivey Named Finalist for $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature

Jefferey Spivey MFA '26 is a finalist for the 2026 DAG Prize for Literature.

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Image of Cyrus Vella '26 in his studio, posing with the poster for his creek-clearing project. Preparing for the Annual Senior Art Show

 Luca van der Velde '26, who has been covering community news for The Bennington Banner, highlighted the Bennington Senior Show, an annual opportunity for Bennington graduates studying Visual Art to showcase their work from May 19–30.

Read more at the Bennington Banner
Image of Projects for Peace logo Projects for Peace: MAKTABA

Projects for Peace has announced its 2026 cohort of grantees. This year, 142 projects from 98 partner institutions were selected, with one project being chosen from Bennington College.

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Image of Bennington Art Crawl Coordinators Bennington Art Crawl

On Saturday, May 2, from 10:00 am–10:00 pm, Luella Arizola-Lyons '28, Devan Spiro '27, Anna Sutton '28, and Olli Wiesmann '28 are organizing a free, family-friendly, all-day, community arts event for the Downtown Bennington area.

Read more at the Manchester Journal