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.
Reports The Manchester Journal:
"The first-ever student-led Bennington Art Crawl is currently planned for two venues.
"With the vision of bringing Bennington College students into downtown Bennington 'to show their work, to perform, and to spend the day alongside the people they live near,' the event will offer both a student art exhibition and an all day arts workshop event at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington.
"Live music and performances will also be hosted across the corner in the gathering space of Saint Peter's Episcopal Church of Bennington, beginning in the late afternoon and continuing throughout the evening."
Oliver and I study in similar fields – and we are always thinking about ways of activating the multidisciplinary and collective nature of Bennington students and their energy. For a long time, we’ve been talking about the apparent disconnects between the college and the town – while contemplating moments when the school and the community of Bennington have made strides together on vital projects and events.
Devan Spiro '27