In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Global Flora Spring Open Hours
Arts & Cultural Events
The Global Flora Conservatory and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Visitor Center are open to the public on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Outdoor gardens are free and open to the public, available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Find us at “WCBG Visitor Center” on Google Maps.
Note: We are closed on holidays, long weekends, and campus breaks. Plan your visit and check for closure dates at https://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/visit.
Campus community: Swipe access hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Accompanied guests are welcome at any time during your visit. To reserve Global Flora for a specific activity, during or outside of open hours, please submit a reservation through 25Live.
Follow us @wellesleybotanicgardens.
E-mail wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu with questions. Contact accessibility@wellesley.edu regarding accommodation requests.
Event Title: Open to the public Sundays. Organization: Botanic Garden/Greenhouse.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
SCI-Global Flora Conservatory.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Cornille Seminar: Making Livable Worlds
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Making Livable Worlds in a Time of Loss takes its title from Prof. Lloréns' recent book, and invites reflection about possible ways to navigate and survive the multiple ongoing crises in our current era. In Making Livable Worlds, Afro-Puerto Rican women's lifeways exemplify how they draw from their cultural knowledge to engage in daily improvisations that enable their communities to survive and thrive. Their life-affirming practices, developed and passed down through generations, offer powerful modes of resistance to gendered and racialized exploitation, capitalist extractivism, and ecocide. Through solidarity, reciprocity, and an ethics of care, these women co-create restorative alternatives to dispossession to produce good, meaningful lives for their communities.
What is evident in Making Livable Worlds is that ecological practices of care for the humans and more-than-human-world is central to nurturing livable futures. This insight served to inspire Prof. Lloréns' ongoing book project (tentatively)…
Event Title: Session IV: Storying Goodness for Young Readers, with Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie. Organization: Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM.
PNE-225A Knapp Atrium.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Lecture: Beyond White Picket Fences
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Join the Sociology Department in welcoming Emmanuel College Professor of Sociology Catherine Simpson Bueker for a discussion of her book, Beyond White Picket Fences, Evolution of an American Town. This book examines the demographic shifts that have taken place in Wellesley over the last 100 years, with a focus on the ways in which Italian, Jewish, and Chinese residents have entered into and reshaped the community over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Event Title: Evolution of an American Town, with author Catherine Simpson Bueker. Organization: Sociology.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
LIB-165 Lecture Room.
Matthieu Dupas and Maggie Fritz-Morkin
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Event Title: New Perspectives on Women and Gender in Premodern Italy and France. Organization: French, Francophone, and Italian Studies, Medieval/Renaissance Studies.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
FHM-LR.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Israel and Palestine: A Way Forward?
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Yael Lempert, Former US Ambassador to Jordon and Vice President for Outreach at the Middle East Institute, in conversation with Ezzedine Fishere, Distinguished Fellow of Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College.
Hosted by the Pluralism Initiative. Co-sponsored by the Albright Institute, Jewish Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.
In person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Organization: Pluralism Initiative.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
COL-CIN.
Softball v USCGA
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
KSC-SOFTBALL.
Curatorial Tour with Dr. Yuhua Ding:
Arts & Cultural Events
Join Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, to learn about the Taoist deity Magu, Mount Magu, and Magu wine. You will also get to explore the art of conserving and mounting Chinese paintings.
Limited to 20 people, This tour is sold out,
This program is supported by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis.
Event Title: The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
DVM-Lobby.
Mixed Metaphors:
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Join History and South Asia Studies for a talk by Daisy Rockwell, "Mixed Metaphors: Adventures in Translationland" at 4:30pm in PNE 239.
Translators love to use metaphors to capture the nature of their work, yet every metaphor seems to fall short, resulting in a great, unusable tangle of mixed metaphors. In this lecture, Daisy Rockwell shares some of her own handcrafted metaphors for translation and explores the many dimensions of the art through her practice of translating literature from Hindi and Urdu.
Daisy Rockwell is an artist, writer, and Hindi-Urdu translator living in Vermont. Her work has been awarded the International Booker Prize, the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, the MLA Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Translation of a Literary Work, the Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in Translation, and the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award. Her translations have been honored with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and PEN…
Event Title: Adventures in Translationland. Organization: Hindi/Urdu, History, South Asia Studies. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Picture of Daisy Rockwell (Beowulf Sheehan) & Painting (Snowy Evening by Daisy Rockwell).
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
PNE-239.
Immortalizing Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
Join Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, for a conversation with Jing Gao, world-renowned conservator of Asian paintings, Deborah La Camera, Partner and Senior Conservator at Studio TKM Associates, and Berit Raines ’27. They will share their firsthand insights from the year-long conservation project that preserved a sixteenth-century Chinese painting for generations to come.
This program is supported by Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. The conservation work for this exhibition was supported by funds from the Mayling Soong Foundation and Barbara E. Sweeny ’26 Art Conservation Fund.
Event Title: The Conservation of a Chinese Painting. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, and paintings conservator Jing Gao review the colors of potential mounting silks for the painting Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels by an unknown artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3. Photo courtesy of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
COL-CIN, COL-CAFE.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Midweek Muse: David Russell
Arts & Cultural Events
Hailed as “superlative” (American Record Guide), “remarkable” (textura) “superb” “incisive” and “sonorous and panoramic” (Boston Globe), cellist David Russell maintains a vigorous schedule both as soloist and collaborator. A strong advocate for contemporary music, David has performed with such ensembles as Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Firebird Ensemble, Callithumpian Consort, Ludovico Ensemble, Music on the Edge, Dinosaur Annex, Collage, the Fromm Players at Harvard, and entelechron. Recent projects include premieres of new works for solo cello by Tamar Diesendruck, Eric Moe, Andrew List, and Roger Zahab, premieres of new chamber works by Amy Williams, Jonathan Bailey Holland, jazz pianist Kevin Harris, Gilda Lyons, Barbara White, Daron Hagen, and others, and solo recordings of works by Chen Yi, Eric Moe and Lukas Foss. David has recorded for the Tzaddik, Albany, BMOPSound, New Focus, CRI, Centaur, and New World Records labels. He is a busy performer in the Boston area, making regular appearances with…
Event Title: David Russell performs solo cello works, joined by Gabriela Diaz for Ravel’s extraordinary violin-cello Sonata. Organization: Music.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
HMC-Chapel.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Artist Talk with Sasha Wortzel
Arts & Cultural Events
For those of us who live at the shoreline traces a filmmaking practice at the crossroads of nonfiction, fabulation, archival excavation, and poetics. How might film and expanded forms of cinema help us to grieve, dream, and reimagine kinship in the face of ongoing ecological and political collapse?
Sasha Wortzel is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. Raised in Southwest Florida and based in New York City, Wortzel specifically attends to sites and stories systematically erased or ignored from these regions’ histories. Wortzel is a recipient of a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in Film-Video. Her films have screened world-wide at venues including MoMA DocFortnight, CPH:DOX, True/False, San Francisco International, Hot Docs, Dokufest, Wexner Center for the Arts, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her expanded cinematic work has been exhibited at the New Museum, The International Center for Photography, and The Kitchen, among others. Wortzel is a 2023 MacDowell Fellowship,… .
Event Title: “For those of us who live at the shoreline”. Organization: Cinema and Media Studies, Environmental Studies, Frost Center for the Environment, Paulson Initiative.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
COL-CIN.
Softball v Clark
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
KSC-SOFTBALL.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Tennis v Smith
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
KSC-FLDHS2, KSC-TENNIS1, KSC-TENNIS2, KSC-COURT1, KSC-COURT2, KSC-COURT3.
Lacrosse vs Smith
Athletics
Event Title: Senior Day. Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
KSC-TURF.
Wellesley College Choir: Baum Concert
Arts & Cultural Events
Join the Wellesley College Choral Program for its annual Baum Memorial Concert, showcasing the powerful voices of our students in an inspiring afternoon of choral music spanning genres, cultures, and centuries. This year's Baum Concert will celebrate the Choir's 125 years of existence at Wellesley College!
Never One Thing: Celebrating 125 Years of The Wellesley College Choir, Alyssa J. Cossey, conductor, Emi Nishida, collaborative pianist,
The event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the East entry and park in the Founders Lot.
Event Title: Wellesley’s acclaimed choral program blends artistry, community, and the joy of ensemble singing. Organization: Music, Choir. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Photo by Karen Osuna Martinez.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
HMC-Gathering Area, HMC-Chapel, HMC-Multifaith Room, HMC-Study.
Global Flora Spring Open Hours
Arts & Cultural Events
The Global Flora Conservatory and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Visitor Center are open to the public on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Outdoor gardens are free and open to the public, available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Find us at “WCBG Visitor Center” on Google Maps.
Note: We are closed on holidays, long weekends, and campus breaks. Plan your visit and check for closure dates at https://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/visit.
Campus community: Swipe access hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Accompanied guests are welcome at any time during your visit. To reserve Global Flora for a specific activity, during or outside of open hours, please submit a reservation through 25Live.
Follow us @wellesleybotanicgardens.
E-mail wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu with questions. Contact accessibility@wellesley.edu regarding accommodation requests.
Event Title: Open to the public Sundays. Organization: Botanic Garden/Greenhouse.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
SCI-Global Flora Conservatory.
Tennis v Skidmore
Athletics
Event Title: Senior Day. Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
KSC-FLDHS2, KSC-TENNIS1, KSC-TENNIS2, KSC-COURT1, KSC-COURT2, KSC-COURT3.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Newhouse Fellows Series: Amaris Brown
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Organization: Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM.
PNE-225A Knapp Atrium.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Coloquio Hispanista 2026
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Welcome to the Hispanism Colloquium 2026, an academic gathering dedicated this year to examining educational and feminist dynamics within transatlantic Hispanism. Our panel will focus on the pioneering figure of Katharine Lee Bates—a Wellesley College alumna (Class of 1880), professor, and head of its English Department for decades, as well as author of the poem “America the Beautiful.” Less known is her long and deep relationship with Spain and her involvement with women’s education there. The three papers presented here will explore her historical context, her relationship with Spain, and her formative influence on the evolution of female education in Spain.
This event will be in Spanish. See program.
Event Title: Hispanismo transatlántico, educación y feminismo: Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) y España. Organization: Spanish. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Wellesley College Archives.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
LIB-165 Lecture Room.
Collegium Musicum: Spring Concert
Arts & Cultural Events
The Collegium Musicum is an ensemble of students and faculty, devoted to the performance of early music, drawn from the courts and chapels of Renaissance Europe, on original instruments. Laura Jeppesen, Director.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: The Collegium Musicum is an ensemble of students and faculty, devoted to the performance of early music. Organization: Music.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
PNW-101.
Ruhlman Conference 2026
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Welcome to the 30th Ruhlman Conference! The conference is made possible by the generosity of Barbara Peterson Ruhlman ’54. In 1997, Lee Cuba, Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the College, worked with Barbara Ruhlman to develop the plan for the Ruhlman Conference.
The conference is intended to foster collaboration among students and faculty across the disciplines and to enhance the intellectual life of the College. The event will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and friends to come together in celebration of student achievement.
The Ruhlman Conference celebrates intellectual life by sponsoring a communal, public event where students will have an opportunity to present their work to a wide audience. By providing an opportunity for public presentation of what is often a private, isolated activity; the conference will demonstrate that research can be part of the ongoing conversation in a community of scholars.
Please visit the Ruhlman Conference website for program details.…
Organization: Ruhlman.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:45 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wellesley College Campus.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Lacrosse vs Mt Holyoke
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
KSC-TURF.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
The Jordan Lecture: Safiya Noble
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Event Title: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. Organization: Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
SCI-H101.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
(Don't) Hold Your Mouth
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
John McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University and opinion columnist with The New York Times, in conversation with Kathryn Lynch, Katharine Lee Bates and Sophie Chantal Hart Professor of English, Wellesley College.
Hosted by the Pluralism Initiative.
McWhorter is the author of more than twenty books, including The Power of Babel, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue, Words on the Move, Nine Nasty Words, Woke Racism, and the forthcoming Pronoun Trouble. In addition to his academic work, he writes a weekly column for The New York Times and hosts the popular language podcast Lexicon Valley. McWhorter’s writing and commentary appear widely across national media, and his work is known for making linguistics accessible, lively, and relevant to contemporary cultural debates.
In person and livestreamed via Zoom.
Event Title: The Power of Language. Organization: Pluralism Initiative. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Photo courtesy of Columbia University.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
LIB-165 Lecture Room.
BlueJazz Strings & Combos Spring Concert
Arts & Cultural Events
Don't miss the Wellesley College BlueJazz Strings and Combos spring concert—an exciting evening of jazz classics and contemporary grooves performed by talented student musicians in small ensembles. Mark Hamilton, Director.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: An exciting evening of small ensemble jazz classics and contemporary grooves performed by talented student musicians. Organization: Music.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
Track vs Smith & Mt. Holyoke
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
KSC-Varsity Throwing Field, KSC-TRACK.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Softball v Wheaton
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
KSC-SOFTBALL.
Yanvalou Drum & Dance Ensemble
Arts & Cultural Events
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble performs the folkloric music and dance of Africa, as it exists today throughout Africa and the African Diaspora, particularly in Haiti, Ghana, and Brazil. Kera Washington, Director.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: Yanvalou performs vibrant drum and dance from Africa and its diaspora. Organization: Music.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Tennis v Clark
Athletics
Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
KSC-FLDHS2, KSC-TENNIS1, KSC-TENNIS2, KSC-COURT1, KSC-COURT2, KSC-COURT3.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
A Presentation by Vishal Khandelwal
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Right from its foundation in 1961, the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India, attempted to reorient art and design theory and practice away from the legacy of colonial-era arts pedagogies, and towards internationally resonant ideas borrowed from academies such as the German Bauhaus and Ulm School of Design. New product design methods were joined by crafts documentation endeavours of the kind that continue to be undertaken by faculty and students at the school even today. This talk will consider one such crafts documentary and photography-based project, titled Mata ni Pachedi: A Book on the Temple Cloth of the Mother Goddess (co-produced by Joan Erikson, Dashrath Patel, and Haku Shah et al, and published by the NID in 1968) to explore its visual coordinates and pedagogical value within the context of the NID and the modernization of textile production in contemporary Ahmedabad. As I will argue, the Mata ni Pachedi photographs, although typical of documentary practices at the NID and beyond,…
Event Title: Visualizing Design and its Values in Postcolonial India. Organization: Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM.
JAC-450.
Chamber Music Society: Spring Concert 1
Arts & Cultural Events
Founded in 1958, The Chamber Music Society of Wellesley College provides an opportunity for instrumentalists and vocalists to prepare and perform works for small ensembles. Each chamber group receives weekly coaching from a member of the Wellesley College Music Department and performs at one of several concerts held at the end of each semester. David Russell and Jenny Tang, Directors.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: Intimate performances by student musicians showcasing the artistry of chamber music. Organization: Music.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Hurricane Diane
Arts & Cultural Events
Hurricane Diane, By Madeleine George, Directed by Marta Rainer.
Event Title: WCT Spring 2026 Mainstage Production. Organization: Theatre Studies.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
ALH-111 Jones.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
BlueJazz Big Band: Spring Concert
Arts & Cultural Events
Get ready to swing with Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band—a spirited concert of bold rhythms, soulful solos, and high-energy jazz classics. Cercie Miller, Director.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: A spirited evening of great jazz by the Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band. Organization: Music.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
Hurricane Diane
Arts & Cultural Events
Hurricane Diane, By Madeleine George, Directed by Marta Rainer.
Event Title: WCT Spring 2026 Mainstage Production. Organization: Theatre Studies.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
ALH-111 Jones.
Whitin Observatory Public Night
Arts & Cultural Events
Please join us for a public night including an astronomy talk, demonstrations, and crafts at the Whitin Observatory of Wellesley College. The topic will be announced closer to the event date. Visual observing opportunities with the historic telescopes and digital observing opportunities with the research telescope may be available if the skies are clear. These events help celebrate Whitin Observatory's 125th anniversary. Additional information and directions are available at https://observatory.wellesley.edu/ and https://www.instagram.com/whitinobservatory .
Event Title: Whitin Observatory Public Night. Organization: Physics and Astronomy.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
OBS-LIB, OBS-114, OBS-123.
Family Day at The Davis:
Arts & Cultural Events
Inspired by our Spring 2026 special exhibitions, the Davis invites family members of all ages to explore artistic expressions of memory, myth, and ritual. Student-led tours, storytelling, a scavenger hunt, and other exciting crafting activities will bring the art to life. Refreshments will be served.
This program is generously supported by the Palley Endowment Fund for Davis Museum Outreach Programs.
Event Title: Memory, Myth, and Ritual in Art. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): David Teng Olsen, Falling from Paradise, 2025, Latex, enamel, India ink. Photo taken by David Teng Olsen.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
DVM-Lobby.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Hurricane Diane
Arts & Cultural Events
Hurricane Diane, By Madeleine George, Directed by Marta Rainer.
Event Title: WCT Spring 2026 Mainstage Production. Organization: Theatre Studies.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
ALH-111 Jones.
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Concert
Arts & Cultural Events
The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra is composed of students, faculty, staff, and associates of Wellesley College and Brandeis University, bringing inspiring performances of the great orchestral literature—past and present—to a new generation of musicians and audiences. Neal Hampton, Conductor. The Spring 2026 concert, Catch A Rising Star, features the winners of the Brandeis and Wellesley Concerto Competitions.
PROGRAM:
TONI LI TIANCI: The Fountain of Life (World Premiere), MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. 1, featuring Ellie Hikima, Violin (Wellesley Performance only), ROSSINI: "Bel Raggio Lusinghier" featuring Adharsha Ramesh, Soprano (Wellesley Performance only), CHOPIN: Piano Concert No. 1, Mvt. 1 featuring Skylar Lin, Piano (Brandeis Performance only), BIZET: Symphony No. 1 in C Major,
This program will be reprised at Brandeis University's Slosberg Hall on Sunday, April 26, at 3 pm.
The event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For…
Event Title: The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra brings powerful performances of orchestral masterworks to a new generation. Organization: Music.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
HMC-Chapel.
Hurricane Diane
Arts & Cultural Events
Hurricane Diane, By Madeleine George, Directed by Marta Rainer.
Event Title: WCT Spring 2026 Mainstage Production. Organization: Theatre Studies.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
ALH-111 Jones.
Global Flora Spring Open Hours
Arts & Cultural Events
The Global Flora Conservatory and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Visitor Center are open to the public on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Outdoor gardens are free and open to the public, available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Find us at “WCBG Visitor Center” on Google Maps.
Note: We are closed on holidays, long weekends, and campus breaks. Plan your visit and check for closure dates at https://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/visit.
Campus community: Swipe access hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Accompanied guests are welcome at any time during your visit. To reserve Global Flora for a specific activity, during or outside of open hours, please submit a reservation through 25Live.
Follow us @wellesleybotanicgardens.
E-mail wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu with questions. Contact accessibility@wellesley.edu regarding accommodation requests.
Event Title: Open to the public Sundays. Organization: Botanic Garden/Greenhouse.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
SCI-Global Flora Conservatory.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Chamber Music Society: Spring Concert 2
Arts & Cultural Events
Founded in 1958, The Chamber Music Society of Wellesley College provides an opportunity for instrumentalists and vocalists to prepare and perform works for small ensembles. Each chamber group receives weekly coaching from a member of the Wellesley College Music Department and performs at one of several concerts held at the end of each semester. David Russell and Jenny Tang, Directors.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: Intimate performances by student musicians showcasing the artistry of chamber music. Organization: Music.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
Hurricane Diane
Arts & Cultural Events
Hurricane Diane, By Madeleine George, Directed by Marta Rainer.
Event Title: WCT Spring 2026 Mainstage Production. Organization: Theatre Studies.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
ALH-111 Jones.
Chamber Music Society: Spring Concert 3
Arts & Cultural Events
Founded in 1958, The Chamber Music Society of Wellesley College provides an opportunity for instrumentalists and vocalists to prepare and perform works for small ensembles. Each chamber group receives weekly coaching from a member of the Wellesley College Music Department and performs at one of several concerts held at the end of each semester. David Russell and Jenny Tang, Directors.
This event is free and open to the public.
For concert questions, please email concerts@wellesley.edu. For accessibility questions, please email accessibility@wellesley.edu.
Campus Map, Accessibility Map, Parking: Please use the West entry and park in the Davis Parking Facility.
Event Title: Intimate performances by student musicians showcasing the artistry of chamber music. Organization: Music.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
JAC-202 AUD.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Asian-Latine Experience:
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Photo Credit:
Kazuya Sakai, Bridge (1973), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires.
Event Title: Past, Present, and Future. Organization: Spanish. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Kazuya Sakai, Bridge (1973), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
LIB-165 Lecture Room.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
The Cornille Lecture: Hilda Lloréns
Lecture/Panel/Symposium
Event Title: Tracing Latinx Nature Practices. Organization: Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
LWC-105 Tishman.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.
Softball v Smith
Athletics
Event Title: Senior Day. Organization: PERA Athletic Operations.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
KSC-SOFTBALL.
In Focus:
Arts & Cultural Events
In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition presents works in various media, such as photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The nine artists included are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.
In Focus is curated by Dr. Nicole Berlin, Associate Curator of Collections, with contributions from Mark Beeman, Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation. This exhibition is generously supported by the Mellon Academic Programs Fund, the June Feinberg Stayman ’48 Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. .
Event Title: Wellesley College Faculty Artists. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Art, Art-Studio, Studio Art.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Bronfman Gallery, DVM-Chandler Gallery.
Modern and Contemporary Art
Arts & Cultural Events
The newly reinstalled long-term galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art at the Davis reflect how faculty teach art across the disciplines at Wellesley. Instead of a chronological organization, the sections address themes that emerge from the College’s curriculum and the collection’s strengths: Modern Fragments, The Label, An Eye for Materials, Plane and Grid, Dream and Gesture, and Contemporary Art.
In Modern Fragments, select paintings and sculptures suggest just a few of the ways that artists reacted to the radical upheavals that characterized the modern age. A Label reminds visitors to read texts that they encounter in museums critically. Artworks in An Eye for Materials share nothing beyond an experimental embrace of materials. The Davis’s collection is especially strong in post-World War II abstraction from the Americas. Plane and Grid features artists whose primary focus was on precision and calculation, and on grids and systems as governing structures. Meanwhile, Dream and Gesture…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail. Yvette Mayorga, Pinknologic Anxiety (After Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, c. 1755), 2020, Acrylic piping and collage on canvas, Museum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund 2024.17a-c. Courtesy of the artist.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Ramer Gallery, DVM-Tanner Gallery.
Only To Be There:
Arts & Cultural Events
Only To Be There highlights a wide range of Wellesley traditions with objects and photographs from the Wellesley College Archives. From afternoon tea to Float Night, these community rituals weave together generations of graduates and evolve over time, revealing much about the eras in which they occur. For Wellesley College’s 150th Anniversary, the Davis honors an extraordinary history, looks forward to an exciting future, and celebrates the College’s enduring commitment to providing an excellent education to women who will make a difference in the world.
Special thanks to the Wellesley alumnae who responded to our survey and label authors Ava Galbraith ’25 and Deborah Blumberg ’00.
Co-curated by Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, Editor of Wellesley Magazine, Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89, Professor of Art, Dr. Amanda Gilvin, Interim Co-Director, Sonja Novak Koerner ’51 Senior Curator, and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Sara Ludovissy, Wellesley College Archivist, this exhibition is supported by…
Event Title: Student Traditions at Wellesley. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Hooprolling, ca. 1985-1989. Courtesy of Wellesley College Archives.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove.
Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge
Arts & Cultural Events
Step into an original sonic experience in Suzanne Ciani: Sound Lounge. Sit down, slow down, and immerse yourself in the distinct soundscapes of three landmark albums by Wellesley alumna Suzanne Ciani ‘68. A five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist, Ciani has released over twenty solo albums. Her work has also been featured in films, games, and countless commercials.
Ciani released her first record, Seven Waves, in 1982. Its dreamy evocation of ocean waves through the sound waves that Ciani created on the Buchla synthesizer would gain great popularity and critical acclaim first in Japan, next in the United States, and finally worldwide. In 1986, the title track of Ciani’s next album, The Velocity of Love, became a radio phenomenon and helped to launch the first New Age radio stations. Its romantic songs invite contemplation—and connection. You will imagine still more stories of love and travel as you listen to her third album, Neverland,…
Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Portrait of Suzanne Ciani ‘68, Undated. Courtesy of Suzanne Ciani.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Freedman Gallery.
The Immortal Magu:
Arts & Cultural Events
In 1983, Lois Levin (1921-2017, Class of 1942) donated a large Chinese hanging scroll painting to Wellesley College for educational use. It depicts Magu, a legendary Taoist immortal deity associated with longevity and beauty. To preserve this unique painting for generations to come, the Davis Museum launched a conservation project in 2023. The Immortal Magu: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close invites you to gaze at Magu, the Taoist deity of beauty, and to see the preservation of an immortal who will outlive us all.
Curated by Dr. Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, with contributions from Berit Raines (Class of 2027), Idie Park (Class of 2026), and Mark Beeman, Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections Preparation, this exhibition is generously supported by funds from the Kathryn Wasserman Davis ‘28 Fund for World Cultures and Leadership and Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis. Special thanks to Jing Gao, Studio TKM Associates, and Dr. Heping…
Event Title: A Sixteenth-Century Chinese Painting Up Close. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Detail, Unknown Artist from the Zhe School, after Zhang Lu (ca. 1490– 1563), Immortal Magu with Wine Vessels, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; Ink on silk, Gift of Lois Levin (Class of 1942) 1983.3.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Anthony and Lulu Chow Wang Gallery.
The Worlds of Ilse Bing
Arts & Cultural Events
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery and Friends of Art Gallery,
Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on…
Event Title: Vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer. Organization: Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Publicity Image Credit (Photographer or agency): Image: Ilse Bing, “Dancers Balanchine Tchelitchev,” 1933, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Suzanne Ciani (Class of 1968) 2018.262. © Estate of Ilse Bing.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DVM-Levine Gallery, DVM-Friends of Art Gallery.