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Arts

Extra Credit

A man lays his head on piano keys and looks into the camera.

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A laughing matter

Bill Larkin ’91 brings comedy to the keys

Spring 2023

A smiling person with long braids stands in the middle of a circle, speaking or singing.

Connections

Class Notes and more

Spring 2023

A satellite dish, backed by a pink and purple sky.

In Memoriam

Remembering a groundbreaking researcher, a DJ who forged community, and more

Spring 2023

Books wrapped in black and yellow caution tape.

Telling a Different Story

Artress Bethany White ’86 explains how diverse narratives can forge connections

Spring 2023

A smiling person in an inflatable flamingo raft.

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Around the Pond

Flocking together
Under construction
Sacred smoke

Extra Credit

Frame from A Bout de Souffle (Breathless): a close-up of a short-haired feminine face with finger raised, poised to bite a fingernail

Multiplying the Possibilities of Cinema

Associate Professor Don E. Levine on Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard

Fall 2022

Concrete forming triangular points.

Brutally Beautiful

UMass’s architectural backbone—reconsidered

Fall 2022

Tall woven vessels in copper and gold hues by Jacalyn Abrams from her show “Standing in Strength”

In Memoriam

Remembering a whistleblower, an artisan who elevated her craft, and more

Extra Credit

A baby in a white dress sits in a wicker carriage, watched by a woman seated on a stair nearby. Black and white photo and period dress date the photo to the 1800s.

Glimpse

Developing the Past

Rescued glass negatives reveal glimpses of daily life

Fall 2022

Collage of ripped paper images including Chinese script, images of army tanks, and a mother and child.

Memory’s Material

Wendy Xu ’14MFA embraces the ‘fragmented experience of remembering’

Extra Credit

Underwater photograph of a fish and pale green lily pads on stalks against a green background, doubled in reflection in the surface of the water

Glimpse

Astounding light

Looking below the surface with Lisa Beskin ’99MFA

Extra Credit

Oil painting of a house in a field in bright pink, purple, yellow, and green

‘Let the paint be paint’

Peter Batchelder ’86 brings a fresh twist to the New England landscape