VISUAL ARTS

Collecting Art of Asia

Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art

February 1-May 26, 2013

Marking the 100th anniversary of the first gifts of Asian art from the preeminent collector Charles Lang Freer, “Collecting Art of Asia” will highlight transformative moments, people, and gifts in the history of collecting and displaying Asian art at Smith College Museum of Art. The exhibition, spanning three floors of the Museum,...

The Summer of Love: Psychedelic Posters from the SCMA Collection

Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art

June 14-September 15, 2013

Featuring 70+ original art posters by some of the major California poster artists of the 1960s–including Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso, and Wes Wilson–The Summer of Love strives to understand the emergences of the 1960s counterculture and the psychedelic aesthetic through the burgeoning realm of posters...

Second Friday

Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art

June 14, 2013

Put on your favorite tie-dyed attire for Peace, Love, and Rock ‘n Roll, a community art happening in celebration of Summer of Love.

There will be an art activity as well as an informal guided gallery conversation about an art object in Summer of Love. Dance to tunes from the psychedelic 60s