SmithArts Weekly: Welcome back!
SmithArts Weekly: September 11, 2025
Welcome to the Fall 2025 Season! We have over 40 performances, exhibitions, lectures, and workshops happening between now and December. Most are free and the ticketed events are low cost. We are grateful for your interest and invite you to join us for an event soon!
Today
September 4–30 – Jannotta Gallery, Hillyer Hall
Faculty Showcase
An exhibition of work by faculty in the Department of Art
Thursday, September 11 – 3–6 pm – Smith Libraries
Smith College Library Crawl and Open House: Arts Edition
Note: For students and campus community only
Josten Library Open Mic: Josten’s purple carpet, acoustics, and amazing house mics await your song, poem, dance, or scene. Pianist Jerry Noble will be on hand to accompany!
Hillyer Arts Library: Sneak peeks of their new zine collection, plus unboxing mysteries from the locked stacks.
Next Week
Friday, September 19 – 4:30 pm – Neilson Browsing Room
Reworking Contemporary Italian Dance: Repertoire Transmission and Reconstruction from the Eighties to Today
The Smith College Department of Dance welcomes guest speaker Elena Cervellati for a lecture on recent trends in contemporary dance in Italy. Professor Cervellati teaches History of Dance and Dance Theories at the University of Bologna and curates dance performances at Centro La Soffitta.
September 19 – 5 PM – Oresman Gallery, Hillyer Hall
Neon Moss by Marianna Dixon Williams
A video installation that examines the convergence of personal and environmental transformation through the dual lens of queer identity and the impacts of Hurricane Helene in the Central Savannah River Area. Exhibit Dates: September 4–October 16 Artist Talk: September 23, 5 PM.
Coming Up
Monday, September 22 – 1 pm – Sweeney Concert Hall
Music Monday 1: Liam Shannon
Smith faculty voice instructor Liam Shannon and pianist Lemuel Gurtowsky join together for an afternoon of art song. The program will feature An die ferne Geliebte by Beethoven, and selections by Heggie and Ravel.
Tuesday, September 23 – 5 PM – Graham Hall, Hillyer Hall
Artist Talk: Neon Moss by Marianna Dixon Williams
(see description above)
Thursday, September 25 – 7:30 pm – Acting Studio 1
New Play Reading Series: Made in USA with Imported Materials by Kinjal Potdar ’26
Saturday, September 27 – 3 pm – Sweeney Concert Hall
Albert Cano Smit, piano : Ballades and Suites from Bach to Hough
Current Exhibitions
September 4–30 – Jannotta Gallery, Hillyer Hall
Faculty Showcase
An exhibition of work by faculty in the Department of Art
September 4–October 16 – Oresman Gallery, Hillyer Hall
Neon Moss by Marianna Dixon Williams
A video installation that examines the convergence of personal and environmental transformation through the dual lens of queer identity and the impacts of Hurricane Helene in the Central Savannah River Area. Opening Reception Friday, September 19 at 5 pm, Talk September 23 at 5 pm.
The Oresman Gallery is open Monday to Friday from 8:30am - 4:30 pm
Where to find our Venues
All events take place at Smith College in Northampton, MA
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts - 122 Green Street
Theatre 14, Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre, Acting Studio One, Josten Library Mezzanine
Sage Hall - 144 Green Street
Sweeney Concert Hall & Earle Recital Hall
Ainsworth Gym - next to 47 Belmont Ave and the ITT
Scott Dance Studio
Crew House Dance Studio - College Lane
John M. Greene Hall - 60 Elm Street
Brown Fine Arts Center - 22 Elm Street
Hillyer Hall, Graham Hall, Oresman & Jannotta Galleries,
Smith College Museum of Art, Atrium
Wright Hall – Next to Neilson Library, Across from Campus Center
Wienstein Auditorium, Poetry Center
