Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 Spoke with Thresholds on the Joys of Creative Liberation
Speaking with Mira Jacob on Thresholds, Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 said she will sometimes watch cute animal videos on YouTube in order to get into a mental space conducive to creativity. The method is comical, but the effect is integral to Long Soldier’s practice. “I have to be empty of all of the daily concerns and societal concerns, to a certain degree,” she said. “Then there’s a deeper Layli that’s allowed to come.”
“Self-determination is the basis for any decolonial movement”: Candice Hopkins Interviewed in ArtReview about Indigenous Studies and Native Art Initiatives at Bard
Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation) CCS ’03 recently joined Bard’s faculty as part of the College’s transformative initiatives in Native American and Indigenous studies, developed in partnership with Forge Project and supported by a $50 million endowment. Hopkins, CCS Bard Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies and Forge Project’s executive director, speaks with Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds (Diné/Navajo) for ArtReview about Indigenous self-determination and the importance of this new collaboration between the Native-led arts and cultural organization Forge and Bard College. “We realized that we could attempt to enact quite radical institutional change through a partnership between Forge and Bard,” said Hopkins.Acclaimed Director Anne Bogart ’74 Wins Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement
American theater and opera director and cofounder of SITI Company Anne Bogart ’74, who studied drama and dance at Bard and received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the College in 2014, has won a 2023 Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Obie Awards honor the highest caliber of off-Broadway and off-off Broadway theater to recognize brave work, champion new material, and advance careers in theater. Bogart accepted her honor at the 66th Obie Awards ceremony in New York City.More Alumni/ae News
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F-Stop Magazine Interviews Photographer Emily Allen ’22
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Bard College Conservatory and Film and Electronic Arts Alumnus Luke Haaksma ’21 Awarded Charles Ives Scholarship by the American Academy of Arts
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Bard Alumna Anat Ebgi CCS ’08 Explores the “Creative Energy” in the Los Angeles Art Scene for Artnet News
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Kingston High Partnership with [email protected] and Bard College Helping Teens “Take Charge of Their Educations and Their Futures”
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Opus 40 Set to Acquire House of Late Bard Professor, Alumnus Harvey Fite ’30, Bard Will Partner on Programming
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Bard Alumna Lisa Kereszi ’95 Wins Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Competition Award
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