Wheaton College Massachusetts

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2021-03-16 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-18 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-25 13:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 3 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Tens, highlights selected work from students who received the Friends of Art Purchase Prize from 2011-2020. These pieces are part of the Wheaton College Permanent Collection and range from photography to film to illustration. The talented alumni artists included in this exhibition are:
2011 Katharine Heyl, Emiko Kurokawa, Rosemary Liss
2012 Skye Landon, Emily Timm, Tim Oxton
2013 Caroline Isaacs, Walker Downey
2014 Soraya Matos
2015 Lindsey Gillis
2016 Cloë Ella Urbanczyk, Sienna Van Slooten
2017 Charlotte Hall
2018 Aleza Epstein
2019 Bhavika Dugar
2020 Elisa McClear
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

Gallery Exhbition—Patty Stone: Time and the River's Edge
2021-03-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-18 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-26 13:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Time and the River’s Edge presents 25 years of Patty Stone’s creative work and celebrates her tenure teaching at Wheaton. The exhibition will be displayed on campus as well as virtually and includes paintings and prints spanning the mid-1990s through 2020. Stone’s work explores the tension between nature and the built environment through mapping, collage, and the fluidity and texture of her chosen mediums.
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Artist Talk | Friday, March 26, 12:00 p.m. EST
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

Race and Blacksound in American Popular Music
2021-03-18 17:00 | Online
Renowned musicologist Matthew Morrison discusses his recent research, which historicizes the rise of American popular music, performance, and race in the nineteenth century. His talk centers on Blacksound, which Morrison uses as a foil to demonstrate how popular entertainment, culture, and identity have been shaped by the legacy of blackface minstrelsy in and beyond the United States.
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Ten-Minute Play Festival
2021-03-20 19:30 | Online
This semester’s festival format will be adjusted for virtual presentation and will feature five-minute plays. As always, the plays are written, directed, and acted by Wheaton students.
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Gallery Opening—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL
2021-03-22 17:00 | Virtual
Join the Opening Reception in Hubs
5-7pm EST
The 2021 Wheaton Biennial is an open-call exhibition focused on new media and juried by author and curator, Legacy Russell . Presented virtually, this exhibition includes artists whose work challenges and celebrates new media. As with past Biennials, our definition is boundary-pushing and inclusive, seeking a diverse range of experimental work. View the exhibition at the Beard and Weil Galleries website .
In keeping with the new media focus of this exhibition, please join us for the opening reception in Mozilla Hubs . After choosing an avatar, you will be able to move around the space, view the artwork, and talk with other visitors. Instructions for interacting in Hubs will be at the entrance to the virtual gallery.

Relentless Activism: Creativity and the Many Voices of American Democracy featuring 2021 Otis Social Justice Award Honoree Stacey Abrams
2021-03-23 19:00 | Virtual
The world knows Stacey Abrams as a political leader, founder of the nonprofit Fair Fight Action, and New York Times bestselling author. Ms. Abrams’ tireless commitment to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box recently earned her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Lesser known is her creative work as an award-winning author (often using the name of her alter-ego, Selena Montgomery) of eight romantic suspense novels and several non-fiction works. Following the presentation of the Otis Social Justice Award, Abrams will join Artist-in-Residence Joe Wilson, Jr. to have a conversation about the powerful and transformative roles storytellers hold in our society, and how her work as activist and author strengthen each other.
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Please note: we do expect significant interest in this event. If we reach capacity, you will be notified of your status by email. Please limit registration requests to one name per household or viewing screen.

Readings by the Writer—Jonathan Maniscalco
2021-03-25 17:00 | Virtual
Jonathan Maniscalco has taught English to ESL learners in Japan, Spain, and New York City. A Massachusetts native, he is a graduate of Boston University and a stringer for the New England Review of Books. Ten Stories to Manhood is his first published book. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Artist Talk with Patty Stone
2021-03-26 12:00 | Virtual
Time and the River’s Edge presents 25 years of Patty Stone’s creative work and celebrates her teaching career at Wheaton. The exhibition, displayed on campus as well as virtually, includes paintings and prints spanning the mid-1990s through 2020. Stone’s work explores the tension between nature and the built environment through mapping, collage, and the fluidity and texture of her chosen mediums.
In this talk Patty will provide greater detail about this exhibition, her artwork and her career in general.
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Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL
2021-03-29, 2021-04-05 | Virtual
The 2021 Wheaton Biennial is an open-call exhibition focused on new media and juried by author and curator, Legacy Russell. Presented virtually, this exhibition includes artists whose work challenges and celebrates new media. As with past Biennials, our definition is boundary-pushing and inclusive, seeking a diverse range of experimental work, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation.
Virtual Exhibition

Voice of an Artist—Jon Henry
2021-03-30 17:00 | Virtual
New York–based contemporary photographer Jon Henry discusses his career and work. Re-composed with Afro-American mothers and sons, Henry’s photographs from his project Stranger Fruit uniquely reference Michelangelo’s Pietà. This project responds to the frighteningly regular deaths of African American men through police violence. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Ritual of Remembrance
2021-04-01 19:30 | Virtual
Writer, performer, musician Jillian Walker will work with playwriting students to create a performance ritual drawing from her training as a dramaturg and fromBlack spiritual wisdom and liberation healing practices. Jillian’s own plays and sacred texts for the theatre include SKiNFoLK: an American Show, Sarah’s Salt, and Songs of Speculation. This will be a journey in facing collective truths and building community empathy. Via Zoom, registration required.
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