Wheaton College Massachusetts

The Loser Concert Series presents Angélique Kidjo
2022-10-06 20:00 (America/New_York) | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with fifteen albums to her name. Kidjo’s creative power is palpable through the beauty and strength of her voice, her music and movement, visual aesthetic, linguistic prowess and enormous advocacy work that serves so many. Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Yet her love for collaboration inspires musical fusions and partnering with gifted musicians from across the globe. Angelique also advocates on behalf of children as a UNICEF and OXFAM Ambassador. She created her own charitable foundation, Batonga, dedicated to support the education of young girls in Africa.

Tickets are required, but are available free of charge via the Watson Box Office (limit 2 per person).

“I believe music is a language beyond the colour of skin, country or culture. I want to inspire people to work to help educate, nourish and protect our children.”
Angélique Kidjo, Benin

What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll
2022-10-08 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-13 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-15 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-20 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-22 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-27 13:00 - 20:00 and 4 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.
The National Black Doll Museum is based in Mansfield and is the country’s largest collection dedicated to the art, craft, history, and preservation of Black Dolls. The exhibition includes selections from the Museum’s collection of handmade African Wrap Dolls; the history and family lore that connect the Museum’s dollmaking to the past; the process and the materials used for making the dolls; and connections between the African Wrap doll and African and African American hair and clothing styles.

The exhibition is on display September 15–November 5, 2022. Visit our website for additional programming.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 1–5 p.m.; Thursday 1–8 p.m.

A Pink-Collar Profession: Education and Equality in the Museum Field
2022-10-12 18:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Meghan Quigley Graham, Wheaton class of 2011, will share her experiences in the museum field as a student intern, administrative assistant, graduate student and museum educator as well as a pro-union organizer. She will explore both the ways in which inequality is reinforced by gendered labor and pay inequity and by the privileging of postgraduate degrees over hands-on experience and the ways in which emerging museum professionals, in particular, are organizing and collaborating to change the system.

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2022-10-13 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-20 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-27 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-03 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-10 13:00 - 20:00 | 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.

The National Black Doll Museum and the Turner Sisters
2022-10-13 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join us for a conversation with Museum founder Debra Britt and educator Beth Danesco. They will share the story of the creation of the National Black Doll Museum and the rich history of Black doll makers and collectors in the Massachusetts area.

African Wrap Doll Making Workshop
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a workshop led by National Black Doll Museum founders Debra Britt and Felicia Walker. The workshop will focus on the African Wrap Doll, an adaptation of dolls based on the techniques of a traditional artform rooted in 18th C. African American culture and a specialty of the National Black Doll Museum.
Participants will create their own wrap dolls to take home using fabric and reclaimed and recycled materials all of which will be provided. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This is a drop in event, join as you are able.

Artist Talk with Shaquora R' Bey
2022-10-20 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Artist Shaquora R’ Bey will share her history as a doll maker and soft sculptor. Bey is an artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including textiles, crotchet, beads, and unique hair designs. She has been commissioned to make sculptures and dolls for television and films. She believes in the healing process of using craft as therapy and in using art to raise self-esteem and awareness. Her soft sculptures, which she describes as “the embodiment of femininity and masculinity,” are featured in What Only You Can Make in the Beard and Weil Galleries.

Five-Minute Play Festival
2022-10-22 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Original plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased in our biannual festival.

Readings by the Writer—Arda Collins
2022-10-25 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Arda Collins poetry features a quiet assertive voice that builds or collects or accumulates a domestic space. It is an approach to subject matter and context that has, in the poetry world, found a greater voice through women poet’s work.

Would You Harbor Me? Polarization and Compassion in the 21st Century featuring André de Quadros
2022-10-26 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Award-winning choral director Dr. André de Quadros leads a variety of Wheaton creators such as Chorale Singers, Chamber Singers, and World Music Ensemble in exploring themes of social justice through song and spoken word.

ROE
2022-11-03 19:30, 2022-11-04 19:30, 2022-11-05 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
written by Lisa Loomer, directed by Stephanie Burlington Daniels
ROE v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, has been overturned. Lisa Loomer’s acclaimed play, ROE, brings us back to the original storylines of the people involved in the case that gave women the constitutional right to make their own reproductive health decisions. Join us as we detangle recent U.S. history to better understand our present day challenges and how we might forge ahead for the benefit of future generations.
Tickets: $10 general, $5 with a Wheaton ID & seniors.
Tickets may be purchased online through the Box Office.

Enough: An Actor’s Pathway to Radical Presence in a World of Emotional Noise
2022-11-10 13:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
In this inspiring and educational talk, Amelia Randolph Campbell teaches how to gain radical presence and authentic influence by way of experiential learning, to gain much more emotional flexibility, clarity, and magnetism in life and work. Lunch will be provided for attendees.
