Wheaton College Massachusetts

Shelter
2025-01-30 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-01 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-04 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-06 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-08 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Shelter is vital. It’s required for us to survive but also to thrive. Curated by students enrolled in ARTH 335: Exhibition Design, Shelter interrogates the spaces in which we live, play, work, and worship, the objects found in such spaces, and the concept of “shelter”, broadly defined.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

Please note: the galleries will be closed November 27—December 1 for November break and December 11, 2022–January 20, 2025 for winter break.

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Dance Fest 2025—Boundless Beats
2025-02-14 19:30, 2025-02-15 19:30, 2025-02-16 14:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s Dance Collaborative presents Dance Fest 2025—Boundless Beats featuring hip hop, salsa, tap, k-pop, step, and multi-cultural traditions performed by TRYBE, Paraíso Latino, Tap Out Loud, KAOS and special guest S.O.L.E. This annual performance showcases the talent of our student-run dance groups.
Purchase Tickets
$12 general, $8 faculty/staff & seniors, $5 students.
Be sure to watch the following instagram stories for ticket discounts:
TRYBE- trybe_wc
Paraíso Latino- wcparaisolatino
Tap Out Loud- wc_tapoutloud
KAOS- kaosdance
S.O.L.E.- s.o.l.e.stepteam

Gallery Opening Reception : Reclaiming History; Archives as Resistance
2025-02-20 18:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
We may think of archives as passive repositories but the projects in this exhibition explore how archives can rewrite history, activating counter-narratives. The projects range from artist books from the Women’s Studio Workshop; materials documenting Wheaton’s history from the Gebbie Archives and Special Collections; Tirazain, a digital archive of Palestinian tatreez embroidery designs; the Rhode Island-based Binch Press/Queer.Archive.Work‘s Community Supported Art (CSA) project, and the nonprofit Internet Archive. These varied examples show how archives celebrate non-dominant and non-linear stories and show us that history is not static.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Please note: the galleries will be closed March 9—17 for spring break.

New Plays Festival
2025-02-22 13:00, 2025-02-22 17:00, 2025-02-23 13:00, 2025-02-23 17:00 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Longer form plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—are showcased in our annual festival.
Please note: the festival takes place each day, twice a day

Reclaiming History; Archives as Resistance
2025-02-22 13:00, 2025-02-25 13:00, 2025-02-27 13:00, 2025-03-01 13:00, 2025-03-04 13:00, 2025-03-06 13:00, 2025-03-08 13:00, 2025-03-11 13:00 and 4 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

TAK Ensemble
2025-03-03 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
One of the most prominent contemporary music ensembles at work today, TAK Ensemble presents a program of works by composers including Ashkan Behzadi, Tyshawn Sorey, Eric Wubbels, and Bethany Younge.

Tatreez Embroidery Workshop
2025-03-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for an evening of creativity and exploration at the galleries as we dive into the intricate world of tatreez embroidery- a centuries old Palestinian art form that weaves together history, identity and storytelling through vibrant thread work. This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the fundamental stitches, patterns, and symbolism behind tatreez and invites both seasoned embroiderers as well as those picking up a needle for the first time!

How to Watch Weird Horror with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
2025-03-06 17:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
For many scholars and journalists, cinema seems to be in its death throes, especially in terms of theatrical viewing. Yet horror movies top the box office, with studios like A24, Blumhouse, and Neon churning out a constant stream of terror amid excitement around so-called “elevated horror.” How can we explain this seeming contradiction? Please join us for a talk with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Associate Professor, English and Film Studies, who will take listeners on a brief tour of the history of weird and eco horror film and touch on some of its most salient characteristics in order to theorize what it means to watch horror in the theater versus streaming and why we want to watch it today.

A Cabaret
2025-03-06 19:30 | Emerson Dining Room
Join Kresge Theatre Company and the Wheaton College Chorale and Chamber Singers for an evening of musical theatre scenes and songs.

Chloé Arnold's Syncopated Ladies presented by the Mary Bloor Loser '42 Concert Series
2025-03-17 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Syncopated Ladies is a female Tap Dance Band from Los Angeles created by Emmy Award-Nominated tap dancer and choreographer, Chloé Arnold. Tap dance is extraordinary in its most traditional forms; these women take tap to a whole new level with their energy, precision and creative interpretations of popular music genres. The rhythms they bring to the floor are complex and layered, adding depth to the music that accompanies them. Please join us for a remarkable opportunity—they will amaze and inspire us. Tickets: free for current students & employees, $15 alumni, $25 general admission (limit 2).
Reserve/Purchase tickets via the Watson Box Office.
