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Ritual of Remembrance

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.

Free
Event Series Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

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.

Free
Event Series Wheaton X Series—2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses.

Wheaton X Series—2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses.

Virtual

The X Series (xperimental/xperiential/xpression) celebrates Wheaton’s creativity in a multidisciplinary virtual event composed of ‘acts’ created by our community. Spanning dance, song, and film to visual art and theatrical performance, each project responds to the prompt: 2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses. Over the course of this two-night live premiere, we gather to share our creative processes and to present the culmination of that work. Via Zoom, registration required.

Free
Event Series Wheaton X Series—2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses.

Wheaton X Series—2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses.

Virtual

The X Series (xperimental/xperiential/xpression) celebrates Wheaton’s creativity in a multidisciplinary virtual event composed of ‘acts’ created by our community. Spanning dance, song, and film to visual art and theatrical performance, each project responds to the prompt: 2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses. Over the course of this two-night live premiere, we gather to share our creative processes and to present the culmination of that work. Via Zoom, registration required.

Free
Event Series Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

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.

Free

Living Together: Intentional Communities and the Architectural Imagination—13th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring William Richards ‘04

The architectural response to the concept of community has always been much broader than shelter. But, as we’ve learned to live with each other lately in new ways at the intersection of political upheaval and a post-pandemic malaise, can architecture adequately respond? This is a talk about “intentional communities” and why the choices we make in living together can enrich the values of the communities we choose. Via Zoom, registration required.

Free
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Kevin Huizenga and his Comics

Virtual

Kevin Huizenga presents a history of his work in comics and graphic novels including his Ignatz Award winning series Ganges. Huizenga discusses his experiences working on a serialized comic and the ins and outs of big and small publishing as well self promotion for artists. Via Zoom, registration required.

Free
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Wheaton X Series—Behind the Scenes

Virtual

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the X Series. Explore the process of building this initiative, which was conceived by the Department of Theatre and Dance in response to the challenges of our times. Student participants will be joined by members of the production team to provide an insider’s view into the making of this exciting virtual project. Via Zoom, registration required.

Free
Event Series Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL

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.

Free