Join us for a presentation by Mike Curato, author of the graphic novel Flamer which received several honors including the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult, the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Young Adult, and was listed as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020. Flamer also has the distinction of being one of the top 10 banned books of 2024, and Mike has become a fierce advocate of free speech.
Jeremy Workman's 2025 documentary "Secret Mall Apartment" tells the story of eight Rhode Island artists who created a secret apartment inside the Providence Place Mall, living undetected for four years. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved—both a creative protest against gentrification and a compelling examination […]
Joan Scheckel is an internationally renowned creator of The Techniqueâ„¢, a highly influential approach to writing, directing, and filmmaking craft in Hollywood.
Musician, composer, and creator & musical director the ensemble Dal'Ouna, Ramzi Aburedwan presents a talk on his unlikely upbringing as a young musician with an insatiable dream: to bring people together, across cultures and world views, through music.
The film adaptation of "Lost on a Mountain in Maine", produced by Sylvester Stallone and set for cinema release in 2024 is based on the inspiring true story of a child surviving the wilderness.
The World of Design—16th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Doug Scott
Finnegan Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist whose work experiments with access and ableist assumptions.
Wheaton alumni designers Michele L’Heureux and Boon Sheridan will be on campus September 26 for World Interaction Design Day, an annual global event by the Interaction Design Association to celebrate interaction design's ability to improve the human condition.
In this talk, artist Rosy Lamb shares her research into color as a responsive language we all can learn to speak by listening, and by attending to what our eyes see all around us.
Join multidisciplinary artist Sky Cubacub, who created Rebirth Garments in 2014. Rebirth Garment’s mission is to create gender non-conforming wearables and accessories for people on the full spectrum of gender, size and ability.