As the semester winds its way to a close, we offer hearty congratulations to members of the Class of 2022! As always, the approach of Commencement brings with it an opportunity to look both to the future and to reflect upon the past. In this issue we proudly feature an article introducing the Museum’s new Student Ambassador program. Another article reintroduces our audiences to the first ancient Greek vase to enter the Museum’s holdings, a work featured in the recently opened exhibition, Antiquity & America: The Ancient Mediterranean in the United States. We also take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate the special legacy of Esta and Hilton Kramer. We are deeply grateful for the exceptional works of art they have recently bequeathed to the Museum. Finally, May represents a bridge into the summer season. On that note, we invite you to enjoy a new exhibition that opens on May 26th, At First Light: Photographs of Maine Artist Studios and Homes by Walter Smalling. Smalling’s remarkable pictures of the homes of notable Maine artists will be complemented in June by the exhibition At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine.

We look forward to seeing you in the galleries!

Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
exhibitions
Continuing
Jona Frank: Model Home
Artist Jona Frank builds on her Cherry Hill project, creating an environment evoking her suburban childhood.
Continuing
Marcia Resnick: As It Is or Could Be
Photographer Marcia Resnick earned recognition as part of the legendary Downtown New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
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Introducing the BCMA Student Ambassador Group
Bowdoin students establish a new group to support engagement at the Museum.
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The Hilton and Esta Kramer Collection
The Museum adds nearly 200 artworks donated by the famed art couple.
Object of the Month
A closer look at the first painted Greek vase to enter the Museum's collection.
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MAY 4, 2022
Conversation with Artist Wendy Edwards
12:00 noon | BCMA

MAY 5, 2022
Recent Acquisitions at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
4:30 p.m. | BCMA

MAY 7, 2022
Virtual Family Saturday
11:00 noon | online event

MAY 10, 2022
Marcia Resnick's "Bad Boys"
12:00 noon | BCMA
membership
To our members,
 
The support of our members helps realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings. Membership serves as a special connection to a community of students and faculty who are actively engaged in the Museum. If you are a member, please renew! If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Museum of Art by joining today !  
 
Museum Hours

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The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance.

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Untitled, ca. 1916, (detail), pastel, charcoal, and watercolor with traces of graphite by Abraham Walkowitz,, American, 1878/1880–1965. Museum Purchase, George Otis Hamlin Fund, included in the exhibition Powdered Pigments: Three Centuries of Pastel Drawings.