Aurora, New York
Valzhyna Mort is a poet and translator born in Minsk, Belarus. She is the author of three poetry collections, mostly recently "Music for the Dead and Resurrected", named one of the best poetry book of 2020 by The New York Times and The NPR, and the winner of the 2020 International Griffin Poetry Prize and ... Read more
The String Room Gallery is proud to present: Do You Know You're A Person? A solo exhibition by Miranda Javid Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov 9, 4:30-6:30pm with a walk-through by the artist at 5pm. In the String Room Gallery, Javid will exhibit a collection of drawings, a new work produced at Wells, and premiere an ... Read more
Join the Fall Paper Formation + Form class for a hands-on, drop-in papermaking activity. We'll teach you how to make a sheet of paper. You can then choose from a variety of Wells and winter-themed stencils to decorate your paper with pigmented pulp. Dried papers will be available to pick up the following week.
Join the Book Arts Center to print winter holiday cards. Choose from several card designs and try your hand at operating our printing presses. Additional cards and prints will be for sale, and student work from the semester will be on display.
Join us at the Book Arts Center, 1st floor, Rm 7 on Thursday, Feb 8, 12 - 2pm to print some letterpress Valentines. We'll have several designs set up on the press to choose from. Free for students and open to the public.
Wells College's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, America's most prestigious honor society, is proud to have been awarded another visiting scholar this year. Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson is coming from Columbia University to give a public lecture entitled "Stitching Protest": This talk examines how needlework textile techniques such as embroidery and quilting have been used in ... Read more
Come learn from Bekkah Frisch, a Wells alum with a B.A. in English, when she teaches a master class on self-publishing and reads from her debut novel, “The Great Quiet,” which was published in August 2023. Bekkah Frisch spends her days developing her media business, iHeart Oswego, and her nights writing fiction that explores the ... Read more
A swarm is coming! The Beehive Design Collective visits Wells College on Friday, February 16, 2024. Hosted by the Wells Book Arts Center and the Center for Sustainability and the Environment, the Collective will set up a pop-up exhibit in Sommer Hall from 1:30 - 4:30 PM, with a talk and exhibit walk-through at 2:45 ... Read more
Katie Ostrander '24 and Alexander Blaine '24 will perform in Stephen Massicote's play "Mary's Wedding," a love story that transcends space and time. This is Katie Ostrander's thesis production. This performance is suitable for audience members over the age of 12. "Mary's Wedding" will premiere Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. ... Read more
Katie Ostrander '24 and Alexander Blaine '24 will perform in Stephen Massicote's play "Mary's Wedding," a love story that transcends space and time. This is Katie Ostrander's thesis production. This performance is suitable for audience members over the age of 12. "Mary's Wedding" will premiere Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. ... Read more
Katie Ostrander '24 and Alexander Blaine '24 will perform in Stephen Massicote's play "Mary's Wedding," a love story that transcends space and time. This is Katie Ostrander's thesis production. This performance is suitable for audience members over the age of 12. "Mary's Wedding" will premiere Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. ... Read more
Join Gale Marie Thompson as she teaches a master class on the ethics of the lyric “I” from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Faculty Parlors of Main Building and gives a public reading from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Art Exhibit Room in Macmillan Hall. Thompson will read from her new book “Mountain ... Read more
