Academics | Little Hall, Clifford Gallery (101 Little Hall)
In conjunction with The Locker Room exhibition, Colgate’s 2023/2024 Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence jackie sumell, along with Studio CAJAIR, will make The Locker Room accessible to the people, curated by the people, and will get us hyped for the future with biweekly “People’s Pep Talks”, April 3 to May 3.This week's guest coach is Lucy Yanow, a reproductive justice activist, on "Reproductive Dreams."Full lineup available here. All pep talks begin at noon in the Clifford Gallery. Pizza will be served.

Academics | Palace Theater
Kathy DeLacy will present and discuss the US refugee resettlement program, Utica's history with regard to resettlement, and current trends in refugee resettlement.Presenter: Kathy DeLacy is the Assistant Director of Refugee Resettlement at The Center in Utica, New York, which provides services related to immigration, adult learning, cultural competency and many other topics that serve to collaboratively build a community of many cultures.

Academics | Persson Hall, 27
Join Maxim D. Shrayer, bilingual author and professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College, for a lecture and discussion, “The Texture of (Un)Remembrance: Immigrant Writing, Translingualism, and the Memory of the Shoah” on May 1. This event is sponsored by the the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization’s Forum on Security and Democracy and the Russia and Eurasian Studies Program. Shrayer will read from his new memoir, Immigrant Baggage.Register here to attend virtually via Zoom.

Academics | Taylor Lake, Near Willow Path
The Colgate University Department of Theater presents the Spring Dance Concert: DIS/UNITY. This production is the culmination of THEA 371: Contemporary Dance in Performance. Students in this class worked together and individually in the creation of their own choreography while immersed in faculty and guest artist work. They collaborated with students in MUSI 208: Jazz Improvisation, under the direction of Professor Brian Stark, and brought additional students into the fold for guest artist Esther Baker-Tarpaga’s interdisciplinary work.The theme of DIS/UNITY is approached capaciously. It is presented across these works thematically, conceptually, and as a choreographic device. The artists consider the ruptures and continuities that characterize their relationships and lives in moments of transition. They question audience desires for cohesion and, in some cases, allow the seams to remain exposed. They merge disparate dance forms, artistic disciplines, and sounds, creating moments of harmony and those of dissonance.The performance will begin at Taylor Lake near Willow Path followed by a procession to Brehmer Theater in the Dana Arts Center.This event is co-sponsored by Colgate Arts Council, Department of Art, Department of Music, and Environmental Studies Program.

Academics | Ho Science Center
In 2017, Kristen T. Woodward was able to witness a total solar eclipse in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was moved by the dramatic planetary display. She is looking forward to viewing another eclipse in her hometown of Webster, New York in April, as we will be in that exquisite path of totality. Woodward marvels at how science has allowed us to countdown the minutes while other events in our lives appear random and chaotic. The experience leaves one to ponder what is pre-ordained. By including images inspired by solar eclipse, her encaustic paintings intend to capture this conflict and visual tension between chaos and natural order.Woodward received her BFA in Printmaking from Syracuse University, and her MFA in Studio Art from Clemson University. Her zoomorphic paintings combine encaustic and print processes, and often utilize found collage materials. Woodward is a professor in the department of art and art history at Albright College, teaching drawing, painting, printmaking, and gender and the visual arts. Currently, she is collaborating with an environmental biologist to explore tropical ecosystems in Costa Rica. Woodward serves as is Resident Curator for the online site Artists2Artists.

Academics | Alumni Hall, 2nd Floor
This exhibition, co-curated by Longyear Curatorial Assistant Summer Frazier and Curatorial Intern Raquel Marquez-Guerrero ‘24, explores the different ways that art leverages the creative process to metabolize conflict or aggression. This healing manifests in various forms, ranging from redefining narratives to empathizing with personal or communal losses. These artists, working in media from 2D to 3D to street and graffiti art, intentionally confront discontent, fostering creative growth and finding solutions. In this context, their art becomes a means to process pain and to construct bridges amidst conflict. In addition to art, this exhibition also explores various ways that plants can be used in healing processes.