Bard Faculty Member Julia Weist Awarded a MacDowell Fellowship
Julia Weist, visiting artist in residence in studio arts at Bard College, has been awarded a MacDowell Fellowship to the MacDowell Residency Program in the Visual Arts category for spring/summer 2026. While in residence from August 6–20, Julia will complete postproduction work on her project, Questioning, to be presented as a live work of theater debuting at New Theater Hollywood in July 2026. Questioning re-enacts an exchange that occurred between Weist and New York’s Department of State about her artistic use of a private investigator license.
The Fisher Center at Bard Presents Thrilling Multidisciplinary Programming in its Spiegeltent Throughout Bard SummerScape 2026, June 26 – August 15
The Fisher Center at Bard has announced SummerScape 2026’s Spiegeltent programming, taking place from June 26 – August 15. Curated by Jason Collins, Spiegeltent brings to audiences a cornucopia of wildly distinct performers working across various disciplines, and showcases a dynamic blend of music, comedy, and cabaret, creating an inclusive gathering place for live performance, dancing, drinks, dining, and revelry all summer long in the Hudson Valley. Read More >>Bard College and PEN America Announce the Launch of the Central America Independent Media Archive
Bard College, together with PEN America, is pleased to announce the launch of Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), an initiative to safeguard and preserve independent journalism in Central America through a digital archive accessible to the public. CAIMA was built in partnership with the Russian Independent Media Archive team, and is the latest project under the umbrella of Kronika, a joint civic tech project of Bard College and PEN America which builds tools to protect endangered media against state censorship. Read More >>More Bard News
- Sean McMeekin’s To Overthrow the World Awarded the $100,000 Hayek Prize
- Parami University Featured in Forbes Magazine
- Bard Alumna Lindsey Aldrich Jordan ’24 and Bard Students Tessa Ni ’28, Anna Gaylord ’27, and Myla Allen ’27 Write About Attending Hannah Arendt Event in Vienna
- Kate McNamara MA-CCS ’07 Named Director of the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts
- Daniel Mendelsohn Reviews Son of Nobody for the New York Times
- Tschabalala Self ’12 Interviewed in the New York Times and Elle Decor