Keep the Conversation Going with the Hannah Arendt Center
Friday, February 28, 2020 – Friday, December 31, 2027
Hannah Arendt Center
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The Virtual Reading Group. Join Founder and Academic Director Roger Berkowitz and Acting Assistant Director Samantha Hill on select Fridays as they lead a live, online group discussion in a thoughtful and spirited exploration of the works of Hannah Arendt. Learn more about the VRG >>
Thursday, January 21, 2021 – Friday, December 31, 2021
Various “We projected ourselves into a future in which we are loved absolutely and we rehearsed our lives there.”
The Future Is Present is a process and a practice, it’s a model for building community in a very small and incredibly powerful way. Led by artists Charlotte Brathwaite, Justin Hicks, Janani Balasubramanian, Sunder Ganglani, June Cross, and Alyssa Simmons, the project built a small community of Black and Indigenous young people* and a small community of young artists from Bard College** to spend seven weeks cultivating intimacy and discourse.
The youth cohort created demands on our collective future. The Bard community members listened, deeply.
Now, a process of amplifying those demands is underway. The artists at Bard have made a series of short films for the youth cohort, available to view here.
This is an invitation to you to participate, somehow, on terms that make sense in your community. We would love to talk about what that might mean for you. Reach out to coordinator@thefutureispresent.xyz.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 – Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1–2 pm
Online Event
On Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Spring Semester, the Bard College Remote Student Ambassador Program will be hosting weekly Conversational English Groups; all interested students are welcome to attend.
Please help spread the word!
Join our Remote Student Ambassadors Wandi Liang, Yuchen Zhou, Ethan Gutman, Lizi Tabliashvili and practice your conversational English!
UPSTREAMING The Orchestra Now and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra present two concerts celebrating one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven, after the pandemic shut down many of the concerts planned last year for the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Both concerts will be introduced by Congolese chemist and novelist Emmanuel Dongala, author of the 2017 historical novel The Bridgetower Sonata.
May 8 at 8 pm • Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Maestro Leon Botstein leads the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in the second concert in this series. The program features his 3rd and 4th symphonies, Wellington's Victory, and Drei Equali for four trombones.
Leon Botstein conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Wellington's Victory Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Drei Equali(Three Equals) for four trombones Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Graduate Degree Recital: A Lucky Child Meg Jones, soprano; with pianist Sung-Soo Cho
Saturday, May 1, 2021 7–8:30 pm
Online Event Meg Jones is a soprano who takes great pride in filling the stage with her vivacious voice and dynamic storytelling. She performs repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music, taking every opportunity to explore new pieces. She was the 2018 concerto competition winner at Ithaca College, where she performed “Où va la jeune Hindoue” from Lakmé with the Ithaca College Orchestra. In addition, she sang the lead role of Laetita in IC’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti's opera, The Old Maid and the Thief. The recipient of the Roberta Peters Scholarship at Ithaca College, Meg is currently a second-year student in the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College-Conservatory in the studio of Edith Bers. At Bard, she has had the honor of performing the role of Laurie in Bard’s very own pastiche, Rest in Pieces directed by Stephanie Blythe. Meg was noted to have “exceeded on stage” (Millbrook Independent) and thoroughly enjoyed exploring Laurie’s story from Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land in a brand-new context. She has also appeared as the soprano soloist for Bach’s Trauerode CantataBWV 198 with the Bard Baroque Ensemble. During this time of unprecedented global disruption, Meg is exploring new ways to create, collaborate, and communicate virtually. Throughout Meg’s last entirely remote semester at Bard College, she will be a part of a world premiere of a Yiddish song cycle in collaboration with composer Derek David, and Bard’s productions of Menotti’s The Medium and Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, in addition to her graduate recital.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
THE CONDO CONCERTS: Anthony McGill, clarinet with Anna Polonsky, piano
Recital by the 2020 winner of the Avery Fisher Prize and member of the Bard Conservatory faculty.
Sunday, May 2, 2021 3–4:30 pm
Online Event Reserve your free tickets for this event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-condo-concerts-anthony-mcgill-clarinet-tickets-139756606773
Clarinetist Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures. He serves as the principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic — that orchestra’s first African-American principal player — and maintains a dynamic international solo and chamber music career. Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (The New York Times), as well as for his “exquisite combination of technical refinement and expressive radiance” (The Baltimore Sun), McGill also serves as an ardent advocate for helping music education reach underserved communities and for addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in classical music. He was honored to take part in the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece written for the occasion by John Williams and performing alongside violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianist Gabriela Montero.
McGill’s 2019-20 season includes the premiere of a new work by Tyshawn Sorey at the 92Y, and a special collaboration with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato at Carnegie Hall. He will be a featured soloist at the Kennedy Center performing the Copland concerto at the SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras with the Jacksonville Symphony, and will also perform concertos by Copland, Mozart, and Danielpour with the Richmond, Delaware, Alabama, Reno, and San Antonio Symphonies. Additional collaborations include programs with Gloria Chien, Demarre McGill, Michael McHale, Anna Polonsky, Arnaud Sussman, and the Pacifica Quartet.
McGill appears regularly as a soloist with top orchestras around North America including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony. As a chamber musician, McGill is a favorite collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takacs, and Tokyo Quartets, as well as Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang. He has led tours with Musicians from Marlboro and regularly performs for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Festival appearances include Tanglewood, Marlboro, Mainly Mozart, Music@Menlo, and the Santa Fe, Seattle, and Skaneateles Chamber Music Festivals.
In January 2015, McGill recorded the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto together with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, which was released on DaCapo Records. He also recorded an album together with his brother Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, and pianist Michael McHale; and one featuring the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintet with the Pacifica Quartet that were both released by Cedille Records.
A dedicated champion of new music, in 2014, McGill premiered a new piece written for him by Richard Danielpour entitled “From the Mountaintop” that was commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and Orchestra 2001. McGill served as the 2015-16 Artist-in-Residence for WQXR and has appeared on Performance Today, MPR’s St. Paul Sunday Morning, and Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. In 2013, McGill appeared on the NBC Nightly News and on MSNBC, in stories highlighting the McGill brothers’ inspirational story.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, McGill previously served as the principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera and associate principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In-demand as a teacher, he serves on the faculty of the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Bard College’s Conservatory of Music. He also serves as the Artistic Advisor for the Music Advancement Program at the Juilliard School, on the Board of Directors for both the League of American Orchestra and the Harmony Program, and the advisory council for the InterSchool Orchestras of New York.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Constitutionalism and Democratic Backsliding: The Turn against "Genders" in Bulgarian Constitutional Discourse
Monday, May 3, 2021 8–9:30 am
Online Event The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade welcomes all OSUN members to attend a virtual talk with Ruzha Smilova of Sofia University, who will analyse how the Bulgarian Constitutional court produced a conceptual and ideological innovation when it declared in 2018 that the Istanbul Convention violates the Constitution of Bulgaria. This can be seen as a radical turn away from human rights protection and an important sign of post-accession democratic backsliding.
Join Bard Arboretum Director Amy Parrella ’99 as she shares her passion for plants, talks about recent projects, and answers questions you may have.
In celebration of Arbor Day, the Bard Arboretum invites you to a live Q&A for the community and anyone who is interested in the campus-wide Arboretum and its beautiful gardens. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
Spring Workshops with SOAS: Reflection – Building Consciousness; Engagement as Social Action
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9 am – 12 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
The OSUN Engaged Research Fund is pleased to announce a spring online training series on Engaged Research being held in conjunction with SOAS. This workshop series, open to faculty and graduate students across OSUN, is an introduction to the basic tools of Training for Transformation and Participatory Methods for Engaged Research. Faculty and graduate students interested in applying to the Engaged Research Fund are invited and encouraged to sign up to participate.
Session 6 - Tuesday, May 4th, 9 am- 12 pm EST — Reflection: Building Consciousness; Engagement as Social Action. Facilitated by Dan Glass
This workshop is part of Phase 2 (April 26th - May 4th), which is open to current applicants of the 2021 Engaged Research Fund’s Engaged Scholar Award (for graduate students) and Engaged Faculty Scholar Award (for faculty members).
Performing Water and Communicating Climate Change: Theater, Online Platform, and Discussion
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9–10:30 am
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
Join the OSUN Climate Network presenting two speakers giving flash talks on their research and on climate change.
Ramona Mosse, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Bard College Berlin Anna Street, Professor of English Studies, Le Mans University
Discussant: John Morrell, Professor of Literature, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
The Open Society Climate Network is scholars from OSUN and civil society who are interested in addressing climate change through shared ideas, a common mission, and local activism.
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs.
ABOUT Webinars include a program overview for the Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Bard Center for Environmental Policy programs as well as detailed admissions information, course requirements, tips to make your application strong, and financial information.
Join a live information session with Director Goodstein and the admissions team and ask questions directly of the Bard team.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
Overview of graduate program offerings
Alumni success and career outcomes
Admissions information
Prerequisite course requirements
Peace Corps and AmeriCorps programs
Financial aid availability
Tips for a standout application
DEGREE OPTIONS Degree Options Include: MS in Environmental Policy MS in Climate Science and Policy MBA in Sustainability
Dual Degree Options Include: MS/JD with Pace Law School MS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in Teaching MS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability
Peace Corps Programs Include: Master's International (before you serve) Peace Corps Fellows (after you serve)
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar. Email Margo Bogossian at mbogossian@bard.edu for further details.
RSVP HERESponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Annual Minsky Conference: Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic Recovery
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Thursday, May 6, 2021 9 am – 3:30 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN members are welcome to join the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College's 29th Hyman Minsky conference as an online event, May 5–6, 2021.
Distinguished academics, members of the Federal Reserve, government officials, practitioners in the financial sectors of the economy, and Levy Institute scholars will discuss topics including prospects and policies for the US and Europe after the COVID-19 crisis, monetary and fiscal policy stances to ensure full employment and price stability, and changes in the regulatory structure regarding the evolving risks of financial innovation in payments systems and cryptocurrencies.
Scheduled presenters include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Peter Coy, Bloomberg; and Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times.
Party System Closure: Book Launch with Zsolt Enyedi
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event 11 am New York l 5 pm Vienna
The CEU Democracy Institute and the Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy (REPRESENT) of the University of Nottingham cordially invite to the next event of the REPRESENT Seminar Series, where Zsolt Enyedi will present his new book, Party System Closure — Party Alliances, Government Alternatives, and Democracy in Europe, coauthored with Fernando Casal Bertoa, published by Oxford University Press.
The book maps trends in interparty relations in Europe from 1848 until 2019. It investigates how the length of democratic experience, the institutionalization of individual parties, the fragmentation of parliaments, and the support for antiestablishment parties, shape the degree of institutionalization of party systems.
COVID Response and the Green New Deal: Lessons from the Levy Economic Institute
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:10–5 pm
Online Event 4:10 pm New York l 10:10 pm Vienna
Following the Hyman P. Minsky conference, Open Society Climate Network — scholars from OSUN and civil society addressing climate change through shared ideas, a common mission, and local activism — and the Simon's Rock-Levy Economics Institute 3/2 BA/MS Program present a talk with Randy Wray, Professor of Economics, Bard College, and Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, on "COVID Response and the Green New Deal: Lessons from the Levy Economic Institute."
For more information about the 3/2 program contact Tai Young-Taft.
For more information about OSCN contact Leanne Ussher.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Annual Minsky Conference: Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic Recovery
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Thursday, May 6, 2021 9 am – 3:30 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN members are welcome to join the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College's 29th Hyman Minsky conference as an online event, May 5–6, 2021.
Distinguished academics, members of the Federal Reserve, government officials, practitioners in the financial sectors of the economy, and Levy Institute scholars will discuss topics including prospects and policies for the US and Europe after the COVID-19 crisis, monetary and fiscal policy stances to ensure full employment and price stability, and changes in the regulatory structure regarding the evolving risks of financial innovation in payments systems and cryptocurrencies.
Scheduled presenters include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Peter Coy, Bloomberg; and Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times.
The Relationship between Hate and the Fear of Death
Thursday, May 6, 2021 3–4:30 pm
Online Event 3 pm New York l 9 pm Vienna
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate invites OSUN members on Thursday May 6, 2021, at 3 pm to join an event with Sheldon Solomon, Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College, who will speak on “The relationship between hate and the fear of death.”
Many white supremacists cite, with something akin to religious fervor, the “14 words” of convicted terrorist David Lane — “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.”
The fear that our group, our tribe, our identity, our way of life might be dying out, is part of many manifestations of, and justifications for, hate. Dr. Solomon’s article in the Guardian, entitled “The secret to Trump’s success? It’s sheer existential dread,” helps us realize that the connection between fear of death and hate is potentially much deeper and commonplace. The article explores how “authoritarian populist leaders thrive on the fear of death — as we’ve been able to show in carefully controlled experiments.”
Please join the event to learn the implications of this correlation from Dr. Solomon.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Trauma Informed Teaching: Intergenerational, Cultural and Institutional Trauma with Ariane Simard
Friday, May 7, 2021 6–7:15 am
Online Event 12 PM Vienna l 6 AM New York
The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives are pleased to invite OSUN members to the "Trauma Informed Educators Workshop and Lecture Series," developed by Ariane Simard from Bard College Berlin.
Trauma Informed Education is an approach that recognizes the influence and impact of trauma on students and educators in the classroom and takes into account how factors including racism, sexism, poverty, community violence, migrant and refugee status, mental health issues, addiction, abuse and neglect can hinder academic achievement as well as personal growth and functioning.
Drawing on studies on education, brain development and the lasting effects of trauma, as well as some nonviolent communication techniques, this workshop series aims to provide educators with a new understanding on how trauma can affect a student’s ability to function as well as offer up some tools for creating a more trauma informed classroom where educators can begin to model the kind of techniques that will help create new pathways of learning.
Looking for ways to examine how cultural trauma presents itself, even in the most high-minded institutions, Amber Rickert’s workshop drew on her experience as the director of Outpatient Services in South Los Angeles as well as the voice behind groundbreaking community conversations about race and privilege in the wake of Black Lives Matter.
Exploring the boundaries of our own role in the classroom and our part in institutionalized and cultural trauma, in today's event, we will workshop ways to turn these tools into lesson plans and learning objectives. Instructors should be prepared to discuss an assignment they regularly teach and should have either attended or viewed the recording of Amber Rickert’s May 4th workshop on Inter-generation, Cultural and Institutional Trauma.
Please register to receive the Zoom link to attend. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
"The Trials of Constance Baker Motley" with Joel Motley
Friday, May 7, 2021 9–10 am
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN and the Val-Kill Partnership invite network members to attend a discussion with Joel Motley, financier, filmmaker, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Human Rights Watch, as part of the Tomorrow Is Now Virtual Discussion Series.
The series highlights the relevance of Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy in today's crises and is hosted by Manuela Roosevelt, chair of the Eleanor Roosevelt, Val-Kill Partnership.
Joel Motley will screen and discuss the award-winning film on his mother, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley, profiling one of the lesser-known, yet most influential players of the civil rights movement.
At the height of the civil rights movement, Constance Baker Motley joined the NAACP’s legal team. The only woman in the group, she left her husband and infant son in New York for weeks at a time to represent the NAACP in Southern courts. The first female Black lawyer Southern judges and juries had seen, she stunned them by winning case after case—gaining the right for Black students to enter Ole Miss, the University of Georgia, and Clemson College.
After the assassination of one of her closest friends, Motley returned to New York—and went on to become the first Black woman NY State Senator, the first Black Woman Manhattan Borough President, and, with the backing of Lyndon Johnson, the first Black woman named to a federal judgeship.
With archival footage and narration in Motley’s own voice, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley tells the story of a civil rights leader who met prejudice and danger with elegance and humor.
The last book Eleanor Roosevelt authored, Tomorrow Is Now, published posthumously in 1962, encapsulates a message that is relevant to all of us today: "It is today that we must create the world of the future."
The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents a webinar with Hamed Sinno, part of the Artists and Activists lecture series.
An analysis of several musical and literary texts by the band Mashrou Leila, as sites for negotiating the discursive boundaries of gender construction in the public sphere, and an attempt to frame the work within ongoing conversations about the limits of representation as a mode of political engagement.
Hamed Sinno (they/he) is a New York based musician, poet, vocal instructor, and social justice advocate. They have been the writer and front-person for Mashrouʼ Leila since 2008. They write and lecture about the convergence of music and social justice, and teach singing from their studio in New York. They have a BFA from the American University of Beirut, and are pursuing an MA in Digital Musics at Dartmouth College.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Faculty Recital: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Erika Switzer, piano Brahms Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Friday, May 7, 2021 7–8:30 pm
Online Event Program: Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38 (1865) Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi Menuetto Allegro
Sonata in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99 (1886) Allegro vivace Adagio affettuoso Allegro passionato Allegro moltoSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
UPSTREAMING The Orchestra Now and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra present two concerts celebrating one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven, after the pandemic shut down many of the concerts planned last year for the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Both concerts will be introduced by Congolese chemist and novelist Emmanuel Dongala, author of the 2017 historical novel The Bridgetower Sonata.
May 8 at 8 pm • Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Maestro Leon Botstein leads the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in the second concert in this series. The program features his 3rd and 4th symphonies, Wellington's Victory, and Drei Equali for four trombones.
Leon Botstein conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Wellington's Victory Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Drei Equali(Three Equals) for four trombones Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now.
Degree Recital: "Tomorrow, in Dreams" — Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, soprano, with Diana Borshcheva, piano
Saturday, May 8, 2021 3–5 pm
Online Event Hailed for her “delicate yet strong vocalism” (Millbrook Independent), Jardena Gertler-Jaffe is a soprano from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jardena is passionate about finding ways that the vocal arts can challenge, transform, and innovate in the 21st century. Her personal projects merge classical music with issues of social justice and representation within the arts.
Jardena has appeared as a soloist with Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble, Concerts in the Village (NY), Victoria Baroque, and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Jardena's recent opera credits include singing the roles of The Composer in Bard’s operatic pastiche Rest in Pieces, Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, and Molly/Nephthys/Tahemet in Dean Burry’s opera Isis and the Seven Scorpions.
In October 2020, Jardena was named a fellow in the RBC Future Launch Association for Opera in Canada Emerging Artist Fellowship. Jardena holds a BMus from the University of Toronto, and is an alumna of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, the Pacific Opera Victoria Artist Development Program, SongFest, and Opera NUOVA. In 2018, Jardena was proud to place first in mélodie and lieder competitions in Victoria, British Columbia. While performing is her main focus, Jardena also earned her MA in ethnomusicology from the University of Toronto. Jardena seeks to incorporate her research interests, concerning the construction of musical and cultural identities in the face of oppression, into her artistic practice.
During the 2020–21 season, Jardena has embarked on a number of projects that have showcased her talent for thinking creatively and innovatively. Together with Maximillian Jansen, Louis Tiemann, and Diana Borshcheva, Jardena produced Wherever the Road May Lead, an experimental “walking recital” highlighting the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley, which was released online in November 2020. Her ongoing project Our Singing Bodies, which treats the singer’s body as the site for the negotiation of power and identity, was launched in January 2021. Later this season, Jardena is also excited to perform excerpts from György Kurtág’s enigmatic work Kafka Fragments, perform the role of Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The Medium, as well as sing the world premiere of Yiddish songs by Dan Shore and Daniel Schlosberg at the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Degree Recital: "An Affirming Flame" — Maximillian Jansen, tenor, with Ryan McCullough, piano
Saturday, May 8, 2021 7–9 pm
Online Event Tenor MAXIMILLIAN JANSEN, known for “his confident timbre and pleasing voice” (Millbrook Independent), is a versatile performer who is comfortable performing works from the Renaissance to the present day. He is committed to elevating works of silenced and underrepresented artists and strives to build a musical landscape that is inclusive for all. Maximillian has performed such roles as Acis in Acis and Galatea, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, the titular role in Albert Herring, and Monastatos in Die Zauberflöte. He has appeared as a soloist with the Battenkill Chorale, Concerts in the Village, Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble, and the Victoria Civic Orchestra. Maximillian has worked with Libby Larsen, Jake Heggie, and John Musto in master classes on their own compositions.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
Degree Recital: "Oh the Horror of Song!" — Louis Tiemann, baritone, with Sung-Soo Cho, piano
Sunday, May 9, 2021 3–5 pm
Lyric baritone LOUIS TIEMANN believes in the healing potential of music and its ability to bridge divides. Mr. Tiemann brings opera and song to audiences of all walks of life, removing the stigma of elitism by helping to create a space that welcomes everyone. He is driven by the connection to nature and the world around us found in art song, particularly the works of Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert, as well as Gioachino Rossini for the vocal fireworks that are woven throughout his compositions.
From the moment Mr. Tiemann first touched a keyboard, music making has been a central part of his life. From playing flute in his high school’s marching band to singing Irish folk music in a world music ensemble and playing bass guitar for local bands in Baltimore, his eclectic experiences make him an especially thoughtful and unique artist.
Mr. Tiemann is currently earning his master’s degree at Bard College in the Vocal Arts Program, where he studies with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
OSUN and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory invite you to a panel discussion on Conversations about Populism. The discussion is inspired by the publication of two volumes edited by Professor Mirjana Nikolić and Professor Milena Dragićević Šešić from the University of Arts in Belgrade. Mediji, Kultura i Umetnost u Doba Populizma (published in 2018) focused on changes in politics, culture, and media in the era of populist politics and Situating Populist Politics: Arts and Media Nexus (published in 2019) dealt with art and media within cultural and public policies in response to populist and nationalist demands.
The discussion will cover the different ways that populist political communication is entering the public realm, but even more to what extent arts, culture, and media are influenced by political populism.
Participants: Milena Dragićević Šešić, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arts in Belgrade Mirjana Nikolić, Full Professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade Monika Mokre, Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Culture Studies and Theatre History of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Miikka Pyykkönen, Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Jyväskylä and a docent of sociology at the University of Helsinki Marjan Ivković, Research Associate at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade Mark Losoncz, Research Associate at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Open Networking Session on Defining Civic Engagement
Friday, May 14, 2021 9–10 am
Online Event This Open Networking Session on Defining Civic Engagement is sponsored by the Civic Engagement Working Group and is open to all OSUN members. This session will pose the question of how to define civic engagement on your campus.
Please share this networking opportunity with interested colleagues at your institution.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
As a member of one of our four sampling teams, you’ll collect water samples (from stream bank or bridges) from 3–4 sites on the Saw Kill and record the results.
Sampling is done on the second Friday of the month starting at 10:30 a.m. From start to finish, it takes about 2 hours.
Sampling is fun and easy—and you’re contributing to the science that helps keep your drinking water safe. If you wish, you can also help process the samples in the Bard Water Lab after collection.
Open to everyone. Free training is available.
If interested, please contact: Lindsey Drew Bard Water Lab Manager ldrew@bard.eduSponsored by: Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water; Environmental and Urban Studies Program.
The Baroque Ensemble and the Vocal Arts Program streamed concert
The Bard Baroque Ensemble performing the Handel Aria Project
Friday, May 14, 2021 8–9:30 pm
HANDEL ARIA PROJECT Bard Baroque Ensemble Renée Anne Louprette, Director
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Bard College Conservatory Stephanie Blythe, Artistic Director Kayo Iwama, Associate Director
The HANDEL ARIA PROJECT features a selection of George Frideric Handel’s most exquisite and beloved arias from his operas Rodelinda and Giulio Cesare. Graduate students and faculty members from Bard College Conservatory’s Vocal Arts Program join the Bard Baroque Ensemble under the direction of Renée Anne Louprette to present these works in video-recorded performances captured throughout the Spring 2021 academic semester. The program will be framed by movements from Handel’s Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 and Trio Sonata, Op. 2, No. 4. Sponsored by: Music Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Experimental Humanities "Unconference" on COVID Exceptionalism
Saturday, May 15, 2021 10 am – 3 pm
Online Event 10 am – 3 pm New York 4 pm – 9 pm Vienna
The OSUN Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN) invites all network members, including students, to an "unconference" on COVID Exceptionalism, taking place on Saturday, May 15. Unlike a traditional conference, all attendees will have the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary discussions and performances, in an open forum in which to reflect on the wider implications of the pandemic.
COVID Exceptionalism is an interdisciplinary, virtual unconference focused on the intersection of public health, technology, and the arts and humanities. This event and companion online archive aims to reflect critically on the present moment both as a mirror of systemic inequalities—race, gender, class—and as a means of radical transformations—educational and economic, scientific and medical, cultural and interpersonal.
This virtual unconference aims to interrogate the structural social underpinnings that the pandemic has exposed as well as the extraordinary social transformations that it has set in motion.
What is exceptional about COVID? And for whom? What has truly changed, and what is being revealed for what it always was? Which of the profound changes to our modes of life should be fought, and which should be accepted as a change for the better? What new technologies, living arrangements, modes of governance, and models of care have emerged, and will they outlast this critical moment in our history?
Alongside the forum, we will host an expansive digital archive of the detritus of the epidemic—the traces left in the form of medical bills, journal entries, memorials to the lost, poems, songs, records of hygienic obsessions, artworks, vaccine stickers, eviction notices, loan statements, protest banners, prescription bottles, denied visa applications, administrative emails mandating protocols, memes, and children’s drawings.
The Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network rethinks how we engage with the humanities and seeks to redefine what they are in the light of changing technologies, an increasingly connected global landscape, and the ongoing ecological crisis. Through interdisciplinary and public-facing pedagogy, curricular design, and research, it strives to create more inclusive universities. The project is made possible through OSUN, EHCN, and the Inclusion Challenge funded by the Office of the Dean at Bard College. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://blogs.bard.edu/covid-archive/unconference/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
Climate and Community Science Chat #2: Community Science in the Classroom
Monday, May 17, 2021 8:30–9:30 am
Online Event 8:30 am New York l 2:30 Vienna
Are you currently involving community science in your classrooms? Or do you want to do more of this? Please join Eli Dueker and Emily White to share ideas and best practices around community-engaged science teaching and interdisciplinary learning.
We are also currently seeking partners for an air+water quality OSUN Network course in spring 2022 — if you are interested in working with us to develop syllabi specifically addressing the important issues of water and air quality both locally and globally, we'd love to collaborate!
Adila Laïdi-Hanieh on the Role of the Palestinian Museum
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2–3 pm
Online Event 2 pm Jerusalem l 7 am New York l 1 pm Vienna
Al-Quds Bard College Media Studies Program is thrilled to invite OSUN members to the upcoming virtual event "Open Conversation with Dr. Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, on Tuesday, May 18.
In this virtual discussion, Dr. Laïdi-Hanieh, director general of the Palestinian Museum, will address the role of the Museum in preserving Palestinian history, society, culture, and art through its various programs and initiatives.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field We encourage all seniors and invited members of the undergraduate class to join us for this ceremony, in which the achievements of the senior and undergraduate classes will be recognized. Senior class representatives, a faculty speaker, and a speaker representing the administrative staff of the College will all participate. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field The Baccalaureate, hosted by the chaplaincy, will be an adaptation of the traditional Baccalaureate and will include a student speaker, alumni/ae speaker, faculty speaker, and a program developed with student participation by members of the chaplaincy. The senior class is invited to attend in person. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The president of the College, trustees, and the president of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association, with the assistance of members of the faculty, will confer five awards and recognize the retirements of two members of the faculty. We anticipate all awardees to be present, and each will deliver remarks. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field Bard College will hold its 161st commencement on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 398 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2021 and 136 graduate degrees. The program, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, will be in-person for graduating students only, in accordance with New York State health and safety guidelines, and will be livestreamed for family and friends. It is closed to the public. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents This is an Anglican service, hosted by our Anglican chaplain, Mary Grace Williams. The president of the College will read the names of all those alumni/ae, friends, and colleagues who have died since the Bard commencement in August 2020. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
Keep the Conversation Going with the Hannah Arendt Center
Friday, February 28, 2020 – Friday, December 31, 2027
Hannah Arendt Center
Amor Mundi is the weekly publication of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. Subscribe now to receive the Amor Mundi email in your inbox up to two times a week. You'll get the first look at original articles, essays, and journal features from Roger Berkowitz and other Arendtian thinkers. Read Amor Mundi now >>
The Virtual Reading Group. Join Founder and Academic Director Roger Berkowitz and Acting Assistant Director Samantha Hill on select Fridays as they lead a live, online group discussion in a thoughtful and spirited exploration of the works of Hannah Arendt. Learn more about the VRG >>
Thursday, January 21, 2021 – Friday, December 31, 2021
Various “We projected ourselves into a future in which we are loved absolutely and we rehearsed our lives there.”
The Future Is Present is a process and a practice, it’s a model for building community in a very small and incredibly powerful way. Led by artists Charlotte Brathwaite, Justin Hicks, Janani Balasubramanian, Sunder Ganglani, June Cross, and Alyssa Simmons, the project built a small community of Black and Indigenous young people* and a small community of young artists from Bard College** to spend seven weeks cultivating intimacy and discourse.
The youth cohort created demands on our collective future. The Bard community members listened, deeply.
Now, a process of amplifying those demands is underway. The artists at Bard have made a series of short films for the youth cohort, available to view here.
This is an invitation to you to participate, somehow, on terms that make sense in your community. We would love to talk about what that might mean for you. Reach out to coordinator@thefutureispresent.xyz.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 – Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1–2 pm
Online Event
On Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Spring Semester, the Bard College Remote Student Ambassador Program will be hosting weekly Conversational English Groups; all interested students are welcome to attend.
Please help spread the word!
Join our Remote Student Ambassadors Wandi Liang, Yuchen Zhou, Ethan Gutman, Lizi Tabliashvili and practice your conversational English!
UPSTREAMING The Orchestra Now and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra present two concerts celebrating one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven, after the pandemic shut down many of the concerts planned last year for the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Both concerts will be introduced by Congolese chemist and novelist Emmanuel Dongala, author of the 2017 historical novel The Bridgetower Sonata.
May 8 at 8 pm • Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Maestro Leon Botstein leads the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in the second concert in this series. The program features his 3rd and 4th symphonies, Wellington's Victory, and Drei Equali for four trombones.
Leon Botstein conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Wellington's Victory Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Drei Equali(Three Equals) for four trombones Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Graduate Degree Recital: A Lucky Child Meg Jones, soprano; with pianist Sung-Soo Cho
Saturday, May 1, 2021 7–8:30 pm
Online Event Meg Jones is a soprano who takes great pride in filling the stage with her vivacious voice and dynamic storytelling. She performs repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music, taking every opportunity to explore new pieces. She was the 2018 concerto competition winner at Ithaca College, where she performed “Où va la jeune Hindoue” from Lakmé with the Ithaca College Orchestra. In addition, she sang the lead role of Laetita in IC’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti's opera, The Old Maid and the Thief. The recipient of the Roberta Peters Scholarship at Ithaca College, Meg is currently a second-year student in the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College-Conservatory in the studio of Edith Bers. At Bard, she has had the honor of performing the role of Laurie in Bard’s very own pastiche, Rest in Pieces directed by Stephanie Blythe. Meg was noted to have “exceeded on stage” (Millbrook Independent) and thoroughly enjoyed exploring Laurie’s story from Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land in a brand-new context. She has also appeared as the soprano soloist for Bach’s Trauerode CantataBWV 198 with the Bard Baroque Ensemble. During this time of unprecedented global disruption, Meg is exploring new ways to create, collaborate, and communicate virtually. Throughout Meg’s last entirely remote semester at Bard College, she will be a part of a world premiere of a Yiddish song cycle in collaboration with composer Derek David, and Bard’s productions of Menotti’s The Medium and Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, in addition to her graduate recital.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
THE CONDO CONCERTS: Anthony McGill, clarinet with Anna Polonsky, piano
Recital by the 2020 winner of the Avery Fisher Prize and member of the Bard Conservatory faculty.
Sunday, May 2, 2021 3–4:30 pm
Online Event Reserve your free tickets for this event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-condo-concerts-anthony-mcgill-clarinet-tickets-139756606773
Clarinetist Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures. He serves as the principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic — that orchestra’s first African-American principal player — and maintains a dynamic international solo and chamber music career. Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (The New York Times), as well as for his “exquisite combination of technical refinement and expressive radiance” (The Baltimore Sun), McGill also serves as an ardent advocate for helping music education reach underserved communities and for addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in classical music. He was honored to take part in the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece written for the occasion by John Williams and performing alongside violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianist Gabriela Montero.
McGill’s 2019-20 season includes the premiere of a new work by Tyshawn Sorey at the 92Y, and a special collaboration with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato at Carnegie Hall. He will be a featured soloist at the Kennedy Center performing the Copland concerto at the SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras with the Jacksonville Symphony, and will also perform concertos by Copland, Mozart, and Danielpour with the Richmond, Delaware, Alabama, Reno, and San Antonio Symphonies. Additional collaborations include programs with Gloria Chien, Demarre McGill, Michael McHale, Anna Polonsky, Arnaud Sussman, and the Pacifica Quartet.
McGill appears regularly as a soloist with top orchestras around North America including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony. As a chamber musician, McGill is a favorite collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takacs, and Tokyo Quartets, as well as Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang. He has led tours with Musicians from Marlboro and regularly performs for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Festival appearances include Tanglewood, Marlboro, Mainly Mozart, Music@Menlo, and the Santa Fe, Seattle, and Skaneateles Chamber Music Festivals.
In January 2015, McGill recorded the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto together with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, which was released on DaCapo Records. He also recorded an album together with his brother Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, and pianist Michael McHale; and one featuring the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintet with the Pacifica Quartet that were both released by Cedille Records.
A dedicated champion of new music, in 2014, McGill premiered a new piece written for him by Richard Danielpour entitled “From the Mountaintop” that was commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and Orchestra 2001. McGill served as the 2015-16 Artist-in-Residence for WQXR and has appeared on Performance Today, MPR’s St. Paul Sunday Morning, and Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. In 2013, McGill appeared on the NBC Nightly News and on MSNBC, in stories highlighting the McGill brothers’ inspirational story.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, McGill previously served as the principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera and associate principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In-demand as a teacher, he serves on the faculty of the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Bard College’s Conservatory of Music. He also serves as the Artistic Advisor for the Music Advancement Program at the Juilliard School, on the Board of Directors for both the League of American Orchestra and the Harmony Program, and the advisory council for the InterSchool Orchestras of New York.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Constitutionalism and Democratic Backsliding: The Turn against "Genders" in Bulgarian Constitutional Discourse
Monday, May 3, 2021 8–9:30 am
Online Event The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade welcomes all OSUN members to attend a virtual talk with Ruzha Smilova of Sofia University, who will analyse how the Bulgarian Constitutional court produced a conceptual and ideological innovation when it declared in 2018 that the Istanbul Convention violates the Constitution of Bulgaria. This can be seen as a radical turn away from human rights protection and an important sign of post-accession democratic backsliding.
Join Bard Arboretum Director Amy Parrella ’99 as she shares her passion for plants, talks about recent projects, and answers questions you may have.
In celebration of Arbor Day, the Bard Arboretum invites you to a live Q&A for the community and anyone who is interested in the campus-wide Arboretum and its beautiful gardens. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
Spring Workshops with SOAS: Reflection – Building Consciousness; Engagement as Social Action
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9 am – 12 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
The OSUN Engaged Research Fund is pleased to announce a spring online training series on Engaged Research being held in conjunction with SOAS. This workshop series, open to faculty and graduate students across OSUN, is an introduction to the basic tools of Training for Transformation and Participatory Methods for Engaged Research. Faculty and graduate students interested in applying to the Engaged Research Fund are invited and encouraged to sign up to participate.
Session 6 - Tuesday, May 4th, 9 am- 12 pm EST — Reflection: Building Consciousness; Engagement as Social Action. Facilitated by Dan Glass
This workshop is part of Phase 2 (April 26th - May 4th), which is open to current applicants of the 2021 Engaged Research Fund’s Engaged Scholar Award (for graduate students) and Engaged Faculty Scholar Award (for faculty members).
Performing Water and Communicating Climate Change: Theater, Online Platform, and Discussion
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9–10:30 am
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
Join the OSUN Climate Network presenting two speakers giving flash talks on their research and on climate change.
Ramona Mosse, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Bard College Berlin Anna Street, Professor of English Studies, Le Mans University
Discussant: John Morrell, Professor of Literature, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
The Open Society Climate Network is scholars from OSUN and civil society who are interested in addressing climate change through shared ideas, a common mission, and local activism.
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs.
ABOUT Webinars include a program overview for the Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Bard Center for Environmental Policy programs as well as detailed admissions information, course requirements, tips to make your application strong, and financial information.
Join a live information session with Director Goodstein and the admissions team and ask questions directly of the Bard team.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
Overview of graduate program offerings
Alumni success and career outcomes
Admissions information
Prerequisite course requirements
Peace Corps and AmeriCorps programs
Financial aid availability
Tips for a standout application
DEGREE OPTIONS Degree Options Include: MS in Environmental Policy MS in Climate Science and Policy MBA in Sustainability
Dual Degree Options Include: MS/JD with Pace Law School MS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in Teaching MS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability
Peace Corps Programs Include: Master's International (before you serve) Peace Corps Fellows (after you serve)
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar. Email Margo Bogossian at mbogossian@bard.edu for further details.
RSVP HERESponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Annual Minsky Conference: Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic Recovery
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Thursday, May 6, 2021 9 am – 3:30 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN members are welcome to join the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College's 29th Hyman Minsky conference as an online event, May 5–6, 2021.
Distinguished academics, members of the Federal Reserve, government officials, practitioners in the financial sectors of the economy, and Levy Institute scholars will discuss topics including prospects and policies for the US and Europe after the COVID-19 crisis, monetary and fiscal policy stances to ensure full employment and price stability, and changes in the regulatory structure regarding the evolving risks of financial innovation in payments systems and cryptocurrencies.
Scheduled presenters include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Peter Coy, Bloomberg; and Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times.
Party System Closure: Book Launch with Zsolt Enyedi
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event 11 am New York l 5 pm Vienna
The CEU Democracy Institute and the Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy (REPRESENT) of the University of Nottingham cordially invite to the next event of the REPRESENT Seminar Series, where Zsolt Enyedi will present his new book, Party System Closure — Party Alliances, Government Alternatives, and Democracy in Europe, coauthored with Fernando Casal Bertoa, published by Oxford University Press.
The book maps trends in interparty relations in Europe from 1848 until 2019. It investigates how the length of democratic experience, the institutionalization of individual parties, the fragmentation of parliaments, and the support for antiestablishment parties, shape the degree of institutionalization of party systems.
COVID Response and the Green New Deal: Lessons from the Levy Economic Institute
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:10–5 pm
Online Event 4:10 pm New York l 10:10 pm Vienna
Following the Hyman P. Minsky conference, Open Society Climate Network — scholars from OSUN and civil society addressing climate change through shared ideas, a common mission, and local activism — and the Simon's Rock-Levy Economics Institute 3/2 BA/MS Program present a talk with Randy Wray, Professor of Economics, Bard College, and Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, on "COVID Response and the Green New Deal: Lessons from the Levy Economic Institute."
For more information about the 3/2 program contact Tai Young-Taft.
For more information about OSCN contact Leanne Ussher.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Annual Minsky Conference: Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic Recovery
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Thursday, May 6, 2021 9 am – 3:30 pm
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN members are welcome to join the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College's 29th Hyman Minsky conference as an online event, May 5–6, 2021.
Distinguished academics, members of the Federal Reserve, government officials, practitioners in the financial sectors of the economy, and Levy Institute scholars will discuss topics including prospects and policies for the US and Europe after the COVID-19 crisis, monetary and fiscal policy stances to ensure full employment and price stability, and changes in the regulatory structure regarding the evolving risks of financial innovation in payments systems and cryptocurrencies.
Scheduled presenters include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Peter Coy, Bloomberg; and Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times.
The Relationship between Hate and the Fear of Death
Thursday, May 6, 2021 3–4:30 pm
Online Event 3 pm New York l 9 pm Vienna
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate invites OSUN members on Thursday May 6, 2021, at 3 pm to join an event with Sheldon Solomon, Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College, who will speak on “The relationship between hate and the fear of death.”
Many white supremacists cite, with something akin to religious fervor, the “14 words” of convicted terrorist David Lane — “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.”
The fear that our group, our tribe, our identity, our way of life might be dying out, is part of many manifestations of, and justifications for, hate. Dr. Solomon’s article in the Guardian, entitled “The secret to Trump’s success? It’s sheer existential dread,” helps us realize that the connection between fear of death and hate is potentially much deeper and commonplace. The article explores how “authoritarian populist leaders thrive on the fear of death — as we’ve been able to show in carefully controlled experiments.”
Please join the event to learn the implications of this correlation from Dr. Solomon.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Trauma Informed Teaching: Intergenerational, Cultural and Institutional Trauma with Ariane Simard
Friday, May 7, 2021 6–7:15 am
Online Event 12 PM Vienna l 6 AM New York
The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives are pleased to invite OSUN members to the "Trauma Informed Educators Workshop and Lecture Series," developed by Ariane Simard from Bard College Berlin.
Trauma Informed Education is an approach that recognizes the influence and impact of trauma on students and educators in the classroom and takes into account how factors including racism, sexism, poverty, community violence, migrant and refugee status, mental health issues, addiction, abuse and neglect can hinder academic achievement as well as personal growth and functioning.
Drawing on studies on education, brain development and the lasting effects of trauma, as well as some nonviolent communication techniques, this workshop series aims to provide educators with a new understanding on how trauma can affect a student’s ability to function as well as offer up some tools for creating a more trauma informed classroom where educators can begin to model the kind of techniques that will help create new pathways of learning.
Looking for ways to examine how cultural trauma presents itself, even in the most high-minded institutions, Amber Rickert’s workshop drew on her experience as the director of Outpatient Services in South Los Angeles as well as the voice behind groundbreaking community conversations about race and privilege in the wake of Black Lives Matter.
Exploring the boundaries of our own role in the classroom and our part in institutionalized and cultural trauma, in today's event, we will workshop ways to turn these tools into lesson plans and learning objectives. Instructors should be prepared to discuss an assignment they regularly teach and should have either attended or viewed the recording of Amber Rickert’s May 4th workshop on Inter-generation, Cultural and Institutional Trauma.
Please register to receive the Zoom link to attend. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
"The Trials of Constance Baker Motley" with Joel Motley
Friday, May 7, 2021 9–10 am
Online Event 9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
OSUN and the Val-Kill Partnership invite network members to attend a discussion with Joel Motley, financier, filmmaker, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Human Rights Watch, as part of the Tomorrow Is Now Virtual Discussion Series.
The series highlights the relevance of Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy in today's crises and is hosted by Manuela Roosevelt, chair of the Eleanor Roosevelt, Val-Kill Partnership.
Joel Motley will screen and discuss the award-winning film on his mother, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley, profiling one of the lesser-known, yet most influential players of the civil rights movement.
At the height of the civil rights movement, Constance Baker Motley joined the NAACP’s legal team. The only woman in the group, she left her husband and infant son in New York for weeks at a time to represent the NAACP in Southern courts. The first female Black lawyer Southern judges and juries had seen, she stunned them by winning case after case—gaining the right for Black students to enter Ole Miss, the University of Georgia, and Clemson College.
After the assassination of one of her closest friends, Motley returned to New York—and went on to become the first Black woman NY State Senator, the first Black Woman Manhattan Borough President, and, with the backing of Lyndon Johnson, the first Black woman named to a federal judgeship.
With archival footage and narration in Motley’s own voice, The Trials of Constance Baker Motley tells the story of a civil rights leader who met prejudice and danger with elegance and humor.
The last book Eleanor Roosevelt authored, Tomorrow Is Now, published posthumously in 1962, encapsulates a message that is relevant to all of us today: "It is today that we must create the world of the future."
The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents a webinar with Hamed Sinno, part of the Artists and Activists lecture series.
An analysis of several musical and literary texts by the band Mashrou Leila, as sites for negotiating the discursive boundaries of gender construction in the public sphere, and an attempt to frame the work within ongoing conversations about the limits of representation as a mode of political engagement.
Hamed Sinno (they/he) is a New York based musician, poet, vocal instructor, and social justice advocate. They have been the writer and front-person for Mashrouʼ Leila since 2008. They write and lecture about the convergence of music and social justice, and teach singing from their studio in New York. They have a BFA from the American University of Beirut, and are pursuing an MA in Digital Musics at Dartmouth College.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Faculty Recital: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Erika Switzer, piano Brahms Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Friday, May 7, 2021 7–8:30 pm
Online Event Program: Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38 (1865) Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi Menuetto Allegro
Sonata in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99 (1886) Allegro vivace Adagio affettuoso Allegro passionato Allegro moltoSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
UPSTREAMING The Orchestra Now and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra present two concerts celebrating one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven, after the pandemic shut down many of the concerts planned last year for the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Both concerts will be introduced by Congolese chemist and novelist Emmanuel Dongala, author of the 2017 historical novel The Bridgetower Sonata.
May 8 at 8 pm • Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Maestro Leon Botstein leads the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in the second concert in this series. The program features his 3rd and 4th symphonies, Wellington's Victory, and Drei Equali for four trombones.
Leon Botstein conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Wellington's Victory Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Drei Equali(Three Equals) for four trombones Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now.
Degree Recital: "Tomorrow, in Dreams" — Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, soprano, with Diana Borshcheva, piano
Saturday, May 8, 2021 3–5 pm
Online Event Hailed for her “delicate yet strong vocalism” (Millbrook Independent), Jardena Gertler-Jaffe is a soprano from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jardena is passionate about finding ways that the vocal arts can challenge, transform, and innovate in the 21st century. Her personal projects merge classical music with issues of social justice and representation within the arts.
Jardena has appeared as a soloist with Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble, Concerts in the Village (NY), Victoria Baroque, and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Jardena's recent opera credits include singing the roles of The Composer in Bard’s operatic pastiche Rest in Pieces, Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, and Molly/Nephthys/Tahemet in Dean Burry’s opera Isis and the Seven Scorpions.
In October 2020, Jardena was named a fellow in the RBC Future Launch Association for Opera in Canada Emerging Artist Fellowship. Jardena holds a BMus from the University of Toronto, and is an alumna of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, the Pacific Opera Victoria Artist Development Program, SongFest, and Opera NUOVA. In 2018, Jardena was proud to place first in mélodie and lieder competitions in Victoria, British Columbia. While performing is her main focus, Jardena also earned her MA in ethnomusicology from the University of Toronto. Jardena seeks to incorporate her research interests, concerning the construction of musical and cultural identities in the face of oppression, into her artistic practice.
During the 2020–21 season, Jardena has embarked on a number of projects that have showcased her talent for thinking creatively and innovatively. Together with Maximillian Jansen, Louis Tiemann, and Diana Borshcheva, Jardena produced Wherever the Road May Lead, an experimental “walking recital” highlighting the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley, which was released online in November 2020. Her ongoing project Our Singing Bodies, which treats the singer’s body as the site for the negotiation of power and identity, was launched in January 2021. Later this season, Jardena is also excited to perform excerpts from György Kurtág’s enigmatic work Kafka Fragments, perform the role of Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The Medium, as well as sing the world premiere of Yiddish songs by Dan Shore and Daniel Schlosberg at the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Degree Recital: "An Affirming Flame" — Maximillian Jansen, tenor, with Ryan McCullough, piano
Saturday, May 8, 2021 7–9 pm
Online Event Tenor MAXIMILLIAN JANSEN, known for “his confident timbre and pleasing voice” (Millbrook Independent), is a versatile performer who is comfortable performing works from the Renaissance to the present day. He is committed to elevating works of silenced and underrepresented artists and strives to build a musical landscape that is inclusive for all. Maximillian has performed such roles as Acis in Acis and Galatea, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, the titular role in Albert Herring, and Monastatos in Die Zauberflöte. He has appeared as a soloist with the Battenkill Chorale, Concerts in the Village, Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble, and the Victoria Civic Orchestra. Maximillian has worked with Libby Larsen, Jake Heggie, and John Musto in master classes on their own compositions.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
Degree Recital: "Oh the Horror of Song!" — Louis Tiemann, baritone, with Sung-Soo Cho, piano
Sunday, May 9, 2021 3–5 pm
Lyric baritone LOUIS TIEMANN believes in the healing potential of music and its ability to bridge divides. Mr. Tiemann brings opera and song to audiences of all walks of life, removing the stigma of elitism by helping to create a space that welcomes everyone. He is driven by the connection to nature and the world around us found in art song, particularly the works of Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert, as well as Gioachino Rossini for the vocal fireworks that are woven throughout his compositions.
From the moment Mr. Tiemann first touched a keyboard, music making has been a central part of his life. From playing flute in his high school’s marching band to singing Irish folk music in a world music ensemble and playing bass guitar for local bands in Baltimore, his eclectic experiences make him an especially thoughtful and unique artist.
Mr. Tiemann is currently earning his master’s degree at Bard College in the Vocal Arts Program, where he studies with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell.Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
OSUN and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory invite you to a panel discussion on Conversations about Populism. The discussion is inspired by the publication of two volumes edited by Professor Mirjana Nikolić and Professor Milena Dragićević Šešić from the University of Arts in Belgrade. Mediji, Kultura i Umetnost u Doba Populizma (published in 2018) focused on changes in politics, culture, and media in the era of populist politics and Situating Populist Politics: Arts and Media Nexus (published in 2019) dealt with art and media within cultural and public policies in response to populist and nationalist demands.
The discussion will cover the different ways that populist political communication is entering the public realm, but even more to what extent arts, culture, and media are influenced by political populism.
Participants: Milena Dragićević Šešić, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arts in Belgrade Mirjana Nikolić, Full Professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade Monika Mokre, Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Culture Studies and Theatre History of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Miikka Pyykkönen, Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Jyväskylä and a docent of sociology at the University of Helsinki Marjan Ivković, Research Associate at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade Mark Losoncz, Research Associate at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Open Networking Session on Defining Civic Engagement
Friday, May 14, 2021 9–10 am
Online Event This Open Networking Session on Defining Civic Engagement is sponsored by the Civic Engagement Working Group and is open to all OSUN members. This session will pose the question of how to define civic engagement on your campus.
Please share this networking opportunity with interested colleagues at your institution.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
As a member of one of our four sampling teams, you’ll collect water samples (from stream bank or bridges) from 3–4 sites on the Saw Kill and record the results.
Sampling is done on the second Friday of the month starting at 10:30 a.m. From start to finish, it takes about 2 hours.
Sampling is fun and easy—and you’re contributing to the science that helps keep your drinking water safe. If you wish, you can also help process the samples in the Bard Water Lab after collection.
Open to everyone. Free training is available.
If interested, please contact: Lindsey Drew Bard Water Lab Manager ldrew@bard.eduSponsored by: Bard Center for the Study of Land, Air, and Water; Environmental and Urban Studies Program.
The Baroque Ensemble and the Vocal Arts Program streamed concert
The Bard Baroque Ensemble performing the Handel Aria Project
Friday, May 14, 2021 8–9:30 pm
HANDEL ARIA PROJECT Bard Baroque Ensemble Renée Anne Louprette, Director
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Bard College Conservatory Stephanie Blythe, Artistic Director Kayo Iwama, Associate Director
The HANDEL ARIA PROJECT features a selection of George Frideric Handel’s most exquisite and beloved arias from his operas Rodelinda and Giulio Cesare. Graduate students and faculty members from Bard College Conservatory’s Vocal Arts Program join the Bard Baroque Ensemble under the direction of Renée Anne Louprette to present these works in video-recorded performances captured throughout the Spring 2021 academic semester. The program will be framed by movements from Handel’s Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 and Trio Sonata, Op. 2, No. 4. Sponsored by: Music Program.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Experimental Humanities "Unconference" on COVID Exceptionalism
Saturday, May 15, 2021 10 am – 3 pm
Online Event 10 am – 3 pm New York 4 pm – 9 pm Vienna
The OSUN Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN) invites all network members, including students, to an "unconference" on COVID Exceptionalism, taking place on Saturday, May 15. Unlike a traditional conference, all attendees will have the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary discussions and performances, in an open forum in which to reflect on the wider implications of the pandemic.
COVID Exceptionalism is an interdisciplinary, virtual unconference focused on the intersection of public health, technology, and the arts and humanities. This event and companion online archive aims to reflect critically on the present moment both as a mirror of systemic inequalities—race, gender, class—and as a means of radical transformations—educational and economic, scientific and medical, cultural and interpersonal.
This virtual unconference aims to interrogate the structural social underpinnings that the pandemic has exposed as well as the extraordinary social transformations that it has set in motion.
What is exceptional about COVID? And for whom? What has truly changed, and what is being revealed for what it always was? Which of the profound changes to our modes of life should be fought, and which should be accepted as a change for the better? What new technologies, living arrangements, modes of governance, and models of care have emerged, and will they outlast this critical moment in our history?
Alongside the forum, we will host an expansive digital archive of the detritus of the epidemic—the traces left in the form of medical bills, journal entries, memorials to the lost, poems, songs, records of hygienic obsessions, artworks, vaccine stickers, eviction notices, loan statements, protest banners, prescription bottles, denied visa applications, administrative emails mandating protocols, memes, and children’s drawings.
The Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network rethinks how we engage with the humanities and seeks to redefine what they are in the light of changing technologies, an increasingly connected global landscape, and the ongoing ecological crisis. Through interdisciplinary and public-facing pedagogy, curricular design, and research, it strives to create more inclusive universities. The project is made possible through OSUN, EHCN, and the Inclusion Challenge funded by the Office of the Dean at Bard College. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://blogs.bard.edu/covid-archive/unconference/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Online Event You are invited to be part of our service of prayer and intellectual discussions about theology, the Bible, and current events. Currently we are meeting on Zoom (click here). We welcome all—Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
Climate and Community Science Chat #2: Community Science in the Classroom
Monday, May 17, 2021 8:30–9:30 am
Online Event 8:30 am New York l 2:30 Vienna
Are you currently involving community science in your classrooms? Or do you want to do more of this? Please join Eli Dueker and Emily White to share ideas and best practices around community-engaged science teaching and interdisciplinary learning.
We are also currently seeking partners for an air+water quality OSUN Network course in spring 2022 — if you are interested in working with us to develop syllabi specifically addressing the important issues of water and air quality both locally and globally, we'd love to collaborate!
Adila Laïdi-Hanieh on the Role of the Palestinian Museum
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2–3 pm
Online Event 2 pm Jerusalem l 7 am New York l 1 pm Vienna
Al-Quds Bard College Media Studies Program is thrilled to invite OSUN members to the upcoming virtual event "Open Conversation with Dr. Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, on Tuesday, May 18.
In this virtual discussion, Dr. Laïdi-Hanieh, director general of the Palestinian Museum, will address the role of the Museum in preserving Palestinian history, society, culture, and art through its various programs and initiatives.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field We encourage all seniors and invited members of the undergraduate class to join us for this ceremony, in which the achievements of the senior and undergraduate classes will be recognized. Senior class representatives, a faculty speaker, and a speaker representing the administrative staff of the College will all participate. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field The Baccalaureate, hosted by the chaplaincy, will be an adaptation of the traditional Baccalaureate and will include a student speaker, alumni/ae speaker, faculty speaker, and a program developed with student participation by members of the chaplaincy. The senior class is invited to attend in person. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The president of the College, trustees, and the president of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association, with the assistance of members of the faculty, will confer five awards and recognize the retirements of two members of the faculty. We anticipate all awardees to be present, and each will deliver remarks. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field Bard College will hold its 161st commencement on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 398 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2021 and 136 graduate degrees. The program, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, will be in-person for graduating students only, in accordance with New York State health and safety guidelines, and will be livestreamed for family and friends. It is closed to the public. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Thirteen exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the 2021 graduating class of the master of arts program in curatorial studies.
Admission for members of the public is by advance reservation only—reserve your timed entry here.
Bard College students, faculty, and staff do not need to register in advance.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents This is an Anglican service, hosted by our Anglican chaplain, Mary Grace Williams. The president of the College will read the names of all those alumni/ae, friends, and colleagues who have died since the Bard commencement in August 2020. This event will be livestreamed. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://www.bard.edu/commencement/.
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