Arts

The third annual Hamilton International Film Festival held last month drew people from New York state and beyond as films created right here in central New York and from as far away as Denmark were presented.

The Hamilton International Film Festival is returning to Central New York for a third year and its organizers promise an all star lineup of films, charity-themed events, and red-carpet parties.

Attending the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar means being open to a different kind of film festival.  Don’t, for example, ask for a list of films to be screened, because you won’t get one. Do, however, be open to in-depth discussion, and lots of it.

Seniors Michael Barry and Valerie Boyd have been named this year’s recipients of the Schupf/Lorey Art Prize.

“It’s the concert that never was,” said Steve Boulay ’83, producer and general manager of the Broadway hit Rain: a Tribute to The Beatles.

Dick Hyman plays the piano with an ease that many of us display while brushing our teeth — assuming routine dental care could inspire awe in an audience of 150 Colgate community members.

An exhibition at the Picker Art Gallery features dozens of impressive pieces and a fascinating backstory about the pivotal role Herbert Mayer ’29 played in building Colgate’s art collection and intensifying its commitment to the arts.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jessica Blank ’11) Upon approaching the podium at Golden Auditorium in Little Hall, artist Michael Ashkin commented on the atmosphere of the lecture room, which was appropriate considering that his artwork explores spaces through various mediums.

Students in a Photo History Seminar course got a taste of stardom by producing their own exhibition of work by rock ‘n’ roll photographer Barrie Wentzell that is now on display at the Picker Art Gallery. The exhibition, No Sex, No Drugs, Just Rock ‘n’ Roll, is on view through Dec. 17.

Green laser pointer in hand, John T. Spike gestured to a woman in the background of Caravaggio’s painting of the burial of Christ. Arms outstretched, she mourns the death of Jesus – yet Spike was concerned with her abnormally tall height. Because of her positioning in the back of the painting, she should theoretically be […]