• 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.
    March 8, 2011
  • 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.
    March 3, 2011
  • (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.
    February 17, 2011
  • 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.
    November 15, 2010
  • 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 […]
    November 11, 2010
  • Though University Theater staged its fall production, “1,500 Meters Above Jack’s Level,” for five nights the week of Oct. 18, Brehmer Theater sat strangely empty. Instead, groups of about 50 people met on the steps of Dana Arts Center, where a yellow school bus waited to transport them to Glendening Boathouse to watch the performances.
    November 8, 2010