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Lilia Mead ’92 is pioneering in her role as a divorce doula, helping individuals navigate the emotional and practical complexities of the end of their marriages. In addition to her personal experience of transforming her own divorce journey into one of freedom, clarity, and purpose, Lilia is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), yoga instructor, and mindfulness coach who studied dance and psychology as a Bennington student.
Catherine Hamilton MFA ’01 is an accomplished artist, educator, and lifelong bird enthusiast. Her work has graced the pages of prominent publications like Nature and Orion Magazine, and she has exhibited her fine art both nationally and internationally.
Lorena Fernandez Camba '25 studies Architecture and Drama at Bennington. She reflected upon her advanced work, favorite faculty member, and notable Field Work Term experiences.
Bennington alumni make the lives they want and places for others.
By Ashley Brenon Jowett
Faculty members from 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ's BFA Dance Lab share their recent awards, accolades, and projects.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ is pleased to announce that choreographer and dancer Kyle Abraham will address the class of 2025 at Commencement.
How Bennington students empower migrant workers and foster cultural exchange.
By Ashley Brenon Jowett
Andrea Lara '26 studies Biology, Latin American Studies (Spanish), and Creative Writing at Bennington. Following her education and writing internship at Uptown Stories, Lara was offered a part-time position as development assistant for the arts organization.
Tusti '25 studies Biology and Film and Video at Bennington. She reflected upon her advanced work and accolades and shared her plans for after graduation.
How students and faculty brought art to the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai.
By Ashley Brenon Jowett
On view in the Barn Annex through April 21.
has announced its 2025 cohort of grantees. This year, 134 projects from 93 partner institutions were selected, with one project being chosen from 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, memoirs, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this spring.
Artist Lulu Wiley ’24 used a great work ethic, a strong sense of self, and Bennington connections to land their first solo exhibition at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. It opened February 13 and runs through June 22. We caught up with them to discuss and celebrate.
Greenwall Auditorium was full to busting when eight performers from Bread + Puppet Theater took the stage on the evening of Thursday, April 3. Students and community members filled the rows of chairs and the balconies along both sides and the back of the room. Students climbed steep ladders to catwalks high above the crowd and let their feet dangle.
At age 92, Lucie McKee MFA '86 has released her poetry collection debut, Anything and Its Shadow, published through Vermont's Green Writers Press.
Students walking by reportedly, "Feel fine."
From March 21–22, 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the College’s influential, improvisational Black Music Division with a symposium of events, history, and music surrounding the 1974 beginnings of the groundbreaking program.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ students are pushing the boundaries of artistic expression and problem-solving in .
Nine students from high schools around the country and the world were selected as winners of 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ’s 2024-2025 Young Writers Awards.
Lindsey Leggett '27 completed a Field Work Term experience at the .
A 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ team received certificates of appreciation from the State of Vermont for their work analyzing well-testing data in a PFAS contamination zone around former ChemFab Corp. factories in the town of Bennington.
Erin Racklin '26 studies Psychology and Anthropology at Bennington. During the winter, Racklin completed a Field Work Term experience at , which provides Social Emotional Learning (SEL) tools to K-12 schools.
Shloka Shah '25 studies Drama, with a focus on acting and directing, at Bennington. During the winter, Shah completed a Field Work Term experience as a Creative Development Intern at in Mumbai, India.
Alex Bregy '26 studies Creative Writing and Film at Bennington. During the winter, Bregy completed a Field Work Term experience split between two sites: the and the .
Annabelle Lisa '28 studies Drama and Communications at Bennington. During the winter, Lisa completed a Field Work Term experience at in Vero Beach, FL.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the improvisational music genius of the Black Music Division
Faculty member Mariam Rahmani’s fiction debut, Liquid: A Love Story, has garnered significant attention as a Book of the Month Club selection, one of Oprah Daily’s 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025, and as an excerpt in New York Magazine.
Devan Spiro '27 studies interdisciplinary photojournalism through ethnographic research methodologies and curatorial practices. During the winter, Spiro completed a Field Work Term experience at , one of New York City's oldest cooperative nonprofit art gallery spaces.
Jacqueline Walsh '26 studies Politics and Public Action at Bennington, with supplemental focus on Spanish and statistics. During the winter, Walsh completed a Field Work Term experience interning with the .