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The contrast between 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ graduates and their peers from other institutions is striking.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ and former University of the Arts faculty and students dance into the future. By Elizabeth Zimmer '66
Eight stories about the visual arts graduates and their final work.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ faculty members Mariam Ghani and Camille Guthrie were selected for 2025 MacDowell Awards in Film/Video Arts and Literature, respectively.
Winston Foundation grant funds $1,000 prizes for three students.
Lucy Murrell, an MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the fifteenth Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, 244 members of 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ’s Class of 2025 gathered, along with their family members and friends, faculty, staff, and leadership, in Greenwall Auditorium on campus to receive their degrees.
On May 30 and May 31, 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ will celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2025 at the 90th Commencement. Learn more about graduate outcomes across the years.
On the evening of Friday, May 2, 2025, at Martha Hill Dance Theater at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ, Bachelors of Arts students who produced Advanced Work in Dance performed To the Point: Senior Dance Concert.
51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ is pleased to announce that choreographer and dancer Kyle Abraham will address the class of 2025 at Commencement.
A Boy Named Salmon, a play by Rachel McCauley ’26, wasn’t just a production—it’s a deeply personal, defiant, and resonant exploration of identity, belonging, and the discomfort of truth-telling in so-called progressive spaces. It was presented in Margot Tenney Theater on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9, 2025.
Luca Daly '25 studies fashion design and printmaking at Bennington. In collaboration with the Advanced Design and Collaboration class, Daly created DESNOS: A Symphony Of Sin, a hybrid fashion performance piece melding fashion and dance based on the 1922 Nosferatu film. DESNOS will be performed on Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm in VAPA Lester Martin Theater.
The scent of simmering curry and cooking rice filled the Student Center Kitchen at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ on Saturday afternoon, May 3, as 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ students and members of the local Japanese community gathered to cook, connect, and celebrate International Food Day.
The juniors and seniors in Sue Rees’s Animations Projects class have walked away with several valuable lessons this term. Stills from their projects are up in an exhibition in the Barn Annex through May 16.
Matilda Lee '28 studies prop construction and design at Bennington. She shared why she decided to attend Bennington and reflected on her favorite classes and memories from her first year.
Jen Liu is a faculty member at Bennington who works primarily in video and painting, whose research-based work often involves collaboration with biologists and programmers to genetically engineer cells, build custom language models, and use dark encryption to hide information within her videos.
Each winter, 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ students step outside the classroom to take part in Field Work Term—a six-week immersion in the professional world designed to help them deepen their studies, gain real-world experience, and explore potential career paths and contribute valuable skills to companies and nonprofits.
Oakland, CA-based artist Sarah Fetterman ’14 bridges the realms of sculpture and memory in her work and draws inspiration from her deep connection to physical movement and experience.
Six 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ faculty members have been named 2025 Whiting fellows by the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, which provides funding for travel that will deepen and expand their teaching and curriculum development.
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.
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.
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.
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.