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51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ is pleased to announce it has been recommended for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The award will help fund the production of a literary journal housed at 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ.

Writer and medical technology executive Ciaran Cooper ’87 MFA ’04 has been elected to join the 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ Board of Trustees. 

Thirty-six Bennington students have been selected for paid fellowship opportunities during the 2025 Field Work Term.

As we look forward to 2025 and reflect on the past year, celebrate all that 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ has accomplished with the 5 most-read stories from 2024.

A remarkable merger with University of the Arts dance. A class devoted to strengthening democratic discourse. Literary luminaries like journalist Michael Pollan '76 and poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair '10 returning to meet students and families.

2024 brought notable alumni and artists back to campus and brought Bennington's aesthetic and influence to the world.