Category: Faculty and Staff Artists

What the faculty are up to, what they’ve published, and what’s next

Instruments Come to Life at “Carnival of the Animals”

February 10, 2014

  Though you weren’t, as you might expect, greeted by little furry animals at the Boston College Music Department’s “Carnival of the Animals,”  the beautiful opera music sung by BC students along with the shrieks and laughs of the young children in attendance proved to be a wonderful alternative. This year, the Music Department held its family opera in Lyons Hall.  … More Instruments Come to Life at “Carnival of the Animals”

BC Visiting Lecturer Sammy Chong’s AMIDST to run in Bapst Gallery

January 28, 2013

Sammy Chong, visiting lecturer in the Boston College Fine Arts Department, will show an exhibition in the Bapst Gallery throughout the month of February. In the exhibition, Amidst, Chong explores the ways people experience the world in urban spaces. He confronts the idea that close contact with millions of strangers can, paradoxically, leave the individual … More BC Visiting Lecturer Sammy Chong’s AMIDST to run in Bapst Gallery

BC Profs Curate Paul Klee Exhibition at McMullen

September 11, 2012

Paul Klee: Philosophical Vision: From Nature to Art McMullen Museum of Art September 1–December 9, 2012 Paul Klee (1895–1940) was an early twentieth-century painter known for his cerebral, introspective style. Born in Bern, Switzerland, Klee was a painting master at the renowned Bauhaus, a German school of art, design, and architecture. Also a respected theorist, … More BC Profs Curate Paul Klee Exhibition at McMullen

Faculty Member Andrew Krivak Wins Chautauqua Prize for “The Sojourn”

May 31, 2012

Boston College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program faculty member and noted writer Andrew Krivak is the inaugural winner of the Chautauqua Prize, a new national literary award, for his first novel, The Sojourn. The Chautauqua Prize celebrates books that offer a rich and rewarding reading experience and recognizes the winning author for his or … More Faculty Member Andrew Krivak Wins Chautauqua Prize for “The Sojourn”

Mary Armstrong’s “Any Given Moment” Exhibition at Victoria Munroe Gallery

December 20, 2011

Until January 21, 2012, Mary Armstrong’s exhibition, Any Given Moment, will show at the Victoria Munroe Gallery on Newbury Street. Armstrong, a local artist and Boston College painting professor, has worked with the gallery since 1985, giving four solo exhibitions in New York and three solo exhibitions since 2006 at Victoria Munroe’s Boston location. Any … More Mary Armstrong’s “Any Given Moment” Exhibition at Victoria Munroe Gallery

BC English Professor, Author and Poet Suzanne Matson Receives 2012 NEA Fellowship

November 22, 2011

Boston College Professor of English Suzanne Matson is among the recipients of the 2012 Creative Writing Fellowship in Prose from the National Endowment for the Arts for a work of fiction currently in progress. Competition for these awards is extremely rigorous; this year the Creative Writing Fellowships Panel reviewed 1179 eligible applications. Matson, currently chair … More BC English Professor, Author and Poet Suzanne Matson Receives 2012 NEA Fellowship

Opening of BC Student Art Exhibition: Binding Friendship & Memory Palaces

October 19, 2011

This week, October 19 through 26, the Bapst Student Art Gallery will display an exhibition of student work, Binding Friendship & Memory Palaces, in response to the Burns Library Exhibition, Binding Friendship: Ricci, China, and Jesuit Cultural Learnings. This evening, Wednesday, October 19, a public reception will be held in honor of the opening of … More Opening of BC Student Art Exhibition: Binding Friendship & Memory Palaces

BC’s Paul Lewis Leads Poe Walking Tours

October 6, 2011

Paul Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston Chair and Boston College professor in the English Department, will host two Poe walking tours in October. The tours are offered in conjunction with the Foundation, a group interested in “promoting interest in Poe’s controversial role in the literary heritage of Boston.” Lewis’s tours will be offered … More BC’s Paul Lewis Leads Poe Walking Tours

BC Performs Anne Nelson’s “The Guys” in Memory of 9/11

September 9, 2011

This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the tragedy of September 11th. On this occasion, it is fitting that the BC community comes together to reflect, to mourn, and to consider the repercussions for our nation, our world, and ourselves. On Sunday, September 11, the Boston College Theatre Department will present a staged reading of … More BC Performs Anne Nelson’s “The Guys” in Memory of 9/11