The MFA in Interdiscplinary Arts program at Goddard College is very pleased and honored to invite Mona Shiber as our guest artist for the winter residency, January 26-Feb. 2. Mona will offer daily workshops Monday, January 29 – Thursday February 1. Goddard Alumni are welcome to attend any of the workshops during residency. Two events […]
Goddard College is thrilled to celebrate accomplished creative writing alumnus Mwalim Daphunkee Professor Peters (MFAW ’06), an inspirational performing artist, author, playwright, musician, and educator. As a professor of English and former director of Black Studies at UMass Dartmouth, Mwalim employs his talents to uplift marginalized voices. His award-winning one-man show “A Party at the […]
Don’t miss Rahnda Rize’s uplifting video “Watch Us Fly: An Ode to the G-dones,” presented at the MFAIA commencement on July 30, 2023. This inspiring performance offers a heartfelt tribute to the achievements of our talented MFAIA graduates. Rahnda’s powerful words and imagery celebrate the hard work and growth of our G-dones on their educational […]
Goddard College would like to congratulate Tony Patterson for completing first his BFA-SEA and now graduating from the Masters of Fine Art program at Goddard College. Tony’s presentation covers his surreal artwork and experiences at Goddard College, reflecting on absurdity as a means to reckon with the confusing nature of his college reality and “trusting […]
The Goddard College community mourns the loss of beloved poet Louise Glück, who passed away on October 13th, 2023 at the age of 80. Glück, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, taught at Goddard College as a faculty member in the 1970s. Her prolific career spanned over 50 years, producing twelve celebrated collections […]
On August 10th, 2023, Goddard College hosted a psychology round table discussion during the psychology residency. The panel consisted of three esteemed faculty members: Melissa Trevathan-Minnis, PhD, Tracy O. Garrett, PhD, and Greta Enriquez, PhD. These leading psychologists engaged in thoughtful dialogue about the field, their research, and real-world applications of psychological concepts. The diverse […]
Stefanie Batten Bland, a 2023 Creative Capital Awardee, exhibits a fusion of African American and European influences in her dance-theatre, film, and installation work. Recently featured at the Guggenheim, Batten Bland investigates cultural symbols with emotional yet accessible choreography carrying a powerful message. She established her dance company in France while at the Paris Opéra […]
Last week, activist and writer Dharna Noor delivered a powerful keynote address to open the Fall ’23 MFAW residency at Goddard College. Noor’s speech, titled “The World We Need,” highlighted the urgent threats posed by climate change and put forth a bold vision for how we can build a more just and sustainable future. Noor […]
Participating in an admissions roundtable, Maya Kraus, Cameron Caley Michalak, Chad Amos Self and Danielle L. Reddick shared their reasons for initiating study in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College as well as some of the highlights of their Goddard experience. Maya Krauss (MFAIA VT ’22): I’ve introduced myself about 512 times at […]
Jake Shore’s newest play, Adjust The Procedure, is a work for the times. Held over a Zoom call, the four character play takes place within the bureaucratic infrastructure of a university. The summary: It’s early Fall 2020 and the pandemic consumes a Manhattan university. In addition to tracking rising cases of COVID on campus, the […]