On Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art will host public presentations at the auditorium of the Clark Art Institute’s Manton Research Center by the Program’s graduating Masters students.
The Graduate Program in the History of Art, operated jointly by Williams and the Clark, is one of the most respected programs in its field. Alumni have gone on to become influential scholars and leaders of renowned museums and arts institutions, among other organizations.
The student presentations, timed in conjunction with Williams’ 2025 Commencement weekend, will address a variety of topics in the history of art, ranging from the sonic dimensions of the 17th-century Japanese Hikone screen and the ethics of 18th-century taxidermy under French colonialism to the perceptual challenges of 19th-century Arctic photography and the relationship between weaving and mapping in the work of contemporary Latinx artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. All presentations are free and open to the public.
Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes each, delivered in thematic panels of two or three speakers followed by a moderated discussion.
Presenters include:
Nora Høegh [London, England]
Sidra Grace Michael [St. Paul, Minn.]
Julia Molin [Glen Ridge, N.J.]
William Satloff [Chevy Chase, Md.]
Eloise Cameron Schrier [San Francisco, Calif.]
Matthew Shorten [Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia]
Maya Elisa Pérez Strohmeier [Berkeley, Calif.]
Luke David Williamson [Cedar Park, Texas]
Riley Wei-Tung Yuen [New York, N.Y.]
Elia Longyu Zhang [Hefei, China]
At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, the public is also invited to attend the Program’s annual hooding ceremony, honoring the students’ accomplishments.
The symposium and hooding ceremony will both take place in the auditorium at the Clark Art Institute’s Manton Research Center, 225 South St., Williamstown, Mass.
Visit gradart.williams.edu for more information.
Published May 27, 2025