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Professor of Art Robert Knight and Michael Shapiro ’71, director emeritus of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, first taught From Collecting to Curating five years ago, but it has returned this year with a twist. The course is divided into three parts with one new goal: to curate an exhibition at the Munson in Utica, N.Y.

Communications and Marketing office student writer Dehler Ingham ’27 is a literature and government concentrator, but he has found plenty of reasons to visit and enjoy the Wellin Museum. Here are five of them.

L'artiste saphique et sa muse, 2024, an oil on linen painting by Professor of Art Katharine Kuharic, is on display in Art Basel Paris through Oct. 26.

Through Emerson Foundation Grants and Levitt Summer Research Fellowships, Hamilton students forge their own research paths. Explore what three summer grantees said about the inspiration and significance of their projects.

The Wellin Museum of Art presents the exhibition, Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same, from Sept. 13 through June 14, 2026, showcasing the artist’s interdisciplinary work in collage and painting.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, one Hamilton College student is getting intimately acquainted with our nation’s deep and storied history. Lily Watts ’26 spent her summer on the National Mall working as a curatorial exhibition development intern at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. By sifting through troves of ancient documents and designing object display layouts, Watts reanimated the past two-and-a-half centuries of American life in preparation for 2026’s celebration.

They arrived with curiosity, drive, and a sense of possibility — and now Hamilton’s Class of 2025 is stepping boldly into what’s next, with graduation canes in hand and valuable lessons learned. What shaped them during their four years on College Hill? Which moments, mentors, and courses stand out?

Sabina Feder ’25 and Brianna “Bri” Padilla ’25 both received Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship, which sponsors projects “based on strong personal interest and commitment” and that “exhibit a spirit of inquisitiveness and a seriousness of purpose.”

While many members of Hamilton’s Class of 2024 have launched careers, others are embarking on graduate study.

At Hamilton College, learning transcends geographic boundaries and traditional methods, providing students with unique and memorable experiences that bring their material to life.