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Critic Vanessa Thill traces the evolution of the CCS program from its founding in 1990 to today.

"An immersive and staggeringly charming retrospective of the photographer’s work showcases his easeful acceptance of the world," writes Peter Schjeldahl.

Professor Sante includes Professor Stephen Shore's Selected Works 1973-1981, which contains photos chosen by Bard faculty An-My Lê and Francine Prose.

Forbes highlights the "New York Takeover" of the Freehand Hotel on December 8 with art installations from Bard College art students.

Curator and art dealer Cros is one of five young women who will make the art world go round in 2018, according to W magazine.

Professor Shore discusses his retrospective at MoMA, how he passed the time driving for his road trip series, and how teaching Bard students broadened his perspective.

The Sundance Art of Nonfiction Fund will support the Khalil brothers' new film, Untitled Norval Morrisseau Project.

Stephen Shore has embraced digital photography, but he still counsels those who are just starting their careers, like his students at Bard, to start in the darkroom.

The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) is pleased to announce that Lia Gangitano is the recipient of the 2018 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. The award will be presented at a gala celebration and dinner on Monday, April 9, 2018 at 6:30pm in New York City. Tom Eccles, Executive Director of CCS Bard states: "Lia Gangitano is a curatorial pioneer presenting artists and artwork that have often been marginalized. Looking back over more than three decades of exhibitions and curatorial projects, we are delighted to celebrate the significant contribution Lia has made to the cultural life of New York City.

Artist Anna Sew Hoy will be the first Martha Longenecker Roth Distinguished Artist in Residence, noted for "expanding the field of art, celebrating material and craft, and engaging with students and the public."

CCS Bard director Tom Eccles and fellow curators create a portrait of Turin, Italy, by juxtaposing modern art with ancient pieces from the city's Egyptian Museum in Like a Moth to a Flame.

The Museum of Modern Art will exhibit photographs spanning Stephen Shore's entire career. This is the first survey in New York of this magnitude, and will be on view November 19 – May 28, 2018. Over the last five decades, Professor Shore has "conducted a continual, restless interrogation of image making, from the gelatin silver prints he made as a teenager to his current engagement with digital platforms." He is "One of the most significant photographers of our time."

Duane Linklater's Wood Land School creates site-specific exhibitions of works by indigenous artists—most recently an ambitious, yearlong project at Montreal’s SBC Gallery.

John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London looks at Kipling's pivotal work in the Arts and Crafts revival in 19th-century British India.

Alyssa Greenberg MA '12, who received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago this year, has been named a Leadership Fellow at The Toledo Museum of Art. This recently established program cultivates membership of the next generation of museum leaders through an innovative, experiential program that also builds partnerships across the broader industry and community.

Judith Gura MA '99 is on the faculty at the New York School of Interior Design. Her most recent book is Postmodern Design Complete: Design, Furniture, Graphics, Architecture, Interiors, published by Thames & Hudson.

Melissa Riebe McCaffrey MA '10 has been named regional director of New York Fine Art Appraisers' newly opened New England office in Boston. Assisted by a team of appraisers and experts in a range of specialties—including jewelry, Americana, modern and contemporary art, and antique furniture—she provides onsite appraisal services to local and New England clientele.

Unspecified Promise, a sculpture and performance art piece by Guillermo Calzadilla MFA '02 and Jennifer Allora, speaks to the personal aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Plato Goes Live puts Plato’s Republic into sharp focus at Bard College Berlin this semester. The series features Bard Professor Thomas Bartscherer and President Leon Botstein.

The Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities at Bard College presents renowned artist and designer Maya Lin in two talks: At the Intersection of Art and Architecture, on Monday, October 23, and The “Memory Works” on Tuesday, October 24.

The Hunter College MFA in Studio Art announces the appointment of painter and writer Carrie Moyer MFA '02 as the new director of Hunter’s nationally ranked graduate studio art program.

Adriana Farmiga, a Bard MFA alumna who has taught at the Cooper Union School of Art since 2011, has been appointed assistant dean at the school.