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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.

Curated by historian Sugata Ray, Lahore on my Mind unites thinkers, curators, and artists from the United States, Europe, and South Asia.

Bard MFA alumna Colleen Brown '11 and nine other selected artists explore art and civic life in Vancouver through events, installations, and residencies.

Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies is distinguished by its "excellent faculty and strong job network," as well the 25,000-square-foot, on-campus Hessel Museum.

Lauren Cornell was named as an "Emerging Art World Power Player" among other up-and-coming art curators and collectors.

Bard Professor of Photography An-My Lê is among the many recipients of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant who are immigrants to the United States.

A. L. Steiner is among the 21 scholars, writers, and artists awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—by the American Academy in Berlin for 2017–18.

The Stedeliik Museum features Carlos Motta’s video portraits of LGBTQI refugees seeking asylum to escape repression.

Bard is credited with starting the first low-residency MFA program, with students gathering for eight-week summer sessions that split up their independent study.

Dover examines the threads of design activism's influence on "expression and service" in the wake of the 2016 presidential election.

Lauded by MoMA PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach for her "distinctive and strong curatorial voice," Katrib will join MoMA PS1 as curator on October 15, 2017.

Adam Conover made videos with his Bard sketch group before YouTube even launched, now his web series Adam Ruins Everything has generated 30 million views.

Geoffrey Stein '82 talks his recent show depicting large-scale collage portraits of television stars, and his late transition from a reinsurance litigator to a full-time painter.