Events

Morgan Bassichis – Comedy for Organizers: Cliff Notes from an Anti-Zionist Jew

Studio North, Fisher Center 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, United States

How do artists, comedians, and performers respond to crises? What tools and opportunities do comedy and laughter offer political and social movements in their confrontations with fascism and supremacy? Comedian and performance artist Morgan Bassichis, a longtime member of Jewish Voice for Peace, shares their experience at the intersection of comedy and political organizing.   […]

Sean Connelly: Expert Witness Geomancer Mystic

Weis Cinema, Bard College 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

An ‘expert witness geomancer mystic’ unites the forensic, spatial, and mystical elements of a place, giving testimony to concealed histories while constructing profound truths. They go beyond interpreting land to co-create spaces that are independent, sacred, and ecologically aligned, protecting and restoring places as active sites of continuity and renewal. In this talk, Hawai'i artist […]

Open Studios: Works In-Progress by First-Year MA Students in Human Rights & the Arts

Massena Campus, Barrytown 30 Seminary Dr, Barrytown, NY

First-year MA students at the Center for Human Rights and the Arts present works in progress developed in their core requirement in art making, co-taught by artist and CHRA visiting faculty member Robin Frohardt and artist and CHRA scholar-in-residence Oscar Gardea. The open studio is available on the Massena campus for the duration of this event. […]

Thesis Exhibition of the MA in Human Rights & the Arts 2025

The MA Program at the Center for Human Rights & the Arts is pleased to announce the thesis exhibition of the MA in Human Rights & the Arts, Class of 2025. The exhibition is taking place April 25 through May 3 across the Massena and Annandale Campuses. The exhibition features installations, films, and written works by the […]