Upcoming Exhibitions
Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
April 6, 2024 - April 14, 2024
The 2024 Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts honors Brandeis University’s 75th anniversary with art, exhibitions, performances, and special events exploring Jewish values, education, social responsibility, and unity.
Photo by Natasha Moustache.
Reverberations: Music in re: collections
February 28
Rose Art Museum staff Yasmine Vera and Madeleine Delpha discuss works from "re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum" that incorporate jazz, R&B, soul, and other Black musical traditions in this virtual talk.
Jamal Cyrus, Djeli Brown, 2019 [detail]. Found garment with leather pouches, marker. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Mortimer and Sara Hays Acquisition Fund, In memory of Jack Oliver Aronzon, 2020.6. © Jamal Cyrus; Courtesy of the artist and Inman Gallery, Houston, TX.
Shadow Park: Queer Counterpublics in the Art of Salman Toor
December 14
Inspired by the art of Salman Toor, scholars Jackson Davidow and Brian A. Horton discuss private and public spaces and intimacy in queer culture in this virtual conversation moderated by Portland Museum of Art curator Sayantan Mukhopadhyay.
Salman Toor, The Park, 2022. Charcoal and ink on paper. © Salman Toor. The artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.
Making Time: Figure Drawing
December 3
Led by Brandeis professor Alfredo Gisholt, engage in an afternoon of close-looking and figurative drawing inspired by the work of Salman Toor, now on view in the exhibition "No Ordinary Love."
Salman Toor, Artist Sketchbook, 2022 [detail]. Book. © Salman Toor. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.
re: collections/Deeply Rooted: Cross-Campus Tour
November 8
Spend the afternoon learning about art on view at Brandeis with a cross-campus tour of the Rose Art Museum and the Kniznick Gallery.
Installation view, re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, June 25, 2021–June 16, 2024. Julia Featheringill Photography.
Queer Bodies, Queer Souls: Virtual Pride Tour
June 22
Celebrate Pride Month and hear diverse perspectives on gender, sexuality, and identity in this virtual tour highlighting the work of LGBTQ+ artists in the permanent collection of the Rose Art Museum.
Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen (Lurdes), 1972. Polacolor Type 108. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 2008.11.97.
Desire at the Margins: Queer Black Representation, Intimacy and Violence
April 27
In this virtual program, Brandon Callender, Brandeis University Assistant Professor of English, is joined by Fenway Health's Adrianna Boulin and Dr. Calvin Fitch in conversation to highlight the complex reality of the queer Black community and how identity places them at the crossbars of hyper-sexualization, police brutality, and societal and medical negligence.
Lyle Ashton Harris, Oracle, 2020 [detail]. Ghanaian cloth, dye sublimation prints, and artist’s ephemera. Private Collection. © Lyle Ashton Harris. Image courtesy of the artist and David Castillo, Miami.
Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
April 21, 2023 - April 30, 2023
The annual Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts celebrates the abundant creativity of Brandeis students, faculty, and staff, joined by distinguished guest artists. This year's festival celebrates the theme of “Art in The Year of Climate Action.”
Photo by Natasha Moustache.
2023 Spring Opening Celebration
March 15
Gather with friends, artists, and colleagues at the Rose Art Museum for a celebratory evening in honor of the new exhibition "Lyle Ashton Harris: Our first and last love."
Lyle Ashton Harris, Obsessão II, 2017 [detail]. Mixed media collage on panel. Private Collection. © Lyle Ashton Harris. Courtesy of the artist and LGDR Gallery, New York.
Resistance X Beyond Conflict: Displacement and Renewal
November 16
Beyond Conflict's Mike Niconchuk and Dr. Vivian Khedari DePierro are joined by Armenian-Syrian artist Kevork Mourad to integrate how we transform support and engagement with communities and individuals displaced by war, repression, climate change, and injustice.
Kevork Mourad, Strata of Memory, 2017 [detail]. Acrylic on paper. Courtesy the artist.
Art of Resistance: Visions & Voices Of Change
October 4
Peter Sacks talks with Cambridge Forum's Mary Stack about his artistic practice, the inspiration for his latest series of work, and his exhibition "Peter Sacks: Resistance."
Courtesy of artist and Sperone Westwater, New York.
Encore Presentations: Mark Bradford
September 28
This Encore Presentation highlights a 2014 conversation between artist Mark Bradford and Anita Hill, Brandeis Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Mark Bradford, 2015. Photograph by Catherine Opie/Regen Projects.
Out At Brandeis: Celebrating Pride at the Rose
June 8
Brandeis faculty and staff are invited to a tour that will facilitate a deeper understanding of gender, sexuality, and identity through open dialogue inspired by and in response to works currently exhibited at the museum.
Elle Pérez, Nicole, 2018. Archival Pigment print on paper. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Sam Hunter Emerging Artists Fund and Edward and Bertha Rose Acquisition Fund, 2021.7. Image courtesy of the artist and 47 Canal, New York.
Member-Guest Hour: Mother's Day Tour
May 8
Rose Art Museum members and guests are invited to join a special Mother’s Day tour of "My Mechanical Sketchbook'—Barkley L. Hendricks & Photography" led by Dr. Gannit Ankori, Rose Director and Chief Curator.
Installation view, "My Mechanical Sketchbook"—Barkley L. Hendricks & Photography, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, February 10–July 24, 2022. Photo by Julia Featheringall.
ALOK + Frida Kahlo: Unruly Beauty (Encore Presentation)
February 3, 2022 - February 17, 2022
In this encore presentation of ALOK + Frida Kahlo: Unruly Beauty, writer, activist, and performer ALOK links their multi-dimensional practice with Frida Kahlo's boundary-breaking legacy and transgressive ways shaped by fashion, photography, and art.
Photo courtesy of ALOK.
SCRAM: Pose with the Rose
November 11
SCRAM (Student Committee for the Rose Art Museum) invites Brandeis students to participate in “Pose with the Rose.” Students are encouraged to bring their authentic selves for a free portrait session.
Frida Kahlo: POSE Virtual Tour
October 28
Join co-curators Dr. Gannit Ankori, Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum, and Mexican Fashion Scholar and Curator Circe Henestrosa for a lively discussion on the life and work of the pathbreaking artist Frida Kahlo.
Installation view of, Frida Kahlo: POSE, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, June 25–December 19, 2021. Photo by Mel Taing, 2021.
"Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life" – Book Launch + Conversation with Roxana Robinson and Nancy Scott
November 13
Please join us for a book launch of the new and expanded edition of Roxana Robinson’s critically-acclaimed book "Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life."
Art Trivia with SCRAM!
October 25
Come hang out with SCRAM (the Student Committee for the Rose Art Museum) for a fun virtual night of trivia and test your knowledge of art, the Rose, and Brandeis.
Photo by Carlie Febo.
Close Looking: Annette Lemieux, "Left Right Left Right," 1995
October 22
In this session, Muna Guvenc (Fine Arts) and Sheida Soleimani (Fine Arts) will discuss "Left Right Left Right" by Annette Lemieux on view at the Rose.
Annette Lemieux, Left Right Left Right, 1995. 30 photolithographs on museum board, wood poles, screws. Mortimer and Sara Hays Acquisition Fund, 1996.33. Courtesy of Annette Lemieux and Kent Fine Art. Charles Mayer Photography.
CANCELED -- Close Looking: William Villalongo, "Vanitas," 2017
March 18, 2020 - March 18, 2020
In this session, James Mandrell (Romance Studies) and María Durán (Romance Studies) will discuss "Vanitas" by William Villalongo on view at the Rose.
William Villalongo, Vanitas, 2017. William Villalongo, Vanitas, 2017. Acrylic, paper collage and velvet flocking on wood panel, 60 x 46 x 1 1/2 in. (WV0169). Photo by Argenis Apolinario, NYC. Courtesy of © Villalongo Studio LLC and Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC.
Artist Talk: Joe Bradley
January 25, 2018 - March 18, 2020
Joe Bradley will discuss his art and practice in relation to his mid-career retrospective, on view until January 28.
[POSTPONED] Close Looking: Jack Whitten's "Black Monolith VIII (for Maya Angelou)"
November 8, 2017 - November 8, 2017
This interdisciplinary series features engaged looking and active discussion about art and other objects housed in Brandeis collections.
Jack Whitten, Black Monolith VIII (for Maya Angelou), 2015 (detail). Mortimer & Sara Hays Acquisition Fund, Rose Art Special Fund, and Rose Purchase Fund.
Jennie C. Jones Perlmutter Award Presentation and Performance
April 29, 2017 - November 8, 2017
For the conclusion of her Perlmutter residency, a graphic score by Jones will be performed by Brandeis faculty and student musicians.
Artist Talk: Tommy Hartung
April 20, 2017 - November 8, 2017
Join artist Tommy Hartung for a conversation about his work and his current Rose exhibition King Solomon’s Mines.
Tommy Hartung: King Solomon's Mines (installation view). Photo by Charles Mayer.
Collection in Context: Art and the News
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Robert Rauschenberg, Surface Series From Currents, 1970.
Fall 2016 Opening Celebration
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Artist Talk: Sarah Sze
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Artist Talk: David Shrigley
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Conversation Between Katy Siegel and David Reed
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Rosalyn Drexler's Room 17C and Lobby
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
ART + FEMINISM | WIKI EDIT-A-THON
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Opening: Generating Environments
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
JJ PEET Opening Reception and Artist Talk
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Rick Lowe
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
JJ PEET
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Spring 2016 Exhibitions Opening
November 3, 2016 - November 8, 2017
Making Time: Figure Drawing Workshop
March 17
Engage in an afternoon of close-looking and figurative drawing with a live model in a workshop led by Brandeis professor Alfredo Gisholt.
Raphael Soyer, Untitled, c. 1930. Charcoal and graphite on paper. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Gift of Emil J. Arnold, New York, in memory of Fred Podren, 1969.26.
[POSTPONED] Art, Architecture and the Jews: A Story of Modernism and the Diaspora
March 7
Art and architecture conservator and author Rosa Lowinger, in conversation with architect and scholar David Fixler, will explore their responsibilities to the material world as they intersect with the dynamic forces of time and memory.
Photo courtesy of the author.
re: collections Tour
February 25
Co-led by two Brandeis students, this 45-minute tour will highlight the artists on view whose practices challenge and dismantle long-held conventions of art and its histories to boldly reconstruct their own narratives, visual vocabularies, and artmaking practices.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
re: collections Tour
February 24
Co-led by two Brandeis students, this 45-minute tour will highlight the artists on view whose practices challenge and dismantle long-held conventions of art and its histories to boldly reconstruct their own narratives, visual vocabularies, and artmaking practices.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
re: collections Tour
February 17
Co-led by two Brandeis students, this 45-minute tour will highlight the artists on view whose practices challenge and dismantle long-held conventions of art and its histories to boldly reconstruct their own narratives, visual vocabularies, and artmaking practices.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
re: collections Tour
February 11
Co-led by two Brandeis students, this 45-minute tour will highlight the artists on view whose practices challenge and dismantle long-held conventions of art and its histories to boldly reconstruct their own narratives, visual vocabularies, and artmaking practices.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
re: collections Tour
February 10
Co-led by two Brandeis students, this 45-minute tour will highlight the artists on view whose practices challenge and dismantle long-held conventions of art and its histories to boldly reconstruct their own narratives, visual vocabularies, and artmaking practices.
Photo by Dan Holmes.
Gallery Talk: Susan Lichtman
February 8
Susan Lichtman discusses the exhibition "Susan Lichtman: At Home at the Rose" and her practice over her forty-year career as an artist and educator with Dr. Gannit Ankori, Director and Chief Curator of the Rose.
Susan Lichtman, Large Table with Corn, 2023 [detail]. Oil on hemp. Courtesy of the artist.
In Conversation: Salman Toor
February 1
Artist Salman Toor discusses his work, influences, and artistic practice in a virtual conversation with Dr. Gannit Ankori, Director and Chief Curator of the Rose.
Salman Toor, 2022. Photo by Bryan Derballa.
Asma Naeem: Salman Toor’s Brown Boys
January 24
Join curator and Baltimore Museum of Art director Asma Naeem for a virtual conversation exploring the exhibition "Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love" and Toor’s “brown boys that mine the complexities of being an immigrant, queer and human.”
Salman Toor, School Boys, 2021 [detail]. Oil on canvas.. © Salman Toor. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.
Film Screening: JOYLAND
January 18, 2024 - March 17, 2024
Join the Rose Art Museum and the Wicked Queer Film Festival for a screening of the 2022 film JOYLAND, the groundbreaking debut feature film from writer-director Saim Sadiq. The movie explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society.
JOYLAND, Oscilloscope Laboratories. 2022. 127 minutes.
Rose After Hours with Boudoir
December 7, 2023 - December 7, 2023
Express yourself on the dance floor to DJ sets by Boudoir, Boston's underground queer dance party, and explore LGBTQ+ stories and inspiration in the queer imaginative worlds of artist Salman Toor during Rose After Hours.
Photo by Madeline Schroeder.
Artist Talk: Zoë Buckman
November 28
Artist Zoë Buckman discusses her multidisciplinary artistic practice and her 2019 work, "According to Grandma," in this artist talk co-presented by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and the Rose Art Museum.
Zoë Buckman, 2022. Photo by Abbey Drucker.
Opening Reception — Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love
November 16
Gather with friends, artists, and colleagues, and enjoy light refreshments as the Rose Art Museum marks the opening of "Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love" with a celebratory reception.
Salman Toor, The Latecomer, 2021 [detail]. Oil on panel. Collection of John Auerbach and Ed Tang. © Salman Toor; Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.
Artist Talk: Lisi Raskin
September 29
In this artist talk, multimedia artist Lisi Raskin discusses their practice and endeavors, including art making, that are responsive and accountable to the needs of their body and community.
Lisi Raskin, Apart Together, 2019 [detail]. Acrylic, oil, and nerve pain on wood with hand-carved basswood frame. Courtesy of the artist.
In Conversation with Lyle Ashton Harris
June 8
In conversation with Harvard's Dr. Robert F. Reid-Pharr, Lyle Ashton Harris will discuss his artistic development and trace the thematic throughlines found in his earliest series to his most recently completed Shadow Works series.
Lyle Ashton Harris, 2021. © Lloyd Foster. Image courtesy of the artist.
Artist on Artist: Lyle Ashton Harris and Renee Cox
May 9
Artists Lyle Ashton Harris and Renee Cox discuss their 1994 collaboration “Venus Hottentot 2000” and their distinct artistic practice and use of performative self-portraits to explore Black identity, sexuality, and gender in this virtual conversation moderated by Dr. Gannit Ankori, Rose Director and Chief Curator.
Lyle Ashton Harris, Venus Hottentot 2000 [in collaboration with Renee Cox], 1994. Polaroid. © Lyle Ashton Harris. Courtesy of Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn.
Phantom Limbs: Frida Kahlo, disability and art
March 8
Dr. Gannit Ankori, Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator, details how the life and work of Frida Kahlo is a potent rejection of ableist discourse and affirms an alternative way of being in this virtual program.
Nickolas Muray, Frida Kahlo Doubled, 1941 [detail]. Private collection. © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives. Photo by Mel Taing, 2021.
Encore Presentations: Rick Lowe
January 25
This Encore Presentation features a 2016 conversation between artist and activist Rick Lowe and former Rose Director Christopher Bedford.
Rick Lowe, 2014. Photo by Dave Rossman.
Virtual Premiere — Me and My Soul: a live performance by Raida Adon
July 13
Join us for the virtual premiere of Me and My Soul, a performance by multi-media artist Raida Adon that offers a poetic response to experiences of war, trauma, human fragility, resilience, and hope.
Raida Adon, Me and My Soul, April 13, 2022. Live performance. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Shadows in the Spotlight
June 29
Join us for a powerful evening of art, poetry, and conversation in honor of the exhibition “My Mechanical Sketchbook ''—Barkley L. Hendricks and Photography.
Barkley L. Hendricks, Untitled, 1974. Archival inkjet print. Edition 1 of 5, 2 AP’s. © Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Lavender Graduation
May 4
This annual ceremony celebrates the academic achievements of LGBTQ+ students at Brandeis and is sponsored by the university's Gender and Sexuality Center.
SCRAM Jam: Floating Through Time
April 28
Brandeis students are invited to celebrate the end of the semester with SCRAM Jam, a festive evening of art, music, food, and dancing at the Rose Art Museum.
Photo by Natasha Moustache.
Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
April 26, 2022 - May 4, 2022
Join us for a week-long celebration with concerts, plays, and art exhibitions on campus and online at the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts.
Photo by Natasha Moustache.
Virtual Opening Celebration: "My Mechanical Sketchbook" — Barkley L. Hendricks & Photography
February 16
Join us for a special conversation celebrating the opening of "My Mechanical Sketchbook" — Barkley L. Hendricks & Photography, on view at the Rose Art Museum February 10–July 24, 2022.
Barkley L. Hendricks, Self-portrait, 1981–2013. Digital c-print. © Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
ALOK + Frida Kahlo: Unruly Beauty (Encore Presentation)
February 3, 2022 - February 17, 2022
In this encore presentation of ALOK + Frida Kahlo: Unruly Beauty, writer, activist, and performer ALOK links their multi-dimensional practice with Frida Kahlo's boundary-breaking legacy and transgressive ways shaped by fashion, photography, and art.
Photo courtesy of ALOK.
In Conversation with Radcliffe Bailey
January 26
Join us for a conversation between artist Radcliffe Bailey and Dr. Elyan J. Hill, the Rose's Guest Curator of African and African Diaspora Art, on Bailey's artistic practice and his monumental installation "Storm at Sea" (2007), now on view in "re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum."
Radcliffe Bailey, Storm at Sea, 2007. Piano keys, African sculpture, model boat, paper, acrylic, glitter, gold leaf. Edward and Bertha Rose Acquisition Fund, 2021.2. Photo by Mel Taing, 2021.
Virtual Tour: re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum
January 20
Join our curatorial team for a virtual tour of the museum's Fineberg and Lower Rose galleries, looking closely at distinct curatorial groupings within re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum. The curators will discuss the show's genesis and how a multi-vocal approach provides fresh perspectives and invites new interpretations.
Installation view, re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, June 25, 2021–June 2, 2024. Photo by Isometric Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
Open Workshop: Violin Concerto
December 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021
Critically acclaimed musician and composer Eric Chasalow and violinist and violist Miranda Cuckson will perform an open workshop exploring the boundaries between sound art and music.
Film Screening: "Frida Kahlo (2020)"
July 6
To mark the opening of "Frida Kahlo: POSE," and in celebration of the artist’s birthday on July 6, please join us for a free, virtual film screening of "Frida Kahlo (2020)," directed by Ali Ray, and featuring renowned scholars and curators, including Rose director and chief curator, Gannit Ankori, as well as through the presentation of original artworks and letters written by the artist.
Seventh Art Productions, Frida Kahlo, 2020. Image courtesy of Seventh Art Productions.
Yesterday's Tomorrow: Activating History Today
November 18
Join us for a special program with artist lauren woods and Robbins House Founder Maria Madison, who will share research projects focused on Massachusetts' overlooked and untold narratives and propose new means of contemporary memorial-making.
Image from the proposal for "Crispus in July," courtesy of lauren woods.
In Conversation with Howardena Pindell
June 5, 2020 - June 5, 2020
Join us to celebrate the achievements of Howardena Pindell. This spring, Pindell is one of four individuals to be recognized by Brandeis University, who will award her with a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree. To mark this occasion, we invite you to a conversation between Pindell and students from our graduating class of curatorial interns.
In Conversation with Dora García
April 22
Join artist Dora García and Senior Curator-at-Large Ruth Estévez for a conversation about "EXILE," an ongoing, participatory project.
Dora García, EXILE, 2012. Photo by Charles Mayer.
Artist Talk: Caroline Woolard
February 29
Caroline Woolard, the 2019-20 Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence, presents a talk in the space of her Rose project "INDEX: The Meeting."
Photo by Carlie Febo.
SCRAM & BAMCO Winter Coffeehouse
February 28, 2020 - February 28, 2020
Love live music? Love live music surrounded by stunning artwork? Join the Student Committee for the Rose Art Museum and the Brandeis Association of Music and Concert Organizers for an after hours concert at the Rose.
Through Lines: With Associate Professor of Sculpture Tory Fair
December 7
Experience the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect" through the lens of artist Tory Fair, Associate Professor of Sculpture at Brandeis University.
Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975. © The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner .
Conversations at The Meeting Game: Making political dialogue possible
November 22
Join Mark Brimhall-Vargas, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, for an open dialogue on the difficulties of approaching conversations across political divides.
Photo by Carlie Febo.
Curatorial Intern Tour of “Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect”
November 13
Join Sherman H. Starr Family Curatorial Interns Emma Peters ’20 and Hannah Kressel ’20 for a gallery tour of "Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect."
Photo by Carlie Febo.
Student Art Loan Program Pick Up Day
October 2, 2019 - October 2, 2019
From Man Ray to Jean Dubuffet, from James Rosenquist to Brigette Coudrain, add a piece from the Rose Art Museum’s collection to your dorm room this year.
Franco Grignani, Milano, Italia, 1969. 12 x 11 3/4 in. (30.48 x 29.85 cm). 434/1000, SLC.RS.17.3. Robert W. Schiff Memorial Art Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Lee, Belmont.
Call for Hosts: Conversations @ The Meeting
September 27, 2019 - September 27, 2019
Members of the Brandeis community are invited to join artist Caroline Woolard for a working lunch and to learn more about her project at the Rose, "The Meeting Game" (2019–ongoing).
Caroline Woolard, The Meeting Game, single-channel video, 2019.
Open systems, games, repetitions, and ornaments: An afternoon of contemporary music
May 11
Sound Icon, in collaboration with the Rose Art Museum, presents an afternoon of intriguing works by Alvin Singleton and Erin Gee.
Photo by Natasha Moustache.
Processing the Eternal Present: Howardena Pindell and the Art of Risk
March 16, 2019 - March 16, 2019
Visiting art historian Kirsten Buick will speak on the work of Howardena Pindell, currently on view in the major monographic survey "Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen."
Installation view, Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen, Rose Art Museum, 2019. Photo by Charles Mayer.
Catalog Signing with Howardena Pindell
March 16
Meet artist Howardena Pindell at a signing of her retrospective exhibition’s catalog.
What Remains To Be Seen: A Conversation with Howardena Pindell
February 2
Join us during opening weekend for a conversation with artist Howardena Pindell.
Installation view, Howardena Pindell: What Remains to be Seen, MCA Chicago, February 24 – May 20, 2018. Photo by Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.
Closing Celebration: Musical and Lyrical Contemporaries in the Galleries
December 8, 2018 - December 8, 2018
Mezzo-soprano Katherine Growdon will provide an atmospheric selection of songs and arias featuring composers including John Cage, John Harbison, Meredith Monk, Maurice Ravel, and Arnold Schönberg.
Installation view, Passage, Rose Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Through Lines: With Assistant Professor of Fine Arts and Artist Sheida Soleimani
November 17
Experience the works on view accompanied by the expert, multidisciplinary lens and commentary of guest speakers from Brandeis faculty.
Installation view, “Passage," the Rose Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Digging in the Dirt: Historical Erasure and Trans Archival Recovery
October 27, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Wasserman Cinematheque at Brandeis Join us for a screening of "Happy Birthday Marsha," followed by a conversation by Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence Tuesday Smillie and art historian David Getsy.
Still from Happy Birthday, Marsha! by Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel.
Through Lines: with Professor of Fine Arts Nancy Scott
October 20, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Experience the works on view accompanied by the expert, multidisciplinary lens and commentary of guest speakers from Brandeis faculty.
Installation view, “Passage," the Rose Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Through Lines: with Professor of Fine Arts Nancy Scott
October 19, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Experience the works on view accompanied by the expert, multidisciplinary lens and commentary of guest speakers from Brandeis faculty.
Installation view, “Passage," the Rose Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Through Lines: with Associate Professor of Philosophy Andreas Teuber
October 13, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Experience the works on view accompanied by the expert, multidisciplinary lens and commentary of guest speakers from Brandeis faculty.
Installation view, “Passage," the Rose Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Heratch Ekmekjian.
Artist Talk: Tony Lewis
April 19, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Tony Lewis discusses his art and practice, in relation to his Foster stairwell installation, 'Plunder'
Close Looking: The Artist Is Here Now
March 28, 2018 - November 17, 2018
Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator Luis Croquer focuses on a selection of works dominated by performance and performative actions in the exhibition Praying for Time.
Charles Mayer Photography.
Opening Reception
March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2018
Join us to celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions.
Undisciplined Evenings: Katie Rowley Haley
November 30, 2017 - November 30, 2017
A special after-hours gathering with 20th century design expert Katie Rowley Haley in the space of Mark Dion's permanent installation at the Rose.
Mark Dion, The Undisciplined Collector, 2015. Rose Art Museum Special Fund. Photo by Charles Mayer.
Culture Cannot Wait: Strategies for Protecting Heritage in Times of Conflict
November 7, 2017 - November 7, 2017
With Tsoleen Sarian, Ruth Thomasian & Azra Aksamija
Photo by Azra Aksamija.
Student Loan Collection
November 2, 2017 - November 2, 2017
A chance for Brandeis students to borrow a piece from the museum's Student Loan Collection
Fall Opening Celebration
October 14, 2017 - October 14, 2017
Please join us to celebrate our fall exhibitions.
Photo by Mike Lovett.
Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
April 27, 2017 - April 30, 2017
The annual Festival of the Creative Arts showcases nationally acclaimed performers and visual artists together with music, dance, theater, film and artwork by more than 300 Brandeis students and alumni.
Artist Talk: Fred Eversley
April 26, 2017 - April 30, 2017
Fred Eversley, aerospace engineer turned sculptor, will discuss his work in conversation with curator Kim Conaty. Eversley’s work is currently featured in the Rose exhibition Black, White, Gray.
Art+Feminism Wiki Edit-a-Thon
March 10, 2017 - March 10, 2017
Help rewrite art history by contributing to the 4th annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
Collection in Context: Feminist Sculpture at the Rose
March 1, 2017 - March 10, 2017
Join us for a conversation in the galleries with independent curator Susan Stoops.
Michelle Stuart, Tompkins Cove Quarry, 1977. Earth from site in New York on muslin mounted on rag paper. Hayes Acquisition Fund. Photo by Charles Mayer.
Talk: Okwui Enwezor
February 28, 2017 - March 10, 2017
The artistic director of the 56th Venice Biennale will speak about his curatorial projects.
Okwui Enwezor. Photo by Andreas Gebert.
Exhibitions Opening Celebration
February 16, 2017 - February 16, 2017
Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions.
Tommy Hartung, Grandmother Godson, 2016. Courtesy the artist and On Stellar Rays. Photo by Kirsten Kilponen.