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Bennington College holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. It was the first to include the visual and performing arts in a liberal arts education. It is the only college to require that its students spend a term—every year—at work in the world. And its new Center for the Advancement of Public Action provides a unique opportunity for students to explore how the questio

ns that matter to them come together with the questions that matter to the world. Rooted in an abiding faith in the talent, imagination, and responsibility of the individual, Bennington invites students to pursue and shape their own intellectual inquiries, and in doing so to discover the profound interconnection of things.

Sculpture Technician Phoenix Malanga '22 is showing his work at MAC Equipment & Steel Co in Rutland, Vermont as a part o...
08/10/2026

Sculpture Technician Phoenix Malanga '22 is showing his work at MAC Equipment & Steel Co in Rutland, Vermont as a part of a two-week sculpture residency. The exhibit features sculpture work made from a variety of materials. The closing reception is on August 15th from 1PM-5PM.

Phoenix Malanga (b. Staten Island, New York) is an artist and performer based in Vermont. Raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Malanga studied sculpture and music at Bennington College. His work investigates labor, masculinity, war, and the romance of purpose. Drawing from personal history alongside broader social narrative, Malanga creates works that expose the tension between vulnerability and strength, tenderness and violence, devotion and contradiction. He has exhibited nationally, including at an.a.log Gallery, The 5th street gallery, The Left Bank Gallery, West Valley College Gallery, and the Usdan Gallery at Bennington College.

Address: 286 N Main St, Rutland, Vermont 05701
Date of Viewing: Open August 9th-16th by appointment
Date of Closing Reception: August 15th from 1PM-5PM

Dev Wernik ‘26 is screening his film “Time Being” on August 5th at the Laemmle Town Center in Encino, California. “Time ...
07/29/2026

Dev Wernik ‘26 is screening his film “Time Being” on August 5th at the Laemmle Town Center in Encino, California. “Time Being” acted as his Bennington College senior project in visual arts. The film screening is free admission, but Wernik is also accepting donations.

Dev Wernik is an aspiring paid-filmmaker born and raised in Los Angeles, California. A recent Bennington Alumni, Dev spent the previous two years formulating and, eventually, creating his thesis film, “Time Being.” Made to grieve, the film is part travelogue, part film-essay, and part funeral that loudly showcases its flaws rather than trying to conceal them. Dev is back home in LA where he edits for the Queerty Award Winning “Kelly Mantle Show” and a variety of other trans, drag, and q***r productions. He is currently writing his next film, which focuses on a group of severely flawed young men over a 24-hour period.

Film Title: “Time Being”
Address: 17200 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91316
Time: August 5th at 6:30 PM
Reserve Tickets: https://ticketbud.com/events/e36b8600-86f1-11f1-91c7-42010a717021

Posters: Lukas Fletcher & Ruby Cook
Image Stills: Dev Wernik

Did you make music while at Bennington College? Know someone who did? Want to share their work with the community? Benni...
07/21/2026

Did you make music while at Bennington College? Know someone who did? Want to share their work with the community?

Bennington College is making a playlist collection of music made by students and graduates. Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/3YhQTPuiU9Swk9Vv9

Matthew Tuckner ‘19 is the winner of the 2026 Levis Reading Prize for his debut full-length poetry collection released l...
07/20/2026

Matthew Tuckner ‘19 is the winner of the 2026 Levis Reading Prize for his debut full-length poetry collection released last year. Tuckner read from his collection, “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” earlier this year at the Emerging Poets Festival for Poetry at Bennington.

Read more about Tuckner’s accomplishment here: https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/matthew-tuckner-wins-29th-annual-levis-reading-prize-for-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire #:~:text=Matthew%20Tuckner%20has%20won%20the,MFA%20in%20Creative%20Writing%20program

Work hard. Play hard. Bennington will let you do both this summer.This August 17-21, Bennington is offering week-long su...
07/13/2026

Work hard. Play hard. Bennington will let you do both this summer.

This August 17-21, Bennington is offering week-long summer workshops. Check out our immersive and intensive experiences in writing, landscape painting, and AI and ethics. In addition to the supportive faculty and campus, check out what the larger Bennington area offers: museums, shopping, and outdoor activities.

Tuition: $700
Room and board available for an extra fee.
Alumni receive 10% off.

https://www.bennington.edu/academics/summer-programs

A summer program for people who still love to learn. 🌿Join Bennington August 17–21 for immersive intensives in painting,...
07/06/2026

A summer program for people who still love to learn. 🌿

Join Bennington August 17–21 for immersive intensives in painting, writing, and AI and ethics—plus a supportive campus community, inspiring faculty, and easy access to Mass MoCA, Manchester, VT, hiking, and swimming.

-Tuition: $700
-Room and board available for an extra fee
-Alumni receive 10% off

https://www.bennington.edu/academics/summer-programs

Summer school is for grown-ups, too. Join Bennington this August 17–21 for immersive 5-day intensives designed for curio...
06/24/2026

Summer school is for grown-ups, too.

Join Bennington this August 17–21 for immersive 5-day intensives designed for curious minds, creative spirits, and lifelong learners. Study painting, writing, or the ethics of AI with expert faculty in a supportive college-level learning environment.

Between classes? Explore nearby Mass MoCA, visit the Clark Art Institute, spend a day in Manchester, VT, or cool off with local swimming holes and hiking trails.

-Meet likeminded peers
-Live and learn on campus
-Tuition: $700
-Alumni receive 10% off
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