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In this episode of the podcast, Assistant Education Curator Morgan Hough interviews visiting artist Amer Imrie on her performance artworks included in the recent exhibition, Across Common Grounds, as well as her ties to rural locales.

In this episode of the podcast, Assistant Education Curator Morgan Hough and Education Curator Anthony Shostak interview NSK dramaturge Eda Cufer on a variety of topics, including her involvement in NSK as well as life in Maine.

Peter visits the museum's weekly life drawing session to interview local artists Joel Babb, Anita Clearfield, and Joe Klofas. Topics include challenges of drawing from a live model, the role of the local community, and advice for beginners. Intro with Amelia Killackey '25. ⁠Check out Joel Babb's website here: www.joelbabb.com/ ⁠Check out Anita Clearfield's website here: anitaclearfield.com/home...

Peter sits down with the museum's Director, Dan Mills, to discuss his career in museums as well as past and upcoming exhibitions. Topics include the many roles of a director, what it takes to connect with a campus community, and expanding the museum's programming outside the gallery. Want to learn more about our upcoming exhibitions? ⁠Click here to learn more: www.bates.edu/museum/upcoming-exhi...

Peter joins Julia Neumann '25, Simone Obregon '27, Owen Haddad '25, Carley Freund '26, and Kevin Duong '25 to talk about their semester at the museum and collections research. Topics include the recent solar eclipse, coastal Maine, and how identity informs art. ⁠⁠Click here to see the artwork discussed in the episode: museum.bates.edu/objects-1/portfolio?records=12&query=Portfolios = "-130"&sor...

Peter sits down with returning guests Samantha Sigmon and Clara Kennedy to explore the museum's new exhibition, Neue Slowenische Kunst | Monumental Spectacular. Topics include totalitarianism, parody, and methods for reclaiming symbolism. Season 4 premiere! ⁠Check out art from the exhibition and find more information here: www.bates.edu/museum/neue-slowenische-kunst-monumental-spectacular/ All ...

In 1936, Arthur Rothstein created the black and white photograph, Migrant Family Oklahoma, which depicts a family of six in front of their car. Through his lens, Rothstein captured the realities of migrant farmers displaced as a result of the Dust Bowl. This image, which was commissioned by the Farm Security Administration as a part of a larger series, is still a valued historical document toda...

In this episode, Olivia Torrington ‘27 and Leo Silverman ‘27 analyze the composition and impact of the 2002 documentary photograph titled Untitled (1), taken in China by Chinese photographer Ming Zhou. Through intricate visual analysis, we explore both the overt and obscure stylistic choices Zhou employs to portray a narrative of oppression and compliance in China. We contextualize this documen...

In this podcast, we delve into a photograph by Larry Fink from the Harlem Youth Congressional School Collection. Taken in February of 1964, this image depicts a well-dressed Black man delivering a speech to a relatively large audience. Rendered in black and white, the photograph explores the intersection of race, power dynamics, community, and ethnography. Through the lens of documentary photog...

This podcast explores the photographer Ernst Haas and his photograph Homecoming Prisoner taken in 1948. Through visual analysis and critical thinking, we will attempt to unearth the photographs' meaning and message. We start by diving into Ernst Haas’s life and career that leads up to the creation of the photograph. We then analyze the story and meaning behind this famous and emotionally provoc...

Most of us know Serena Williams to be one of the most accomplished female tennis stars or athletes known in the US. But how do we, as outsiders of her personal life, truly view her? This image, “Serena Williams, Key Biscaayne, Fl.,” by Walter Iooss captures Williams in a limousine, dressed up for an event, fixing her makeup. It depicts her high social, financial, and athletic standing. We aim t...

In this podcast, we explore Walker Evans’ work with the Farm Security Administration (FSA), specifically his photograph Store with false front. Vicinity of Selma, Alabama. We engage with Roy Stryker’s mission, capturing “America for Americans,” and the politics behind the collection. Simultaneously, we address Evans’ desire to make an artistic product and what this means for the truth value of ...

This podcast is centered around the 1991 Nan Coulter photograph, Azle, Texas: War Decor, Photographs in America, which features a building with yellow ribbons on the doors. The hosts, Savannah Compare and Ava Steinberger, will analyze the symbolism in the composition of the image, as well as tie the image into the complexities of war photography and how much it varies and symbolizes within the ...

The National Child Labor Committee, founded in 1904, was dedicated to promoting social reform as it pertains to child labor. Hired by the NCLC, Lewis Hine advocated for photography as a medium of education. Describing his craft as “detective work” he was an investigative photojournalist capturing the dire conditions of child labor in New England. Among the earliest examples of documentary photo...

Through the Lens of History: Unveiling America's Dust Bowl

The Deception of Modern Architecture

Guerilla Zone

Feminism Through the Lens of Immaculate Conception

A Photographic Voice on Maine Lobstering

The Photographic Window: Walker Evans

Crop and Click: Considering Truth, Objectivity, and Politics in Documentary Photography

Episode #15: Crossing Disciplines w/Wes Chaney, Kirk Read, and Jeremy Cornelius

Episode #14: Gallery Deep Dive w/Student Interns

Episode #13: Education, Art History, and Star Trek w/Peter Philbin and Nick Turzio

Episode #12: Halloween Special

Halloween Special Podcast Preview

Episode #11: Art is Not About Art w/Randy Williams

Episode #10: The Art of Museum Preparation w/Michel Droge