Highlights

SIAMS 2008 ended on July 25, with 15 students receiving certificates for successfully completing the program.  The class’s exhibition, Bare Identities: Looking Beyond the Human Form, is on view at the Smith College Museum of Art through September 7.

>> read about the process of preparing the exhibition
>> watch video interviews from the 2008 session

What the 2008 Graduates Say about SIAMS

“Looking back on SIAMS, I can't believe we accomplished so much in so little time.  The exhibition, the catalogue, the trips and overnight adventures all culminated in one very proud afternoon for my classmates and me when the exhibition opened.”
-Katie Breen

From the graduate panels to the individual meetings with the faculty, to the resume workshop, to spending a day learning how to work in groups, I have leaned so much more about myself and about what I want for my future that is impossible to thank this program and the people behind it enough.”
-Leslie Chang

“…bringing together a variety of individuals from extremely different backgrounds creates a wonderful electricity.”
-Natalie Donghia

“The most rewarding thing about the SIAMS program is the ability to see the concepts that we discuss in class come to life in the museums we visit and within the exhibition process.  The opportunity to plan and execute our own exhibition is incredible.”
-Holly Harmon

“SIAMS provided me with plenty of new matters to ponder, and that is very important to me. I am beginning to form some very distinct ideas about how museums ought to run and to whom they ought to cater, and that is the most satisfying of all…”
-Claire Wenngren

 “Every single person our group met with was genuine, honest and spoke to a love of his or her work. These people who graciously took time out of their own demanding schedules aided in creating an atmosphere that was refreshing and inspirational.”
-Amanda Hill