Today is Smith Arts Day!

Enjoy a daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith, across disciplines and across campus.

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Placing an Emphasis on the Arts
The Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA), founded in 2022, works to bring the arts to the forefront at Smith, unifying the community and cultivating rich programming and initiatives.

Sculpture Studio Class

A Multifaceted Department

With three distinct majors—studio art; art history; and architecture and urbanism—the Department of Art has something for everyone. Whether you major in art or just dabble in a class or two, the dedicated and knowledgable faculty aim to cultivate deep and meaningful study and practice of art, in whichever medium suits you.

See What the Department Has to Offer

Smith, in the Moment

Stay current with all things Smith. Learn about upcoming events and peruse the news on Smith Today.

The Impact of the Arts

Read about the impact the Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA) is having across campus and across the community.

Attend an Event

See the performing arts events calendar, learn about our venues, and purchase tickets.

Group of dancers in white pants and differently colored tops

A Museum for Everyone

Free for everyone, the Smith College Museum of Art is a hub for cultural and artistic exploration on campus.

A Culture of Creativity

Mayte Sarmiento ’26

Theatre major

“One of the most valuable lessons I learned was how to truly ‘defend’ my character, approaching her story with an open mind and heart. There was no room for judgment—history has already taken care of that.”

On Portraying Marie Antoinette

Katy Schneider

Lecturer in Art

“Without a model sitting for me, this painting required a tremendous amount of trial and error. I just had to look and paint and look and paint. One day, some minor sloshing of paint brought Arthur to life. It was like Pinocchio suddenly turning from wood to a boy. I don’t know what I did, but it worked.”

Read About Her NYT Commission

Katy Schneider

Daphne Lamothe

Provost and Dean of the Faculty

“If we take seriously the idea that Black art—like all art—is world-building, then we have an ethical obligation to let that world be as full and deep and varied as it really is.”

Read About Her New Book

Daphne Lamothe

Adrie Rose AC ’22

Tammis Day Editorial Fellow

“To have a really limited amount of space sometimes allows for more creativity because you have that constraint. For some people, that’s an exciting tool.”

Founding a New Poetry Press