Photos: Hearts and arts

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Margot LaBarge, 13, right, and Elizabeth Sukhovskaya add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Margot LaBarge, 13, right, and Elizabeth Sukhovskaya add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Community members add their creations to a collaborative mural commemorating the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in the atrium of the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Myles Dakan, from right, Gwen Gethner, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Dan Lynds, Kate McIntosh and Charlotte Taylor-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Myles Dakan, from right, Gwen Gethner, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Dan Lynds, Kate McIntosh and Charlotte Taylor-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Myles Dakan, from left, Gwen Gethner, Dan Lynds, Charlotte Taylor-Snipes, Kate McIntosh and Rachel Griffin-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Myles Dakan, from left, Gwen Gethner, Dan Lynds, Charlotte Taylor-Snipes, Kate McIntosh and Rachel Griffin-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Myles Dakan, from right, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Kate McIntosh, Charlotte Taylor-Snipes, Dan Lynds and Gwen Gethner participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Myles Dakan, from right, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Kate McIntosh, Charlotte Taylor-Snipes, Dan Lynds and Gwen Gethner participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Kate McIntosh, from left, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Myles Dakan, Gwen Gethner, Dan Lynds and Charlotte Taylor-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus.

Kate McIntosh, from left, Rachel Griffin-Snipes, Myles Dakan, Gwen Gethner, Dan Lynds and Charlotte Taylor-Snipes participate in a change ringing handbell practice, a style of bell ringing that uses mathematical patterns rather than melodies, inside Smith College’s Mendenhall Bell Tower as part of the first Smith Arts Day on Saturday in Northampton. Presented by the Smith Office for the Arts, the daylong celebration of the artistic and creative community at Smith College included a variety of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art-making activities across campus. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Published: 04-15-2024 1:10 PM

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