French Table
2022-10-12 12:40 - 13:40, 2022-10-14 12:40 - 13:40, 2022-10-19 12:40 - 13:40, 2022-10-21 12:40 - 13:40, 2022-10-26 12:40 - 13:40 (America/New_York) | Emerson Dining Room
Come one Come All !
WHEN: Wednesdays/ Fridays
TIME: 12:40-1:40 p.m.
WHO: Anyone wanting to practice their French skills are welcome
WHERE: Emerson dining hall, look for the French flag!
CONTACT US: Email with questions or comments:

place_alexandra@wheatoncollege.edu

A Pink-Collar Profession: Education and Equality in the Museum Field
2022-10-12 18:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Meghan Quigley Graham, Wheaton class of 2011, will share her experiences in the museum field as a student intern, administrative assistant, graduate student and museum educator as well as a pro-union organizer. She will explore both the ways in which inequality is reinforced by gendered labor and pay inequity and by the privileging of postgraduate degrees over hands-on experience and the ways in which emerging museum professionals, in particular, are organizing and collaborating to change the system.

Career Fair Prep Workshop
2022-10-13 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
Make the most of the Annual Fall Career Fair! Join Victoria Powell to learn about the employer participants, how to approach and introduce yourself to an employer, how to follow-up with an employer, and have your resume reviewed by professional staff. Come even if you are an experienced networker or if you have no idea what a career fair is.

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2022-10-13 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-20 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-27 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Tens, highlights selected work from students who received the Friends of Art Purchase Prize from 2011-2020. These pieces are part of the Wheaton College Permanent Collection and range from photography to film to illustration. The talented alumni artists included in this exhibition are:
2011 Katharine Heyl, Emiko Kurokawa, Rosemary Liss
2012 Skye Landon, Emily Timm, Tim Oxton
2013 Caroline Isaacs, Walker Downey
2014 Soraya Matos
2015 Lindsey Gillis
2016 Cloë Ella Urbanczyk, Sienna Van Slooten
2017 Charlotte Hall
2018 Aleza Epstein
2019 Bhavika Dugar
2020 Elisa McClear
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll
2022-10-13 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-15 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-20 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-22 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-27 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.
The National Black Doll Museum is based in Mansfield and is the country’s largest collection dedicated to the art, craft, history, and preservation of Black Dolls. The exhibition includes selections from the Museum’s collection of handmade African Wrap Dolls; the history and family lore that connect the Museum’s dollmaking to the past; the process and the materials used for making the dolls; and connections between the African Wrap doll and African and African American hair and clothing styles.

The exhibition is on display September 15–November 5, 2022. Visit our website for additional programming.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 1–5 p.m.; Thursday 1–8 p.m.

The National Black Doll Museum and the Turner Sisters
2022-10-13 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join us for a conversation with Museum founder Debra Britt and educator Beth Danesco. They will share the story of the creation of the National Black Doll Museum and the rich history of Black doll makers and collectors in the Massachusetts area.

African Wrap Doll Making Workshop
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a workshop led by National Black Doll Museum founders Debra Britt and Felicia Walker. The workshop will focus on the African Wrap Doll, an adaptation of dolls based on the techniques of a traditional artform rooted in 18th C. African American culture and a specialty of the National Black Doll Museum.
Participants will create their own wrap dolls to take home using fabric and reclaimed and recycled materials all of which will be provided. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This is a drop in event, join as you are able.

Career Design Studio
2022-10-17 09:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-24 09:00 - 19:00 | MA
Meet with Career Peer Advisors in the Career Design studio to work one-on-one with a CPAs on career-related materials (resume, cover letters, etc..), learn about funding opportunities and digital resources available to you for a successful internship or job search. The Design Studio is open daily, no appointment needed. Located in the left corner of the Filene Center Lobby/
CPA Weekly Schedule:
Mondays: 9am - 2pm, 7:30 - 8:30pm
Tuesdays: 9am - 2pm, 7-9pm
Wednesday - 9am - 2pm, 7-9pm
Thursdays - 9am - 3pm, 7-9pm
Fridays - 9am - 11am

Lunch & Learn: Job & Internship Search Group
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Chase Dining Hall – Square, Norton, 02766, United States
Grab your lunch and join our weekly co-work space to explore internship and job opportunities, ask questions, and connect with other Wheaton job/internship seekers. No need to register, all are welcome on a drop-in basis. Come once or come weekly!
Hosted by Victoria Powell, Career Services

Fall 2022 Career Fair
2022-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Emerson Dining Room
The Office of Career Services invites students and alumni to our IN-PERSON Fall 2022 Career Fair. Employers from the New England area are excited to meet you all. Come with your resume ready and ready to learn about job and internship opportunities!
Register today!

An evening with Wheaton’s 9th President Michaele Whelan in D.C.
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
The Wheaton College Board of Trustees are hosting a cocktail party celebrating Wheaton’s Ninth President, Michaele Whelan to gather as a community and discuss the next chapter in Wheaton’s history, Building on Tradition, Ensuring Transformation.
Register Now

Artist Talk with Shaquora R' Bey
2022-10-20 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Artist Shaquora R’ Bey will share her history as a doll maker and soft sculptor. Bey is an artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including textiles, crotchet, beads, and unique hair designs. She has been commissioned to make sculptures and dolls for television and films. She believes in the healing process of using craft as therapy and in using art to raise self-esteem and awareness. Her soft sculptures, which she describes as “the embodiment of femininity and masculinity,” are featured in What Only You Can Make in the Beard and Weil Galleries.

Five-Minute Play Festival
2022-10-22 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Original plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased in our biannual festival.

Readings by the Writer—Arda Collins
2022-10-25 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Arda Collins poetry features a quiet assertive voice that builds or collects or accumulates a domestic space. It is an approach to subject matter and context that has, in the poetry world, found a greater voice through women poet’s work.

Would You Harbor Me? Polarization and Compassion in the 21st Century featuring André de Quadros
2022-10-26 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Award-winning choral director Dr. André de Quadros leads a variety of Wheaton creators such as Chorale Singers, Chamber Singers, and World Music Ensemble in exploring themes of social justice through song and spoken word.
