Ross Ashton's ‘Five Windows' will be projected onto the Hop's exterior

‘Crouching Spider' sculpture weaves home outside of VAC

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The College's newest sculpture "Crouching Spider" by Louise Bourgeois was unveiled at the heart of the newly constructed Maffei Arts Plaza in early October, advancing Dartmouth's Year of the Arts initiative through publicly displayed artwork.

Editor's Note

Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Staff Over the summer, Interim College President Carol Folt announced the Year of the Arts initiative, a project that coincides with the dedication of the College's new Arts District, with the opening of the Black Family Visual Arts Center and with the 50th anniversary of the Hopkins Center.

'Igniting Imagination:' Q&A with Rachel Dratch '88

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff *Editor's Note: This week, five members of The Dartmouth Arts and Entertainment Staff sat down with the featured guests in this Friday's "Igniting Imagination," who will be returning to campus to celebrate the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary.

'Igniting Imagination:' Q&A with Jennifer Leigh Warren '77

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff *Editor's Note: This week, five members of The Dartmouth Arts and Entertainment Staff sat down with the featured guests in this Friday's "Igniting Imagination," who will be returning to campus to celebrate the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary.

'Igniting Imagination:' Q&A with Ken Burns

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff *Editor's Note: This week, five members of The Dartmouth Arts and Entertainment Staff sat down with the featured guests in this Friday's "Igniting Imagination," who will be returning to campus to celebrate the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary.

'Igniting Imagination:' Q&A with Aisha Tyler '92

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff *Editor's Note: This week, five members of The Dartmouth Arts and Entertainment Staff sat down with the featured guests in this Friday's "Igniting Imagination," who will be returning to campus to celebrate the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary.

Inspired by Poisson Rouge, Green Fish offers alternative music scene

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Inspired by New York City's Le Poisson Rouge, French for the red fish, Dartmouth musical project the Green Fish, a weekly student-curated concert series, organizes free performances in One Wheelock every Wednesday evening.

Hood acquires multimedia ‘Night Hunter House' exhibit

Courtesy of Jeffrey Nintzel The Hood Museum of Art recently acquired a new multimedia exhibit for its collection now on display in the Gutman Gallery titled "Night Hunter House," created by Denver-based artist and well-known filmmaker Stacey Steers.

Festival showcases adventurous short films at Spaulding

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center On Friday evening at Spaulding Auditorium, "Mountainfilm on Tour" part of the traveling "Mountainfilm in Telluride" festival screened several short films chronicling unique and inspiring adventure tales from around the world.

DSO features two senior soloists in Sunday's performance

Courtesy of Andy Mai As part of College's Year of the Arts initiative, Dartmouth will see many acclaimed performers come to campus, but on Oct.

Artist-in-residence Matalon displays 30-year art survey

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Artist-in-residence Linda Matalon would love for a museum to acquire one of her wax and graphite drawings or mixed media sculptures, but for now she is pleased with the 30-year survey of her works currently on display in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery through Oct.

Former Senate staffers satirize their bosses through song

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center In the midst of a close, brutal and never-ending election season, politicians on both sides of the aisle seem to be making more gaffes than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert can keep up with.