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  • “The Art of Un-War” Film Screening and A Conversation With Director Maria Niro

    To wrap up this spring’s Peace and Conflict Studies film series, we will screen The Art of Un-War followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Maria Niro. Where: Singer Hall Room 033 at Swarthmore College (Parking in Whittier Lot)When: 4:30 on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Pizza, salad, and beverages will be provided! This event is open to the public.…

  • Grace Dumdaw ’21 Goes Behind the Scenes with Television Academy Foundation Fellowship

    Grace Dumdaw ’21 Goes Behind the Scenes with Television Academy Foundation Fellowship

    Grace Dumdaw ’21 aspires to one day steal scenes as an actor on television or film. This summer, she got a glimpse behind those scenes through the Television Academy Foundation’s prestigious Summer Fellows Program. Sponsored by the charitable arm of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — best known as the organization behind the…

  • You’re Invited to an Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine…

    ARTolerance @ Swarthmore Presents: An Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine in celebration of International Day of Peace Sunday, September 22 at 7:30PM ARTolerance will celebrate the International Day of Peace with an evening of music, spoken word, visuals, and more from Israeli & Palestinian cultures.  We hope to introduce aspirations through cultural expressions and provide bridges…

  • Course Alert: Spots open for PEAC094: Special Topics – Friends, Peace and Sanctuary

    Course Alert: Spots open for PEAC094: Special Topics – Friends, Peace and Sanctuary

    Interested in co-creating a graphic novel about migration with a small group of faculty/staff and individuals resettled to Philadelphia from Syria and/or Iraq? Then consider taking PEAC:094 Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary. In addition to the course, which will meet at McCabe Library on Wednesdays 1:15-4:00 for the first half of the semester, students will participate…

  • NEW Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary course on refugees and art

    NEW Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary course on refugees and art

    As part of the College’s Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary project, supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the Peace and Conflict Studies program will sponsor a related half-credit course in the spring. In what ways can engaging with art inspire conversations, change perspectives, or increase empathy? How might sharing personal experiences through the process of making…

  • Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary Launch Event

    Our friends in the Swarthmore College Library and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility invite you to join them on Sunday, Nov. 19th from 1:00-4:00 at the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to learn more about Swarthmore College’s Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary project. At the event, you can meet the book artists…

  • Animating Resistance: Live Cinema Explorations of the Global Nonviolent Action Database

    Animating Resistance: Live Cinema Explorations of the Global Nonviolent Action Database

    Animating Resistance: Live Cinema Explorations of the Global Nonviolent Action Database Prof. Ali Momeni, Carnegie Mellon University 19 April: 5:00 p.m. Artist’s Lecture in Science Center Room 101 20 April: 12:30-6:30 pm and 8:00-10:00 pm Workshop in Kohlberg 326 Language Center 21 April: 8:00 pm Outdoor Performance (Pearson Hall Lawn. Rain Location: LPAC Lobby) More…

  • Dee Craig installs first cloth murals in Europe

    Many will remember the Mellon Creative Residency that brought Northern Ireland mural artist, Dee Craig, to the Tri-Colleges in the fall of 2014. Craig installed a collage in Kohlberg Hall and a large mural on the side of the Science Center, hosted an exhibit on mural arts in McCabe Library and guest lectured in classes…

  • Nefertiti’s Daughters: Street Art of the Egyptian Uprisings

    From our friends in Modern Languages and Literatures Nefertiti’s Daughters: Street Art of the Egyptian Uprisings Director Mark Nickolas will be joining us for a screening of his award winning documentary Nefertiti’s Daughters (2015, 40 minutes) followed by a Q&A session. November 20, 2015; 2:15-4:00 p.m. Kohlberg Hall Room 228 Swarthmore College (directions) Nefertiti’s Daughters…

  • Shaanan Streett on Israeli Culture and Music

    A discussion of Israeli culture and music with Shaanan Streett Friday, October 30 at 4:00 p.m. Kohlberg Hall 228 Swarthmore College (Directions) Shaanan Streett is one of the most influential and respected cultural voices in Israel today. He is a singer and songwriter for Israeli band Hadag Nahash (“The Sticker Song”). Streett has released 7…