Arts & Culture

Columbia University Players’ compelling and evocative rendition of Jen Silverman’s dark and cunning play “The Moors” explores the moral bounds of female power. 

On Wednesday, March 25, in Barnard’s LeFrak Theatre, Amitav Ghosh gave a lecture following the story of the nutmeg, tracing how colonialism is intrinsically tied to the planetary catastrophe.

Undergraduates in the Emerging Filmmaker Mentorship Program present short films that explore the joyful and messy realities of human connection at the 2026 Athena Film Festival.

Performed in the Minor Latham Playhouse and various rooms in Milbank Hall, “Fefu and Her Friends” delivered a raw performance on issues of feminism, mental illness, and patriarchy that still speak true today.

If you missed the days when fairies made childhood sparkle, do not worry — the MaMa Project’s recent “Do You Believe in Magic?” unlocked that hidden childlike magic.

The Lenfest Center’s latest exhibition features the work of Chilean artist and activist Lotty Rosenfeld, examining public space, censorship, and political life under dictatorship. “Disobedient Spaces” is on view through March 15 at the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery.

After a mere 24 hours of rehearsal, the Columbia Musical Theatre Society’s “Mean Girls” left the audience in Lerner’s Black Box Theatre grinning and thinking, “Grool!”

Highlighting two student-led mural projects across the Barnard campus: what they represent, how they were made, and the messages surrounding campus identity and alumni appreciation.

The Met Cloisters, found in uptown Manhattan, is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated wholly to medieval art — and completely free for Barnard students! With its ancient doorways and vaulted ceilings, the museum transports you to the Middle Ages and even pokes a little fun at it with its current exhibition, “Spectrum of Desire.”

​Barnard’s campus is home to many student artists, each with their own creative voice to share. I interviewed Hang Dong (BC ’28), a versatile artist seeking to capture treasured moments of serenity, cultivating inclusion while embracing all forms of expression.

Goldmark, Former Professor of Professional Practice in Theater at Barnard College and Associate Dean of Engagement and Impact at Columbia Climate School, dedicates her time to empowering artists to innovate and inspire change.

The opening reception of Barnard + Columbia Architecture’s New Year Show featured the projects students worked on throughout the Fall 2025 semester, which took them across the city and around the globe in their pursuit of blending design and climate justice — an effort to meet the moment in a time of escalating climate urgency. 

This past Wednesday, The Barnard Center for Research on Women hosted a sold-out book salon for Barnard Professor Marissa Solomon’s new book, ‘The Elsewhere is Black,’ creating a space for enriching, multi-lensed conversation.

For Barnard sophomore Olivia Su, the stage was once a place of judgment, but now she embraces it as a place of belonging. Tracing her path from competitive gymnastics to dance, Su shares her artistic journey.

Ahead of the annual Holiday Choral Concert, longtime music director Gail Archer discussed her approach to conducting, teaching, and cultivating community through choral music at Barnard and Columbia.