Smith College's Asian Art Gallery Now Open!
October 23, 2015
Smith College’s new Carol T. Christ Asian Art Gallery now open to the public!
Congrats to the hard work and dedication by our Allegrone project team:
Superintendent- Aaron Singer
PM- Gianni Russo
Project Executive- Jim Culliton
The Carol T. Christ Asian Art Gallery serves as a symbol that unites the college’s history and identity. As Smith’s 10th president, Carol Christ made her first trip to Asian back in 2004, calling it a “vivid and moving experience” that inspired the drive towards building cultural diversity, imagination and identity within the Smith community. During her tenure, Smith extended its reach in Asia, established a museums concentration, and saw a rise in the percentage of international students enrolled from less than 5 percent to more than 15 percent of the class.
Board of Trustees Chair Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard ’69 said naming the new gallery for Christ is a way to acknowledge her influence on the arts and global outreach at Smith.
For more information on the Smith College gallery: HERE