On a recent Monday night, I sat with a group of fellow Hampshire College students in the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton. The five of us who attended are members of a Hampshire stand-up group, and we had come to see Eugene Mirman—a comedian who graduated from Hampshire in 1996. He is now well known for his stand-up as well as his roles on “Flight of the Conchords” and “Bob’s Burgers.”
Visual arts concentrators at Hampshire College work with a variety of tools and materials as they explore their unique styles and artistic voices. Hampshire offers classes in art history as well as studio art. Hampshire alumni who concentrate in visual arts are often accepted into top MFA programs, and end up displaying work in galleries worldwide.
In high school, I wished I had more freedom to control my own education. I disliked having specific requirements to fulfill and being forced to take classes about subjects I had no interest in. As a student who wanted more freedom in college, Hampshire was a school that immediately stood out to me.
As a creative writing concentrator at Hampshire College, I have taken a lot of writing classes, and one of my favorites was a playwriting course I took during my first year.
