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Bard Scholar Wins $50K Grant For Interactive Art Project
A Bard College professor has been awarded a $50,000 grant to support a large-scale interactive art project using water, sound, light, and human biorhythms.
Julianne Swartz, associate professor and codirector of the studio arts program at Bard College, received the grant from the Bobby Anspach Foundation, according to Bard College.
Swartz was one of two artists selected from more than 3,300 applicants for the foundation’s inaugural flagship grant.
The funding will support Swartz’s project, Heart Flow Instrument, a contemplative environment designed as a deconstructed fountain that functions…
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Rep. Lawler Challenges Dem Nominee Cait Conley To 6 TV Debates After Her Primary Win
Soon after Cait Conley secured the Democratic nomination in NY-17 and defeated opponent Beth Davidson, incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler challenged her to six televised debates ahead of November's closely watched congressional race.
Conley, a combat veteran and former national security official, won the five-candidate Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 23, with 22,876 votes, or 48.87 percent, according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections.
Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson finished second with 14,725 votes (31.46 percent), while Effie Guadalupe Phillips-St…
Zillow Gone Wild Features $14M NY Home Built By Mt. Rushmore Namesake
A sprawling Hudson Valley estate tied to a man whose name became part of American history is turning heads after being featured by Zillow Gone Wild.
The Rushmore Estate, located at 14 Castleton Dr. in the Orange County hamlet of Highland Mills, is now listed for $14 million by Corcoran Baer & McIntosh.
The property spans 39.1 gated acres and includes a Spanish Colonial-style main house, a grand Gilded Age ballroom, a guest house, a private lake with beachfront, a 60-foot infinity pool, tennis and basketball courts, wooded trails, a gazebo, and multiple outdoor ent…
4 Bard College Graduates Win 2026 Fulbright Awards
Four Bard College graduates have received 2026–27 Fulbright Awards for research, teaching, study, and community work overseas.
According to Bard College, the awards went to Danika Dortch, Peter Fields, Annaliese Simons, and Shosha Wheeler.
Dortch, a Literature major at the College and a French Horn Performance major at the Bard Conservatory, will conduct an independent project in Brno, Czech Republic. Her work will focus on composer Leoš Janácek and his influence on writer Milan Kundera, with archival research on Janácek, Kundera, and Moravian folk music tied to Czech national identity.
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