Coverage Archive

May 6, 2025 - �������� community members joined artist Nekisha Durrett as she talked about the inspiration for her artwork, the historical research that informed it, and the creative process of fabricating it for ��������’s campus... watch on YouTube.

Apr. 29, 2025 - The setting sun glistened off the windows of Old Library, and the peaceful sound of a West African kora and energy of a new beginning filled the air as the �������� community gathered in the Cloisters of Old Library for the long-awaited... read more.

Apr. 10, 2025 - The official unveiling and dedication of the monument “Don’t Forget to Remember (Me)”  will take place on Thursday, April 24, and the event will bring several alums who contributed to the development of the work back to campus... read more.

Nov. 21, 2024 - "The project is going incredibly well." commented project artist Nekisha Durrett. "I have an amazing team so almost every paver is laid down in this site. Then the next step would be filling in the spaces between the pavers with a polymeric sand."... watch on YouTube.

Nov. 19, 2024 - Since installation work began in September, hundreds of tons of paving stones, sand, gravel, soil, and equipment have been craned over the walls of Old Library into the courtyard of the Cloisters, where teams of craftspeople are taking... read more.

Mar. 22, 2024 - "Hi, I'm Caitlyn Kim. I'm a sophomore and I'm one of the ARCH research interns." "Hi, I'm Analise Ashman. I'm a senior and also one of the research assistants for The ARCH Project. We are going through the census records"... watch on YouTube.

Mar. 18, 2024 - Progress continues in the planning for Don't Forget to Remember (Me), a monument by artist Nekisha Durrett addressing the legacy of exclusionary practices at the College that will be placed in the Cloisters at the center of Old Library... read more.

Oct. 11, 2023 - �������� students, faculty, and staff filled Old Library’s Great Hall recently to hear from artist Nekisha Durrett, President Kim Cassidy, Monument Lab’s Paul Farber, and Professor of History of Art Homay King on plans for the installation... read more.

May 4, 2023 - "Hi, my name is Nekisha Durrett and I'm an artist. I'm always interested in projects that somehow face the past and shed light on the past, so I felt that this ARCH project was doing just that. My title is called "Don't Forget to Remember (Me)"... watch on YouTube.

May 4, 2023 - �������� has selected Nekisha Durrett to create a monument addressing a legacy of exclusionary practices at the College and enabling the campus community to respond to the question, What stories are missing... read more.

Mar. 23, 2023 - “What stories are missing from ��������?” The ARCH Project, in partnership with @monument_lab is a multi-year collaboration with �������� community members to commission a lasting campus monument that responds... watch on Instagram.

Dec. 7, 2022 - ��������’s ARCH Project (Art Remediating Campus Histories), in partnership with Monument Lab, is proud to announce the five finalists that have been selected by the project’s Artist Advisory Committee to commission a lasting... read more.

Oct. 17, 2022 - The creation of a new on-campus public artwork that addresses the legacy of exclusionary practices at the College has taken a major step forward with the launch of an online application portal for artists to submit ideas... read more.

Sep. 16, 2021 - �������� is engaging Monument Lab, a public art and history studio in Philadelphia, on a multi-year collaboration to design a process for commissioning a campus public artwork that responds to the legacy and harm... read more.