Welcome to the Arts Issue! We are so thrilled to share our somewhat annual collaboration with Spectator’s Arts and Entertainment section. This week, our issue is jam-packed with writing, photography, and illustrations focused on the arts in and around the Columbia community. From ballet to screenwriting to digicam photography, we have highlighted stories of artists and art lovers finding their way through a pandemic year that has devastated creators and performers, but also underscored the immeasurable value of the arts.

After a year with no tap classes taught at Barnard, the Barnard dance department has welcomed tap dancer and choreographer Dormeshia to its faculty. Dormeshia will teach two classes this summer: Tap III during the Summer A term and Tap I during the Summer B term.