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The 2019 Faculty Biennial Show artists — Bradley Borthwick, Bevin Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Thalassa Raasch — will discuss their works that will be on view Sept. 5–22. Our Noontime Art Talk programs consist of museum staff members, Colby faculty members, and guest speakers discussing current exhibitions or works in the museum collection, followed by […]
The Fall Open House celebrates the exhibitions that will be on view during the Fall 2019 semester with live music, demonstrations, art-making, gallery experiences, refreshments, and opportunities to learn about upcoming programs. Click for more info.
This program delves into themes of industry, waterways, and the environment, with conversation in the galleries and on the Messalonskee River. We’ll begin at the museum with a guided gallery experience, followed by a light lunch, before proceeding to the canoe launch site. The 2½-hour canoe trip will be guided by Ryan Linehan, associate director […]
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme, “Finding Home.” Afterward, preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will visit the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Recommended for ages 3+ and their caregivers. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, […]
In this FREE one-hour session, Artful Movements provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Each session will begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by movement and meditation with Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. All yoga levels, families, and children over […]
Join the Museum in celebrating our summer exhibitions, including the newly-opened Wíwənikan . . . the beauty we carry and Occupy Colby: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society has the Capacity to Destroy, Year 2. We’ll have looking guides for families, art-making projects, food trucks from Taco the Town, Stone Fox […]
Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, Maine Celebrating 60 years of opening doors to art Join alumni, parents, and friends from across the country to celebrate the mission and impact of the Colby College Museum of Art. Over the last sixty years the Colby Museum has grown from a small, regional gem to an international […]
The public is invited to join the museum’s Lively Spaces camp participants for a free concert in the galleries by the Cassatt String Quartet, a New York City-based quartet with a deep commitment to nurturing young musicians. Location: Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz, Colby Museum of Art. Contact: Qianni Zhu, qianni.zhu@colby.edu
Join us every Saturday for a special guided tour of the Colby College Museum of Art galleries. Take a spin around the museum with one of our trained docents to get a unique look at the permanent collection and insights into our temporary exhibitions. Meet at the Welcome Desk. This tour repeats every Saturday, June […]
Spend Saturday mornings at the museum this summer. Drop by the Art Cart to find looking activities that kids and their families can use to explore more in the galleries, as well as materials to touch, books to read, sketching materials, and resources to take home. Designed for ages 4+ This event repeats on Saturdays […]
Start your Museum experience at the Art Cart on Wednesday afternoons this summer. Visitors of all ages can drop in anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. to have a conversation about a Maine-inspired work of art with Museum staff and check out Art-to-Go activities that will encourage fun ways to slow down and appreciate our […]
Join Central Maine Pride for our opening reception at the Colby College Museum of Art in celebration of this year’s theme: “Remember Our Heritage, Do Something Now, Love Always.” We welcome you to an evening of art, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and community, hosted by our beloved Chuck Locke. This opening reception is part of a […]
The Senior Exhibition is held each spring in the Davis Curricular Gallery at the Colby College Museum of Art. Participants have studied four or more semesters in a given medium and have had their work selected for inclusion by a jury of Studio Art faculty. The opening reception is one of the highlights of the […]
After a brief exploration of the Museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.
A celebration of the arts on the evening before Colby Liberal Arts Symposium. The evening includes performances (music, dance, theater), open studios, readings, and refreshments. Presentations and performances run 6-8 p.m. in the Colby Museum of Art, Given Auditorium, and in classrooms in the Bixler Building. An overview of the schedule (along with links to […]
Join us for a language-based social event. This is a great opportunity to practice your language skills and converse with other art lovers. This event is brought to you in collaboration with the Spanish Department at Colby College.
As a family, find new and exciting ways to explore the museum through a looking activity in the galleries and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop. For children ages 4+ and their caregivers.
Faculty Fellow in History and East Asian Studies Viktor Shmagin will speak on the Japanese prints in the exhibition A Vision for Composition. Location: Upper Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.
In a joint initiative of the Colby College Museum of Art and the Lunder Institute for American Art, Spelman College and Colby students will come together for a dance performance in the Zanele Muholi: Sonymama Namayama, Hail the Dark Lioness exhibition space. The Colby students are part of the course “Critical Race Feminisms and Tap Dance” taught by Sonja […]
Conversación y comunidad es un evento social para reunir a gente de la comunidad Latinx y hispana del centro de Maine junto con estudiantes, profesores y empleados de Colby College. ¡Ven para conocer a gente nueva, y para aprender de la colección en el museo de arte! Conversación y comunidad is a social gathering to […]
With Colby Music Associate, Mezzo-Soprano Joelle Morris, and Bridget Convey on piano. This program will explore the dream-like and unexpected aesthetics of surrealist music featuring French composers Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud as well as selections by Kurt Weill with texts by Jean Cocteau and Guillaume Apollinaire. Location: Paul J. Schupf Wing, […]
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.
Chris Walker, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities, and Beth Finch, Lunder Curator of American Art, will speak on Flooded McDonald’s (2009), a surreal video by the artist collective Superflex. Location: Davis Gallery, Colby Museum of Art. Contact: Jordia Benjamin-Sands, jordia.benjamin@colby.edu Click for more about the Exhibition.
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.
Sarah Duff, visiting assistant professor of history, and Laura Seay, assistant professor of government, will be in conversation responding to Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness. Part of the Noontime Art Talks Series. Location: Lower Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.