First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity of Waterville by inviting people downtown to engage in multidisciplinary arts experiences! On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, participate in various workshops, listen to live music, eat delicious local food, and come together as a community. This Friday stop…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Elizabeth Finch, Head Curator at the Colby College Museum of Art, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Measures by Patricia Treib located in the Sally and Michael Gordon Gallery. Throughout January we will serve…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Kris Bergquist, Mirken Curator of Education and Engagement, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Fall Evening, Greenland, by Rockwell Kent, located in the Sam L. Cohen Gallery. Throughout January we will serve hot cocoa…

evening event at Greene Block and Studios view from outside with colorful lights inside

This First Friday Greene Block + Studios will be filled to the brim with multidisciplinary arts experiences, free and open to all! A Part of This Place: Community Engaged Performance What does it mean to be a part of a place, or to be in community? How can performance reflect this? And what do we…

Embrace the holiday spirit at the 5th annual Joy to the Ville community celebration at the new Paul J. Schupf Art Center! All activities will take place at 93 Main Street, Waterville, unless otherwise noted. Join Waterville Creates, the Colby College Museum of Art, the Waterville Public Library, the Children’s Discovery Museum, and Bixby Chocolate…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Kris Bergquist, Mirken Curator of Education and Engagement, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Vale of Kashmir by Robert S. Duncanson, located in Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Gallery. Art Break is a program that…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Sally Kashala ’23, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on The Spinners by Thomas Hart Benton, located in the Booth Ferris Foundation Gallery. Art Break is a program that is based on the practice of…

Practice your language skills and converse with other art lovers. This program is designed to connect and build relationships among language learners and native speakers using art as a catalyst for conversation. Come join us for a scavenger hunt to explore the galleries and practice your target language! Speakers of Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, German, Russian,…

This program will feature traditional shakuhachi pieces performed by a shakuhachi grand master Hanzaburo Araki, and contemporary works for modern flute inspired by the rich tradition of the shakuhachi. The performance will highlight the deep and ancient traditions of the Japanese shakuhachi, a bamboo end-blown flute, and how these traditions have influenced contemporary compositions for the…