Each Thursday at 12:30pm! Join us to spend thirty minutes with one work of art on view in the Colby College Museum of Art’s galleries. Art Break is grounded in the practice of slow looking, an educational approach that asks people to give patient, immersive attention to a work of art as a way to…
The Waterville Seed Library launches on March 16! In celebration, children and their families are invited to come paint a plant container and plant some basil seed! Adults, please plan on staying with your children. Questions? Call 207-872-5433 or email [email protected].
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! 3/5: Sam I Am Puppet 3/12: Lucky Rainbow Twirler 3/19: Sugar Shack Craft 3/26: Spring Scratch Art FB: https://www.facebook.com/watervillelibrary/ Take pictures of the results and share…
Homeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! 3/7: Dr. Seuss Read-a-Thon 3/14: LEGOs with Friends 3/21: Spring Lamb Craft 3/28: Interview a Librarian *The Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings! Questions? Call 207-872-5433 or email [email protected].
Pick up Grab & Go kits for adults and teens at Waterville Public Library anytime after 2Ppm every other Friday, for so long as supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. February’s projects are Sock Hamsters on March 8, Felt Pocket Monsters on March 22, and…
Come together for a community conversation and short performance. Enjoy light refreshments as we consider questions of art, collaboration, and identity. What role do the arts play in making the Waterville area a great place to work, live, and play? With increased investment and collaboration, the art and cultural sector in the Waterville area is…
Come celebrate with us! This culminating event for the Together project opens with a reception including music from Elm City Music and family activities from the Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine, followed by a 1:30pm program featuring collaborative dancemaker Matthew Cumbie and Together partners from Educare Central Maine, Greene Block + Studios, High Hopes…
Join us for an afternoon of sharing, reflection, and inspiration using the art, stories, and partners behind the Together project as a point of departure for two programs. A half-hour reception including music from Elm City Music and family activities from the Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine is followed by a 1:30pm program on…
An open call exhibition representing a multitude of artworks sharing two common qualities: the art has been made in the Waterville area, and it broadly speaks to themes of living, working, and playing together in the region. Drawing on submissions from area public schools, colleges, arts groups, and individual artists, the exhibition will be placed…
Together: Anecdotes and Inspirations features dozens of works created in painting and drawing workshops led by Peter Bruun over the preceding several months. The exhibition includes art by participants from workshops hosted by Educare Central Maine, Greene Block & Studios, High Hopes Clubhouse, South End Teen Center, Thomas College, Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, Waterville Comprehensive…
Together: Hearing, Holding, Healing is an installation combining 27 paintings by Peter Bruun with an audio-collage created from voices of students attending the Waterville Alternative High School. Bruun’s assemblage of paintings serves as a metaphor for people relying on one another even in brokenness, with the accompanying audio-collage offering an arc of a story on…
Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition At Play: Works by Tom Jessen in collaboration with the Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities annual theme of PLAY. Adopting an open-armed approach to art-making, Tom Jessen’s work invites viewers to become active participants and entertain the idea of unknown outcomes. By combining themes…
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