Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death, is the first public presentation of recently rediscovered drawings in which artist Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) imagines his own funeral. The artworks, made in the early 1990s, portray Wyeth’s friends, neighbors, and wife, Betsy, surrounding a coffin at the base of Kuerner’s Hill in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, a site the artist…
Join artist Veronica Perez in creating beautiful interactive artworks for the new Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville. The Children’s Discovery Museum is excited to be teaming up with artist and Lunder Fellow Veronica Perez to create beautiful interactive pieces of art to be part of the museum’s brand new exhibit hall. The Children’s Museum has…
Kick off Pride Month in Waterville! Featured performers, an open mic, and an all-ages dance party! Starting at 5 pm, join featured readers Arisa White and Stacey Tran for poetry and performance. Following the readings, Tyler French will host an open mic centering LGBTQ+ artists and poets until 6:30 pm. Bring a poem, song, or…
Seniors studying studio art have spent all year working on capstone projects in disciplines that include printmaking, photography, painting, and sculpture. The 2022 Senior Exhibition serves as the culmination of their studies. An exhibition catalogue containing images, artists’s statements, and analyses of works in the show written by students in AR356 is also available.
Join us for the 2022 Senior Exhibition Opening Reception. Spend time in the Davis Gallery, viewing the capstone projects of 12 senior studio art majors. Pick up an exhibition catalogue containing images, artist statements, and analyses of works in the show, written by students in AR356. Enjoy refreshments, and remarks from faculty and staff. The 2022…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Glenda Winn, museum docent, will lead the program, focusing on Pas De Deux by Alex Katz, located in the Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz. Talking as a group about works…
Beets and Letters is a performance centered around food, grief, and community. During the performance, the artist will offer freshly steamed beets, homemade halva, fresh hot tea, and letters from a wheeled cart for guests’ consumption. Letters written by Iranian authors for lost loved ones will be performed for any individual who orders food. Golaleh…
Join us for a year-end celebration of our Let Art Inspire programs—Artful Movements and Artful Meditation and Expression. Both programs are part of the museum’s wellness initiative, which includes a variety of programs that connect mind, body, and art in innovative ways. We will host an in-person event featuring yoga, sound bathing, and opportunities for creative expression, including journaling,…
K–12 educators, join Colby College Museum of Art staff and guest instructors for a monthly virtual meeting to have fun, spark ideas for your classroom, and create a community of practice and support. Each month, we’ll share a new set of looking activities, games, or other innovative approaches to encountering art. This month we will…
Celebration of the Arts combines music performances from Professor José MartÃnez’s class, Live Performance with Electronics, and Latin dance performances from Professor Sandra Bernal’s class, Baila and invited guests’ performances to provide a wholesome artistic experience to the Waterville community and surrounding areas. For more information, email: [email protected] and [email protected].
Paper that blooms! Inspired by Ticonic Gallery’s Exhibition, The Farm Tools Project, learn the process of making eco-friendly paper, made with plants, and wildflower seeds. Planting instructions will be included. Special thanks to Fedco Seeds, Clinton, Maine. Book: “Sonya’s Chickens” by Phoebe Wahl Art in the Park is back! Once again, Waterville Creates has joined forces with…
Through the spring semester, conceptual artist Natasha Marin worked with a cohort of artists, Terri Nwanma, Jess Xing, Maimouna Cherif, Kay Wesley, Anosacha Peete-Meyers, and Samah Mohamedzein, to collaboratively create an exhibition engaging the questions that shape her project, Black Imagination: What is your origin story? How do you heal yourself? Describe/imagine a world where…
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