This holiday season, Ticonic Gallery is transformed into a vibrant and festive marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts created by talented artists + makers. Featuring handcrafted items from dozens of Maine artisans, the Holiday Bazaar is the perfect place to find a special gift for anyone on your shopping list. Thank you to our…
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! We are hosting IN-PERSON Crafternoon events again, so come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4PM to make the craft with help from library staff! A limited number of kits will still be available for patrons to pick up, one per child…
Join HINGE Collaborative + Colby College Museum of Art for an Artist Workshop with Daniel Minter, where we will explore telling the stories of personally meaningful everyday objects through art. Taking inspiration from the exhibition Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms, Minter will discuss his unique visual language and approach to printmaking and…
The opening of the L.C. Bates Museum’s summer 2023 exhibition, In Balance/ Imbalance, will take place on Saturday, May 6, from 4–6pm. The exhibition features over 20 artists from Maine or with ties to the state and is the result of a collaborative effort between the L.C. Bates Museum staff and two Colby College students,…
Join us and the Illustration Institute; for the opening reception of The Great State of Illustration in Maine Friday, May 5, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm with remarks at 5:30pm. Snacks and refreshments provided. The reception is in conjunction with downtown Watervilles First Friday. This exhibition, curated by the Illustration Institute, will showcase the past,…
Join us for Opening Day Exhibition Tours of Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village with Siera Hyte, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, sharing insights about this reinstallation and the creative collaborators who made it possible. Tours will take place at 11am and 2pm. Participants will begin in the William D. Adams Gallery/Lobby. Please…
Visit the Colby Museum’s Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville to pick up a free seed packet, ready for planting in the spring and summer months. This offering is part of the annual Arts in Bloom Weekend. Explore your creativity with free programs scheduled throughout…
This weekend, join us for a performance of “untitled sad piece,” sponsored by the Colby College department of performance, theater and dance, in the Colby Museum’s Boulos Gallery of the Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz. Set to songs by the 1970’s duo The Carpenters, “untitled sad piece” examines the sensation…
Join us for a Curator’s Tour with Jennifer Gross, curator of Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms. She will share insights about the development of this exhibition and stories about her work with both Paula Wilson and Ashley Bryan, with plenty of time for questions. The gallery tour will be followed by…
Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to stop by our Art + Cart for an exploration of the painting Carnations of All Sorts by Henri Fantin-Latour. Our May activity uses this painting to explore how artists can use different materials to portray flowers and celebrate spring. Saturday Art Adventures: Art + Cart…