What future do you envision for Waterville? For the Kennebec River? Join the ARC-Hive Collective and Waterville Creates at the Farmer’s Market at Head of Falls to create your own flag for the future you imagine. Materials and instructions provided. Flags for Tomorrow is part of “A Glossary of These Waters,” a collaboratively created art…

Join us throughout the week at Greene Block + Studios for a reading group, collective conversation, and snacks. Each short reading focuses on a different facet of the Kennebec River and waterways more broadly. Topics include gender, labor, the effects of colonialism on the River, and ecology. Arrive at 6 PM for an hour of…

“A Glossary of These Waters” is a collaboratively created week of arts programs in Waterville, Maine. We’ll explore the Kennebec River and watershed, focusing on how we can engage and honor the River and her memories, properties, and futures. This week of art and reflective programs, workshops, and activities is created by the ARC-Hive Collective,…

  Fun Activities for the Entire Family Location: North Street Community Trail (by the community garden end)   11:00-2:00 Scavenger Hunt along the trail 11:00-1:00 Free Lunch provided by Living Water Community Church 11:15 Intro to Nature Journaling with Serena Sanborn, Education and Outreach Manager at Waterville Creates Explore outdoors with a pencil in hand!…

interior design view of children's discovery museum installations

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…

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

  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…

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Get to know the Lunder Institute of American Art Residential Fellows and Colby Faculty/Staff Artist in Residence during the monthly Lunder Institute Open Studios at Greene Block + Studios. Meet and tour the studios of artists Julia Arredondo, E. Saffronia Downing, Veronica Perez, Golaleh Yazdani, and Maggie Libby. This event is free and open to the…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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