Paul J Schupf Art Center: 5-7pm Opening Reception for Potluck– food, drinks, and celebration! Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present Potluck, an evolving exhibition centered on the work of Jenny Ibsen, a relief printmaker, ceramicist, storyteller, and restaurant worker based in Portland. The metaphor of the potluck touches upon issues of care, sustenance and sustainability, and labor, all…

At the Paul J Schupf Art Center: It is opening night for the Maine International Film Festival! For more info on opening night of MIFF: https://miff.org/ 5pm Join the Colby College Museum of Art for a walkthrough with the artist Paula Wilson, whose work is on view in Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World into…

This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create an art project inspired by the artist Sol LeWitt, on view at the Colby College Museum of Art’s campus location. One of the ways Sol LeWitt works is to create a set of instructions, and then collaborate with others to complete what he calls…

The collage illustrations by Alma Fullerton in the book Community Soup, use natural objects like sticks, leaves, and grasses. Each collage she creates has textures that can look sometimes bumpy, or smooth, or rough, or soft. Come create collages with texture, using natural objects and much more! Book: Community Soup by Alma Fullerton Please note…

Did you know you can make stamps out of vegetables? Inspired by the book Our Little Kitchen, we will use vegetables from the farmer’s market to carve designs and patterns for stamps! Each participant will create a vegetable print flag to bring home. Book: Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki Please note the new location…

Who are the community helpers? We sometimes forget all the workers who keep the city clean, who mow the grasses, empty the trash, or plow the snow. Come help us create a woven art work of thanks for our community helpers! Each participant will help with a collaborative work and create a mini weaving to…

What do you love about your friends? Inspired by the story of friendship in the book I Am You, we will create friendship collages to give to our friends and loved ones. Book: I Am You A Book About Ubuntu by Refiloe Moahloli Please note the new location as Art in the Park and the…

Celebrate Pride on First Friday! What are First Fridays? First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the…

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…

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…

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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…

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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…

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