In conjunction with National Garden Week (June 6-12, 2021), Waterville Creates announces the Sunflower Project, a collaborative community-wide initiative designed to engage everyone from novice gardeners to experienced horticulturists in creating moments of sunshine in the urban landscape, feeding local birds and wildlife, and providing pollinating stations for bees. The Sunflower Project will kick off…
Bossov Ballet Theatre (BBT) dancers are thrilled to present a new work, Heartbeat, to family, friends, and the local community on Saturday, May 29th.  Performances will take place on an outdoor stage on the Maine Central Institute (MCI) campus in Pittsfield, at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at…
In conjunction with National Garden Week (June 6-12, 2021), Waterville Creates announces the Sunflower Project, a collaborative community-wide initiative designed to engage everyone from novice gardeners to experienced horticulturists in creating moments of sunshine in the urban landscape, feeding local birds and wildlife, and providing pollinating stations for bees. The Sunflower Project will kick off…
Freedom & Captivity is a statewide, coalition-based public humanities project designed to consider a future without prisons and mass incarceration. The initiative runs from September through December 2021 and features over 50 participating organizations and institutions including Ticonic Gallery at 10 Water Street. Ticonic Gallery will host the art exhibition Art Inside that will feature…
Education Haiti, a Waterville-based non-profit, and members of the Colby College Community are working with the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts (HAAM) on a nine-day fundraising art auction that will feature 26 unique works of art by prominent Haitian artists living in New England. After payment to the artists, profits will help to support the…
For ages 13-18 On Camera Acting will provide an overview of skills specific to acting for film, tv, and commercials, as well as an opportunity to perform in a virtual setting. Body positioning, movement, use of voice, and eye contact will be covered as it relates to commercial and narrative projects. Participants will be coached…
SLICE: From the Bayeux Tapestry to the Comic Strip Have you ever thought about making your own comics but didn’t know where to start? Did you ever wonder how comics were made? SLICE: From the Bayeux Tapestry to the Comic Strip answers these questions and more by taking a close look at the Colby College…
This month’s kit is inspired by spring and the new Seed Library at the Waterville Public Library. The kit contains seed, soil, a little pot, paint, and a paintbrush. The kit includes instructions on how to transplant your seedling into the ground. Waterville Creates in collaboration with community partners, including the Colby College Museum of…
Youth Art Month (YAM) is a national celebration of arts education that highlights the importance of teaching visual arts in schools. This year’s theme is “Art Connects Us”. In this month’s art kit, we will create a group quilt inspired by artist Faith Ringgold, who used words to create patterns that she called “story quilts”.…
In honor of Black History Month, this month’s art kits are inspired by the award winning book by Ashley Bryan, Beautiful Blackbird. In addition to the art supplies in the kit, each kit will include a copy of Bryan’s book! The kits will be distributed at the Alfond Youth + Community Center from 4:00 p.m.…
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