Learn about the process of turning trash into public art from students in the JanPlan class Trash to Art: Upcycled Sculptural Installation, taught by Kim Bernard. In this class, students work as a creative and collaborative team to transform plastic trash into an upcycled public sculpture to be installed temporarily on the Colby campus. The…
First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity of Waterville by inviting people downtown to engage in multidisciplinary arts experiences! On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, participate in various workshops, listen to live music, eat delicious local food, and come together as a community. This Friday stop…
Join us for this live event on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Waterville Public Library. Maine Voices Live Waterville features conversations between Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal writers and notable Mainers. Audience members can experience a memorable night with a Q&A at the end. Award-winning reporter Amy Calder will sit down with Morning Sentinel reporter…
A monthly, arts-based professional development opportunity open to all educators. Learn from artists across disciplines techniques and tools you can bring back to your classrooms to support learning in all subject matter areas, build classroom community, and find practices to support your own wellness. Provided in partnership between Colby College Arts Office and Waterville Public…
This First Friday Greene Block + Studios will be filled to the brim with multidisciplinary arts experiences, free and open to all! A Part of This Place: Community Engaged Performance What does it mean to be a part of a place, or to be in community? How can performance reflect this? And what do we…
Kim Upstill: A Report from The Mood Lit Field is part of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities‘s Food for Thought: Lecture Series. Kim Upstill is a writer, artist, and cook based in Chicago, Illinois. She holds a BA degree from Evergreen State College and an MA in Visual and Critical Studies from the…
A seminar presentation in a lecture recital format in which the audience will receive an introduction and demonstration of the essential elements of Baroque performance and interpretation.
A program from a Boston-based piano trio that explores three centuries of art music and popular music from America, China, and Germany.
Elm City Small Press Fest is back for its second year! During this free event, open to all, shop zines, independent publications, and art prints, or participate workshop programming. Stop by any time between 11 am – 5 pm on Saturday, November 19. Exhibitors include: Dragonfly Studio, Bunkhouse Studio, Maine Media Book Arts, Kimkim Dang,…
Join Where We Are Now: Maps and Doorways artist Maggie Libby at Pine Grove Cemetery for a walking discussion about the history of important women in Waterville, including Colby’s earliest female graduate, Mary Low (Carver) 1875, and members of Waterville’s earliest black families, the Samuel Osborne family. Daughter Marion Osborne (Matheson) 1900, is Colby’s first…
This Roundtable conversation will involve four Maine non-profits discussing Food Justice in Maine. Joining us will be The Evening Sandwich Program (Maililani Bailey); Stone Soup Cafe (Maureen Ausbrook); Healthy Northern Kennebec (Alison Laplante); and Presente! Maine (Crystal Cron). This panel will be moderated by Gail Carlson (Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College). The Food…
J.S. Bach: The Art Of Fugue, BWV 1080 Fr. Sean Duggan, OSB, piano Sunday, March 5, 12:00 p.m. Lorimer Chapel (Funded by the Freda M. Charles Music Fund) Bach’s last great keyboard masterpiece will be performed by pianist Fr. Sean Duggan, OSB. This gigantic work consists of 14 fugues and four canons, all based…
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