Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Kate McCowan, Downtown Gallery Assistant, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Remodeled, by Paula Wilson, located in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at Paul J. Schupf Art Center, downtown Waterville. Art Break…

Each Thursday, join us to spend thirty minutes with one work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Tessa Greene O’Brien, a Maine-based artist, curator, and Lunder Institute of American Art residential fellow, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Burning House, Night, Vertical by Lois Dodd, located in the Bernard and Barbro…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Karen Shi ’25, a Colby Museum student assistant, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Winter Evening, by George Inness, located in the Osher Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in the practice of…

Each Thursday, join us to spend thirty minutes with one work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Joshua Veilleux, Downtown Gallery Assistant, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Jojo, by Ashley Bryan, located in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at Paul J. Schupf Art Center, downtown Waterville. Art…

Join us for a hybrid program, “Art&: On grace, learned from Karen: Naeem Mohaiemen in conversation with Daisy Desrosiers, Beth Finch, and Maple Razsa.” The program delves into the research process of Naeem Mohaiemen, a 2020–21 senior fellow of the Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art and the inaugural recipient of the Alfonso Ossorio…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Megan Adams, Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Shea Doing Crochet Braids in her Cousin Andrea’s Hair for Andrea’s Cousin’s Wedding, Flint, Michigan, from the series Flint…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Katherine Zhang ’24, Colby Museum Student Board member, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Colored Vases by Ai Weiwei, located in the Turner Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in the practice…

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 arts, and come together as…

What’s happening for March First Friday? Join us in celebration of our Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition on March 3 from 4 – 7pm. This year marks our 9th annual YAM exhibition, and we’re thrilled to be able to expand this program by partnering with Colby’s Greene Block + Studios. Student work will be displayed…

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.   Artmaking at…

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to stop by our Art + Cart for a an exploration of the painting What’s it Worth by John Haberle. February’s activity uses the artwork to demonstrate how things we all use—such as postage stamps, coins, and paper money—help tell stories about our communities. All materials…

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Robert Nicholson, a docent at the Colby College Museum of Art, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Palisades by Martha Diamond, located in the Museum Lobby. Art Break programs are grounded in the…