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Join the Colby College Museum of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center to celebrate the opening of Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms. The evening includes remarks, art-making, music performances, refreshments, and a children’s picture book giveaway. This program is part of the monthly First Friday offerings …

Join us for a free screening of I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan (2016, 1h 13m). This documentary tells the story of Ashley Bryan, who used art his entire life to celebrate joy, mediate the darkness of war and racism, explore the mysteries of faith, and create a loving community. Ashley Bryan became a yearround …

Join us for a free screening Summer of Soul (2021,1h 58m), a documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
This documentary is part of the Campus + Community Film Series, inspired by the exhibition, Ashley Bryan / Paula Wilson: Take the World …

Join us for an exclusive livestream screening of the program, That Various Field: Alex Katz’s Creative Communities and the Field of Interdisciplinary Collaboration, which delves into Alex Katz’s engagement in theater, dance, and poetry, currently on view in two exhibitions—Alex Katz: Theater and Dance, at the Colby College Museum of Art, and …

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 …

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 …

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Jacqueline Terrassa, Carolyn Muzzy Director at the Colby College Museum of Art, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Muhammad (Chicago) by Dawoud Bey, located in the Upper Jetté Gallery.
Art Break programs …

Join the Colby Museum and Waterville Creates every Thursday afternoon for a series of dynamic after school art explorations.
This week, weave your own handwritten or illustrated story. This project was created by Lunder Institute summer 2022 residential fellow Bryana Bibbs, inspired by the Faith Ringgold piece Coming to Jones Road #4: Under a Blood …

Join us for an in-person program that 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 Creative Production Grant, which the Lunder Institute awards annually.
Mohaiemen will discuss his collaboration with Maine …

Join the Colby College Museum of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, for an art-making activity, games, and music, as part of the monthly First Friday offerings across downtown Waterville.
From 4–6 pm, gather with Tessa Greene O’Brien, the Lunder Institute resident fellow who created the Fields …