… go next. The film was shot in black and white by director Noah Baumbach, stylistically described as French New Wave revivalism by many critics. This film series is inspired by the exhibition, Alex Katz: Theater and Dance, on view now at the Colby College Museum of Art.
This screening is free and open to all.
… a group of young dancers learn this work, new understandings of the power of art in a time of plague emerge from the experience. This film series is inspired by the exhibition, Alex Katz: Theater and Dance, on view now at the Colby College Museum of Art.
This screening is free and open to all.
For generations, the landscape and light in Maine have inspired local artists and travelers from afar. Winslow Homer, Dahlov Ipcar, Andrew Wyeth, David Driskell, Lois Dodd, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Rockwell Kent, Alex Katz, Reggie Burrows Hodges, John Marin, Sarah Cain, and many others captured and were inspired by Maine. Participants will learn about these artists and …
Join an in-person tour of our special exhibitions, offered at 2 p.m. on Saturdays throughout the summer. These guided experiences will be led by staff, student interns, and our museum docents, offering highlights for each of the exhibitions, Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death, Sarah Cain: hand in hand, and Alex Katz: Theater and …
Join an in-person tour of our special exhibitions, offered at 2 p.m. on Saturdays throughout the summer. These guided experiences will be led by staff, student interns, and our museum docents, offering highlights for each of the exhibitions, Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death, Sarah Cain: hand in hand, and Alex Katz: Theater and …
… the past year.
For generations, artists have felt a gravitational pull toward Maine. The light, the dramatic seascapes, and beautiful landscapes have been captured by artists like Alex Katz, Winslow Homer, Yvonne Jaquette, David Driskell, and so many more. Allen Island served as inspiration for numerous works by Andrew Wyeth, whose wife, Betsy Wyeth, purchased …
… Works of Alex Katz
Join Kathleen Haberstock and Brenda Colfer for a calming yoga practice and sound bath that will restore and revitalize. Release tension from problem areas with gentle movement, practice yogic breathing techniques and meditation, and lie in restorative yoga poses while the healing sound bath washes over us. The goal is …
… by the cutouts of Alex Katz and other portraits they viewed in the galleries.
Grades 4–5: The Maine Experience
Tour Experience: Students will examine Maine landscapes in order to understand what natural, human, and capital resources are found there and how these resources determine the industries in our state.
Studio Workshop: Students will …
… February: Let’s Keep Going
Reggie Burrows Hodges, Hurdling: Green, 2020. Acrylic and pastel on linen. 66 x 56 in. (168 x 142 cm). Gift of the Alex Katz Foundation. Accession Number: 2021.008
Connecting with yourself
What values do you consider most important in life (e.g. justice, honesty, loyalty, etc.)? How do your …
David Driskell, Blue Pines, 1959. Oil on canvas, 36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm). Gift from the Alex Katz Foundation and Museum purchase from the Jere Abbott Acquisitions Fund. Accession Number: 2017.388.
David Driskell (1931–2020) attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in the summer of 1953 and remained …
