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First Friday, Downtown Waterville: Wearables and Handmade Books for PRIDE

Join the Colby College Museum of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, for art-making activities in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month. Design a message of support and love on a pin made from recycled matboard scraps or create your own handmade book filled with brightly colored paper. This project …

Art in the Park: Wearable Art inspired by Paula Wilson

This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create a wearable art project inspired by the artwork of Paula Wilson, currently on view in the exhibition Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J Schupf Art Center, downtown Waterville …

Art in the Park: Ideas as Art—Celebrating Sol LeWitt

This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create an art project inspired by the artist Sol LeWitt, whose work—including Wall Drawing #559 and Wall Drawing #250—is on view at the Colby College Museum of Art’s campus location.
One of the ways LeWitt worked was to create a set of …

Art in the Park: Streetscapes in Motion, inspired by James McNeill Whistler

This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create an art project inspired by the artwork of James McNeill Whistler, whose work is currently on view in the exhibition Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change at the Colby College Museum of Art’s campus location through October 22, 2023.
Create a mobile or wall hanging …

Art in the Park: Scratchboard Art

This simple form of etching is fun for any age and all abilities. Artist and illustrator Lucky Platt will bring her creative take on making a scratchboard work of art.
The book Imagine A Wolf by Lucky Platt will be read aloud by the Waterville Public Library; this book is a part of the Great …

Opening Day Exhibition Tours: Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village

Join us for Opening Day Exhibition Tours of Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village with Siera Hyte, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, sharing insights about this reinstallation and the creative collaborators who made it possible.
Tours will take place at 11 am and 2 pm. Participants will begin in the William D. Adams …

Banner Image: Sanford Robinson Gifford, A Twilight in the Adirondacks, 1864, Oil on canvas, 10 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in., The Lunder Collection, 2013.130
Works in the museum's collection are presented with basic information consisting of artist, date and media. When available, an image of the artwork is displayed. Images are presented as a fair use educational resource and commercial use is strictly prohibited. To request an image, please contact [email protected].