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Art Break: Dancer by Dara Friedman

… art as a way to make connections and create meaning for yourself. These looking experiences will be facilitated by museum staff, interns, docents, and special guests.

Installation view of All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation Collection featuring Dancer (2011) by Dara Friedman, 2022, Colby College Museum of Art. Photo by Luc Demers.


"untitled sad piece:" dance performance

This weekend, join us for a performance of “untitled sad piece,” sponsored by the Colby College Department of Performance, Theater and Dance, in the Colby Museum’s Boulos Gallery of the Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz.
Set to songs by the 1970’s duo The Carpenters, “untitled sad piece” examines …


"untitled sad piece:" dance performance

This weekend, join us for a performance of “untitled sad piece,” sponsored by the Colby College Department of Performance, Theater and Dance, in the Colby Museum’s Boulos Gallery of the Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz.
Set to songs by the 1970’s duo The Carpenters, “untitled sad piece” examines …


Art Break: Burning House, Night, Vertical by Lois Dodd

… connections and create meaning for themselves. These looking experiences will be facilitated by museum staff, interns, docents, and special guests.
Lois Dodd, Burning House, Night, Vertical, 2007. Oil on linen, 64 x 48 x 1 1/2 in. (162.6 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm). Gift of the Alex Katz Foundation; 2009.067.


Summer Luncheon Awards and Honorees

… David P. Becker
Spring 2011: Alan B. Mirken
Summer 2011: Norma B. Marin
Winter 2013 (February): William D. Adams
Summer 2013: Peter and Paula Lunder
Summer 2015: Alex Katz
Spring 2016: Paul J. Schupf
Summer 2019: Phong Bui
Summer 2022: Sharon Corwin
Summer 2022: William Tsiaras
Summer 2023: Shannon Haines
Summer 2024: Adam D. Weinberg …


Art Break: Sour Diesel on Black Lacquer Table by Travis Boyer

… and create meaning for yourself. These looking experiences will be facilitated by museum staff, interns, docents, and special guests.

Travis Boyer, Sour Diesel on Black Lacquer Table, 2014. Silk, velvet and dye on plywood panel, 40 x 28 1/2 in. (101.6 x 72.4 cm). Gift of the Alex Katz Foundation; 2015.045.


Painting with Sound (Session 4)

Through a temporary sound installation within the exhibition, All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation, Colby students are transforming the gallery experience with sonic narratives. The audio compositions create an immersive environment for a multisensory engagement with art. This program is presented as a part of Assistant Professor José Martinez’s music course …


Painting with Sound (Session 3)

Through a temporary sound installation within the exhibition, All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation, Colby students are transforming the gallery experience with sonic narratives. The audio compositions create an immersive environment for a multisensory engagement with art. This program is presented as a part of Assistant Professor José Martinez’s music course …


Painting with Sound (Session 2)

Through a temporary sound installation within the exhibition, All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation, Colby students are transforming the gallery experience with sonic narratives. The audio compositions create an immersive environment for a multisensory engagement with art. This program is presented as a part of Assistant Professor José Martinez’s music course …


Painting with Sound (Session 1)

Through a temporary sound installation within the exhibition, All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation, Colby students are transforming the gallery experience with sonic narratives. The audio compositions create an immersive environment for a multisensory engagement with art. This program is presented as a part of Assistant Professor José Martinez’s music course …


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
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