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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 …


Art in the Park: Rainbow Art

Create rainbow art at Art in the Park! Using acrylic paint, we will create rainbows of color using squeegees, cardboard, and paper. This messy fun art is inspired by Pride celebrations around Maine and beyond.
This week’s book is Something Good by Marcy Campbell.
The Colby College Museum of Art has joined forces with …


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 …


Frame by Frame: Showing Up

Join us for a free screening of Showing Up (2023, 1h 48m). This new release depicts the comedy and chaos of artists balancing their creative lives, preparing for an exhibition, and the daily dramas of their social ties. The A24 film stars Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, and André 3000
The screening will be followed by …


Art Break: Sanctuary by Marguerite Zorach

Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Maggie Libby, Curator of Digital Discovery and Engagement at Special Collections & Archives, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Sanctuary by Marguerite Zorach, located in the Upper Jette Gallery.
Art Break programs are …



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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