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Welcome Fall 2022: Colby Jazz Collective + Fall Exhibitions

Join the Colby College Museum of Art and the Music Department for a fall celebration of music and art. We’ll kick off our Music in the Museum series with an outdoor performance by the Colby Jazz Collective, featuring Colby music department faculty playing a collection of well-known tunes from the standard Jazz repertoire …

2022 Senior Exhibition Opening Reception

Join us for the 2022 Senior Exhibition Opening Reception. Spend time in the Davis Gallery, viewing the capstone projects of 12 senior studio art majors. Pick up an exhibition catalogue containing images, artist statements, and analyses of works in the show, written by students in AR356. Enjoy refreshments, and remarks from faculty and staff.
The …

2022 Summer Luncheon

SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, July 9, 2022
SUMMER LUNCHEON
Colby College Museum of Art
Waterville, Maine
Participate in the return of this storied event!
Join alumni, parents, artists, and friends from across the country on Mayflower Hill as we come together to celebrate the mission and impact of the Colby College Museum of Art and …

Penobscot Artist Sarah Sockbeson Named a 2021–22 Lunder Institute Senior Fellow

WATERVILLE, MAINE, December 9, 2021—The Lunder Institute for American Art is pleased to announce that Maine-based artist Sarah Sockbeson will serve as a Lunder Institute senior fellow and will be the recipient of the 2021–22 Alfonso Ossorio Creative Production Grant.
Established in 2019 supported by the Ossorio Foundation, the Alfonso Ossorio Creative …

Art&: 2021 Faculty Biennial

… Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Garry Mitchell—about their artistic practices. A Q&A will follow the conversation. Please pre-register for this program here.
The 2021 Faculty Biennial, will be on view through December 12, 2021.

The Art& series brings together visiting artists, scholars, museum staff, and community experts for conversations about exhibitions …

Art&: 2021 Faculty Biennial

At this virtual program, Chief Curator Beth Finch will host a conversation with the five artists featured in the 2021 Faculty Biennial—art department faculty members Bradley Borthwick, Bevin Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Garry Mitchell—about their artistic practices. A Q&A will follow the conversation. Register for this program here.
The 2021 …

2021 Faculty Biennial Opening Reception

Please join us for an in-person opening reception for the 2021 Faculty Biennial exhibition, from 5:30–7 p.m. at the Colby Museum.
The 2021 Faculty Biennial features works in a diverse range of media explored by art department faculty members Bradley Borthwick, Bevin Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Garry Mitchell. The …

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].