Act of Sight: The Tsiaras Family Photography Collection will showcase more than 150 works by 100 photographers, revealing the breadth and depth of the Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, a remarkable gift of more than 500 photographs amassed by Dr. William ’68 and Nancy Meyer Tsiaras ’68. Photos ranging from Modernist works to Depression-era Farm Security Administration…
Artists have long been preoccupied with the sky; through depictions of the atmosphere, they elicit new understandings of corporeality and transcendence. The Poetics of Atmosphere: Lorna Simpson’s Cloudscape and Other Works from the Collection presents Lorna Simpson’s video Cloudscape (2004) in dialogue with selected works from the Colby Museum’s permanent collection that reference weightlessness and presence through…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Kris Bergquist, Mirken Curator of Education and Engagement, will lead the program focusing on Buddhist Memorial Pillar, located in the Turner Gallery. Talking as a group about works of art can offer…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, student guide Stella Gonzalez will lead the program focusing on Leader by Betye Saar, located in the Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery. Talking as a group about works of art can offer…
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. Please pre-register for this program here. The 2021 Faculty Biennial,…
Join the Colby College Museum of Art for the first three Saturdays of December for a special guided tour of our galleries. One of the museum’s trained docents or staff will walk you through our galleries for a unique look at the permanent collection and insights into our special exhibitions Bob Thompson: This House Is…
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 Colby Museum is free and open to all, Tuesday–Sunday. Plan your visit today.Â
A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, Barbara Sullivan was inspired by her paternal grandparents’ migration to the United States in the late 19th century to find work as they sought new opportunities for themselves and their family. Barbara initiated the Shirt Stories series in 2018 at the Tyrone Guthrie…
Spend just 30 minutes with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum galleries. This week, we’ll focus on the work Peasant Mother and Child in the exhibition, Inside Out: The Prints of Mary Cassatt. Talking as a group about works of art can offer us new ways to see the world, pose difficult questions,…
Join Daniel Harkett, associate professor of art at Colby College, and exhibition co-curators Justin McCann and Shalini Le Gall for a virtual conversation about Inside Out: The Prints of Mary Cassatt. This conversation will delve into the themes of the exhibition, offering a better understanding of Mary Cassatt’s printmaking process and the role of women and…
Join the Colby College Museum of Art every Saturday throughout September for a special guided tour of our galleries. One of the museum’s trained docents or staff will walk you through our galleries for a unique look at the permanent collection and insights into our special exhibitions, Inside Out: The Prints of Mary Cassatt and…
Practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the Colby College Museum of Art galleries. Our virtual Artful Movements sessions begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by yoga and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. The program will premiere on the Colby Museum event page,…
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