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Lunder Institute Fellow artist E. Saffronia Downing working with clay

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Lunder Institute fellow welcoming three visitors into their studio
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Artist Lynn Daphne Rudolph performing at The Broad
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Summer Think Tank

Performance artist on her knees in a gallery in front of an audience casts her gaze upward and spreads her arms out behind her
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Audio Archive

Summer Think Tank participants convening, seated in a circle
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Past Projects, Programs, Partnerships

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Throughout its history, the Lunder Institute has organized a variety of special projects, events, and initiatives in partnership with other institutions and key collaborators.

Recent Lunder Institute News

Lunder Institute Launches Audio Archive

A group of about ten people are seated in a large circle on a curved, emerald green velvet sectional sofa. They are gathered in a bright, minimalist room with light wood floors and high white walls. A large glass garage-style door on the right lets in natural light, and a projector is mounted on the ceiling. The atmosphere appears casual and collaborative; some individuals are talking and gesturing, while others listen or look at laptops. The group is dressed in relaxed, everyday clothing. A brown paper gift bag sits on the floor in the foreground.
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Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art Announces Lunder Institute @ 2026 

Colby College Museum with Sol Lewitt wall drawing.
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Meet Our 2026 Fellows

A grid of six portrait photographs of the 2026 Lunder Fellows, arranged in two rows of three. Each photo is framed in a thick black border with the artist's name listed below it, preceded by a small black play icon. Top row: Laylah Ali, a person with short hair looking directly at the camera; Maria de Los Angeles, a woman with long dark hair standing in front of a colorful, abstract painting; Demian DinéYazhi', a person with long dark hair wearing a brown hoodie and leaning their head on their hand. Bottom row: Merik Goma, a man with long dreadlocks and a wide-brimmed hat looking off-camera; Alex Jackson, a man with an afro and beard looking forward; Joshua A.M. Ross, a man with dreadlocks smiling in front of a brick wall.
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Transforming the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Journal

A woman with gray hair and glasses, wearing a long-sleeved black dress and reddish-brown boots, stands with one hand on her hip in a hallway with a red accent wall.
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