A Conversation with Erica Wall

Bob Keyes, Colby News, September 22, 2022

There, she earned her reputation as a creative and dynamic arts educator and curator, working with a variety of community groups in her role as executive director of MCLA Arts and Culture at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She’s also operated her own commercial gallery and has worked as a museum educator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and others.

Wall is putting her experiences, creativity, and dynamism to good use at Colby, where she will advance the mission of the Lunder Institute as a creative incubator, scholarship convener, and community partner.

Established in 2017 with funding from Peter and Paula Lunder, the Lunder Institute for American Art acts as a research and creative arm of the Colby College Museum of Art. Based in downtown Waterville at the Greene Block + Studios, it provides fellowships for artists and scholars and connects them with faculty, students, and multiple communities, as well as the museum’s collection of art. Its presence is growing on campus and beyond as more Lunder Institute artists organize workshops, exhibitions, and engage in conversations that advance our understanding of American art, including how it is taught, made, studied, and interpreted.