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Mawte: Bound Together

New exhibits bring diversity, fresh views to Colby College, Portland art spaces

A wide, framed landscape depicting a vibrant red-orange mountain under a dark, moody purple sky. The foreground is filled with textured, layered cutouts of green trees and tall grass, giving the piece a three-dimensional, diorama-like quality. The piece is set within a deep, teal-painted inner frame and a larger wooden outer frame and hung on a dark green wall.

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.

Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art Announces Lunder Institute @ 2026

Colby College Museum with Sol Lewitt wall drawing.

$10 Million Gift Supports the Colby College Museum of Art

An eye-level outdoor photograph captures a university campus in the peak of autumn. In the foreground, a manicured green lawn with mowed stripes is scattered with fallen orange leaves. A vibrant orange maple tree frames the left side of the shot, while a deep red maple stands on the right. In the center background, a modern rectangular building with a glass facade reflects the surrounding brick architecture. Inside the glass building, a large, multi-story wall mural featuring bold, wavy stripes of yellow, orange, and blue is visible. A concrete walkway with a small set of stairs leads toward the building under a soft, overcast sky.

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.

Carl Little: Laylah Ali’s Activations

A hand-drawn illustration with a light blue textured background depicts two identical panels of a figure flying horizontally like a superhero. The figure has a large, round black head with green eyes and bared white teeth, a thin blue body, and a long red cape. In the top panel, a speech bubble coming from the figure says, "You are the ONLY one with a clear-headed vision vision of the future". In the bottom panel, a speech bubble coming from the same figure says, "STOP."

2025 Acquisitions Announcement

Abstract painting featuring a pink-hued figure swimming, viewed from above, against a vibrant turquoise-blue background. The figure's arms are outstretched, and the body is outlined in black.

Museums could have caved under Trump’s cultural broadsides. Instead, they are rising to the moment.

Colby Museum singage.

Student-Scholars Shine at International Art Conference

Colby College Museum of Art Launches Five-Year Whistler Studies Initiative with Tate Britain Partnership

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Colby Celebrates Installation of Monumental Sculpture and Forthcoming Painting

A monumental, abstract outdoor sculpture by Albert Paley made of rusted corten steel. The large, reddish-brown artwork consists of towering, interlocking, and curling ribbons of metal, set on a tiered base on a grassy lawn. The sculpture is framed by trees with golden autumn foliage, with modern glass and brick academic buildings in the background.

The 2025 Faculty Biennial: The Conversations and Curiosity Unique to Art

11 art exhibits across Maine you shouldn’t miss this fall

Exterior of Colby Museum with Sol LeWitt wall drawing visible through glass.

Tuning in to Gertrude Abercrombie

Painting by Gertrude Abercrombie. Tree with ladder and noose in a surreal, dream-like setting.

Figures, Fantasies and Frontiers: The Art Books Shaping Summer 2025

A book cover with black and white stripes, titled "GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE," featuring a surreal painting and the phrase "THE WHOLE WORLD IS A MYSTERY."

Colby College Museum of Art hosts annual Community Day with activities for all ages

A Void of Voids

A barren tree with a ladder leaning against it, under a cloudy night sky with a faint moon.

Waterville residents handpick Langlais sculptures for new exhibit

A group of people look at a large wood sculpture installed on a wall

Bernard Langlais: New exhibit shows Maine artist who left his mark in a big way

A pair of sculptures created from stained and painted wood depicting giraffes.