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$10 Million Gift Supports the Colby College Museum of Art

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.

The Season for Slow Looking: Ten Museum Exhibitions To Catch Across New England This Summer

Surreal moonlit landscape with a woman, a blue chaise lounge, and a tree.

10-Minute Challenge: A Surrealist Scene by Gertrude Abercrombie

Oil on canvas painting by Gertrude Abercrombie. In a surreal setting, a woman in a coral dress holds a thread in a dim room with a cat, a table, and a funnel.

Artist Talks in Times of Fascism

Drawing by Layla Ali with black text "Everything is the Matter"

Six Art Books to Read This April

Cover of Gertrude Abercrombie, The Whole World is a Mystery. Cover image vertical black and white stripes, painting image, yellow text.