2019 Miles and Katharine Culbertson Prentice Lecture: Carrie Mae Weems
On Thursday, October 23, 2019, the Colby College Museum of Art and the Lunder Institute for American Art were pleased to welcome Carrie Mae Weems to deliver the Miles and
Contemporary Communication, Contemporary Art: The Power of the Instagram Influencer
Instagram has become the social media platform of choice for many individuals and art institutions. Readily accessible and easy to learn how to navigate, it allows visual imagery to speak
Artistas americanos contra el cambio climático
Clara Ortiz is an Argentinian artist who works with natural fibers. Her practice, which includes making her own dyes, references the life and memory of her people. She visited the Colby
Nature and Culture in River Works: Whistler and the Industrial Thames
In these short essays, Tilly Peck ’22 and Mae Sefransky ’20 reflect on the nature vs. culture debate vis-a-vis River Works: Whistler and the Industrial Thames. Both pieces are adapted from
Capturing the Leviathan: Alex Katz’s Moby Dick
In 1948, when Alex Katz rendered in pen and ink the characters and scenes of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, Herman Melville was widely considered one of the most important writers