There is a story that the artist Tim Rollins liked to tell about his grandmother, Alice Rollins. She worked at Colby, in Foss dining hall, from 1957 to 1975. One
Audubon and Ornithology in Early America
A Bird Watcher’s Perspective
Audubon’s contributions to ornithology derive from his love of birds, exquisitely expressed through his keen observations and arresting visual depictions. Although his work has been criticized by the ornithological and art communities as appearing exaggerated, a closer look reveals details that are accurate and could only have been produced by someone intimate with their subjects.
Julianne Gilland
Deputy Director
Julianne Gilland, our new deputy director, joined the Museum this fall. We recently sat down with Julianne to discuss her role at the Museum, her background, and her experiences living in Central Maine.
Art World Aspirations in the Big Apple
Mirken Trip to New York City
Over the course of the four-day trip, the students are set up with professionals working in all corners of the art world, from museums and galleries to studios and auction houses to communications and law firms and other organizations.
A Map of Hartley’s Maine
A map of the places where Marsden Hartley lived and worked in the Pine Tree State.
Aspirations Tours at the Museum
A First-Hand Look at the College Experience For Young Students
Colby volunteer Maine Aspirations program provides elementary, middle, and high school students with an early look at the college experience.
Tea Time For Docent Emeriti
Sharing Sweets and the Successes of Colby's Docents
Through the Colby Docent Program, what we all really hope is that students make a personal connection with a work of art, that we break down barriers for entering an art museum, and that they enjoyed the experience enough to return with friends or family.
Margaret Aiken
Linde Family Foundation Coordinator of School and Teacher Programs
This post is a part of our “Meet & Greet” Series, periodic posts meant to introduce our online audiences to staff members here at the Colby College Museum of Art! Margaret
A Suite Semester
My time with Picasso’s Vollard Suite
“In my seminar on the Vollard Suite, I learned how to look closely and how to help others look—for details, technique and style, visual connections to other works of art, and evidence of philosophical and symbolic influences.”
A Colby Homecoming
A Graduate's Visit
“Though nostalgia initially drew me back to Mayflower Hill, it was the new ideas and connections that made my day truly special; as always, the weathervane atop Miller Library is perpetually poised to point students in new directions. “