In his new poem accompanied by personally-recorded narration, Boston-based poet Scott Ruescher unfolds a story of his connection with iconic Maine artist Marsden Hartley and tales of other local history.
“Alive & Kicking” Inspired Playlist
Drawing on themes of exuberance, vibrancy, and playfulness in the summer exhibition Alive & Kicking, Maria DiBari brings together a playlist capturing the essence of being unapologetically joyful and alive.
Spanish 126 Students Ask AI to Recreate Art
In a unique project this past academic year, students in Colby College course Spanish 126 used an AI art generator to recreate works of art on view at the museum.
Photo Essay: Spotlight on Student Photographer Daniel Zhang ’24
Spotlighting 20 images by long-time student photographer, Daniel Zhang ’24. Over three years, he has documented a staggering fifty-six events, making him the most prolific student photographer we’ve ever had.
Interview: Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien
This April, Olga Lisabet ’26 and Corrigan Rayhill ’24 interviewed artist duo Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien, two of our Spring 2024 Fellows at the Lunder Institute for American Art.
Interview: Brian Smith
This April, Lee Trombly ’26 and Molly Sullivan ’27 prepared an interview with resident artist Brian Smith, one of the Spring 2024 Fellows at the Lunder Institute for American Art.
Interview: Bill Morrison
In January, artist and filmmaker Bill Morrison joined The Lantern for a Zoom interview to reflect on the Colby Museum’s fall downtown exhibition, Bill Morrison: Cycles and Loops.
Playscape PLAYlist
Inspired by the works in the exhibition Playscape: Contemporary Art from the Colby Museum’s Collection, Museum staff Andrew Witte brings together examples of auditory kitsch from the past 100 years.
In the Galleries: Interpretations of Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s Boy with Cow
In summer 2023, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art’s Collection-in-Residence Program, Colby College Museum of Art student interns developed wall labels for Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s Boy with Cow.
Open Letter to Colby
In his last article as Lantern Writer-in-Residence, Dominic Bellido ’24 writes to the larger Colby community about a collection of Indigenous artifacts found on Allen Island, Colby’s new “island campus”.