Dana Tegissova reflects on her connection to the natural world through Grafton Tyler Brown’s Yellowstone Falls, a botany research project in Muir Woods National Park, and her hometown Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Crossing Boundaries: Caravan en Route, Alfred Jacob Miller Under the Eye of a Kazakh Nomad
Magzhan Tegissov ’26 takes us on a journey through Alfred Jacob Miller’s Caravan en Route (William Drummond Stewart’s Caravan) and how it connects to his Kazakh and Middle Eastern identities.

Film Response: Faith Ringgold and Paint Me a Road Out of Here
Exploring Faith Ringgold’s work through the topic of decarceration, summer interns Sofía Escobar Amaya and Emma Greene react to the MIFF 2024 documentary Paint Me a Road Out of Here.

Finding Time for Martha Diamond
Maggie Libby takes a deep-dive into exhibition Martha Diamond: Deep Time, exploring the act of viewing, personal resonances between their practices, and how we make time to stop and look.

Scott Ruescher, “On the Lane”
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.