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”.
“Visible upon the Invisible”: A Postcard and George Inness
“Beauty depends upon the unseen – the visible upon the invisible.” – George Inness [1] I joined Postcrossing, a postcard exchange site that allows you to send and receive postcards
Colby Museum Student Photographer Creates Photo Essay Inspired by Recent Studio Visits with LIAA Residential Fellows
Museum student photographer Amanda Mao ’26 reflects on her experience photographing the current cohort of Lunder Institute for American Art Residential Fellows Heather Flor Cron, Tessa Greene O’Brien, and Dylan
Lunder Institute Senior Fellow Oscar Santillán Inspires Colby Student’s Audiovisual Essay Exploring Non-human Intelligence
Colby student Hang Phan ’26 shares final project from Jan Plan course Antimundo, taught by Lunder Institute Senior Fellow Oscar Santillán This course is about the future; the future here
Dancing in Mirrors: Alex Katz, Race, and the Guggenheim Trip
After attending a symposium on Alex Katz at the Guggenheim Museum, Dominic Bellido ’24 critically reflects on how race and representation in the collections shape student engagement with the Colby
How to Paint with Sound
In this article, Lantern Writer-in-Residence Dominic Bellido reviews the Painting with Sound installation that took place in All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation last December, with an introduction from
Questions and Answers: Interview with Colby Museum Curatorial Intern Mary Bevilacqua
During the Fall 2022 semester while working for the Colby Museum as a Curatorial Intern, Bevilacqua was tasked with curating a small selection of works on paper for the chest
Best of 2022: Colby Museum Staff’s Favorite Exhibitions & Art Books of the Year
At the end of 2022 the Colby Museum staff were asked to reflect on their favorite exhibitions they saw and the best art books that they read this past year.
Flow Wide
Inspired by portraits and a video installation in the Museum’s current exhibition, Time and Tide Flow Wide: The Collection in Context, 1959—1973, Dominic Bellido ’24 writes a series of haikus,
Community Voices: Original Soundscapes for “Light on Main Street”
Waterville Alternative High School students created soundscapes and a playlist inspired by the videos on view in the Colby College Museum of Art’s exhibition, Light on Main Street. To listen