Education Colby Faculty Education: Colby Faculty
Colby faculty members are encouraged to use the Museum and its collection in their teaching. Senior thesis projects, term papers, student-organized exhibitions, presentations, and studio art projects may all be based upon works in the Museum?s exstensive collection.
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Colby faculty also take advantage of the Museum’s spaces for a variety of uses, including finding a quiet place to reflect.

For Colby Faculty

Classes may meet in the Museum galleries or in the archive study room to examine and discuss works of art. The Mirken Curator of Education is available to offer advice about using the Museum in your teaching.

The Museum’s Teaching Gallery comprises more than 1,000 square feet of exhibition space that can be used by Colby faculty and students wishing to curate exhibitions related to their coursework. The Teaching Gallery is available as the museum’s exhibition schedule allows.

IMAGO Image Search

Fairfield Porter, American (1907-1975)
Stephen and Kathy, 1963
Oil on canvas, 60 x 48”
Museum purchase from the Jere Abbott Acquisitions Fund

IMAGO Image Search (LUNA)

Explore the Colby College Museum of Art’s collection by searching Colby’s IMAGO database. Enter the Database

Teaching Gallery

A student leads a discussion in the Teaching Gallery.

Using the Teaching Gallery

Apply Online for an Exhibition

The Museum’s Teaching Gallery comprises more than 1,000 feet of exhibition space that can be used by Colby faculty and students wishing to curate exhibitions related to their coursework. The Teaching Gallery is available as the museum’s exhibition schedule allows. The Museum reserves the right to cancel Teaching Gallery exhibitions when all deadlines are not met.

Use the Online Form to apply for an exhibition in the Teaching Gallery.

Reserve a Space

Students meet in the Museum’s Upper Jetté Galleries.

Reserving a Space in the Museum for a Class or Meeting

Reserve a Space

Individual galleries within the Museum can be reserved for a class or meeting related to the artworks displayed there. Additionally, the museum's Archive Study Room can be reserved by professors wishing to show their students artwork from the Museum collection that is not currently on display. The Archive Study Room will accommodate up to 25 students.

Use the Online Form to reserve a space in the Museum.

Skowhegan Lecture Archive

Elizabeth Murray and participants at Skowhegan, 1995

Skowhegan Lecture Archive

The Skowhegan Lecture archive is a compilation of more than 500 recorded lectures from resident and visiting faculty members at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. The audio archive is a unique resource: unlike many artists’ talks, the lectures were originally intended for art students and fellow artists. Speakers often address broader issues that affect artists and offer both philosophical and practical advice. Enter the Archive