Public Programs/ Events Overview Public Programs/ Events
Each year, the Colby College Museum of Art offers an array of public programs including lectures, performances, classes, and workshops. All of these events are free and open to the public. The Museum's regular public programs include:
Guided Tours of the Museum

A volunteer docent leads a public gallery tour.

Guided Tours of the Museum

Learn how to become a Volunteer Docent.


Hands-on Workshops for children and families

From Making Faces, a mask-making workshop held with Freshwater Arts in October 2007.

Hands-on Workshops for Children and Families

The Museum offers four free community days a year, in which both children and adults can participate in tours of the Museum, discussions around the collection, and have opportunities to make their own works of art. As well as the community days, the Museum offers multiple workshops a year in conjunction with Common Street Arts in Waterville and Waterville Main Street. Each workshop begins with a focused tour of works in the museum collection and concludes with a hands-on art activity.



Noontime Art Talks

Guest curator David Becker speaks in the Whistler gallery.

Noontime Art Talks

On most Thursdays, museum staff members, Colby faculty members, and guest speakers will discuss current exhibitions or works in the museum collection in Noontime Art Talks. Complimentary coffee and snacks for the first 40 visitors, made possible by the John Payson Education Endowment Fund, begins at noon; talks begin at 12:30 p.m.

Check the Events Calendar for upcoming talks.