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We look forward to welcoming a new cohort of Lunder Institute resident fellows to Waterville for a year of community building and creative collaboration. lunderinstitute.colby.edu/20…
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Congratulations to @TheasterGates, who was named number four in @ArtReview_'s 100 most influential players in the art world. Gates holds an honorary degree from Colby and served as the @LunderInstitute’s first Distinguished Visiting Artist and Director of Artist Initiatives.
ArtReview’s Power 100 – the annual ranking of the contemporary artworld’s most influential players – is out now! This year’s list reflects how NFTs have upended the art market, bringing contemporary art and millennial meme culture crashing together: artreview.com/power-100/
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ACG is seeking candidates for the Director position at Lunder Institute for American Art at @ColbyMuseum in Waterville, Maine. Read the full position announcement here:
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Today we announce our newest residential fellows, Julia Arredondo & E. Saffronia Downing. We’re working to expand how care & support for artists & their practices occur as part of our commitment to expanding who shapes American art and alters its contours.
Lunder Institute Residential Fellow Veronica Perez was recently interviewed by Black Family Curatorial Intern Kayla Merriweather '23. They discuss Veronica’s incorporation of hair, kitsch, Latinx & feminist issues, and more: bit.ly/3rVZ42s
Join us for @LunderInstitute Residential Fellow @ProdByKillerBee’s Album Release Party at 18 Main St. today at 7 p.m., for a live music performance. Learn more: colby.edu/museum/2021/06/25/…
Listen to @LunderInstitute resident fellow Jose Barrionuevo @ProdByKillerBee’s new album, Blood From A Stone, out now. The album serves as a B-side to his previous album 'DESTINY', exploring spirituality, wealth & race inequality, & more: bit.ly/3hLRTVK
Our Residential Fellow Jose Barrionuevo (Killer Bee) will release his new album, Blood From A Stone, Friday, July 9th. Preview of the album, which investigates themes ranging from wealth inequality to police brutality & racial equity issues in the U.S: bit.ly/3hiASDu
Harnessing the power of witnessing to facilitate release, Resident Fellow Adriane Herman’s Emotional Value Auction, happening 7/31, will allow participants to pass along something to someone who will appreciate it.
Learn more about how to participate: bit.ly/3dRkZC7
.@CultureType recently covered our appointment of Dread Scott as senior fellow for the 2021–2022 academic year: culturetype.com/2021/06/25/l…
We are pleased to announce the senior fellowship of artist Dread Scott for the 2021–22 academic year. colby.edu/lunderinstitute/ex…
Did you miss last night's Lunder Institute Talks conversation with Maya Lin? Read the recap:
Artist, designer, and environmentalist Maya Lin discussed her multi-site, multimedia environmental project, “What Is Missing?”, as part of the @LunderInstitute Talks. Read about the discussion and Lin’s invitation to act together to make a difference. spr.ly/6017HhvUv
Tonight at 6 p.m. ET for our final Spring 2021 Lunder Institute Talk, Lunder Institute senior fellow & renowned artist, designer, & activist Maya Lin will discuss how science, art, and history converge in her latest project, What is Missing?: colby.edu/lunderinstitute/me…
We're enjoying this short interview from Maine Homes Magazine, with our Director of Artist Programs Daisy Bousquet-Desrosiers, which covers her favorite finds in her home, pandemic activities and more: mainehomes.com/five-minutes-…
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Colby's new 25,000-square-foot downtown arts collaborative was featured in @artnet's "Arts Industry News" list. With a gallery, event space, and studios for @LunderInstitute resident fellows, the facility will help make Waterville "an arts destination." spr.ly/6016H73as
Join us tonight at 6 p.m. ET to hear this year's @ColbyCollege Lunder-Buck Interns, Helen Bennett '22 and Cal Waichler '21 reflect upon their experiences working on Maya Lin's What is Missing? project. Register for the Zoom link: colby.edu/museum/2021/04/21/…
Just announced: The artist An-My Lê is this year’s Miles and Katharine Culbertson Prentice Distinguished Lecture speaker. Join us for the May 10 talk, where Lê will discuss her photography with @ColbyCollege Associate Professor of Art Gary Green: bit.ly/3eEYXC9
Our Lunder Institute team have just moved into their offices in the new Arts Collaborative building in downtown Waterville, which will soon serve as a creative space for our creative fellows, the Colby campus, and the local community. From @OnlineSentinel: bit.ly/2S60J7C
Tonight at 6 p.m., join University of Delaware professor Jessica Horton & @MetMuseum Associate Curator of Native American Art Patricia Marroquin Norby for a conversation on Reframing Modern Art of the American Southwest. There's still time to register: bit.ly/2OMkNKQ
Next Thursday, 6 p.m., join the Lunder Institute Talk, Reframing Modern Art of the American Southwest, featuring University of Delaware professor Jessica Horton & @MetMuseum Associate Curator of Native American Art Patricia Marroquin Norby. Register now! bit.ly/2OMkNKQ
