Lunder Institute for American Art

At the crossroads of scholarship and creative production. With the Colby College Museum of Art, we’re building new interpretive communities for American art.

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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. https://t.co/BO9VocyqF3

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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.

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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:
https://t.co/K0AdGlnrOV

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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.

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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: https://t.co/3JeP0w2MAx

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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: https://t.co/gZ7AHjUMR5

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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: https://t.co/piOBQRkDg9

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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: https://t.co/RNNZ2uGaF5

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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: https://t.co/bUck9xJJBk

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.@CultureType recently covered our appointment of Dread Scott as senior fellow for the 2021–2022 academic year: https://t.co/X0BONzbYhd

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We are pleased to announce the senior fellowship of artist Dread Scott for the 2021–22 academic year. https://t.co/l51WqQ2dtU

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Did you miss last night's Lunder Institute Talks conversation with Maya Lin? Read the recap:

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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. https://t.co/MPc59KLDV1

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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?: https://t.co/AYpVCXaFlb

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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: https://t.co/rw7PawSkuo

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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." https://t.co/9CDE9p9nNd

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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: https://t.co/svmzNMYb01

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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: https://t.co/5cZGxE1Hrr

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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: https://t.co/8toYIm1bN4

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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: https://t.co/f8cnvHdN7N

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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! https://t.co/f8cnvHdN7N