January 30 - December 31, 2016 - Body of Devotion is an interactive installation that explores not only the work itself, but also the evolving means and methods of studying sculpture, from rubbings and photographs to the technological possibilities of today.​ With help from the Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office, the Cosmic Buddha also exists as a 3D model, enabling scholars to stud...

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February 1, 2016 - January 2, 2017 - This exhibition juxtaposes historic voting devices with contemporary candidate rally signs to encourage our visitors to reflect on the relationship between the nation’s democratic traditions and the current swirl of election news, and draw visitors into conversations on the importance of civic engagement. Included in this exhibit are large voting mac...

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February 1- October 31, 2016 - Throughout the twentieth century, the cry for 40 Acres was a verdant symbol for a self-reliant Black nation. Stories of owning, losing, and finally reclaiming land are historical constants appearing in visual culture, blues music, preaching, recipes, and related cultural practices. The dream of a Black Pastoral also stirred generations of artists who recognized ...

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February 2 - May 15, 2016 - The exhibition opens with a selection of later fifteenth-century woodcuts, by unknown artists, which were invariably employed to illustrate religious texts. These nascent examples provide important models against which one might measure Albrecht Dürer’s complex relief designs from just a generation later, represented by several sheets from his ...

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February 2 - June 5, 2016 - Turning Back, an exhibition of 164 photographs by acclaimed photographer Robert Adams, will be on display at the Colby Museum of Art beginning February 2nd. According to Adams, “The theme of this [work] is the glory of the natural world and the tragic nature of human beings. The West is gone. What did we do with it? What have we traded for this great forest? What ...

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February 2 - June 5, 2016 - Summer Nights at the Dollar Tree may pay homage to one particular series by Robert Adams, but it comes into especially sharp focus when seen in proximity to Turning Back. Adams’ record of deforestation presents the legacy of westward expansion with great urgency, while, here, Soth studies our relationship to the built environment that has diverted and displaced th...

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February 2 - June 5, 2016 - The images on view in this exhibition capture newsworthy horseraces, depict favorite thoroughbreds, and provide a glimpse into America’s early racetracks. During the 1800s, trotting races, sulky competitions and the practice of breeding thoroughbred horses was a fashionable pastime for the wealthy. Middle class men, who typically kept horses, took part in ama...

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February 4 - May 30, 2016 - Every day we are bombarded with stories of immigration. Controversy aside, immigration is America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. The history of immigration in Maine is happening today, and is in constant flux. 400 Years of New Mainers highlights personal stories of immigration through photographer Jan Pieter ...

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February 4 - May 15, 2016 - This focus exhibition features depictions of nimble performers of stage and screen from the Currier’s collection. Like the shoes in Killer Heels, the photographs on view display imaginative approaches to showing the body in motion, evolving ideals of gender and celebrity, and artistic experimentation. Along with a selection of other media, the photograph...

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February 5 - September 18, 2016 - The exhibition showcases more than 70 works drawn from public and private collections in Australia and the United States, and features many works that have never been seen outside Australia. Works by some of the most significant contemporary Indigenous artists will be on view. While the exhibition focuses on the last 40 years of Indigenous art, it also includes h...

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