Our spaces are designed for Colby students and the greater Waterville community to interact and experiment with the arts through programming, events, galleries, and more.
A teaching museum dedicated to public access, research, and engagement with visual art, the museum’s location on campus is free and open to all and features the museum’s internationally renowned collection and exhibitions.
This is the largest academic building at Colby and new homes to the Departments of Music, Performance, Theater, and Dance, and Cinema Studies. Its multifaceted space features a signature performance hall, flexible studios and makerspaces, classrooms, an arts incubator, and more.
A unique destination for vibrant programming for Colby students and residents of the greater Waterville community, it also serves as the home for the Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art, including studios for artists-in-residence.
Bixler houses the Department of Art and Colby Libraries’ Arts and Music Library.
Located in the heart of downtown Waterville on Main Street, the Paul J. Schupf Art Center is a lively, distinctive hub for visual and performing arts, film, and arts education. Developed in partnership with Colby College and Waterville Creates, it includes the Colby Museum’s Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art and is free and open to all.
Visiting artists and scholars from across the globe come here to work with Colby students and faculty.
Whether you’re dreaming up a research project abroad, exploring ways to collaborate with friends and partners on campus, or coming up with the next world-changing idea, the Center is here to support and celebrate your vision.
A collaborative initiative and part of the Colby College Museum of Art, the Lunder Institute for American Art supports innovative research and creative production that expands the boundaries of American art.
Explore our creative incubator for Colby students. Student-driven projects and concepts come to life in this dynamic lab with the help of industry professionals.