Colby Arts

In celebration of the third Maine Lit Fest, award-winning poet and scholar Alexis Pauline Gumbs reads from and discusses her newest book, Primary: After and With Alma Thomas, about the twentieth-century modern artist best known fo ...

Step away from your desk and explore language with your whole body. This gentle one-hour workshop is designed for writers of all backgrounds. No formal dance experience is necessary; open to everyone with a willingness to court th ...

The term “broadside” in this workshop draws on the history of the term, grounded in the field of poetics, and serves as a placeholder for all writing that is an easily disseminated, creative, public response. Participants will stu ...

HINGE Collaborative and artist Elizabeth Jabar present a screen-printing workshop inspired by the writings of Alexis Pauline Gumbs and adrienne maree brown. Using their words as a starting point, participants will create layered p ...

Zahir invites workshop participants to explore what their stories look and sound like when they remember they are the ones in power. Through poems and podcasts, learn to craft non-reactive stories that set the agenda.

A reflective writing workshop inspired by artist Alma Thomas's history, practice, and philosophy. Using partner activities, an extended writing prompt, and the same questions over and over again, we will look at our resources, con ...

Explore the creative potential of combining text and image, while considering the different ways they intersect and harmonize. We will look at historical and contemporary examples of artists who use text and image in their practic ...

In this workshop, we will study the underused craft elements of hope and utopia for kick-starting a narrative engine, building momentum, and creating dynamic, believable characters.

Deeply influenced by Octavia E. Butler and speculative fiction, NYT-bestselling author and activist adrienne maree brown champions imagination as profound political work along with the notion of dreaming new systems before we can ...