Award-winning photojournalism

Morning Sentinel staff photojournalist Michael G. Seamans has been recognized as a finalist for photographer of the year by Pictures of the Year, International, which is a prestigious competition with others finalists from the Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle. This award was for his coverage of central Maine for the Morning Sentinel/ Kennebec Journal but also includes other projects. Michael, one of our staff photographers for the past 10 years, has also been named the photographer of the year in the New England region by the National Press Photographers Association for the last four years in a row.

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Downtown Waterville

FIRST FRIDAY

April 7, May 3, June 2; Free; Various times + locations

Celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the arts, and come together as a community.

Colby College Museum Of Art

ASHLEY BRYAN / PAULA WILSON:

TAKE THE WORLD INTO YOUR ARMS

February 17–July 17, 2023; Wednesday–Monday: 11am–7pm

Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street This exhibition brings together two extraordinary artists, Ashley Bryan and Paula Wilson, whose passionate and open embrace of the world unites their multifaceted creative endeavors. Through their art, they channel the beauty and spirituality to be found in humanity and nature, using texture, color, and light to convey magical lyricism.

PAINTED: OUR BODIES, HEARTS, AND VILLAGE

May 19, 2023–July 28, 2024

Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm; Sunday: 12–5pm

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill

Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village centers Pueblo perspectives on the contexts that informed the social and cultural landscape of Taos from 1915 to 1927, when the Taos Society of Artists (TSA), a group of Anglo-American painters, was active. Featuring the Colby Museum’s collection, including a key group of works from the distinguished Lunder Collection, as well as select loans, it also sheds light on issues that affect Native people today, in the Southwest and beyond.

Waterville Public Library

“ALL TOGETHER NOW” 2023 SUMMER READING PROGRAM

June 18–August 13; Open to all ages and abilities

Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street

Reading is its own reward, but you can also earn prizes by participating in the Waterville Public Library’s summer reading program. Simply record the minutes you spend reading or being read to—graphic novels, newspapers, magazines, books, e-books, or audio books all count!—and earn rewards. For more information visit watervillelibrary.org.