Major Gift Creates a New Arts “Hub” For Waterville

To help advance downtown Waterville’s identity as a cultural destination, Colby College has received a $1-million commitment from Mark W. Hubbert ’79 to name “The Hub,” a dynamic new space at the planned Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street. Serving as a place for the community to come together and connect, The Hub will be a central feature of the center.

The Hub will welcome visitors from multiple generations into a unique, art-filled space. Inside the two-story illuminated pavilion, the life of the center will be on full display through a beautifully designed exterior glass wall. The name, The Hub, is symbolic of the convergence and connection of the many groups that will use the new downtown arts center—the partner organizations of Waterville Creates!, the Colby and Waterville communities, and visitors to Waterville.

To help advance downtown Waterville’s identity as a cultural destination, Colby College has received a $1-million commitment from Mark W. Hubbert ’79 to name “The Hub,” a dynamic new space at the planned Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street. Serving as a place for the community to come together and connect, The Hub will be a central feature of the center.

The Hub will welcome visitors from multiple generations into a unique, art-filled space. Inside the two-story illuminated pavilion, the life of the center will be on full display through a beautifully designed exterior glass wall. The name, The Hub, is symbolic of the convergence and connection of the many groups that will use the new downtown arts center—the partner organizations of Waterville Creates!, the Colby and Waterville communities, and visitors to Waterville.