Built around a beautiful exercise created by the poet Ross Gay, this workshop brings people into meaningful conversation with each other through a series of “lyrical questions,” open-ended questions about our own lives. The session will conclude with an improvised gift exchange. Lyrical Gifts is offered in partnership between the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
Celebrate creativity at the FAC's Bemis School of Art! Bring someone special or come alone and make new friends. You don’t have to bring any supplies, just come prepared for artistic festivities guided by Bemis instructors and your love of fun. You’ll have the opportunity to experience more than one painting activity. One free drink […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
Join us at the FAC's Bemis School of Art for a tissue paper flower activity for all ages led by instructor Ronee Smith 5–8 p.m. Plus, the bar in Deco Lounge will be open. Free and open to the public.
Workshop 6–7 p.m., dance party 7–8 p.m. Come join us May 19 for an Afro-Columbian Percussion workshop and Tropical dance party with Eddie "Quilo" Valencia at the Sculpture Garden of the Fine Arts Center. It will be an evening of contagious rhythms, while sharing the radical roots of cumbia, it's borderless spirit, and how Afro-Indigenous […]
Join us for our first FAC Happy Hour event of the year and celebrate the “liquid arts” with us anytime from 5–6:30 p.m. No formal programming involved, just a casual gathering of FAC supporters getting out to socialize in new and different venues across our beautiful city. We hope to see you at Bell Brothers Brewing downtown at 114 […]
Join us for a trivia night led by Bob Morsch 5:30–7:30 p.m. May’s theme is the arts — which might include tv, movies, pop art, theater, fine art, etc. Be prepared for a multitude of surprises around the theme of art. The ticket price includes dinner: Cubano or vegetarian sandwiches, chips and dip and a […]
Life as "Star Detective" Coinciding with The Gift, an exhibition currently on view at the FAC, join us for our first Libation Lecture of 2023. The night sky is full of stories – stories of change, of life and death, and of possibility – carried out over millions or billions of years. How can we possibly understand […]
Join us for First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue. FREE museum admission — see what’s on view Live music by J. Chang-Tablada 5:30–7:30 p.m. Wildlife art by Alan Baccarella Drinks and snacks available for purchase FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries […]
Please join Christian Valvano, Assistant Registrar and Brittany Hall, Assistant Collections Manager to discover our museum’s hidden treasures on a tour of our museum’s basement collection storage. Explore our collection spaces including our newly organized pottery room, see the portrait of Elsie Palmer before it goes on loan, and immerse yourself in the spirituality of […]
