Winter/Spring 2023 Art Classes
Pursue new art skills or perfect old ones in 2023! We have art classes for all ages, interests, and skill levels
Pursue new art skills or perfect old ones in 2023! We have art classes for all ages, interests, and skill levels
Join us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue. FREE museum admission Art in Deco Lounge by Mateo Ramirez Words on Clay art on display in the Bemis student gallery by Veterans who participated in April workshop Art Exhibition Opening & Reception: Colorado School for […]
Please join us at noon in the Fine Arts Center's music room for a talk with Contested Terrains artists Nina Leo and Moez Surani, who are premiering their work Lullabies for a Waning Empire. Moderated by FAC Curator of Contemporary Art, Katja Rivera Free and open to the public.
Please join Michael Christiano, Director of Visual Arts and Museum, to experience The Gift, an immersive installation that animates contemporary astrophysics research to open up metaphorical space for grief, care, and renewal. Michael will give a brief introduction of the exhibit, and then visitors will be invited to take turns on self-guided interactions with the […]
Join teacher Misty Banta for a one-hour yoga class in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries. Suggested donation of $10 to benefit […]
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 […]
The Sustainable Fashion Club is excited to present the spring CC Fashion Show on May 12 from 6–8 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center. The event will showcase original and handmade looks by CC students, staff, and faculty with a range of experience levels. Free and open to the Public
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 […]