Event location: Arts & Crafts Space, basement of Worner Campus Center What if we could design a coin for a future where nations, regions, or communities reclaim their autonomy—or invent new ways to represent themselves? In this hands-on workshop with Kris Rumman, participants will explore the power of national imagery and collective identity through the […]
This is a beginner's workshop ideal for those with little to no tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) experience. There is a 30 minute teaching portion in the beginning from Bayan Fares of Badan Collective where brief Palestinian history is covered, followed by a demonstration on the mechanics of cross-stitching. The rest of the workshop is hands-on. Students will […]
In June of 2021, as the events that later became known as the Unity Uprising were unfolding, stories from a liberated Palestine began emerging on Twitter. Using the hashtag #غرد_كانها_حرة (#tweet_like_it's_free), people created 250-character stories from a desired future in which the military barriers and cement walls dividing Palestinian communities no longer existed. In this […]
Event location: Arts & Crafts Space, basement of Worner Campus Center. Participants are invited to make their own petri dish artworks using a similar process as artist Jude Abu Zaineh, combining foods, collage, and bioart. Workshop participants will be sent documentation of their petri dishes in a week or two, once invisible cultures are visible […]
The Spotlight Series is an acclaimed multi-sensory, multidisciplinary performance art showcase produced by the nonprofit Muslim arts and culture collective MIPSTERZ. The events are best described as a live performance variety show, where TED-style talks are interspersed with musical and theatrical performances. This presentation of the Spotlight Series is curated by Samir Zamundu. MIPSTERZ has […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
Event location: Meet at Tava Quad on the Colorado College campus (14. E Cache La Poudre St, north of Armstrong Hall) Join us for the Kuffiya Kite Club, a workshop where we'll build kites from simple materials and explore the interplay of wind, chance, and balance as we take to the skies. This practice honors […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
Visit with curator Pat Musick at work in Work in Progress: Re-envisioning the Collection as she adds community contributions to A People’s History of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Visitors can participate in the creation of the installation through written notes and discussions with Pat Musick as she works in the gallery. Image: From […]
Join collections staff in the Agents of Care gallery to discuss recent artworks that have undergone conservation and what those projects entailed, including the restoration of Frank Mechau's mural Wild Horses, Emanuel Martinez's mural Arte Mestiza, and Marisol Escobar's sculpture John Wayne. View a slide show of images from before, during, and after treatment, and […]
