In celebration of Black History Month enjoy this reading of Idris Goodwin’s play, The Raid, recorded in 2021, based on the events that took place Oct 16–18, 1859. John Brown is convinced only bloodshed will dismantle American Slavery. After fighting alongside his sons in Kansas, Brown plots to make real his vision: To free and […]
The Actions Words Series is a FAC Connect program devoted to conversation and literary arts that respond to social issues and collective conversation. Engagements range from spoken word poetry performances, to play readings, panel discussions and more. In this episode, join Betty Hart and Jon Cherry in a conversation about The Raid.
Performed at the Cornerstone Arts Center "Threading mythology and autobiography, while drawing from the diverse lineages of queer, anticolonial, and care-based artistic practices, Boy mother / faceless bloom is a new interdisciplinary performance work by Juni One Set. Dance, music, poetry, ritual, and sculptural installation converge to tell a story of transformation, transgression, and the formation […]
Join us for a hands-on art making experience (or three)! Follow along with our Bemis School of Art teachers, as they give guided lessons in watercolor greeting cards, beginning wheel throwing, and birdseed/clay sculpting. Get as messy as you’d like while you learn a new skill or show off an old one. No previous experience […]
Live virtual discussion. Dive deeper into By the Way, Meet Vera Stark with our next action words virtual discussion. Join Colorado College’s Director and Associate Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies Dr. Heidi R. Lewis in a discussion with students of her Feminist Theory course on how various feminist theoretical frameworks might influence interpretations of the show.
FAC Members are invited to join curatorial paraprofessional, Savanah Pennell, for a tour of Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present, the first retrospective exhibition of prominent Cuban artist Juan Roberto Diago (b. 1971). This tour will explore Diago’s experience with race and identity across his career, and dive into how this can be seen though his choices […]
Drawing from the FAC’s collection, a class of 9 CC students has organized an exhibition of the renowned Birds of America prints by John James Audubon. Join the student curators of the exhibition Rethinking Birds of America: Conversations on Audubon for an in-gallery discussion of the prints, the birds, the artist, and the show. Free and […]
Join us for a kickoff celebration of a new FAC happy hour series celebrating the "liquid arts." No formal programming involved, just a casual gathering of FAC supporters getting out to socialize in new and different venues across our beautiful city. Highlighting local bars and restaurants in town, our first stop is Local Relic. FAC members and theatre season subscribers will […]
