Join book, fiber, and multimedia artist Alisa Banks for a discussion of the artwork and inspirations in her show Alisa Banks: Unerased. Banks’s work digs into her ancestral and diasporic pasts, inviting viewers to consider home, terrain, and body as forms of history. This event is free with museum admission; RSVPs are requested. RSVP
When an unexpected blizzard forces UC Berkeley first-year student Mia to wait out the storm at a rural highway gas station and general store in Southern Colorado, she’s forced to confront a past that she is both fleeing and seeking out. As she shares family memories with store owner Moises to pass the time, another […]
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 […]
Space is a precious commodity at any museum. It takes imagination and creativity to safely store 18,000 artworks from various cultures, regions, and time periods. Each work may have specific needs related to conservation and preservation, access, or cultural sensitivity. The museum collection is also constantly growing, while storage space is constantly dwindling. In this […]
When an unexpected blizzard forces UC Berkeley first-year student Mia to wait out the storm at a rural highway gas station and general store in Southern Colorado, she’s forced to confront a past that she is both fleeing and seeking out. As she shares family memories with store owner Moises to pass the time, another […]
Join us for yoga with instructor Misty Banta in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family Gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels are welcome. Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries if you choose to visit. Suggested […]
