Featured Museum Free Day
Museum Free Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMuseum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
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FeaturedA Touchy Subject: How Human Interaction Impacts Art
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin the museum collections team in the Agents of Care gallery for a special behind-the-scenes program exploring how human interaction impacts museum collections. Through observation and discussion, we’ll explore the lasting effects human touch can have on artwork. This program provides an insight into how museums care for objects and how visitors contribute to the […]
FeaturedSquaring the Circle — with Quilts!
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesImagine five friends in a quilting circle decide to make five quilts in a "round robin" sort of way. Is it possible to find a way to pass quilts among five people so that each person works on each quilt, and no person passes to the same person twice? The pursuit of an answer leads […]
FeaturedThread Talks! Alisa Banks: Unerased
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMembers: Step into an exhibit full of fabric, memory, and unexpected stories. We’ll explore how personal objects can spark big questions and discover how art can speak without saying a word. Along the way, we’ll follow our noses too — sniffing and discovering a variety of scents that bring the artworks to life in surprising […]
Featured Yoga at the FACYoga at the FAC
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for yoga with instructor Dominika Kamionka in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum after class. All experience levels are welcome. Tickets $12 per person (includes museum admission) FAC Members receive a 10% discount! Not a member? Join today TICKETS Please bring your own mat. Water […]
Featured Backpacks & BitesBackpacks & Bites
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMembers: Make your backpack visit extra special with a creative outing the whole family will love! On select days, when you use the Family Activity Backpack, you can pick up a free snack pack for the kids to enjoy before or after. Cozy up with your little ones in the Garden Lounge and explore our […]
Sherlock(s): Holmes and Watson and Us Through the Ages
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThis event is sold out! From Victorian opium dens to modern crime scenes, this lively lecture explores how Sherlock Holmes has been everyone's favorite high-functioning sociopath longer than your great-great-grandmother has been dead. This lecture promises more plot twists than a Conan Doyle story, more conundrums than even a Watson might wish for, and more […]
FeaturedMember Moments: Exhibition Preview Morning
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesFAC Members: Join us at our members-only preview of Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation before it opens to the public! Mingle with FAC staff and explore the exhibition at your own pace. We’ll also have a complimentary selection of coffee, tea, and breakfast bites for you to enjoy! Can't make it? The exhibition will be […]
FeaturedGathering Place Members Early Access Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesFAC Members get early access to Gathering Place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5! Not a member? Join today! Gathering Place is the first comprehensive reinstallation of the museum’s first-floor galleries in nearly a decade. This powerful new exhibition invites our community to explore the diverse histories, cultures, and artistic voices of the Southwest, […]
Featured First Friday Art PartyFirst Friday Art Party
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for our First Friday Art Party from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by our chic, historic venue. Free museum admission to Alisa Banks: Unerased and Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between + CARE Art in Deco Lounge by Christopher Hureau Music from Ed Hureau Drinks and snacks available for purchase FREE downtown […]
FeaturedGathering Place Opening Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesGathering Place opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.! And from 12–4 p.m., enjoy music and drop-in art making activities with Colorado College’s Arts and Crafts program. Gathering Place is the first comprehensive reinstallation of the museum’s first-floor galleries in nearly a decade. This powerful new exhibition invites our community to explore […]