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Thread Talks! Alisa Banks: Unerased

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Members: 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 […]

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Member Tour: Architecture of the FAC

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Members: Explore the architectural legacy of John Gaw Meem, an influential American architect based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Meem is best known for his pioneering work in the Pueblo Revival Style and advocacy for Regionalism against international modernism. Our tour, led by local architectural historian Chuck Benson, delves into Meem's innovative fusion of Art […]

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First Friday Art Party

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join us for our First Friday Art Party from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy live music from guitarist Colin McAllister in the stunning ambiance offered by our chic, historic venue. Free museum admission, including all current exhibitions Drinks and snacks available for purchase in the Deco Lounge FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries […]

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FAC Members Law & Disorder Downtown History Stroll

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

FAC Members: We’ve partnered with the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum for this half-mile guided stroll through downtown Colorado Springs. Explore how Colorado Springs officials fought to remain a “dry town” in “wet times,” the captivating story of how the Colorado Springs Citizens Committee worked to run the KKK out of town in the 1920s, and […]

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A Touchy Subject: How Human Interaction Impacts Art

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join 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 […]

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Squaring the Circle — with Quilts!

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Imagine 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 […]

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Thread Talks! Alisa Banks: Unerased

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Members: 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 FAC

Yoga at the FAC

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join 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 […]

Sherlock(s): Holmes and Watson and Us Through the Ages

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

This 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 […]

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Member Moments: Exhibition Preview Morning

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

FAC 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 […]

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Gathering Place Members Early Access Day

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

FAC 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 Party

First Friday Art Party

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join 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 […]

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Gathering Place Opening Day

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Gathering 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 […]

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Circle Up! A Gathering Place Tour

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

FAC Member Art Explorer Tours for Kids Step into a world where stories, colors, and community come together! In this special Art Explorer Tour of Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation, kids will explore how artists turn gathering places into magical spaces full of friendship and fun. RSVP This tour is open to children grades K through […]

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Scriptorium con safos: Gathering Place

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join us for a performance of Scriptorium con safos: Gathering Place by co-curator of Gathering Place, Josh T Franco. The durational performance will take place in the Fine Arts Center’s first-floor galleries. With no narrative structure, Franco’s presence in the galleries demonstrates his practice of making art history by hand and resonates with Gathering Place’s theme […]

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Featured Museum Free Day

Museum Free Day

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Museum 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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Illuminate: Lighting the Way for the Arts

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Presented by the Fine Arts Center Foundation Board Step into the light and join us for ILLUMINATE, an extraordinary evening dedicated to celebrating the arts and the enduring light they bring to our community. Hosted by the Fine Arts Center Foundation Board of Directors, this vibrant gathering shines a spotlight on the Fine Arts Center’s rich […]