The member tour is full. To join the waitlist, please call (719) 634-5581. Even if you can't attend the tour, make sure to still come to the First Friday Member Mixer! 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 […]
Members: Celebrate the season with us at a festive Member Mixer! After the December member tour, enjoy a sweet spread of holiday cookies and get creative at our custom hot chocolate bar at the Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair in a space reserved just for FAC Members to relax. Join a tour led by CC's […]
Join us for our First Friday Art Party from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue. Live weaving demonstrations from CC student weavers Special First Friday offer: Enjoy BOGO tickets for Dec. 6 performance of The Little Mermaid! Live music from singer/songwriter, Penelope Thornton Explore the Senga Nengudi: Warp Trance […]
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 […]
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 […]
Level 0 – This class is for the true beginner with no prior experience in the medium. Join a friend or loved one for a unique night of creative excitement. You and your partner will learn the basics of wheel throwing on a pottery wheel through this hands-on and guided experience that covers the steps […]
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 […]
Explore the medium of powdered glass fused to metal at high heat to make enameled pins, pendants, or simple ornaments. You will choose from several pre-cut copper shapes and learn basic enameling techniques: cleaning the metal; applying powdered glass (enamels) using several techniques; firing at 1,450 degrees and building up layers of colors and designs. […]
Members: Go behind the scenes and learn about the process of bringing puppets to life with the The Little Mermaid’s Puppet Captain Katy Williams. We will talk about the design, fabrication, and operation of the over 30 puppets in the show, built by WYNOT Productions. Katy will include a short Puppetry 101 lesson too! You […]
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 […]
Join us all season long in the Deco Lounge as local favorite J. Chang-Tablada sings and shares stories from the piano following 5 p.m. mainstage performances. Donations will be accepted. Dial M for Murder Sept. 28, 2024 The Little Mermaid Nov. 30 & Dec. 14, 2024 In Her Bones Feb. 22, 2025 Sister Act May […]
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 […]
The Fine Arts Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 23–Sunday, Jan. 5 for Colorado College's Winter Break; the theatre will be open for performances of The Little Mermaid only.
Mainstage Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater | Book by Doug Wright | Directed by Cory Moosman November 20, 2024 – December 29, 2024 Get Tickets Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a love story for the ages. […]
Members: Learn the basics of wheel throwing on a pottery wheel through this hands-on and guided experience that covers the steps of preparing, centering, and throwing clay. This series of workshops is designed exclusively for our members to experience all the Fine Arts Center has to offer! Member Moments art classes allow our members to […]
Join us for Family Adventure Day! Pop in anytime between 10 a.m.–1 p.m. to check out what the Fine Arts Center offers kids of all ages. With guidance from our Bemis School of Art instructors, embrace your creative side with opportunities to draw, paint, and sculpt. It's also Museum Free Day and the closing day […]
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 […]
Museum collections are often composed of artworks given as gifts. Join Michael Christiano, Director of Visual Arts and Museum, from 1–2 p.m. to explore the gifts of art process at the FAC and how we steward the creative legacies they represent. From 2–4 p.m., guests are welcome to view recent gifts of art on view […]
