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    Backpacks & Bites

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

    Members: 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 […]

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    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 for free after class. All experience […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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” […]

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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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    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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

  • 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

  • Featured Beginning Wheel Throwing for Kids

    Beginning Wheel Throwing for Kids

    Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Starting early feels great. Learn the skills necessary to create bowls, plates, and vases on the potter’s wheel. From wedging the clay to glazing the finished form, this class provides […]

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    Open-Hearted Opening Day: Vaccine Clinic

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

    Vaccine Clinic, 2–4 p.m. Come get your fall flu and Covid vaccines at the FAC! Please either register with Safeway online in advance (make sure to select the clinic on […]

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    Open-Hearted Opening Day: Colorado College Roundtable

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

    Colorado College Roundtable, 4–6 p.m. Join us for a special event featuring an interdisciplinary group of Colorado College faculty and staff who will reflect on the themes of Open-Hearted, including […]

  • Featured Wellness: Tuning In Making Mixer

    Wellness: Tuning In Making Mixer

    Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Join this making-mixer with three talented artists, where you will explore fun individual, collaborative, and improvisational techniques to create collages. You will stretch your creative muscles through playful art games […]

  • Featured Realistic Animal Drawing

    Realistic Animal Drawing

    Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Over the course of this class, you will learn how to accurately capture the form, texture, and personality of animals through detailed drawing techniques. We will practice shading, proportion, and […]

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    Member Moments: The Art of the Theatrical Swordfight

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

    Members: How does a fight choreographer get from the simple stage direction “they fight” to a fully fledged and compelling piece of choreography? Venture behind the scenes with FAC Theatre […]

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    Member Tour: Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between and Care

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

    Members: Join us for a special member tour of Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between and Care, led by the exhibition’s co-curators Rebecca Parker, Dr. Nancy Ríos, and Katja Rivera. Explore Cabrera’s vibrant and […]

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    Center Stage: Theatre Nights with a Twist

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

    The game is afoot! Join us for Center Stage’s debut pre-theatre show party. Warm up with a themed cocktail, while you dive into a mad libs murder mystery that puts […]

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    Member Moments: Make & Watch Glass in Action

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

    FAC Members: Experience an introduction to the world of hot glass and get hands-on as you design your own fused glass colorful piece to take home. Then stick around as […]

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    Creepy Crawly Collections

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

    Stop by the Agents of Care gallery from October 15 to 25 to explore a selection of creepy-crawly artworks that will put you in the Halloween spirit. Museum collections staff […]

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    Practically Perfect in Every Medium: Mary Poppins from Page to Screen to Stage

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

    P.L. Travers's Mary Poppins books are representative of the golden age of British children's literature initiated by Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland. Like the Alice books, Peter and Wendy, The Wind and the Willows, and Winnie-the-Pooh, the Mary […]

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    Exploring Mexican Folk Art: Repujado for Dia de Muertos

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

    Level A – All levels welcome. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll will learn the traditional Mexican technique of repujado — metal embossing on tin — to honor the rich heritage […]

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    Calaveritas Literarias – The Funny Thing About Death

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

    Level A – All levels welcome. Find humor in the inevitability of death through this workshop that resurrects the traditional Mexican form, Calaverita Literarias. This playful form humorously recontextualizes and […]

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    Spirits of the Night Tequila and Food Tasting

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

    Tickets: $65 (Members receive at 10% discount) GET TICKETS Join us for an unforgettable evening as tequila specialist Josh Howard, independent spirits judge and consultant, guides you through the vibrant […]

  • Featured Día de Muertos Celebration

    Día de Muertos Celebration

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

    Join us for a special community gathering for Día de Muertos, a celebration of life that demonstrates remembrance, love, and respect for those who have gone before us. Contribute to […]

  • Member Tour: Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation

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

    This event is full. Please email fac@coloradocollege.edu to be added to the waitlist. Members: Step into the story of the Fine Arts Center as Pat Musick leads a tour of Gathering […]