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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

  • Featured Backpacks & Bites

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, including all current exhibitions Art in […]

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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 […]

  • Featured Sewing 101

    Sewing 101

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

    Level A – All levels welcome. Do you have a sewing machine you yearn to know how to use? Come join us as we go over the basics needed for […]

  • Member Moments: Inside the Indigenous Jewelry Collection

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

    Members: Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with a rare journey below the galleries! Members are invited into the museum’s collection storage basement for a deep dive into the Indigenous […]

  • Featured Mary Poppins

    Mary Poppins

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

    Mr. Banks is a joyless workaholic. Mrs. Banks feels useless and unfulfilled. The children have scared off yet another nanny with their wild ways. Their need for help is heard […]

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    Care of Indigenous Jewelry

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

    In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, join collections staff in the Agents of Care gallery for a special program on the care of indigenous jewelry. Learn about the […]

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    Festive Foil: Repujado Holiday Creations

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

    Level A – All levels welcome. Repujado, the art of metal embossing, is a technique used to create beautiful, dimensional designs on thin aluminum sheets. In this festive course, you’ll […]

  • Featured Sunday Brunch

    Sunday Brunch

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

    Tickets $60 adults | $20 children (12 and under) View the Menu Make your holiday celebration at the Fine Arts Center even more delightful with a special Sunday Brunch! Join […]

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    Behind-the-Scenes Sunday

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

    Ever wonder, “how’d they do that?”? Well, unbox your inner theatre nerd with the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company staff for a thorough look at the special effects, backstage spaces, […]

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    FAC Closed Except for Theatre Performances

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

    The Fine Arts Center will be CLOSED Nov. 24–28 except for theatre performances. We will resume normal operating hours on Saturday, Nov. 29.

  • Featured Pictures with Santa

    Pictures with Santa

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

    Make this holiday season extra special! Bring the family to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, and snap a festive photo to remember. Kids can enjoy coloring stations while you grab […]

  • Featured Batik-Like Tapestries

    Batik-Like Tapestries

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

    Join us for this class where you will get an introduction to using watercolor paints and oil pastels as a resist medium to make a batik like work of art […]

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    Holiday Member Mixer and Tour

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

    Let’s get merry and bright! Join us for a special edition of our monthly member tours, this time with extra holiday sparkle. From 4-5 p.m. join a behind-the-scenes tour of […]

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    Bemis Community Printshop: Block Printed Holiday Cards

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

    In collaboration with the Colorado College Art Department, the Bemis School of Art is thrilled to launch the Bemis Community Printshop — a new space for creative exploration in Colorado […]

  • Featured Wellness: Poetry of Self-Love

    Wellness: Poetry of Self-Love

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

    Level A – All levels welcome.Love is a staple in the world of poetry, though generally reserved for the lover, the relative, or even a special object or place, but […]

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    CC Darkroom Club Presents: Cavity

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

    Colorado College's Darkroom Club presents the opening of their fall semester show, CAVITY. Students in the club shot, printed, submitted, and collectively chose photographs with the prompt of CAVITY. Interpretations […]

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    Center Stage: Theatre Nights with a Twist

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

    Step into an evening of charm and surprise before the curtain rises on Mary Poppins, and make your night out practically perfect in every way! This special Center Stage event […]

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    Craft Lab: Needle Felting Your New Year’s Motto

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

    Craft a small felted banner or pocket talisman that carries your 2026 intention. Learn needle-felting basics—tool safety, shaping, color blending—and simple lettering techniques to translate a word or short phrase […]

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    Wreaths Yule Love

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

    Level A – All levels welcome. Celebrate the winter with nature. Join us in making wreaths from nature, creating a log to celebrate the New Year, and creating a beautiful […]

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    Musical Theatre Karaoke

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

    Step into the spotlight and join us for Musical Theatre Karaoke — right on the mainstage and on the set of Mary Poppins! Sing your favorite show tunes, belt out […]

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    Art Conservation

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

    Join collections staff on this special behind-the-scenes tour of the new exhibition, Gathering Place. Together we will look at the conservation work that went into making the exhibition a reality. […]

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    Member Moments: Mary Poppins Stage Secrets Revealed

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

    Members: How does Mary Poppins pull a hat stand out of a carpet bag, or tidies a room with a snap of her fingers? Step onto the stage for an […]

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    FAC Closed Except for Theatre Performances and Holiday Programming

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

    The Fine Arts Center will be CLOSED Dec. 20, 2025–Jan. 6, 2026 except for theatre performances and holiday programming; January's First Friday Party has been canceled. We will resume normal […]

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    Member Tour: Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation

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

    Members: Join FAC Museum staff for a guided tour of A Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation, with a special focus on the modern and contemporary artworks featured in the exhibition. The […]

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    Craft Lab: Tiny Felt Sewing Project

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

    Join us for an introduction to simple sewing and embroidery using a simple small pattern, felt, a needle, and embroidery thread. There will be several projects to choose from where […]