Bemis School of Art Winter/Spring Session
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The Fine Arts Center Look Ahead 2024–25
The Fine Arts Center Look Ahead 2024–25
Join us for a special First Friday Art Party as we unveil the 2024-25 theatre season, showcase upcoming museum exhibitions, and introduce exciting Bemis School of Art classes with live demos from our talented instructors! We may even have a few surprises in store. You don't want to miss out on all the fun and […]
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Fiesta Dancers Conservation Assessment
Fiesta Dancers Conservation Assessment
Come observe a condition assessment of Luis Jiménez's brilliantly colored fiberglass and resin sculpture Fiesta Jarabe and learn about the steps needed to undertake the conservation of a sculpture like this. Fine art conservators from McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory will join the FAC museum collections team to speak about the process and some of the challenges […]
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The Care of Indigenous Belongings at the FAC and a Conversation About NAGPRA
The Care of Indigenous Belongings at the FAC and a Conversation About NAGPRA
Join us for a conversation about NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) and the care of Indigenous belongings at the FAC. Museum staff and NASU representatives will be joined by Jackie Veninger of Bernstein and Associates to discuss what NAGPRA is, why the law was created, and her experience supporting cultural institutions to […]
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Colorado College Class-curated Exhibition Opening: Pop-up Collegium Concert
Colorado College Class-curated Exhibition Opening: Pop-up Collegium Concert
How do museums display music? Using the Fine Arts Center as a learning lab, Dr. Lidia Chang's MU 228 Music and the Museum course tackles this question with an exhibition exploring the history of the Collegium Musicum at Colorado College through a collection of historical instruments amassed by the Music Department. Celebrate the exhibition opening […]
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Crafts + Cocktails: Springtime Greetings Wall Hanger
Crafts + Cocktails: Springtime Greetings Wall Hanger
This event is sold out. Please email fac@coloradocollege.edu to be placed on a wait list. A fun-filled evening of crafting and cocktails awaits! We’ll be diving into the art of macrame, where you’ll learn to knot and weave a springtime greetings wall hanging, just in time for spring. No prior experience is necessary—our expert instructor […]
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Museum Free Day
Museum Free Day
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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Colorado College Class-curated Exhibition Opening: Curator Tours & Demos
Colorado College Class-curated Exhibition Opening: Curator Tours & Demos
How do museums display music? Using the Fine Arts Center as a learning lab, Dr. Lidia Chang's MU 228 Music and the Museum course tackles this question with an exhibition exploring the history of the Collegium Musicum at Colorado College through a collection of historical instruments amassed by the Music Department. Join student curators for […]
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Yoga at the FAC
Yoga at the FAC
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 […]
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Museum Free Day
Museum Free Day
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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Spring Cleaning with Chihuly
Spring Cleaning with Chihuly
Join the museum collections team for a special day of spring cleaning. Visitors are invited to watch staff dust and polish the massive glass chandeliers hanging throughout the museum created by artist Dale Chihuly. Learn how the museum cares for these works and see them shine like new (locations and times below). Swing by the […]
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The Jonathan Larson Effect: How Rent Changed the American Musical Theatre Experience Libation Lecture
The Jonathan Larson Effect: How Rent Changed the American Musical Theatre Experience Libation Lecture
Join our resident cabaret artist, J. Chang-Tablada to hear songs from Rent and learn more about the incredible impact that Jonathan Larson made on the American musical theatre landscape. Larson lived in poverty, waited tables, and worked seven years to bring his rock opera Rent to the stage — only to collapse and die the night before previews were […]
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Reading with Lee Ann Roripaugh
Reading with Lee Ann Roripaugh
Lee Ann Roripaugh (she/they) is a biracial Nisei and the author of five volumes of poetry, mostly recently tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed Editions, 2019), which was named a “Best Book of 2019” by the New York Public Library, selected as a poetry Finalist in the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards, cited as a Society […]
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Sushi & Clay
Sushi & Clay
Join us for an immersive sushi-making experience led by two of Bon Appetit’s finest sushi chefs! Participants will learn how to prepare three dishes: tuna sashimi/nigiri, a spicy tuna roll, and a California roll. When it’s time for the taste test, participants will pick a unique sushi platter and mini soy sauce dish made by […]
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Acrylic Portrait Painting Inspired by Clarence Shivers
Acrylic Portrait Painting Inspired by Clarence Shivers
Experience the allure of Clarence Shivers’ influence through captivating portraits in the Fine Arts Center galleries. Delve into the Clarence Shivers: Experimenting with Form exhibition, where you can witness firsthand his diverse approach to the art of portraiture. Following this enriching exploration, we will move to the Painting Studio for a hands-on session. Here, you’ll […]
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Carnival (Summer Music Festival Class)
Carnival (Summer Music Festival Class)
Students will create illustrations for the presentation of The Carnival of the Animals at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Drawing skills are required as well as a love of making art. We will focus on creating the cast of joyful animal characters inspired by Camille Saint Saens musical composition. A roaring lion, a kangaroo […]
Rent
Rent
Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom […]
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FAC Member Tour
FAC Member Tour
Join Alana Adams, Assistant Curator of Collections, for a tour of works from the Fine Art Center’s permanent collection featured in Hương Ngô’s exhibition Ungrafting. The tour will offer an opportunity to connect with the permanent collection via a diverse selection of artworks and learn more about different modern and traditional artistic methods. Visitors will […]
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First Friday Art Party
First Friday Art Party
Join us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by the FAC’s chic, historic venue. Free museum admission Attendees receive BOGO tickets to Rent Art in Deco Lounge Music by Colorado College band Sally and the Swamp Goblins Drinks and snacks available for purchase FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, […]
Rent
Rent
Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom […]
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Rent
Rent
Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom […]
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