Join us for a First Friday celebration 5–8 p.m. Drinks and snacks (credit card only) available in Deco Lounge. As part of First Friday celebrations, this event is free and open to the public. First Friday attendees get FREE access to FAC Museum — see what’s on view
Explore painting with tempera paint on a plaster surface, similar to how experts did in the early centuries, but on a smaller scale. This method produces bright, vibrant paintings. Styrofoam provides a sturdy lightweight base for the plaster compound, and when it dries, makes a dry absorbent base for wet tempera paint. This medium is […]
Eiko Otake will be in her exhibition, I Invited Myself, Vol. II, on Saturday and Sunday, Feb 4-5 to meet and speak with visitors. Please visit and converse with the artist. Image: Eiko Otake photo by Yukari Kuremiya
Join us through a journey of creativity and exploration. Learn more about Bemis School of Art while discovering a variety of materials, techniques, and projects. Be ready to get your hands dirty. All art supplies will be provided. Not a member? Sign up now for as little as $5 a month! RSVP for the tour
Eiko Otake will be in her exhibition, I Invited Myself, Vol. II, on Saturday and Sunday, Feb 4-5 to meet and speak with visitors. Please visit and converse with the artist. Image: Eiko Otake photo by Yukari Kuremiya
Join teacher Misty Banta for a one-hour yoga class in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries. Suggested donation of $10 to benefit […]
Develop drawing skills and cultivate daily creative practice by sketching from life. Learn to loosen your hand, frame your composition, and capture simple moments to create a cohesive body of work (and perhaps a lifelong habit)! We will use simple, portable materials that make it easy to incorporate drawing into your everyday routine. You’ll leave […]
This course is a fun way to learn new drawing skills and how to train your eyes to really see. There is no “can’t” in this introduction to drawing course – only “I can!” You will be guided on how to render an object, bringing depth into your work. Explore how to use color and source of […]
Shodekeh Talifero is a groundbreaking beatboxer, vocal percussionist, and breath artist who pushes the boundaries of the human voice within and outside the context of hip-hop music and culture. Recently the Innovator in Residence at Towson University’s College of Fine Art & Communication, he currently serves there as an archival artist for his living archive/collection, […]
In celebration of Otake’s solo exhibition I Invited Myself, Vol. II, the Department of Theater and Dance at Colorado College will host a series of two-day events featuring film screenings, live performance by Otake, and conversations with faculty, scholars, and curators. Schedule of Events: Thursday, Feb. 9 How and Why I Invited Myself, 3 p.m. […]
In celebration of Otake’s solo exhibition I Invited Myself, Vol. II, the Department of Theater and Dance at Colorado College will host a series of two-day events featuring film screenings, live performance by Otake, and conversations with faculty, scholars, and curators. Schedule of Events: Thursday, Feb. 9 How and Why I Invited Myself, 3 p.m. […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
Develop drawing skills and cultivate daily creative practice by sketching from life. Learn to loosen your hand, frame your composition, and capture simple moments to create a cohesive body of work (and perhaps a lifelong habit)! We will use simple, portable materials that make it easy to incorporate drawing into your everyday routine. You’ll leave […]
Explore painting with tempera paint on a plaster surface, similar to how experts did in the early centuries, but on a smaller scale. This method produces bright, vibrant paintings. Styrofoam provides a sturdy lightweight base for the plaster compound, and when it dries, makes a dry absorbent base for wet tempera paint. This medium is […]
This course is a fun way to learn new drawing skills and how to train your eyes to really see. There is no “can’t” in this introduction to drawing course – only “I can!” You will be guided on how to render an object, bringing depth into your work. Explore how to use color and source of […]
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the […]
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the […]
How do artists engage with or reject artistic traditions? Please join Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art, Savanah Pennell, Curatorial Paraprofessional, and Alexandra Flores, Curatorial Intern as they consider this question in a walk through the FAC Museum’s permanent collection. Not a member? Sign up now for as little as $5 a month! RSVP for […]
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the […]
