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In The Hall of the Mountain King

Come meet local music teacher and author, Allison Flannery, and hear her read her newly released book,In the Hall of the Mountain King.   Based on the music by Edvard Grieg […]

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New Acquisition: Mary Chenoweth ‘Untitled’

Mary Chenoweth, Untitled. Undated color lithograph. Gift of Terence and Elizabeth Lilly. FA 2012.23 Currently on view is a color lithography by Mary Chenoweth, a recent acquisition to our Permanent […]

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Ikebana at the FAC

If you’re a fan of Ikebana, the Japanse art of flower arranging, make sure to stop by the FAC April 5–7, 2013 to experience Art Comes Alive, a special flower […]

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Actress Spotlight: Kate Berry Mann

Kate plays Brooke in the Colorado Premiere of Other Desert Cities “It’s a story about a family, and I think it represents a lot of how divided this country is […]

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Arthur Dove’s ‘Fog Horns’ now on a U.S. postage stamp

Arthur G. Dove, Fog Horns, 1929, oil on canvas. Collection of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Anonymous Gift, FA 1954.1 ©The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry […]

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Actor Spotlight: Sammy Gleason

Sammy Gleason as Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities  “This play is about people. Real people. Flawed people. It’s a story that an audience can relate to, and all they […]

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Q&A with Photographer Carol Dass, from “Mother”

Carol Dass, Broken, 2012. Image courtesy of the artist. We chatted with Carol Dass, Senior Instructor of Photography at UCCS, and artist behind the current Families exhibition, Mother: Photographs by Carol […]

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Museum Acquisition: Rita Zimmerman’s “Drowning Boy”

Rita Zimmerman, Drowning Boy, 2008, oil on linen. Gift of the artist.   (image source) This local painter gifted us her 2008 painting, “Drowning Boy” after her appearance in two […]

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NEW Acquisition: Kenneth O. Goehring’s “Marina II”

Kenneth O. Goehring, Marina II, oil on canvas, 1990. This Abstract Expressionist painter goes by Ken Goehring too — he signed many of his paintings without the middle initial. A […]

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Van Briggle Pottery

The FAC houses an impressive amount of Van Briggle pottery, and the last time we had a full-scale exhibition was in 1975! You can view a small glimpse of the […]

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