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Roberta Jacyshyn: 30 years of music
Roberta Jacyshn, Musical Director of the Fine Arts Center While the Fine Arts Center’s Theatre Company is celebrating 25 years of musicals, comedies and dramas, Roberta Jacyshyn is preparing […]
Read the full articleNEW Acquisition: Howard Finster’s “God Bless You All”
Howard Finster’s God Bless You All, oil on masonite, 1985. Gift of Dianne Vanderlip. R.E.M. and Talking Heads album cover artist Howard Finster turned to art at age three when […]
Read the full articleFloyd Tunson on Western Skies
Floyd Tunson, Raw Deal 3, mixed media, 1989. The artist himself, Floyd Tunson. This month, KRCC’s award-winning radio documentary program Western Skies is focusing on art. This past Sunday, they […]
Read the full articleReflecting on the Waldo Canyon Fire
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Waldo Canyon Fire Community Display. It was incredibly moving to hear your thoughts, thank yous, and hopes for recovery — coming together […]
Read the full articleScott Johnson Artist Talk Highlights
Artist Scott Johnson in his The No Plateau Below are excerpts from our live Twitter feed of the Members-only Preview of the Scott Johnson and James Turrell exhibitions. Local artist Johnson joined […]
Read the full articleHonoring a Legacy — Creation Story of the Papago/Tohono O’odham
Papago/Tohono O’odham basket. Papago/Tohono O’odham basket maker from 1916 (image source). With 17 tribes represented in the newest Permanent Collection exhibition Honoring a Legacy — it’s easy to see how expansive […]
Read the full articleFun at the Farmer’s Market
Every Wednesday from 3 – 7 p.m., the Sculpture Garden at the FAC turns MUCH yummier! Local (and only local) vendors sell snacks and groceries that range from cinnamon sugar pretzels […]
Read the full articleKirie Art: From the Glass Corridor to Home
Want to make Kirie art at home? Artist Hyakkimaru’s live demonstration at Family Adventure Day got the audience excited about our new exhibition that will be on display in the Glass […]
Read the full articleHappy Birthday, Andy Warhol
“Everybody has their own America, and they have pieces of a fantasy America that they think it out there, but they can’t see…you’ve pieced them together from scenes in movies […]
Read the full articleHappy Birthday, John Sloan!
John Sloan, Eagles of Tesuque, oil on canvas, 1921. Portrait of John Sloan (image source). The 1968 Acquisition of John Sloan’s “Eagles of Tesuque” was one of the most significant […]
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