First Friday Art Party
August 1 @ 5:00 pm
Join us for our First Friday Art Party from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy live music from guitarist Colin McAllister in the stunning ambiance offered by our chic, historic venue.
- Free museum admission, including all current exhibitions
- Drinks and snacks available for purchase in the Deco Lounge
- FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries
Featured Artist: Guitarist Colin McAllister is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and with orchestra. Appearances include the Ojai Music Festival, Monday Evening Concerts, New Music Miami, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, San Francisco sfSound, Darmstadt International Music Festival, Festival Hispanoamericano de Guitarra, Dallas Festival of Modern Music, Foro Internacional de Música Mexico City, PRISMS New Music in Phoenix, Seattle Transport Jazz, Breda Jazz Festival, and the Vail Jazz Festival. He has performed as a soloist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. Colin is an Artist Partner with both PRS and Taylor Guitars. He serves as Director of Humanities and an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs where he directs the Sagitta Guitar Ensemble and organizes the Solertia Humanities Speaker Series.
The Fine Arts Center is proud to be part of First Friday Downtown