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August 2019
Melanie Yazzie: Finding Oneself Again and Again
Melanie Yazzie is informed by the Diné philosophy of hozho — translated as blessings, beauty, and harmony. After experiencing illness, she challenged herself to create artworks that find ways to heal from and to balance the negative effects of settler colonialism that Indigenous people live with on a daily basis. Her earlier works focused on calling attention to the harsh realities of racism, poverty, and loss of home territories. She continues to acknowledge these struggles, but now layers her artworks with recuperative…
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Pertenecer: Chicanx Artists on Belonging
As the title suggests PERTENECER — Spanish for “to belong” — this exhibition presents artworks by nine artists that explore the possibilities and meanings of belonging. The diverse experiences of belonging are interpreted by these artists in vastly different ways through drawing, painting, printmaking, video, sculpture, and photography.
Find out more »January 2020
Bemis School of Art Spring Classes
Whatever your artistic interest, age or skill level, we have classes to drive your passions at the Fine Arts Center’s Bemis School of Art. Experienced artists and art instructors, large studios, and limited class size create a motivational and supportive environment to explore and develop your talents.
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Monthly Member Tour
All members of the Fine Arts Center are welcome to join us for our Monthly Member Tour, held on the 1st Saturday of each month at 12 noon. Each tour (lasting approximately 1 hour) will feature a different topic, so feel free to come back often and continue learning about the FAC.
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Museum Free Day
Museum Free Days are just that, an opportunity for the public to enjoy our galleries free of charge. With hands-on art activities on select Free Days.
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Valentine’s Day Lunch Special
3 days only - treat your valentine, a friend ... yourself! From February 12-14, Taste will be offering a special three course Valentine's Day lunch. For only $35 per person, guests will enjoy — Course 1 Endive Salad with sesame tuilles, orange slices, and grapefruit lime vinaigrette Course 2 Filet Mignon and Herbed Shrimp with potatoes au crème and roasted carrots Course 3 Valrhona Chocolate Tart with cherry gastrique PLUS - 2 for 1 Champagne Cocktails (Non-alcoholic sparkling cider available…
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The Bridges of Madison County
The Tony Award-Winning New Musical on stage Feb. 13-March 1. Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life.
Find out more »Museum Free Day
Museum Free Days are just that, an opportunity for the public to enjoy our galleries free of charge. With hands-on art activities on select Free Days.
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