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  • Mixed media art of orange roots, green leaves, and pink abstract shapes drawn on top of a spreadsheet

    First Friday and Opening Celebration of Annalee Davis: More Tender Geographies

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Celebrate the start of the Fine Arts Center Museum's fall exhibition season during First Friday with the opening of Annalee Davis: More Tender Geographies. Explore the exhibition throughout the evening, enjoy live music, and hear from the artist and museum staff during a special gallery talk. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Admission is […]

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    Opening Night Dinner | Come From Away

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Make a Night of It: Opening Night Dinners  Opening Night is more than a performance — it’s a celebration.  Join us before each Opening Night performance for dinner at the Fine Arts Center and start your evening surrounded by fellow theatre lovers. Enjoy a relaxed, welcoming meal, hear special insights about the production and the artists bringing […]

  • Black and white portrait of Mary Hallock looking downward

    A Victorian Gentlewoman in Colorado’s Mines: Mary Hallock Foote’s Extractive Imagination

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    When Wallace Stegner mined the letters of the writer and illustrator Mary Hallock Foote for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Angle of Repose, he continued a longstanding association between mining and men. A century earlier, though, Foote herself had drawn on the mining communities of Colorado as the subjects of her novels and illustrations. This talk explores […]

  • Yoga

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Join us for yoga in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum after class. All experience levels are welcome. Tickets $12 per person (includes museum admission) FAC Members receive a 10% discount! Not a member? Join today TICKETS Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, […]

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    Transforming Images: New Mexican Santos in-between Worlds | Panel Discussion

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Please join us for a special two-day program bringing together artists, scholars, spiritual leaders, and community voices to explore the sacred images of New Mexican santeros that form the heart of the collection cared for by the FAC. This program is free and open to the public. Panel Discussion Our panelists will reflect on the spiritual, […]

  • Colorado muralist Emanuel Martinez repainting Arte Mestiza at the Fine Arts Center parking lot

    40th Anniversary of Arte Mestiza

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Join us in the Agents of Care gallery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Arte Mestiza at the Fine Arts Center! View archival materials from the mural’s creation, and hear artist Emanuel Martinez and Lucha Martínez de Luna, executive director and curator of the Chicana/o/x Murals of Colorado Project and the Emanuel Project, discuss the […]

  • San Buenaventura, a painted figurine

    Transforming Images: New Mexican Santos in-between Worlds | Keynote

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Please join us for a special two-day program bringing together artists, scholars, spiritual leaders, and community voices to explore the sacred images of New Mexican santeros that form the heart of the collection cared for by the FAC. This program is free and open to the public. Keynote: Claire Farago, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado Boulder […]

  • Backpacks & Bites

    Featured Member Event: Backpacks & Bites
    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Members: Make your backpack visit extra special with a creative outing the whole family will love! On select days, when you use the Family Activity Backpack, you can pick up a free snack pack for the kids to enjoy before or after. Cozy up with your little ones in the Garden Lounge and explore our […]

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    Meet the Real People Behind Come From Away

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    A Live Conversation with Gander, Newfoundland Heroes—At the FAC and Online Meet the real-life heroes whose story inspired the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away. On September 26, join us for an intimate, interactive webinar featuring four extraordinary people from Gander, Newfoundland—the small town that opened its arms and heart to nearly 7,000 stranded passengers […]

  • Talkback & Reception: David Mamet’s Oleanna

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    David Mamet’s Oleanna is an uncomfortably relevant play exploring gender, authority, power, and education through a series of increasingly fraught conversations between a university professor and his student. Written in 1992 in response to the Anita Hill–Clarence Thomas hearings, the play examines what happens when assumptions, personal biases, and failures of communication turn differences into divisions. […]

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    Member Moments: Exhibition Preview Morning

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Join us at our members-only preview for an exclusive first look at both Here and Now, Then and Always before it opens to the public and celebrate the newly opened Annalee Davis: More Tender Geographies. Enjoy brief remarks and explore the exhibition at your own pace where you’ll mingle with the artists, FAC museum staff, and connect directly with […]

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    The Bones of Tradition: The Many Lives of the Day of the Dead

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    In 2015, a James Bond movie introduced millions to a spectacularly staged Día de los Muertos parade in Mexico City. Two years later, the Pixar movie Coco depicted some of the rituals associated with the Day of the Dead. But did you know that the Mexico City parade didn't exist until the filmmakers created it? […]

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    Member Tour: Here and Now, Then and Always

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Join us for a guided tour of Here and Now, Then and Always, an exhibition drawn from the FAC's permanent collection—expanded through loans and community partnerships—exploring how artists across generations have engaged with the land, communities, and histories of Colorado. Learn about the curatorial thinking behind key groupings and reflect on what the collection reveals […]

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    Dreaming of a White Christmas: A Behind the Scenes Look at Irving Berlin’s Classic Holiday Film and Stage Play

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

    Step behind the curtain of Irving Berlin’s beloved holiday classic in this festive Libation Lecture exploring the journey of White Christmas from iconic 1954 film to celebrated stage musical. Discover behind-the-scenes stories about the film’s legendary cast, unforgettable music, dazzling production design, and enduring cultural impact, while uncovering how this timeless tale of friendship, nostalgia, and holiday […]

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    Grounded

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    Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States