August 2020
Emerging Artists: Let’s Make a Musical!
Ever wonder what it takes to make a musical? If so, this is the class for you. Students will work with their instructors on creating a brand new musical. Singing, dancing, acting, writing, designing, and directing will all be explored in this brand new class. This session will culminate with a performance of their brand new work. Ages 8-13 Summer camps will be held virtually and will offer students a chance to engage their creativity and build theatrical skills in…
Find out more »Emerging Artists: Let’s Make a Musical!
Ever wonder what it takes to make a musical? If so, this is the class for you. Students will work with their instructors on creating a brand new musical. Singing, dancing, acting, writing, designing, and directing will all be explored in this brand new class. This session will culminate with a performance of their brand new work. Ages 8-13 Summer camps will be held virtually and will offer students a chance to engage their creativity and build theatrical skills in…
Find out more »Emerging Artists: Let’s Make a Musical!
Ever wonder what it takes to make a musical? If so, this is the class for you. Students will work with their instructors on creating a brand new musical. Singing, dancing, acting, writing, designing, and directing will all be explored in this brand new class. This session will culminate with a performance of their brand new work. Ages 8-13 Summer camps will be held virtually and will offer students a chance to engage their creativity and build theatrical skills in…
Find out more »Emerging Artists: Let’s Make a Musical!
Ever wonder what it takes to make a musical? If so, this is the class for you. Students will work with their instructors on creating a brand new musical. Singing, dancing, acting, writing, designing, and directing will all be explored in this brand new class. This session will culminate with a performance of their brand new work. Ages 8-13 Summer camps will be held virtually and will offer students a chance to engage their creativity and build theatrical skills in…
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FAC Theatre Live Stream
Join us for a live stream conversation with the FAC Theatre Company, featuring the writers for our upcoming audio play series, Of Spacious Skies.
Find out more »September 2020
The Santos Story: A First Friday Conversation
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College is home to a nationally-renowned collection of Hispanic and Native American art, including a collection of santos (religious representations of saints) from New Mexico and southern Colorado. Join FAC staff and the creative team behind a recent 3x3 Project focused on the history of the collection as they reassess the preservation, curation, and the display (or non-display of) sacred objects. Together they will explore possibilities for recontextualizing the past and reimagining…
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Virtual: Japanese Calligraphy, Brush Mark-Making & Sumi-Ink Drawing
In this virtual workshop, you’ll be introduced to the basic Japanese calligraphy strokes as well as some free-style variations. Learn to practice words in Japanese letters and Kanji (Chinese characters) and be encouraged to explore ways to use the strokes of calligraphy and ink-drawing in your own unique way. This class includes live Zoom sessions and studio hours with the instructors. This course is in collaboration with the Colorado College Art Department. Ages 16-Adult
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Ask A Curator Day
#AskaCurator is an international social media event that gives the public access to the passionate experts who work in museums, galleries, and heritage sites around the world. Queries from years past include: What’s the most interesting thing you’ve seen on the back of a painting/artwork? If you could add any object to your collection, what would it be? Do art curators secretly wish they had dinosaurs? Blair Huff, Michael Lorusso, and Katja Rivera will be representing the FAC. They’ll be…
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FAC Theatre School Live Q&A
Learn more about the Fine Arts Center Theatre School’s NEW Fall session. Innovative and comprehensive professional theatre training programs for students ages 5-adult starting soon! Fall classes include popular favorites like Budding Thespians, Emerging Artists, Youth Rep Ensemble, and our Adult Dance Class, alongside unique new offerings like Play Club! and Yoga for the Creative Spirit. Q&A for interested students and parents with FAC Theater School Director Nathan Halvorson and teaching artist staff.
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Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
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Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
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Virtual: Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don't know how to break away? In this virtual course, you will be lead through exercises designed to bring more abstraction, excitement, & passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & pre-recorded content. Adults
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
Find out more »October 2020
October is Arts Month
Have at least one new cultural experience with family for friends this October.
Find out more »Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
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Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
Find out more »Virtual: Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don't know how to break away? In this virtual course, you will be lead through exercises designed to bring more abstraction, excitement, & passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & pre-recorded content. Adults
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Virtual: Dia de los Muertos Calavera Vignettes
Create calavera, or skeleton, vignettes out of polymer clay to celebrate El Día de los Muertos! Vignettes, or small dioramas, tell a humorous story in just one glance. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
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The Glorias Conversation
A discussion about the new film and the role of theatre in education and activism. What are the intersections of theatre, education, and activism—both over time and in this present moment? How might we view these intersections through the lens of feminist, journalist, and social political activist Gloria Steinem? This virtual conversation coincides with the release of the new biographical film on the life and career of Gloria Steinem: The Glorias (2020). Join Director Julie Taymor, Colorado College Professor Monica Sanchez (playing Dolores Huerta in the…
Find out more »Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
Find out more »Virtual: Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don't know how to break away? In this virtual course, you will be lead through exercises designed to bring more abstraction, excitement, & passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & pre-recorded content. Adults
Find out more »Virtual: Dia de los Muertos Calavera Vignettes
Create calavera, or skeleton, vignettes out of polymer clay to celebrate El Día de los Muertos! Vignettes, or small dioramas, tell a humorous story in just one glance. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »Arts Month Theatre Showcase
In celebration of Arts Month 2020, the Colorado Springs theatre community has come together as the Theatrical Response Team to present a Virtual Theatre Showcase on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. — streamed live on YouTube — to officially kick off Theater & Film Week! This free, community event will feature great local talent from: Fine Arts Center Theatre Company Dragon Theatre Productions Craft Production Resources Springs Ensemble Theatre Theatreworks The Millibo Art Theatre Theatre ‘d Art Theatre Across Borders We are…
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
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Libation Creations: Fall Edition
New artmaking happy hour series! Jasmine Dillavou photo by Adam Williams Usher in the new season with artist Jasmine Dillavou and bartender Ric Bascobert whose autumn-inspired creations will help bring the cozy sense of fall into your home. Step 1: Ric will walk you through mixing your own craft cocktail/mocktail, The Fallen Apple, in a live step by-step demonstration Step 2: Yummy drink in hand, follow along with Jasmine as you create an original, textural fall landscape using ink, leaves,…
Find out more »Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
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Arts Month Community Conversation: Creativity and Dreams of the Springs’ Theatrical Community
FAC Producing Artistic Director Scott Levy will moderate a panel discussion presented by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region with some of our region's leading theatrical talent, exploring where the local theatre community has been, where it is now, and what the future holds. Scott will be joined by Caitlin Lowans (Theatreworks), Jim Jackson (Milibo Art Theatre), and Matt Radcliffe (Springs Ensemble Theatre).
Find out more »Virtual: Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don't know how to break away? In this virtual course, you will be lead through exercises designed to bring more abstraction, excitement, & passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & pre-recorded content. Adults
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
Find out more »Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
Find out more »Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9
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The Arts & Social Action | S̵t̵o̵p̵RESIST(ing)/Start RECLAIMIMG: Eight Minutes and Forty-Six Seconds of JuJu
Mountain Time StopRESIST(ing)/Start RECLAIMIMG: Eight Minutes and Forty-Six Seconds of JuJu is a powerful collaboration between Colorado College Professor Michael Sawyer and Grammy Award-winning musician Nicholas Payton that layers actual recorded interactions between Black citizens and law enforcement with an original musical score. The resulting experience is one of beauty, pain, critical importance, and most importantly, reclamation. The FAC will present a live stream of the piece, followed by a panel discussion. Register for the experience & discussion Michael Sawyer…
Find out more »November 2020
Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
Find out more »Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
Find out more »Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults
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Now. Here. This.
FAC Theatre School Benefit Performance. 11 Students. Guest Appearances. 60 Minute Virtual Musical Performance. The show follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time — from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, dying and middle school in an attempt to step directly into that elusive “present moment.”
Find out more »December 2020
Same Old New School: A Conversation on Graffiti & Street Art
Same Old New School is a weekly podcast from Chicago’s Vocalo, hosted by FAC Director Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval. The show examines the intersections of Hip Hop with culture, politics, fashion and more. In this live special edition, Goodwin and Coval bring together a panel of artists and thinkers to talk about graffiti and contemporary street art and their historic influences civically, politically, and creatively.
Find out more »Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
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Libation Creations: Holiday Edition
New artmaking happy hour series Wednesday, Dec. 16, 5 p.m. Live Online Celebrate the season with artist Linda Sagastume and mixologist Angelina Rice whose holiday-inspired creations will add a little festivity to your year! Here’s what to expect— Step 1: Angelina will teach you how to make a traditional mulled wine in a step-by-step demonstration, live from her winery, Mesa Winds, in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Step 2: While your concoction is simmering, pour yourself a glass of wine and follow along…
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Holiday Cabaret
The FAC Theatre Company is packaging up joy and merriment and sending it your way in our 2020 Holiday Cabaret! From our homes to yours, we’re bringing love, light, laughter, and a few surprises direct to your kitchens and living rooms for the FAC’s 2020 holiday production. Grab your crew, a warm beverage, and a cozy chair and settle in for over a dozen unique acts from FAC Theatre Company favorites and their families in this special holiday season experience!
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Sweet Land: A New Opera by The Industry
Despite stellar reviews and sold-out performances, the world premiere of experimental new opera Sweet Land was forced to shut down two weeks ahead of schedule due to COVID-19. Fortunately, a final performance was captured on film to preserve a new work the Los Angeles Times called “opera as astonishment.” The Fine Arts Center Museum is pleased to provide access to this streaming version free of charge (first come, first served; 200 access codes available). Tickets to view the filmed performance have been made possible…
Find out more »January 2021
Creating Sweet Land: A Conversation with the Artists (Pt. 1)
The FAC will host two conversations with the artists behind Sweet Land, both moderated by Raven Chacon (the first Mellon Foundation Artist in Residence at the FAC). Panelists: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Du Yun, and Raven Chacon (moderator)
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Creating Sweet Land: A Conversation with the Artists (Pt. 2)
The FAC will host two conversations with the artists behind Sweet Land, both moderated by Raven Chacon (the first Mellon Foundation Artist in Residence at the FAC). Panelists: Yuval Sharon, Douglas Kearney, Aja Couchois Duncan, and Raven Chacon (moderator)
Find out more »Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
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Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. Ages 16-Adult
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Belle Epoque Virtual Class
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages…
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Arts & Social Action: The Raid
Join us for a community talkback and Q&A with Idris Goodwin and Tiffany Nichole Greene moderated by Dramaturge Julia Felise Dubiner.
Find out more »Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »Belle Epoque Virtual Class
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages…
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Cleo Parker Robinson dance: The MOVE/ment
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College celebrates 50 years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. In honor of the 2021 Martin Luther King Day Celebrations, we are honored to share this recording of “The MOVE/ment,” a work inspired by a trip to Montgomery, Alabama by members of CPR Dance. It is a piece about the Civil Rights Movement that invites us all to ask what Civil Rights mean to us in the present day.
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Invigorate Your Art in 2021
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned professional, there is much to learn in this virtual course that will improve your art. We will cover the artist’s mindset, composition, color, experimentation, process, adding texture, taking risks, and keeping your art practice fun. If you are uninspired or in a slump, this course will invigorate your art making practice. The principles and practices taught in this virtual course can be applied to any style of art. This course includes…
Find out more »Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »Belle Epoque Virtual Class
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages…
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3×3 Projects: Proposal Submissions
Nine projects will be funded in the amount of $3,000 per project. Funds awarded will be inclusive and project teams will decide how to divide them accordingly. In the future there may be an opportunity to apply for additional funding to adapt these digital projects into physical experiences at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Apply now!
Find out more »Invigorate Your Art in 2021
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned professional, there is much to learn in this virtual course that will improve your art. We will cover the artist’s mindset, composition, color, experimentation, process, adding texture, taking risks, and keeping your art practice fun. If you are uninspired or in a slump, this course will invigorate your art making practice. The principles and practices taught in this virtual course can be applied to any style of art. This course includes…
Find out more »Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »February 2021
Belle Epoque Virtual Class
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages…
Find out more »Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
Find out more »Invigorate Your Art in 2021
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned professional, there is much to learn in this virtual course that will improve your art. We will cover the artist’s mindset, composition, color, experimentation, process, adding texture, taking risks, and keeping your art practice fun. If you are uninspired or in a slump, this course will invigorate your art making practice. The principles and practices taught in this virtual course can be applied to any style of art. This course includes…
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First Friday with FAC Director/DJ Idris Goodwin
Join us for a virtual DJ set brought to you by the FAC, CC Mutual Aid, and the Chinook Center of Colorado Springs. Sponsored by CC’s Alumni and Family Relations. FAC Director Idris Goodwin will host as DJ for a lively night of dancing! The event is FREE for all participants, with a suggested pay-what-you-can donation to Colorado College Mutual Aid and/or the Chinook Center. The Chinook Center is a Colorado Springs grassroots community that supports people and organizations working…
Find out more »Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. Ages 16-Adult
Find out more »Belle Epoque Virtual Class
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages…
Find out more »Celebrating Fifty Years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Join us for this conversation with the celebrated, Denver-based choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson as the FAC celebrates fifty years of her esteemed dance ensemble. Using the universal language of dance to honor the African Diaspora, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance explores the human condition, champions social justice, unites people of all ages and races, and ultimately celebrates the complexity of life through movement. Moderated by FAC Director, Idris Goodwin, this discussion with Robinson and her team of creatives will shed light on…
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Libation Creations: Valentine Edition
Artmaking Happy Hour Series Celebrate love! Back by popular demand, artist Linda Sagastume and mixologist Angelina Rice bring you romance-inspired creations to liven up this year's Valentine's Day. Whether you typically revel in or avoid the holiday, this event will hit you in the right spot — just like Cupid's bow! Here's what to expect- Step 1: Angelina will guide you through mixing a delicious Valentine-inspired Pomegranate Rose Champagne cocktail in a step-by-step demonstration, live from her winery, Mesa Winds,…
Find out more »Invigorate Your Art in 2021
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned professional, there is much to learn in this virtual course that will improve your art. We will cover the artist’s mindset, composition, color, experimentation, process, adding texture, taking risks, and keeping your art practice fun. If you are uninspired or in a slump, this course will invigorate your art making practice. The principles and practices taught in this virtual course can be applied to any style of art. This course includes…
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To Bind or to Burn: Conversation with the Artist
The FAC will be celebrating virtually the opening of a new exhibition, Anna Tsouhlarakis: To Bind or to Burn, February 12-August 21, 2021. Join Polly Nordstrand, curator of Southwest Art, in conversation with the artist as they discuss her strategies to indigenize contemporary art. The exhibition presents various bodies of work, including the projects she created while an artist-in-residence at the FAC. A major sculpture, Edges of the Ephemeral, was installed in doors for the first time. Learn about the…
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Intimate Apparel – A Reunion/Reading
In 2018, the FAC Theatre Company produced Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. In celebration of Black History Month, the entire cast of the 2018 production will re-unite to present a reading of the play via zoom. The reading will be streamed live on Feb. 19 and then remain available as a watchable stream through Sunday, Feb. 28.
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The Arts & Social Action: The End of Their World, Welcoming in Ours
This event offers a portal into the truths of six disciplined and worldly artists who often speak what is unspoken, drawing on themes of pandemics, uprisings, and survival. We will showcase the work, struggles, and lives of Trans women and Trans femmes of color who have world-ending ideas and dangerous dreams of a future that respects all gender autonomy. This work and the ensuing conversations will explore how trans feminine people incorporate art into their organizing and activism practices, through…
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Artivism CO — Why We Need This Now: A conversation with Lisa Villanueva
When you wake up in the morning and look in the eyes of your children, grandchildren, and those you love the most, do you contemplate their future? Pause and reflect on our country’s state of environmental destruction, violation of rights and the blatant silencing of voices in our marginalized communities? If so, please join us in a candid conversation about: How and why Lisa created Artivism CO Why partnering with community organizations like the Fine Arts Center’s Bemis School of Art at Colorado College is so important for connecting with local youth Why children are (truly) the solution for a better future Join…
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A Poetry Reading with Douglas Kearney
In celebration of Black History Month, join us for an evening of poetry and discussion with Douglas Kearney. Douglas Kearney is a poet, performer, and librettist who has published seven books that bridge thematic concerns such as politics, African-American culture, masks, the Trickster figure, and contemporary music. His most recent collection, Sho, aims to hit crooked licks with straight-seeming sticks. Kearney is also the author of Buck Studies, which was awarded the CLMP Firecracker Award for Poetry, the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry…
Find out more »The Arts & Social Action: The End of Their World, Welcoming in Ours
This event offers a portal into the truths of six disciplined and worldly artists who often speak what is unspoken, drawing on themes of pandemics, uprisings, and survival. We will showcase the work, struggles, and lives of Trans women and Trans femmes of color who have world-ending ideas and dangerous dreams of a future that respects all gender autonomy. This work and the ensuing conversations will explore how trans feminine people incorporate art into their organizing and activism practices, through…
Find out more »March 2021
Youth Rep Ensemble
Virtual Spring Camp! Wednesdays & Saturdays, March 3–May 1 (8 weeks). This spring session for high school students will offer weekly workshops from esteemed faculty and guest instructors ranging from auditions technique, classical text, movement, voice work and more. Students will also devise and rehearse for the first ever Fine Arts Center Theatre School Cabaret that will be streamed on May 7. This class is a must for students looking for a continuation of their skill development as well as…
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Handbuilding in Clay I
In this virtual course for adults, we will be together from afar as we connect through the experience of ceramics. This beginner’s guide to handbuilding clay features a series of personalized prerecorded video demonstrations, exciting Zoom presentations, and fun class exercises. Traditional and not-so-traditional building, texturing, and glazing techniques will be covered, while celebrating individual style and interests. This course includes live Zoom class sessions and prerecorded content. A detailed and strict drop-off for firing procedure, complete with size, weight,…
Find out more »Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
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Beginning Colored Pencil
Adult 6 week class. Bring a whole new light to your art with various colored pencil techniques. Enhance your artistic style and express your creative voice with vibrant color. We will explore color theory, color blending, and other methods to advance your way of thinking in color. Still life studies will be investigated to understand depth, light, texture, and much more. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours.
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Budding Thespians
Virtual Spring Camp! Saturdays, March 6–May 1 (8 weeks), 9–11 a.m. It is time to once again to raise the virtual curtain on our youngest performers! Students will explore the magical world of theatre through games, rehearsals, and collaboration. Interactive instruction will have students dancing, acting, crafting and much more! Registration for this camp includes an “Imagination Pack” that will be delivered right to your front door. The final performance of this camp will stream to the public on May…
Find out more »Emerging Artists Class
Virtual Spring Camp! Saturdays, March 6–May 1 (8 weeks), 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Rising theatre stars take note! This class is designed for students who yearn to further develop their love and skills for the theatrical art form. Daily theme exploration will allow these students to get a three-dimensional view of performing and creating. Collaboration will be key to the work that we do. Registration for this camp includes an “Imagination Pack” that will be delivered right to your front door.…
Find out more »Youth Rep Ensemble
Virtual Spring Camp! Wednesdays & Saturdays, March 3–May 1 (8 weeks). This spring session for high school students will offer weekly workshops from esteemed faculty and guest instructors ranging from auditions technique, classical text, movement, voice work and more. Students will also devise and rehearse for the first ever Fine Arts Center Theatre School Cabaret that will be streamed on May 7. This class is a must for students looking for a continuation of their skill development as well as…
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Works in Progress: Boy mother / faceless bloom
Boy mother / faceless bloom is a multimedia performance work combining large-scale sculptural and scenic design, live and recorded music, and embodied movement to tell the story of a young boy who learns he will be a mother. Drawing upon the combined, personal mythologies of Nengudi, Kwon, Nishimura, and Kohl, Boy mother / faceless bloom explores transgender identity, parenthood and ancestral lineage in a time of planetary crisis, as well as the spiritual legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and ideologies of domination.
Find out more »Handbuilding in Clay I
In this virtual course for adults, we will be together from afar as we connect through the experience of ceramics. This beginner’s guide to handbuilding clay features a series of personalized prerecorded video demonstrations, exciting Zoom presentations, and fun class exercises. Traditional and not-so-traditional building, texturing, and glazing techniques will be covered, while celebrating individual style and interests. This course includes live Zoom class sessions and prerecorded content. A detailed and strict drop-off for firing procedure, complete with size, weight,…
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Ceramic Plaque Making
6-week adult course. This virtual course focuses on plaque tile making through a series of personalized prerecorded video demonstrations, exciting Zoom presentations, and fun class interactions to celebrate the techniques of building in clay. Texturing, slip decoration, glazing techniques, and how to work from a photo reference will be covered. This process can be done by anyone anywhere, from outside in a park to the kitchen counter. This course includes live Zoom class sessions and prerecorded content. A detailed and…
Find out more »Beginning Colored Pencil
Adult 6 week class. Bring a whole new light to your art with various colored pencil techniques. Enhance your artistic style and express your creative voice with vibrant color. We will explore color theory, color blending, and other methods to advance your way of thinking in color. Still life studies will be investigated to understand depth, light, texture, and much more. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours.
Find out more »Budding Thespians
Virtual Spring Camp! Saturdays, March 6–May 1 (8 weeks), 9–11 a.m. It is time to once again to raise the virtual curtain on our youngest performers! Students will explore the magical world of theatre through games, rehearsals, and collaboration. Interactive instruction will have students dancing, acting, crafting and much more! Registration for this camp includes an “Imagination Pack” that will be delivered right to your front door. The final performance of this camp will stream to the public on May…
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Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don’t know how to break away? How do we move beyond our training of copying our subjects toward a more expressive interpretation? In this virtual course, Dena will lead you through exercises designed to help you bring more abstraction, excitement, and passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. This is a four week adult class.
Find out more »Ceramic Plaque Making
6-week adult course. This virtual course focuses on plaque tile making through a series of personalized prerecorded video demonstrations, exciting Zoom presentations, and fun class interactions to celebrate the techniques of building in clay. Texturing, slip decoration, glazing techniques, and how to work from a photo reference will be covered. This process can be done by anyone anywhere, from outside in a park to the kitchen counter. This course includes live Zoom class sessions and prerecorded content. A detailed and…
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Online Workshop: Writing Theatre for Young Audiences
Thursdays, March 18, March 25, April 8, and April 15, from 5:45 p.m.–7:15 p.m. MST A good story is a good story, but how we execute it can make all the difference in the world, especially when the audience is a group of third-graders on a field trip. In this workshop, multi-award-winning playwright and active participant in the theatre for young audiences (TYA) movement Idris Goodwin will break down some of the core and fundamental opportunities and challenges to writing…
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Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
Find out more »Beyond Reality
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don’t know how to break away? How do we move beyond our training of copying our subjects toward a more expressive interpretation? In this virtual course, Dena will lead you through exercises designed to help you bring more abstraction, excitement, and passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. This is a four week adult class.
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Floral Expressions
Explore painting a magnified floral image inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, an abstract floral piece, and a still life in this virtual course. Three paintings will be completed during this course using acrylic paints in a palette of your choice. We will examine the process of painting in an expressive style and gain an understanding of color composition and how neutrals work beside color to create a focal point. Small color studies will also be explored as a useful tool for…
Find out more »Floral Expressions
Explore painting a magnified floral image inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, an abstract floral piece, and a still life in this virtual course. Three paintings will be completed during this course using acrylic paints in a palette of your choice. We will examine the process of painting in an expressive style and gain an understanding of color composition and how neutrals work beside color to create a focal point. Small color studies will also be explored as a useful tool for…
Find out more »May 2021
Virtual FAC Play Club!
First Thursday of the month, Oct. 1–May 6 (8 sessions) 7–8:30 p.m. Join FAC Theatre Company’s Producing Artistic Director, Scott RC Levy, for lively conversations about plays! It’s a book club for play lovers! Each month, a new play will be dissected, discussed and celebrated.
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FAC Theatre School Cabaret
We’re excited to present our very first FAC Theatre School Cabaret! Our young thespians have been hard at work this spring devising work to share with you. This virtual cabaret includes singing, dancing, poetry, and more, all performed by students from our Budding Thespians, Emerging Artists, and Youth Rep classes.
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Libation Creations: Spring Edition
Artmaking Happy Hour Series The days are getting longer, the sun is shining brighter, and blooms are beginning to recolor our world. That’s right, spring is in the air! Revitalize and celebrate with artist Linda Sagastume and mixologist Angelina Rice whose springtime creations will inspire as we usher in new beginnings. Here's what to expect- Step 1: Angelina will guide you through mixing a delicious Spring-inspired Strawberry-Mint Gin Spritz cocktail in a step-by-step demonstration, live from her winery, Mesa Winds, in Hotchkiss, Colorado. (Directions for…
Find out more »June 2021
Virtual: Beginning Acrylic Painting
This introduction to acrylic painting is a fun way to breathe new life into your paintings! Learn fundamental techniques of drawing in different mediums. Discover different painting techniques such as wet on wet and dry brush processes, color mixing, layering, and so much more. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Supply list online. Youth course ages 12-16. Instructor: Jantzen Peake
Find out more »Virtual: Beginning Acrylic Painting
This introduction to acrylic painting is a fun way to breathe new life into your paintings! Learn fundamental techniques of drawing in different mediums. Discover different painting techniques such as wet on wet and dry brush processes, color mixing, layering, and so much more. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Supply list online. Youth course ages 12-16. Instructor: Jantzen Peake
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Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
Discover techniques to inspire creative skills and gain greater self-awareness. Explore artistic possibilities, develop your creativity, and gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom class sessions. Supply list online. Adult Please note, this class is only open to active duty military and veterans. An active duty, retiree ID, or DD-214 must be presented in order to participate. Instructor: Kim Nguyen
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Virtual: Dena’s Art Dialogues
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one previous course offered by Dena Peterson. If you are a previous student of Dena Peterson’s, you are invited to meet with her and other past students for an in-depth discussion of a variety of topics related to painting. Explore different themes each month based on students’ interests. Together, the class will investigate a wide variety of art, engage in lively discussion, and navigate new ideas. In addition to dynamic discussions, this course features live…
Find out more »Virtual: Beginning Acrylic Painting
This introduction to acrylic painting is a fun way to breathe new life into your paintings! Learn fundamental techniques of drawing in different mediums. Discover different painting techniques such as wet on wet and dry brush processes, color mixing, layering, and so much more. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Supply list online. Youth course ages 12-16. Instructor: Jantzen Peake
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