Join us 7:30–10:30 p.m. for a set of three solo acts (Alex Koshak, Bryan Sespico, and Evan Courtland) performing in the FAC's Smith Family Gallery. The bar in Deco Lounge will be open until 9:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Donations to support FAC programs are greatly appreciated.
Join us for a one-hour yoga class with instructor Rebecca Myers in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries. Suggested donation of $10 […]
Once dried, gourd shells are hard and thick like wood and are easy to paint, decorate, and are weatherproof. All participants will create at least one indoor/outdoor art piece using a dried gourd. There is a material fee of $8 due to the instructor on the first day of class to purchase a gourd. All other supplies […]
Krista Franklin (American, b. 1970) creates books, poetry, collages, handmade paper, installations, murals, performances, sound works, sculptures, and lectures. Solo(s): Krista Franklin draws on the artist’s vast range of materials and references, situated at the intersection of poetics, popular culture, and the dynamic histories of the African Diaspora. Often referring to the performance of a single musician, the […]
When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the local laws — including a ban on dancing — an edict from the local preacher bent on exercising control over the town’s youth. When […]
Join us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue. FREE museum admission New art in Deco Lounge by Ian Stewart Music by Jevíon Íce and the Íce Cubes (Alternative and Neo soul — four piece band with guitar, bass, piano, and bango drums) FREE […]
August Member Tour | Saturday August 5, 12 p.m. Join Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art, for a tour of the exhibition Solo(s): Krista Franklin, which draws on the artist’s vast range of materials and references, situated at the intersection of poetics, popular culture, and the dynamic histories of the African Diaspora. This exhibition brings together for […]
Please join us for a lesson on the history and tradition of Mexican metal embossing or “repujado.” “Repujado,” also known as embossing metal, is the art of working in metallic foil to give volume and relief to a decorative design. You will learn how to emboss and deboss on tooling aluminum and create your own […]
