Fine Arts Center

Beading Basics
2021-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Learn the techniques the professionals use to design, create, and finish earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Create unique pieces to enhance your wardrobe, give as gifts, or create jewelry to sell. You will also learn techniques to repair vintage favorites to be worn again or revamp them into something new. Supply List online. Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Ona-Marie Engle
Level 0 – This class is for the true beginner with no prior experience in the medium.

Refine Your Black & White Darkroom Printing Skills
2021-11-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Spend three hours learning to refine your black and white darkroom printing skills with private instruction in contrast filters, split-filter printing, and/or cropping/positioning for artful presentations depending on the student’s skill level and goals. This darkroom experience will help you bring your printing skills to the next level and you will be encouraged to produce prints that you will be excited to enter in photography exhibitions and competitions. Supply list online. Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Angela Crews
Level 1 – This class is for those with some familiarity with the medium. This could include informal use of medium outside of the classroom.

In Conversation: at the line
2021-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Please join us for a roundtable conversation with artist Ronny Quevedo, Victoria I. Lyall, Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas at the Denver Art Museum, and Jorge Rivas Pérez, Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Latin American Art at the Denver Art Museum, who will discuss Quevedo’s work in context of the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Americas at the Denver Art Museum. The conversation will be moderated by FAC Curator of Contemporary Art Katja Rivera.
This event will take place in CC’s Cornerstone screening room.
Free! reservations are required

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Ronny Quevedo is a 2021 Joan Mitchell Fellow. The Joan Mitchell Fellowship is awarded annually to 15 US-based artists making exceptional work; the fellowship provides financial support interwoven with professional development to support artists’ long-term success.
Image: Ronny Quevedo, quipu (detail), 2017, Screen print, contact paper, and enamel on paper, Private Collection

Día de los Muertos
2021-11-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join in our special community gathering for Día de los Muertos, the traditional celebration, originating in Mexico and celebrated throughout north and south America. A celebration of life, El día de los Muertos demonstrates remembrance, love, and respect for those who have gone before us.

R.I.POWER: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
2021-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
ONE NIGHT ONLY – The Fine Arts Center and CC Theatre & Dance proudly present the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, with special performances from Justice Miles and Colorado College Dance Workshop for a powerful tribute to the human experience. Using the universal language of dance to honor the African Diaspora, Denver-based 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.

Guadalupe in the Guestroom
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-09-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Guadalupe in the Guest Room chronicles a funny and heartfelt story of shared grief and love between two people separated by a language barrier, ultimately proving that understanding doesn’t always require speaking the same language.
Guadalupe is living in the guest room of her son-in-law, Steve, while she works to translate from English to Spanish the children’s books her deceased daughter has written. Overcome with grief and separated by a language barrier, the unlikely housemates struggle to communicate. As Guadalupe and Steve begin watching a television show together, they bond in unexpected ways, leading them to learn that understanding doesn’t always require speaking the same language. Guadalupe in the Guest Room is a funny and heartfelt celebration of new beginnings, breaking barriers, and the healing power of telenovelas.

Words Matter When Language Becomes Art
2021-10-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Study a variety of ways to include language in visual art in this thought-provoking class. The words can be a background, create a subtle message, be a graphic element or pattern, or become the central element of the artwork. We will look at contemporary artists who use language in their work. We will explore Christopher Wool, Barbara Kruger, and Jenny Holzer as well as looking back at how the Dadaists used language in their powerful collages. By discussing contemporary and historical use of words as art, students will not only learn how—but also why—to use text in their art making. Supply list online. Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Laura Raborn
Level II – This class is for those who have taken at least one class in the medium. Student should be comfortable with the basics of how to use and manipulate the medium.
