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Museum Free Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMuseum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
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Agents of Care Opening Celebration
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesCelebrate the opening of Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project with a (portrait of) Elsie Palmer inspired garden party. Located in newly transformed galleries at the FAC, Agents of Care highlights the often unseen, behind-the-scenes collections-based work of the museum. Agents of Care kicks off with an investigation into the exciting and […]
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Paula Poundstone Pre-Theatre Dining
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPre-theatre dining is back! Please join us for a buffet dinner in Taste before the show. The night of the show, you may check in at Taste anytime between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Prepayment is required and space is limited. Make sure to add both your tickets to the show and for dinner to your […]
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Paula Poundstone
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesIconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and legendary spontaneous wit. Paula is the star of several HBO specials, including Cats, Cops and Stuff, and Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard. Paula is a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! She is heard weekly on her successful comedy podcast. Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.
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Yoga at the FAC
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for a one-hour yoga class 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 to benefit the Fine […]
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In Conversation: Krista Franklin and Ionit Behar
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPlease join artist Krista Franklin for a poetry reading in the Fine Arts Center's Holaday and Seagrave Galleries in celebration of her exhibition Solo(s). The reading will be followed by a conversation in Taste with Franklin and DePaul Art Museum Associate Curator, Ionit Behar to discuss artistic process, collaboration, and the influence of Afro-Surrealism. Free […]
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FAC Member Tour: Mi Gente
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Savanah Pennell, Assistant Curator of Collections, for a tour of Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest. Drawing from works in the collection stewarded by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Mi Gente considers community within a landscape that has been shaped by colonization and migration. The spiritual, familial, and artistic groups represented […]
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First Friday Art Party
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by the FAC’s chic, historic venue. FREE museum admission, including the newest exhibition Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest Art in Deco Lounge by Ian Stewart Music by Mariachi Lobos, a Mexican folk music band See three lowrider cars […]
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Lowrider Show & Mi Gente Opening Celebration
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for a lowrider car show and opening celebration of Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest! This event is free and will include kid-friendly art activities, live music, a performance by Ballet Folklórico de Barajas, and food for purchase from local businesses. Attendees also will be invited to visit the Museum's newest […]
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Mural Conservation & Care
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesAs part of Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project, join museum staff for a morning chat about mural care and conservation. Artist Emanuel Martinez will speak about restoration currently underway of Arte Mestiza, Martinez’s seminal Chicano Mural Movement work painted on 2,000 square feet of concrete wall in the Fine Art Center’s parking lot. […]
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Just the FACts Trivia Night
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for a trivia night led by Bob Morsch 5:30–7:30 p.m. Be prepared for a multitude of surprises around the theme of art. The ticket price includes dinner! $21 (FAC members $19) Trivia Tickets
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Museum Free Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMuseum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
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Performance by Su Teatro and Panel Discussion with Artist Carlos Frésquez
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for a performance in the FAC Music Room by Denver-based Chicanx theatre group Su Teatro and for a panel discussion with artist Carlos Frésquez. Free! RSVP requested Image: Carlos Frésquez, The Obsidian Ranfla Series #3 (detail), 1999, Museum Purchase (Colorado 2000 Purchase Prize), FA 2000.4.
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Bronze Sculpture Care
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesAs part of Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project, join Fine Arts Center Museum staff to learn how it cares for its bronze sculptures. Watch staff in action throughout the day as they clean, wax, and buff each work. Meet in the FAC lobby. This event is free and open to the public.
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Museum Free Day
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMuseum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
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Night of Indigenous Comedy: Adrianne Chalepah
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesFrom Nexflix and Amazon comedy specials to NBC Peacock’s “Rutherford Falls,” Chalepah now brings her unique Native take on the world back to the FAC.
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Sasha Colby
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThis goddess is making history. She’s the first drag queen to win both Drag Race and Miss Continental. Sasha’s signature, sensual modern drag is sure to entertain.
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Yoga at the FAC
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin 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 […]
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Enchanted Textures of Taos, New Mexico
Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesTaos’ light, color, and culture have inspired modern artists for over 125 years to create inspirational and memorable paintings. Taos is especially stunning in the autumn with glorious textures and colors. Professional artist and instructor Martha Mans will concentrate on watercolor and gouache painting with a special small presentation about how she creates her casein […]
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Libation Lecture: Musings of Chicana Feminist from the Anthropocene
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesCoinciding with Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest, an exhibition currently on view at the FAC, join us for our next Libation Lecture. Local murals, with their multiple and layered meanings, is the topic of this lecture by CC Mobile Arts Co-Director and independent scholar, Nancy Ríos. Using local murals, Ríos will engage the audience […]
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FAC Member Tour: Museum Collections
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe collections team at the Fine Arts Center invite you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. See how the museum stores the 17,000 works entrusted to its care and stewardship, and learn about ongoing collections projects including mural conservation, object inventory and cataloging, and NAGPRA compliance. After a tour of the collections storage spaces, enjoy a […]
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First Friday Art Party
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by the FAC’s chic, historic venue. FREE museum admission Art in Deco Lounge by Adana Dysart Music by Jeremiah Walter Drinks and snacks available for purchase FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries Jeremiah Walter […]
Looking and Listening to Learn: A conversation between artists about Monument Creek
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesHybl Gallery The exhibition From Source to Mouth features an artistic interpretation of a very specific place, Monument Creek. Taking the forms of field drawings, soundscapes, and a series of locally sourced oral histories, the project is informed by two years of fieldwork and interpersonal research. Join artist Erin Elder and her collaborator, CC Music […]