Fine Arts Center

Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin
2020-12-04 10:00 - 2021-08-07 16:00 (America/Denver) | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Experience artworks from 24 established and emerging Chicana/o artists created from the late 1980s to present day from the collection of Cheech Marin.

Anna Tsouhlarakis: To Bind or to Burn
2021-02-12 - 2021-08-21 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
To Bind or To Burn presents recent works by multi-media and performance artist Anna Tsouhlarakis (Navajo, Creek, and Greek). Tsouhlarakis was the 2019-20 Andrew W. Mellon artist in residence at the FAC. During this time in the studio, she explored projects that questioned how to indigenize contemporary art practice. This exhibition combines art works from these explorations with earlier works to show her continued engagement with the connections between Native American Art and Minimalism.

Jeron Braxton: Glucose and Octane
2021-03-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Stemming from a collaboration with Colorado College’s Black Student Union launched in Black History Month, the Fine Arts Center is proud to present a special curated installation of digital work from self-taught artist and award-winning filmmaker Jeron Braxton.
On view now in the FAC museum’s Hybl Screening Room, the installation consists of 2 Sundance Festival award-winning animated videos.
Glucose is a short film investigating the colonial history of sugar as the engine of the slave trade.
Octane deals with the modern commodification of black bodies bringing to light some of the darker aspects to seemingly harmless consumerism.
Each runs approximately 6 and 14 minutes.
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Virtual FAC Play Club!
2020-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
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.

FAC Theatre School Cabaret
2021-05-07 - 2021-05-16 | Virtual
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.

Mobile Arts Truck unveiling
2021-05-07 16:00 - 20:00 | Colorado
Catch the unveiling of CC’s New Mobile Arts Truck at 116 E. Boulder St. The FAC is a key collaborator for the NEW CC Mobile Arts truck which serves to foster relationships across the Colorado Springs community and with CC students, faculty, and staff. “The goal is to highlight creative ways for weaving Block Plan teaching, community engagement, and creative expression through a hands-on teaching and learning experience,” says Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Naomi Pueo Wood. A featured program of City As A Venue, the May 7 Mobile Arts Truck unveiling event is set in conjunction with the First Fridays Art Walk.
See event details on Facebook

Libation Creations: Spring Edition
2021-05-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
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 a non-alcoholic version also provided.)
Step 2: Drink in hand, follow along with Linda as you create vibrant painted paper flowers using items you probably already have around the house.
Step 3: Sit back, sip, and admire your creations!
Share along with your artsy happy hour loving friends & family! No skills necessary. This is a fun live event and participants are encouraged to engage and ask questions along the way. You’ll receive a list of drink ingredients and art supplies upon registration.
FAC Members: $5; Non-members: $10
Register for this Libation Creation Event

Ansel Adams: Masterworks
2021-05-28 - 2021-09-04 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Ansel Adams: Masterworks features a collection of forty-eight photographs from the “Museum Set.” Included in this presentation are many of the breathtaking landscapes—taken at national parks in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Texas—for which the artist is best known. The exhibition also features examples that speak to the breadth of Adams’ interest, such as architectural structures, natural landscapes, cultural sites, and portraits taken across Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, and New York. Together, these works represent a selection of the artist’s most famous and best-loved photographs and encompass the full scope of his life’s work.

Eugène Atget: Photographing Paris, 1898–1925
2021-05-28 - 2021-09-04 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Exhibition organized by Emma Powell
In 1925, while working in Paris as an art studio assistant, American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) befriended the French photographer Eugène Atget (1857–1927). After Atget passed away two years later, Abbott secured a selection of his glass negatives. She returned to New York City and began a quest to establish Atget’s artistic legacy.

Virtual: Beginning Acrylic Painting
2021-06-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
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

Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
2021-06-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual
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

Summer Music Festival: Outdoor Festival Celebration
2021-06-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Monument Valley Park, 170 W Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, 80903, United States
Featuring the CC Summer Music Festival Orchestra with works by Copland, Prokofiev, and Beethoven.
Free and open to all!
With very special guests The Reminders
A rare and remarkable musical duo with undeniable magical chemistry, The Reminders transcend the bounds of expectation to uplift and entertain. They seamlessly blend razor sharp rhythms and raw, soulful vocals with reggae-tinged hip-hop beats to highlight their relevant and inspiring messages. The couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for over a decade.
The Reminders have been recognized and applauded for their work internationally through concerts, tours, music awards, TV and radio appearances. Having shared the stage with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Nas, Big Boi, and touring with Ms. Lauryn Hill.
More information about the Summer Music Festival
