Fine Arts Center

The Bridges of Madison County
2020-02-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2020-02-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
The Tony Award-Winning New Musical on stage Feb. 13-March 1. Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life.

Sunday Salon
2020-02-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
The FAC Theatre Company and Colorado College will host a conversation about themes emerging from the show following the Sunday, Feb. 23 matinee performance of The Bridges of Madison County. This will be the fourth of several Sunday Salon discussions throughout the season, which allow additional engagement with the production through conversation with a member of the Colorado Springs community and a member of the Colorado College faculty.
Mark Reis is a 1980 graduate of Iowa State University and has been working as a photojournalist since then. He is passionate about photojournalism and loves to tell peoples’ stories with photographs. Mark joined The Gazette staff in 1986 and was the newspaper’s Director of Photography until 2017, when he left to expand his freelance photography business. He has covered ten Olympic Games and five Superbowls. He and his wife, Wendy, have two daughters and four grandchildren.
Emma Powell is an Assistant Professor of Art at Colorado College, where she teaches all levels of photography including; digital printing, alternative processes, and traditional darkroom techniques. Powell received her MFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. Her personal work incorporates alternative photographic processes to illustrate fantasy narratives. Selections from Powell’s most recent series Svala’s Saga have been displayed at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey, England, the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California, and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College Deco Lounge, to name a few, and featured in publications such as Fraction Magazine, Hand Magazine, Lenscratch, as well as Lapham’s Quarterly.
This Sunday Salon is free and open to all ticket holders (regardless of which performance of they attend during the run).

The Bridges of Madison County: Backstage Tour
2020-02-27 21:30 - 22:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a FREE guided backstage tour following the third Thursday performance.

The Bridges of Madison County: Talkback
2020-03-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a FREE talkback session following the final Sunday performance.

Community Gathering with Emanuel Martinez, Lucha Martinez de Luna, and Jerry Vigil
2020-03-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Please join us for a community gathering honoring Emanuel Martinez (internationally renowned muralist, painter and sculptor) and Lucha Martinez de Luna (Chicano Murals of Colorado Project) along with special guest, local artist Jerry Vigil. Remarks from Dr. Nancy Ríos, Department of Southwest Studies.
Free Admission.
Refreshments Provided.
Sponsored by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for Southwest Arts and Culture and Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies.
Image: Emanuel Martinez, Arte Mestiza (detail), 1986, acrylic on concrete; located in the FAC parking lot

Member Preview Day
2020-03-13 10:00 - 19:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Special FAC member perk – get early access to view the exhibition Nancy Lovendahl: Small Glimpses, Many Times on Friday, March 13. Check in at the front desk during regular museum hours (10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) with your membership card to receive your special entrance badge for exclusive access before this show opens to the public on March 14.

Nancy Lovendahl: Small Glimpses, Many Times
2020-03-13 10:00 - 2020-11-08 19:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Small Glimpses, Many Times presents a never-before-seen body of work by internationally renowned sculptor and mixed media artist Nancy Lovendahl. Lovendahl, affected by her observations of the Colorado landscape, investigates themes of scale and perception. Taking its title from Dzogchen, a foundational practice in Buddhist meditation, this exhibition tracks Lovendahl’s consistent exploration of repetition across new developments in her social practice in art.

Sketchbook in Quarantine: Virtual Zoom Studio
2020-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 | FAC Digital, CO, United States
Throughout history, artists have always kept visual diaries of their ideas and surroundings. In this online class, we will explore what that means to us during this challenging time of COVID-19. Using basic art supplies and items at hand, you will learn some techniques for exploring, playing and recording your environment in a sketchbook. We will cover mark making, pattern generating and meditative techniques for making art during this stressful time. We will meet virtually but also have opportunities to view a variety of instructor-created videos with plenty of time to create and share your work. At this time of isolation, we encourage families to work together. Ages 6-Adult

Streaming: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
2020-05-01 - 2020-05-07 | FAC Digital, CO, United States
One Week Only: Watch the full production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl named Abilene, but Edward doesn’t care. He is vain and self-centered. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey – a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit.

Emerging Artists
2020-06-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
The Best of Both Worlds — Musical Theatre and Creating Characters.
The fundamentals of theatre will be explored in this fun and collaborative virtual class! No day will be the same as we take a deep dive into different theatrical themes. Acting, dancing, design, playwriting and collaboration are just the tip of the iceberg for this high-energy and interactive class. Registration for this camp includes “FAC imagine packs” that will be delivered right to your door! Ages 8-10

Emerging Artists: Advanced Theatre
2020-06-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Rising theatre stars take note! This virtual 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 “FAC imagine packs” that will be delivered right to your door! Ages 11-13

Virtual: Zine Making
2020-06-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Get creative while expressing yourself in a cool and unique way. In this virtual class, learn the history of zine making from 80s punk culture to fashion and poetry. Explore basic zine building skills and create your own works to share and distribute. After class, take advantage of additional open studio time to work on your project. Ages 12-16

Indigenous Futurities: Dancing Earth in CyberSpace
2020-06-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
One of our 3×3 Projects teams is live streaming a virtual performance Thursday, June 18 at 7:30 pm MDT. Indigenous Futurities: Dancing Earth in Cyberspace is presented by a team of visionary artists who reveal cyberspace as a realm of ritual to reimagine the future. This collaboration includes contemporary Indigenous dance from the artists of Dancing Earth and music from gifted multi-instrumentalist QVLN. They explore themes of ritual, recreation, and human connection, looking to ancestral stories of creation after destruction to guide us forward.
