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.

Libation Creations: Holiday Edition
2020-12-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
New artmaking happy hour series
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 5 p.m. Live Online
Celebrate the season with artist Linda Sagastume and mixologist Angelina Rice whose holiday-inspired creations will add a little festivity to your year!
Here’s what to expect—
Step 1: Angelina will teach you how to make a traditional mulled wine in a step-by-step demonstration, live from her winery, Mesa Winds, in Hotchkiss, Colorado.
Step 2: While your concoction is simmering, pour yourself a glass of wine and follow along with Linda as you create unique paper snowflakes using items you probably already have. We’ll also learn about W.A. Bentley’s amazing collection of actual snow crystals, amassed over 50 years from New England’s northernmost mountains.
Step 3: Your mulled wine is ready! Sit back, sip, and admire your artwork.
FAC Members: $5; Non-members: $10
Join us for this fun, casual, and creative experience where questions and conversation are welcome. You’ll receive a list of drink ingredients and art supplies in your confirmation email.
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Holiday Cabaret
2020-12-17 - 2021-01-03 | Virtual
The FAC Theatre Company is packaging up joy and merriment and sending it your way in our 2020 Holiday Cabaret!
From our homes to yours, we’re bringing love, light, laughter, and a few surprises direct to your kitchens and living rooms for the FAC’s 2020 holiday production.
Grab your crew, a warm beverage, and a cozy chair and settle in for over a dozen unique acts from FAC Theatre Company favorites and their families in this special holiday season experience!

Sweet Land: A New Opera by The Industry
2020-12-17 - 2021-01-25 | Virtual
Despite stellar reviews and sold-out performances, the world premiere of experimental new opera Sweet Land was forced to shut down two weeks ahead of schedule due to COVID-19. Fortunately, a final performance was captured on film to preserve a new work the Los Angeles Times called “opera as astonishment.”
The Fine Arts Center Museum is pleased to provide access to this streaming version free of charge (first come, first served; 200 access codes available). Tickets to view the filmed performance have been made possible by the generous Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for Southwest Art and Culture.

Creating Sweet Land: A Conversation with the Artists (Pt. 1)
2021-01-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The FAC will host two conversations with the artists behind Sweet Land, both moderated by Raven Chacon (the first Mellon Foundation Artist in Residence at the FAC).
Panelists: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Du Yun, and Raven Chacon (moderator)

Creating Sweet Land: A Conversation with the Artists (Pt. 2)
2021-01-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The FAC will host two conversations with the artists behind Sweet Land, both moderated by Raven Chacon (the first Mellon Foundation Artist in Residence at the FAC).
Panelists: Yuval Sharon, Douglas Kearney, Aja Couchois Duncan, and Raven Chacon (moderator)

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.

Let’s Keep Going with Oil Painting
2021-01-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
This virtual course will pick up where Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting left off. We will explore more advanced brushwork, painting edges, how to paint specific subjects in the landscape, and floral subjects. You will also have the chance to get personalized feedback on your paintings. Take your basic knowledge of oil painting and go even further! Let’s Get Started with Oil Painting is a prerequisite for this class. This virtual course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content.
Ages 16-Adult

Belle Epoque Virtual Class
2021-01-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Repurpose a children’s board book and create an art journal inspired by La Belle Epoque, the beautiful era. Layers of gesso, acrylic paints, turn of the century ephemera, tea-stained paper, and stencils will be used to explore the patterns and nature-inspired motifs of this period. The art of Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt, prominent artists of this era, will also provide inspiration for creating expressive pages. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Ages 16-Adult

Arts & Social Action: The Raid
2021-01-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Join us for a community talkback and Q&A with Idris Goodwin and Tiffany Nichole Greene moderated by Dramaturge Julia Felise Dubiner.

Cleo Parker Robinson dance: The MOVE/ment
2021-01-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College celebrates 50 years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. In honor of the 2021 Martin Luther King Day Celebrations, we are honored to share this recording of “The MOVE/ment,” a work inspired by a trip to Montgomery, Alabama by members of CPR Dance. It is a piece about the Civil Rights Movement that invites us all to ask what Civil Rights mean to us in the present day.

Invigorate Your Art in 2021
2021-01-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned professional, there is much to learn in this virtual course that will improve your art. We will cover the artist’s mindset, composition, color, experimentation, process, adding texture, taking risks, and keeping your art practice fun. If you are uninspired or in a slump, this course will invigorate your art making practice. The principles and practices taught in this virtual course can be applied to any style of art. This course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours.
Ages 16-Adult

3x3 Projects: Proposal Submissions
2021-01-27 - 2021-03-05 | Virtual
Nine projects will be funded in the amount of $3,000 per project. Funds awarded will be inclusive and project teams will decide how to divide them accordingly. In the future there may be an opportunity to apply for additional funding to adapt these digital projects into physical experiences at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Apply now!

A Deep Dive into the Work of Floyd Tunson
2021-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Focusing on a recent acquisition and other works by Floyd Tunson, Collections and Education staff at the FAC Museum will be leading in-depth experiences for students with Tunson’s work throughout the month of February. These engagements will focus on preservation, care, and representations of cultural identity and social histories within Tunson’s work. In pursuit of building community with higher education students, this experience is offered to all students currently enrolled in college or university. (Must present valid school ID at check-in.)
As an artist from Colorado and a previous exhibiter at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Tunson explores concepts of cultural identity, American social history, pop culture, and the human condition. Tunson says that from one direction he sees “the terror of chaos, man’s inhumanity to man, mortality, and the unknown. From another direction, the human condition seems like a magnificent, orderly evolution of extraordinary beauty” stating that the totality of his work reflects his “quest to comprehend and express these forces and their interconnectedness.”
Students, space is limited — reserve your spot now!

First Friday with FAC Director/DJ Idris Goodwin
2021-02-05 21:00 - 22:30 | Virtual
Join us for a virtual DJ set brought to you by the FAC, CC Mutual Aid, and the Chinook Center of Colorado Springs. Sponsored by CC’s Alumni and Family Relations.
FAC Director Idris Goodwin will host as DJ for a lively night of dancing! The event is FREE for all participants, with a suggested pay-what-you-can donation to Colorado College Mutual Aid and/or the Chinook Center.
The Chinook Center is a Colorado Springs grassroots community that supports people and organizations working for social, economic, and environmental justice in the Pikes Peak Region. Please note that a donation to the Chinook Center is processed separately from your event registration. Make a donation to the Chinook Center.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

Celebrating Fifty Years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
2021-02-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join us for this conversation with the celebrated, Denver-based choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson as the FAC celebrates fifty years of her esteemed dance ensemble. Using the universal language of dance to honor the African Diaspora, 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. Moderated by FAC Director, Idris Goodwin, this discussion with Robinson and her team of creatives will shed light on their recently released video of “The MOVE/ment” as well as their longer history of black arts production both in Colorado and beyond.

Libation Creations: Valentine Edition
2021-02-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Artmaking Happy Hour Series
Celebrate love! Back by popular demand, artist Linda Sagastume and mixologist Angelina Rice bring you romance-inspired creations to liven up this year’s Valentine’s Day. Whether you typically revel in or avoid the holiday, this event will hit you in the right spot — just like Cupid’s bow!
Here’s what to expect-
Step 1: Angelina will guide you through mixing a delicious Valentine-inspired Pomegranate Rose Champagne cocktail in a step-by-step demonstration, live from her winery, Mesa Winds, in Hotchkiss, Colorado.
Step 2: Drink in hand, follow along with Linda as you create a beautiful Valentine heart garland. You can add your own unique touches using scrapbook paper, vintage book pages, sheet music and more.
Step 3: Sit back, sip, and admire your artwork.
This is a live event and participants are encouraged to ask questions along the way. List of drink ingredients and art supplies are provided upon registration.
FAC Members: $5; Non-members: $10
Register for the Libation Lecture
