Fine Arts Center

Emerging Artists: Let's Make a Musical!
2020-07-27 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Ever wonder what it takes to make a musical? If so, this is the class for you. Students will work with their instructors on creating a brand new musical. Singing, dancing, acting, writing, designing, and directing will all be explored in this brand new class. This session will culminate with a performance of their brand new work. Ages 8-13
Summer camps will be held virtually and will offer students a chance to engage their creativity and build theatrical skills in a fun way! Personal instruction, group interaction, and recorded segments will all be incorporated into this new format.

Virtual: The Secret Garden
2020-07-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
This virtual class is inspired by the classic book “The Secret Garden” by Frances Burnett. Learn to draw Mary Lennox, the main character, paint colorful blossoms using paint and art tissue, create a magnified key-hole looking into the secret garden, and design a graffiti garden using black and white images with splashes of color and words. Enjoy a virtual tea party on the last day of class! This class includes live Zoom sessions and online video content.
Ages 6-9

FAC Theatre Live Stream
2020-08-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Join us for a live stream conversation with the FAC Theatre Company, featuring the writers for our upcoming audio play series, Of Spacious Skies.

The Santos Story: A First Friday Conversation
2020-09-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College is home to a nationally-renowned collection of Hispanic and Native American art, including a collection of santos (religious representations of saints) from New Mexico and southern Colorado. Join FAC staff and the creative team behind a recent 3×3 Project focused on the history of the collection as they reassess the preservation, curation, and the display (or non-display of) sacred objects. Together they will explore possibilities for recontextualizing the past and reimagining future care for the collection of santos, centering its creators and their descendants as makers and negotiators of its meaning. Panelists include Miguel Gandert, Robyn Haynie, Jessica Kahkoska, Polly Nordstrand, Anita Rodriguez, and Rebecca Tucker.

Virtual: Japanese Calligraphy, Brush Mark-Making & Sumi-Ink Drawing
2020-09-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Virtual
In this virtual workshop, you’ll be introduced to the basic Japanese calligraphy strokes as well as some free-style variations. Learn to practice words in Japanese letters and Kanji (Chinese characters) and be encouraged to explore ways to use the strokes of calligraphy and ink-drawing in your own unique way. This class includes live Zoom sessions and studio hours with the instructors. This course is in collaboration with the Colorado College Art Department. Ages 16-Adult

Ask A Curator Day
2020-09-16 | Virtual
#AskaCurator is an international social media event that gives the public access to the passionate experts who work in museums, galleries, and heritage sites around the world. Queries from years past include:

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve seen on the back of a painting/artwork?
If you could add any object to your collection, what would it be?
Do art curators secretly wish they had dinosaurs?

Blair Huff, Michael Lorusso, and Katja Rivera will be representing the FAC. They’ll be taking over our Instagram for the day and doing a short Facebook/YouTube live during lunch.
JOIN THE FUN
Tag the FAC and use the hashtag #AskaCurator to submit a question. Like and share your favorite questions!

Of Spacious Skies: An Audio Play Anthology Series
2020-09-17 | FAC Digital, CO, United States
Using the Golden Age of Radio Plays as the jumping off point, our intrepid team of artists, has created 12 weekly episodes of a series which highlights the past, present and future of Colorado Springs, with Pikes Peak as our center point. While it is best to experience the series as released, and recognized as a complete omnibus, each 15-minute episode can be listened to individually and in any order.

FAC Theatre School Live Q&A
2020-09-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Learn more about the Fine Arts Center Theatre School’s NEW Fall session.

Innovative and comprehensive professional theatre training programs for students ages 5-adult starting soon!

Fall classes include popular favorites like Budding Thespians, Emerging Artists, Youth Rep Ensemble, and our Adult Dance Class, alongside unique new offerings like Play Club! and Yoga for the Creative Spirit.

Q&A for interested students and parents with FAC Theater School Director Nathan Halvorson and teaching artist staff.

Virtual: Military Artistic Healing
2020-09-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual
In this virtual class, active duty military & veterans are invited to explore possibilities, develop their creativity, & gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom sessions. Adults

Virtual: Fundamentals of Drawing
2020-09-24 16:15 - 17:45 | Virtual
Whether you have some existing drawing skills or would like to gain new ones, this is a class for you. Learn how to build a solid foundation in drawing. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & studio hours. Ages 6-9

Plein Air Painting: Fall Landscapes in Colorado
2020-09-26 09:00 - 11:00 | CO
Experience the thrill of painting outdoors in Colorado! Create compositions using thumbnail value sketches & learn to see and paint color harmony with a limited palette. Classes will be on location around Colorado Springs, so reliable transportation is a must. Adults

Virtual: Beyond Reality
2020-09-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don’t know how to break away? In this virtual course, you will be lead through exercises designed to bring more abstraction, excitement, & passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom class sessions & pre-recorded content. Adults

October is Arts Month
2020-10-01 - 2020-10-31 | Virtual
Have at least one new cultural experience with family for friends this October.
