Fine Arts Center

Virtual FAC Play Club!
2020-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | 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.

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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Beyond Reality
2021-03-13 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? How do we move beyond our training of copying our subjects toward a more expressive interpretation? In this virtual course, Dena will lead you through exercises designed to help you bring more abstraction, excitement, and passion to your work. This course includes live Zoom sessions and prerecorded content. This is a four week adult class.

Floral Expressions
2021-04-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Explore painting a magnified floral image inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, an abstract floral piece, and a still life in this virtual course. Three paintings will be completed during this course using acrylic paints in a palette of your choice. We will examine the process of painting in an expressive style and gain an understanding of color composition and how neutrals work beside color to create a focal point. Small color studies will also be explored as a useful tool for painting. This virtual course includes live Zoom class sessions and live Zoom studio hours. Adult class

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 | CO
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.
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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
