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Q&A with Photographer Carol Dass, from “Mother”

Carol Dass, Broken, 2012. Image courtesy of the artist. We chatted with Carol Dass, Senior Instructor of Photography at UCCS, and artist behind the current Families exhibition, Mother: Photographs by Carol […]

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Museum Acquisition: Rita Zimmerman’s “Drowning Boy”

Rita Zimmerman, Drowning Boy, 2008, oil on linen. Gift of the artist.   (image source) This local painter gifted us her 2008 painting, “Drowning Boy” after her appearance in two […]

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NEW Acquisition: Kenneth O. Goehring’s “Marina II”

Kenneth O. Goehring, Marina II, oil on canvas, 1990. This Abstract Expressionist painter goes by Ken Goehring too — he signed many of his paintings without the middle initial. A […]

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Van Briggle Pottery

The FAC houses an impressive amount of Van Briggle pottery, and the last time we had a full-scale exhibition was in 1975! You can view a small glimpse of the […]

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NEW ACQUISITION: Robert Cottingham, “The Spot”

Robert Cottingham, The Spot, color lithograph,edition 27 of 46, 1982. Gift of Vicki Vanderslice Robert Cottingham worked as the art director at a major New York advertising firm in the […]

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Director Spotlight: Garrett Ayers

“Sincere, simple and magical.”  The FAC’s Theatre Company starts the 2013 year off with Prelude to a Kiss, a charming and bewitching romantic fantasy. It’s a ‘Freaky Friday’ for the […]

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“Floyd D. Tunson: Son of Pop” GUEST POST!

Here’s a special guest post by Colorado College 3D Arts Shop Supervisor and local artist, Andrew Tirado. Tirado has worked with giants in the art world, such as Chuck Close, and was […]

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Director Spotlight: A Christmas Story

Scene from the FAC Theatre Company’s production of  A Christmas Story. Photo by Jeff Kearney A Christmas Story (Nov. 29–Dec. 23, 2012) is the stage production of the beloved 1983 […]

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Honoring a Legacy — Chief Mountain of the Blackfoot

  Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park, Mont Alternate view of Chief Mountain A visit to Glacier National Park in Montana will make obvious the natural beauty of the Rockies […]

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Actor Spotlight: Evan Lennon from ‘A Christmas Story’

Ralphie Parker (played by Evan Lennon) with the infamous Red Ryder BB gun. Evan Lennon, who plays nine-year-old, BB-gun wanting Ralphie Parker in our Theatre Company’s production of A Christmas […]

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