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CS Fine Arts Center, Migrant Exhibit Get National Recognition
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has been named the Best Gallery and Museum in Colorado, and one of the top 25 in the country by board of the American Art Awards. Additionally, Don Coen’s exhibit of migrant workers, now on display at the museum and recently included in a Colorado College story, was featured …
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CSFAC Named One Of America’s 25 Best Galleries And Museums
Planting the Seeds of Art and Writing
Maggie Mehlman ’19, Sophia Pray ’19, and Jilly Gibbs ’20 sit in front of a large painting of a man and woman with boxes of strawberries and fields in the distance, part of artist Don Coen’s visiting migrant series on display at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Pray tells a group of fourth- and …
FAC Docents Stage Play Highlighting Female Founders
By Montana Bass ’18 In a creative and fun-spirited performance, the docents of Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center tell the history of the FAC, contextualizing this important cultural monument and reemphasizing its continuing contemporary cultural impact. The play comes at a particularly important moment in FAC history, as soon the museum will merge with CC …
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CSBJ Analysis: Cultural shift part of FAC merger
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Bañagale Composes Music for CC, FAC Production
The alliance between Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is striking a musical chord. Colorado College Assistant Professor of Music Ryan Bañagale has composed the original score for “Enchanted April,” a production opening Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Fine Arts Center. The romantic comedy, based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, …
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Wide Community Input Gathered in CC, FAC Planning Process
The first major phase in the strategic planning process undertaken by Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has wrapped up, with nearly 1,600 people participating in the listening and information gathering process. Four community listening sessions were held — two at Colorado College and two at the Fine Arts Center — as …
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Sub-committees Begin Work on CC, FAC Program Plans
The first major phase in the strategic planning process undertaken by Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center wrapped up in October. A series of community listening sessions were held, as well as small- group focus sessions and large group discussions, in order to seek input from various community constituents regarding the re-envisioning …
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Presentation, Panel Looks at ‘The Future of College Art Museums’
Sharon Corwin, professor of art, chief curator, and the Carolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art, delivered a presentation on Nov. 3 titled “The Future of College Art Museums,” highlighting the bridge the Colby College Museum of Art is building between academic and public communities. Many affiliated with the historic Colorado College-Fine …
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