Introducing The Arts at CC
October is Arts Month in the Pikes Peak Region!
“CC’s commitment to academic engagement with the arts is one of the things that excited me most about joining this community,” says Colorado College President L. Song Richardson. “As we think about how we can do what we do better, we have an incredible opportunity to stand as a model for the role of the arts in the liberal arts experience.”
Introducing The Arts at CC, a renaming of the existing Office of Performing Arts.
More than just an office, The Arts at CC seeks to make the arts an integral part of all members of our community. It will amplify the important work being done with the arts within the academic mission of the college and find new ways to collaborate across campus for greater impact and access.
Colorado College has a longstanding tradition of excellence in the arts. We provide robust curricular offerings through our visual, performance, literary, and media arts departments as well as offer rich and diverse programming in formal and informal spaces across campus. Our alliance with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center brings these opportunities for connection and engagement to a whole new level.
For the past three years, Associate Professor Ryan Raul Bañagale has served as chair of the FAC Performing Arts Implementation Committee and then as director of the performing arts for the college. He has accepted President Richardson’s invitation to serve as the director of The Arts at CC until 2024.
“Thinking about the long arc of the arts and arts collaborations at Colorado College, I’m incredibly honored to play a small role in whatever comes next,” affirms Bañagale. “We would not be at this point without the efforts of countless contributors over many years — both as creators and thought leaders.”
During the 2021-22 academic year, The Arts at CC will undertake a full accounting of all the artistic endeavors of the college. Faculty, students, and staff will have numerous opportunities to participate in this process and the community is encouraged to reach out directly to highlight particular endeavors or priorities by emailing thearts@coloradocollege.edu. Additionally, the existing CC Arts Council will continue to develop creative and collaborative programming for both our campus and our community.
To stay up to date on all the arts programming endeavors at CC, follow “theartsatcc” on Instagram and Facebook. |
