Bridge Scholars: Moved by Art

The Colorado College class of 2025 Bridge Scholars visited the FAC Museum during their first week on campus. Students worked in groups to recreate objects from the FAC’s permanent collection. Their mission was to create a movement arrangement that interprets an artwork of their choice which lasts at least 10 seconds and has a beginning, middle, and end.

Below you’ll find the paired artworks with the student videos to showcase their creative interpretations.

Keep scrolling to enjoy all of these inspired creations!


Making New Friends
Melanie Yazzie, Making New Friends, 2018, Powder coated aluminum

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Santa Fe Hills
Victor Higgins, Sante Fe Hills, n.d., oil on canvas

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Come Spring
Peppino G. Mangravite, Come Spring, 1946, oil on board

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Our Lady of Light
José Dolores López, Bulto, Our Lady of Light (Nuestra Señora de la Luz), ca. 1934, white cedar wood

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Black Bears in Aspen
William Herbert “Buck” Dunton, Black Bears in Aspen, n.d., oil on cardboard

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Saint Drogo, Patron Saint of Coffee Houses
Jerry Vigil, Saint Drogo, Patron Saint of Coffee Houses, 2011, acrylic paint on carved bass wood

Anuncio de la Nacimiento de Jesus (Announcement of the Birth of Jesus)
Patrociño Barela, Anunció de la Nacimiento de Jesús (Announcement of the Birth of Jesus), 1942, Cedar wood, TM 2807a
Burial
Patrociño Barela, Burial, 1942, Cedar wood, TM 2807D

John Wayne
Marisol (Escobar), John Wayne, 1963, wood and mixed media

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Altar Screen
José Rafael Aragón, Reredór (Altar Screen), mid 19th century, Pine, gesso, tempura

Chair
Unrecorded Artist, Chair, ca. 1850, paint and pine wood
Table
Unrecorded Artist, Table, ca. 1840, pine

Fishermen at Work
Milton Avery, Fishermen at Work, 1944, oil on canvas

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Christ Evicted
Mardsen Hartley, Christ Evicted, 1941-1943, oil on board

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Don Quixote and Sancho
Boardman Robinson, Don Quixote and Sancho, 1931, Gouache on canvas mounted on composition board

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Evil and Penance
Patrociño Barela, Evil and Penance (front), 1942, cedar wood
Evil and Penance
Patrociño Barela, Evil and Penance (back), 1942, cedar wood

Maquette for After Gainsborough
Larry Bell, After Gainsborough Maquette, 1985-1986, glass (blue & brown)

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Stories Upon Stories
Nora Naranjo Morse, Stories Upon Stories, 2005, aluminum

Landscape
Harvey Otis Young, Untitled (Landscape), 1874

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San Miguel (Saint Michael)
José Manuel Benavides, San Miguel (Saint Michael), 1830-1860, Water-based paint on pine, wax

Like what you saw? Give it a try for yourself!

  1. Pick an artwork from our eMuseum digital collection
  2. Create a movement that responds to the artwork. Your arrangement should:
    • last at least 10 seconds
    • have a beginning, middle, and end
  3. Share your arrangement to social media and tag the #fac

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