The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center opened its doors for free to the hundreds of members of the public Saturday to celebrate its 100-year legacy of southern Colorado art and a future of growth.”The art scene is really important in Colorado Springs,” said resident Dana Ahrens, noting the museum’s famed Southwestern art collection. “Yes, Denver has all their museums, but there is a real sense of quality here that we should support.”Saturday’s kickoff to a year of special events commemorating the anniversary featured guided tours of featured exhibits, a one-act play first performed at the museum in 1919, and hands-on demonstrations with weavers, painters and photographers.The first of the two tours drew more than 30 people to the featured exhibition “O Beautiful! Shifting Landscapes of the Pikes Peak Region,” which displayed the various representations of the grandeur of the area from 1919 when the Fine Arts Center opened its doors (then the Broadmoor Art Academy) through now.Aherns said the exhibit was an example of what the Fine Arts Center does best: “Their art allows visitors to appreciate the different ways that the country grew,” both from the perspective of the appearance of the physical landscape and the styles of art… Read full this story
- Comedian/actor Paul Reiser brings standup act to the Fine Arts Center stage
- On the Town: 'Wearable Art 14' at Dunedin Fine Arts Center
- UT Plateau AgResearch and Education Center Celebrates 75 Years
- Junior League celebrating 100 years of service
- Port Clinton Art Festival Celebrates 35th Year in Downtown Highland Park
- Order of black nuns in Harlem celebrates 100 years of working for the poor
- Pettit National Ice Center celebrates 25 years and prepares for Olympic speedskating trials
- Order of black nuns celebrates 100 years in Harlem by greeting new member
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center celebrates 47 years in Huntsville
- AFSC Iowa to celebrate 100 years of working for peace and justice
Hundreds flock to Fine Arts Center to celebrate 100-year legacy have 317 words, post on gazette.com at January 26, 2019. This is cached page on Health Breaking News. If you want remove this page, please contact us.
