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Arts/Culture
from Visit Fort Collins
Love is sharing your art with the community. Armando Silva’s mural “Colores de la Comunidad” offers vibrant inspiration to Downtown Fort Collins.
Where art lives
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DOWNTOWN FORT COLLINS CREATIVE DISTRICT
A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC
arts community thrives in Fort Collins where town and surrounding landscapes inspire artists living and working here. Not content to be a passive player, the city transforms utilities boxes into murals, alleys into installations and water into the music of children playing.
The Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures showcases international folk art to inspire visitors to learn more about world cultures, people, art, and history in order to promote cultural understanding and peace.
PHOTO COURTESY GLOBAL VILLAGE MUSEUM
Come see why the historic area of town has been officially certified as The Downtown Fort Collins Creative District by the State of Colorado.
ART IS EVERYWHERE Drop into one or more of the many private galleries or The Museum of Art Fort Collins featuring a diverse showing of travelling exhibitions and the work of local and regional artists.
On campus at Colorado State University, stop into Gregory Alicar Museum of Art to view the permanent collections or a current exhibition. Or check out Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising to learn about people and their textiles, dress and interior furnishings.
Get into the act yourself
FC MURAL PROJECT
What happens when you put artists and art lovers together with the idea that “Every wall deserves ART”? You get collaboration and beautiful murals. You can’t miss them.
FIND IT HERE For up-to-date information about current operating hours and programs for area venues, galleries and resources, scan this QR code with the camera on your mobile device.
at Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist where you can sip a glass of wine while you paint under the direction of an artist. Or dig in on a DIY project at Board & Brush workshop.
ON STAGE Catch a performance at one of the Lincoln Center stages where national and local acts play the main stage and local troupes, such as Open Stage and Debut Theatre, perform in the more intimate theater. Or check out the schedule at Bas Bleu Theatre, a beloved venue that was reclaimed as a performance space from a historic machine shop.
On the classical end, Fort Collins enjoys an opera company, a symphony and a ballet troupe.
AS YOU MOVE AROUND TOWN, KEEP AN EYE OUT. YOU JUST MIGHT SPOT SOME ART.
PHOTO BY R I C H A R D HARO
Interactive Art Become part of the art with the 3-D, interactive, projection-mapped mural in the alley between Linden Street and the Elizabeth Hotel created by famed Italian muralist Peeta.
PHOTO COURTESY DOWNTOW N D E V ELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Art in Public Places Small accents and large installations all over town from pavers in the sidewalk to bronze sculptures tucked in flowers to the 50-foot Ringfall sculpture on Timberline Drive.
PIANOS ABOUT TOWN Share music and local art around one of the colorful pianos at 20 locations in summer and six in winter. Fifty-seven artists have painted more than 100 donated pianos since the start of the collaboration in 2010.
Go to www.fcgov.com/artspublic to see recent Art in Public places, and current Transformer Cabinet and Piano artists and their current projects.
FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
Every month, downtown fine-art and craft galleries keep their doors open for this self-guided walking tour from 6-9pm. Explore the constantly rotating universe of monthly shows with friendly gallery owners, approachable art and a wide array of artistic experiences. www.downtownfortcollins.com.
PHOTO COURTES Y T H E C I TY OF FORT COLLINS
Transformer Cabinet Mural Project All shapes and sizes of nearly 300 cabinets designed and painted by local artists to reduce graffiti and bring art into the community.
PHOTO COURTESY BOHEMIAN FOUNDATION
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