Appreciate the arts

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PHOTO COURTESY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS

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.

Come see why the historic buildings, spaces and streets of town have 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 at Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist where you sip 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

HICKORY STREET MURAL

What happens when you blend culture, art and a street? You get the Hickory Street Art installation. Community members artist and a lot of paint create a sense of place, pride, and wonder.

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.

The Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures

This museum 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.

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 BY JUSTIN KORONEOS

Art in Public Places

Small accents and large installations are all over town from pavers in the sidewalk to bronze sculptures tucked in flowers to the 50-foot Ringfall sculpture on Timberline Drive.

PHOTO COURTESY THE BOHEMIAN FOUNDATION

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.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

SELF-GUIDED TOURS

Spend some lovely time outdoors discovering sculptures, murals, engravings and more all around Fort Collins. For information about tours downtown, in community parks, on the Spring Creek, Fossil Creek and Poudre Trails and other locations, navigate to www.fcgov.com/ artspublic/ and start exploring.

Love is sharing your art with the community. Armando Silva’s mural “Colores de la Comunidad” offers vibrant inspiration to Downtown Fort Collins.

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