Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is located in Colorado
Location: 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates: 38°50′45″N 104°49′32″W / 38.84583°N 104.82556°W / 38.84583; -104.82556Coordinates: 38°50′45″N 104°49′32″W / 38.84583°N 104.82556°W / 38.84583; -104.82556
Area: 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built: 1936
Architect: Meem,John Gaw; Rogers,Platt
Architectural style: Art Deco
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

86001455

[1]
Added to NRHP: July 03, 1986
CSFA .jpg

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located on the same city block are the American Numismatic Association and part of the campus of Colorado College.

The center uses a thick red outline of a square as its logo.

Contents

FAC history

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center was founded in 1936 by Alice Bemis Taylor, Elizabeth Sage Hare, and Julie Penrose, with the intention of creating a center for a museum, art school and performing arts venue for the growing city. The building was designed by New Mexico architect John Gaw Meem who combined Pueblo Revival Style and Art Deco style in many of his designs, but not in this one. In 1940, Meem's design earned a Silver Medal at the Fifth Quadrennial Pan American Congress of Architecture. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The murals on the exterior of the building were produced by Boardman Robinson and Eric Bransby.

At the original Grand Opening in April 1936, Martha Graham danced barefoot on stage; art icon Alexander Calder executed the stage design for an operetta; and Frank Lloyd Wright lectured on the new building. Art luminaries Boardman Robinson and Robert Motherwell were early teachers at the art school.

FAC

The FAC includes:

  • A main gallery, where the permanent collection of Spanish Colonial and Native American art pieces of the Southwest are displayed, in addition to other permanent works and traveling shows.
  • The Performing Arts department's SaGāJi Theatre, the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company, which produces a regular schedule of dramatic works.
  • The Deco Lounge and Amuzé at the FAC dining facilities.
  • The Bemis School of Art, which offers art education to the local community.

Notable pieces and exhibits

Mural on exterior
  • After the outstanding success of the visiting Chihuly glass exhibit, the FAC decided to buy several pieces of glass sculpture for the permanent collection, including several chandeliers, paintings, and pedestal pieces.
  • The FAC Main houses one of the largest collections of Native American and Southwest Spanish Colonial art. The expansion of the museum allowed the collection's permanent home on the main level.
  • Notable artists within the FAC permanent collection include: John Singer Sargent, Georgia O'Keeffe, Richard Diebenkorn, Walt Kuhn, Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, John James Audubon, and Ansel Adams.

Renovations

The 2006 FAC expansion brought the galleries from 88,388 to 132,286 gross square feet (12,290m2). During construction, the Center's exhibits were partially moved to the FAC Modern facility. $28.6 million was raised from private funds to renovate and expand the facility. The addition was designed by award-winning architect and Colorado Springs native David Owen Tryba. As a child, Tryba learned to ride his bike in the FAC parking lot as his mother served the institution as a docent, and as a teenager, Tryba learned to drive in the lot on West Dale Street.

Renovations of the existing Taylor Museum facilities were also included in this project, which was concluded in 2007, although to date the performing arts sound system has not been replaced. Following a large advertising campaign, an "Extremely Grand Opening" was held in early August 2007.

Notable students

  • Robert Beauchamp[2]

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado —   City   Colorado Springs with the Front Range in background …   Wikipedia

  • Colorado Springs — a city in central Colorado: resort; U.S. Air Force Academy. 215,150. * * * City (pop., 2000: 360,890), central Colorado, U.S. Standing on a mesa near the eastern base of Pikes Peak, it was founded in 1871 as Fountain Colony and later renamed for… …   Universalium

  • Tourism in Colorado Springs — Main article: Colorado Springs, Colorado Pikes Peak dominates the skyline of the city. Much tourism in Colorado Springs is attracted to the surrounding area, most famously Pikes Peak. The city has numerous trails and parks due to its proximity to …   Wikipedia

  • colorado — /kol euh rad oh, rah doh/, adj. (of cigars) of medium color and strength. [ < Sp < L coloratus colored. See COLOR, ATE1] * * * I Group of Indian people of Ecuador s Pacific coast. In the tropical lowlands where the Colorado traditionally have… …   Universalium

  • Colorado — Coloradan, Coloradoan, adj., n. /kol euh rad oh, rah doh/, n. 1. a state in the W United States. 2,888,834; 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Cap.: Denver. Abbr.: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo. 2. a river flowing SW from N Colorado… …   Universalium

  • List of people from Colorado — whether they lived, were born, or were raised there.Coloradans have been prominent in many fields, including literature, entertainment, art, music, politics, and business. This list attempts to maintain biographical notability of significant… …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Colorado — Location of El Paso County in Colorado This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Colorado. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic… …   Wikipedia

  • Colorado — This article is about the U.S. state of Colorado. For the former U.S. territory, see Colorado Territory. For the river, see Colorado River. For the physiographic region, see Colorado Plateau. For other uses, see Colorado (disambiguation). State… …   Wikipedia

  • Colorado Mesa University — For other colleges with similar names, see Mesa College (disambiguation). Colorado Mesa University Colorado Mesa University s new sign updated in 2011 Established 1925 Type Sta …   Wikipedia

  • Performing arts presenters — A performing arts presenting organization is an organization, or department or program of a larger organization, that works to facilitate exchanges between artists and audiences through creative, educational, and performance opportunities. The… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”