I'm all about finding free things to do around town (especially right now), so I was super excited to learn that the 3rd Saturday of every month is a free day at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. They were closed for over a year for major renovations and I hadn't been back to see it since then. It's a great place to see art, of course, but they also have a stage for theater shows and a restaurant that is supposed to be really good. Even with the renovation, they kept the main original Art Deco building, which is just beautiful and makes me wish I lived there, or at least had those design elements in my house.
There was an amazing display of fabrics for the "Designing Women of Postwar Britain: Their Art and the Modern Interior" exhibit. It was inspiring to see the influence these women had on an entire generation! Three women were highlighted: Lucienne Day, Marianne Mahler and Jacqueline Groag. Lucienne Day was married to Robin Day, a furniture designer, so there were a few of his (wonderful) pieces there, too.
There was also some incredible work by Mikel Glass, who recreates common items using wood. They look so authentic that you have to touch it to realize that what you're looking at isn't just a dirty cardboard box. Each piece had a little story behind it, like the $86,000 pizza (I don't remember the story well enough to tell it; it's probably on his website).
In the permanent collections, there was a whole room devoted to Dale Chihuly, the talented glassblower/painter/artist who created the breathtaking ceiling in the Bellagio hotel lobby in Las Vegas. He also created a special collection just for the Fine Arts Center when they hosted an exhibit for him a few years ago. Come to think of it, that's the last time I had been to the Fine Arts Center!
There was also some incredible work by Mikel Glass, who recreates common items using wood. They look so authentic that you have to touch it to realize that what you're looking at isn't just a dirty cardboard box. Each piece had a little story behind it, like the $86,000 pizza (I don't remember the story well enough to tell it; it's probably on his website).
In the permanent collections, there was a whole room devoted to Dale Chihuly, the talented glassblower/painter/artist who created the breathtaking ceiling in the Bellagio hotel lobby in Las Vegas. He also created a special collection just for the Fine Arts Center when they hosted an exhibit for him a few years ago. Come to think of it, that's the last time I had been to the Fine Arts Center!
2 comments:
Super cool!! I want to go when we come to the Springs again!! So start your list of fun amazing places to go with us as your shadows.. plus maybe we can hit a few kid friendly joints.. Oh I love culture like that!! I am so glad you found the free Saturdays too.. there's nothing like free culture to warm the soul!
What a place! Looks like you got to see some amazing stuff.
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