April 12-27 Opening April 12 Awards ceremony April 13, 11am-3pm The Art Center will line its walls with the next generation of artists such as Degas, Dali, and Da Vinci in the 2019 Altrusa Art Fair. Join us April 12 – 27 as The Art Center welcomes the middle school and high school artists from…

March 1-30 First Friday Opening Reception March 1, 6:30-9pm David Smith, Juror Join The Art Center for the Rockies West National open exhibition brought to you by the Western Colorado Watercolor Society. This exhibit showcases works from across the nation. Come witness the variety of styles and…

December 4, 2015 – January 23, 2016 Sponsored by the William S. Robinson estate First Friday reception December 4, 6:30-9pm Collecting is a distinctively human practice. Why do we do it? Whether it’s fine art, historic artifacts, or Lord of the Rings paraphernalia, personal collections…

November 25, 2015 – January 23, 2016 Sponsored by Dr. Michael Neste & Family Health West, John & Penny Hopkins, and Safari Ltd. Artist lecture December 4, 5pm First Friday reception December 4, 6:30-9pm Photography has become the vernacular of the twenty-first century. Image-making and…

September 4 – November 14, 2015 First Friday reception September 4, 7-9pm Introductions at 6:30pm Curated by Sarah Ferrieri and Haley Van Camp Sponsored in by Sara Ransford the Water Center at CMU “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the…

August 5 – September 26, 2015 First Friday reception August 7, 7-9pm Introductions at 6:30pm Drawing is relevant to every artistic medium. Sometimes the widespread nature of its influence makes it easy to forget how much drawing is a medium in and of itself, with its own history, movements, and…

August 4 – September 26, 2015 First Friday reception August 7, 7-9pm Introductions at 6:30pm Robert C. (Bob) Bishop began photographing Colorado landscapes for commercial use in the 1950s. He has sold postcards throughout Colorado for more than 50 years. A number of Bishop’s images from the Grand…

July 21 – August 28, 2015 First Friday reception August 7, 7-9pm Introductions at 6:30pm Spirit Flowchart is an exhibition of new work by Palisade-born artist Dmitri Obergfell. The exhibition features new sculptural and two-dimensional works that play on domestic space and the idea of…

Juror Gregory Botts May 15 – June 24, 2015 For the past sixteen years the WCCA has hosted a juried exhibition featuring contemporary work from artists across the country. Each year’s contemporary exhibition has a different focus based on genre, medium, or both. The parameters are kept…

Curated by Sam Harvey October 3 – November 14, 2014 Opening recption: Friday, October 3, 7-9pm Introductions 6:30pm Artists were chosen for this exhibition based on their expansive use of clay as a material for building. The constructing of objects illustrates clay’s ability to push past known…