November 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: Johnny Plastini & Robert DiGrappa

Trees are elemental books, measures of time, and poetic repositories. Their changing seasons punctate our lives in the moment, remember the lives of those before us, and look towards the growth of future generations. The exhibition “Tree Ring Circus” unites two generations of Colorado-based artists who speak collaboratively through trees with the mediums of wooden sculpture, handmade ash inks, and prints on handmade papers. In direct connection to Sylvia Plath’s poem “Circus in Three Rings", the exhibition “Tree Ring Circus” evokes the sense of a hurricane tearing apart a circus as a mirror to emotional turmoil, resilience, and life beyond the storm.

November 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Artists: Grace Payne, Izzy Beesley, & Brooke McGibben

The Art of Being Seen is a meditation on transformation - how life, like the seasons, moves through cycles of growth, grief, release, and renewal. Through art, we give form to what's fleeting: emotion, memory, identity. In creating, we process. In sharing, we practice vulnerability. Each piece reflects a moment of becoming, a glimpse into the inner landscape of the artist. As you move through this exhibit, we invite you to pause, feel, and reflect on your own seasons. Thank you for witnessing ours. 

November 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

November 12, 2025 - November 16, 2025 | 12pm-6pm

Celebration Event: Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 6pm - 8:30pm

For three decades, the Art in Public Places (APP) program has been enriching our community by placing art where everyone can experience, interact, and enjoy it—completely free. This milestone event will bring together community members, past and present APP Board members, and the many artists and visionaries who have shaped the program’s vibrant history. It’s a moment to honor the creativity, collaboration, and impact that have made APP a cornerstone of our community.

The event will include a social hour/reception with a short presentation. APP will host a special art project and highlight some of the local artists who have participated in APP through five-minute Lightning Talks. Denver Projection Mapping will create a special projection artwork that will bring the front of the Historic Carnegie Library to life for this very special evening. 

November 12, 2025 - November 16, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: November 14, 2025 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Artists: Hazel Shelton & Gil Whitley

As the detritus is cycled away from the corners and distant storms form new uncertainties, the desperate search for a reason, and there at the nexus, the Coyote-Root Complex rises high, growing familiar myths and unheard mysteries. For the trees have better memories than most, and they know our kind well. The Complex is murky yet invites us to merry celebration for the grandeur of our interconnection for the flora and fauna were bred with the seas and stones. The weave and weft are taught however we may try to find loose ends. We change together and we grow together. We form the Complex.

November 13, 2025 | 4pm - 6pm

Let’s turn financial confusion into clarity! Join us for the next Creative Foundations Workshop - Paint by Numbers: Financial Management for Artists. This free workshop is a practical, hands-on session for both individual artists and arts organizations. The evening will begin with time to network and connect with fellow creatives before jumping into the hands-on portion. 

Kelly and Beth of Tally Services bring a shared passion for people-centered financial solutions, combining expertise in accounting, business management, and client relationships. Together, they lead a team dedicated to building trust, clarity, and collaboration while supporting small businesses and nonprofits across the community. This workshop will focus on: 

• Tracking expenses 
• Understanding profit & loss statements 
• Helpful tools for managing your money 
• Liability considerations & commingling funds 
• Accounting for in-kind contributions 

The event is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP by clicking the button below and completing the registration.

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November 15, 2025 | 10:30am - 11:30am

The Realm presents FALLOW: ALREADY ENOUGH. Come enjoy a relaxing morning at the museum with The Realm. This week's event encompasses a Sound Bath and with live musicians, poetry, and community art-making in addition to the wonderful art on exhibit. Free coffee and tea.

Doors open at 10:10am, programming begins promptly at 10:30. Name-your-price tickets available at the door.

November 19, 2025 - November 23, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: November 22, 2025 | 1pm - 3pm

Artist: Claire Havenhill

“Escape and Evolve” is a collection of works tracing my past-year’s journey of introspection, self-discovery, and pursuit towards transcending self-imposed barriers. These works exhibit the complicated nature of my ever-changing relationship with myself, illustrating moments of desolation and seemingly inescapable stagnation, yet maintain a looming sense of hope, aspiration, and trust in the future. “Escape and Evolve” displays my fight through internal conflict, search for structure and balance, and journey towards lasting growth.

This exhibition is the BFA capstone project of Claire Havenhill, who is pursuing a BFA in Art with a concentration in printmaking, graduating in Fall 2025.

November 19, 2025 - November 23, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: November 21, 2025 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Artist: Tess Baur

What do you see? Are you sure? Humans are fallible, and our perception is limited at best and distorted at worst. Then we filter our perceptions through the human mind, and it becomes tainted with intuition, bias, and fallacies. Think of Plato’s cave. Imagine you spent your entire life in a cave, seeing only flickering firelight and shadows of three-dimensional objects and people cast upon the wall in front of you, but never the actual objects. Would you even be able to imagine three-dimensional objects, or would you think that you live in a two-dimensional world? Would you be able to imagine a light brighter than the fire, let alone the sun? Would it even occur to you that reality could be any different? Step into my cave, look around, and remember to question what you see and doubt what you understand.

November 19, 2025 - November 23, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: November 22, 2025 | 3pm - 5pm

Artists: Stephie Morton, Aki May, Kimberly Lovett Noel, Jeanne Shoaff

Photo credit: "Ta-Da" by Kimberly Noel, mixed media collage

Four art minds meet,
Speaking a language of ideas.
Creative sparks fly, making magic.
Laughter, courage and trust
Inspire the work.

December 3, 2025 - December 7, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: Diane Edwards

Scandinavian artifacts and original Norwegian and Swedish paintings and wooden piecesmade in Norway and by Norwegian craftsmen in America.  Diane Edwards is a Master FolkArtist in Colorado and New Mexico in the original Norwegian Rosemaling styles.  She is alsoshowing many antique and vintage Scandinavian pieces many of which are for sale, she hasa large collection of wood carving, pewter, weaving and embroidery in the Scandinavian tradition.

December 3, 2025 - December 7, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 3pm - 5pm

Photo Credit: "The Numinous Garden"

Artist: Margueritte Meier

My current body of work is titled “Touchstones” where I explore contemporary realism with a wannabe nature-nerd attitude with a twist of mysticism. My mediums of choice are watercolor, gouache, oils and encaustic wax, or a combination of any, or all of them.

My intention is to explore the pathways out of chaos through the path of painting. When I paint the natural elements, I strive to capture the magical still-point between realism and the ethereal worlds by integrating my observational studies with my memories. 

December 3, 2025 - December 7, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: December 6, 2025 | 3pm - 5pm

Artist: Kristen Vohs

Rainbow of Chaos is a vibrant exploration of color, movement, and joyful disorder by local artist Kristen Vohs. Known for her dynamic public artworks—including 10 transformer cabinet murals, 3 Pianos About Town pieces, and the 180-foot-long Vibrant Forest mural—Vohs brings her signature energy indoors. This exhibit celebrates the beauty of chaos through bold colors and playful compositions that invite curiosity and uplift the spirit. Join us for a special reception December 5 from 6–9pm during the Fort Collins First Friday Art Walk.

December 10, 2025 - December 14, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Artists: Sophia Galier & Cassidy Schaub

December 10, 2025 - December 14, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

Exhibition Reception: Friday, December 12, 2025 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Artist: Maddy Thompson

"Maganda"- meaning "beautiful" in Tagalog, was spoken to me  as a reminder to me that beauty exists even when you don’t see it. I incorporate found, discarded objects in my work, contrasting them with organic forms and materials. Combining these elements, I create works that balance the raw and the refined, the familiar and the strange. My process explores the tension between perfection and imperfection, inviting us to reexamine what we consider beautiful. Inspired by "Maganda," I build worlds where simplicity and quietness hold power, where the smallest details invite pause, and where the act of simply existing is enough. 

December 17, 2025 - December 21, 2025 | 12pm - 6pm

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February 4, 2026 - February 8, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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February 11, 2026 - February 15, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

March 11, 2026 - March 15, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

March 18, 2026 - March 22, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

March 25, 2026 - March 29, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

April 1, 2026 - April 5, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

April 8, 2026 - April 12, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

“Through the Lens: Life Beyond Cancer,” features the artwork of 16 young adult cancer survivors from across the country.  Each artist tells their personal story revealing lived experiences of identity, loss, grief, struggles, hope, and transformation - perspectives that are often unseen in traditional cancer narratives. Through photographs, stories, paintings, and poetry these survivors invite viewers to witness the raw edges and luminous moments that define life after cancer for young adults. Through their art they advocate for equitable cancer care for young adults. The project is generously funded by Cambria Health Foundation and curated by members of The Serious Illness and End-of-Life Narratives Lab at Colorado State University and Through the Lens Young Adult Advisory Board, a group of 8 young adults guiding the vision for this exhibit. The Center for Creativity in Fort Collins hosts rotating exhibits. 

April 15, 2026 - April 19, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artists: Vienna Repeta & June Lazare

April 29, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: Gina Blickenstaff

May 6, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: Penelope Prince

May 13, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artists: Ezra Azalea Utesch & Nisha Haresh

May 20, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: Gavin Devereaux

May 27, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

June 3, 2026 - June 7, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

June 10, 2026 - June 14, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

June 17, 2026 - June 21, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artists: Annie Briggs & Stephen Grant

June 3, 2026 - June 7, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

June 10, 2026 - June 14, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

June 17, 2026 - June 21, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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June 24, 2026 - June 28, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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August 5, 2026 - August 9, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

Artist: MARiNA

August 5, 2026 - August 9, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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August 12, 2026 - August 16, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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August 19, 2026 - August 23, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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August 26, 2026 - August 30, 2026 | 12pm - 6pm

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