Last month, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University began receiving nearly 200 works of art, including works by pivotal figures in the history of European art, in its recently completed 6,000 sq. feet of additional galleries and storage spaces. The Hartford-Tandstad Collection, a 2011 promised gift from generous donors Larry Hartford […]
Sept 10th – Dec 16th, 2016 | Griffin Foundation Gallery
The University Art Museum at Colorado State University is thrilled to announce its new name and a date for its grand re-opening. Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, named thanks to a generous gift from a lead donor, will open its expanded and remodeled space with a public event on Saturday, Sept. 10. The re-naming of […]
Linny Frickman, Torleif Tandstad, and Dorothy Horrell break ground on the Museum Expansion, Spring 2015. The University Art Museum, Colorado State University’s first art museum, broke ground for an expansion on March 27, 2015, followed by the annual VISUALIZE celebration. Taking part in the ceremonial groundbreaking were Dorothy Horrell, chair of the Board of Governors […]
To benefit the University Art Museum Expansion Campaign and celebrate the groundbreaking of phase one, the University Art Museum will host the fifth annual fundraising party, VISUALIZE on Friday, March 27. The festivities will be held at the University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington Street. All proceeds will benefit the University Art Museum expansion […]
To benefit the University Art Museum Expansion Campaign and celebrate the groundbreaking of phase one of the expansion including a vibrant party with exhibition viewing, live music, fine wines, craft beer and delicious appetizers. March 27, 2015, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins, Colorado 6 p.m. – Groundbreaking (location TBD) 7 […]
In conjunction with African Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection, the museum is pleased to welcome Karen Milbourne, Curator at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Milbourne will discuss her project Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa. Featuring more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 […]
The University Art Museum at Colorado State University is thrilled to announce that a capital campaign started in 2012 has raised the funds necessary to commence the museum expansion and renovation. A culminating gift of two million dollars joined with contributions from a number of gracious donors, including the Fort Collins-based Griffin Foundation, CSU alumni, […]
February 11-March 28, 2015 – In an installation created especially for the University Art Museum, Albuquerque-based collaborators Larry Bob Phillips and David Leigh create an exhibition of fantastic and grotesque drawings that aim to overwhelm the audience with vast references and chaotic narrative. Phillips and Leigh create larger-than-life “pendants” in their studio.
Monday, February 3, 2014 5 p.m. Mark Newport, head of fibers at the Cranbrook Institute of Arts, the renowned art school dedicated to exemplary design, will be in residency from February 3 – 7, 2014 as part of the Critic and Artist Residency Program. Newport is known for his knitted superhero costumes and beaded images […]
