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Shan Kive

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One of my personal favorite things about working in the collections is uncovering. I use the word uncovering to avoid another word that wants to fall right out of the mouth due to its fun, romantic associations; "discovery." Technically, uncovering is a synonym for discovery, but I personally feel the term "discovery" has in many ways been tainted. In particular in association with a Mr. Christopher Columbus. This association is only heightened in the context of the photograph shown below. Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive. By Stewart Photography. Taken 1913 We recently uncovered this photo in our flat file space, and we were immediately taken in. It is incredible to be able to look at a photograph such as this one that so clearly shows our area, Colorado Springs, in the context of 1912. The physical setting is mainly given by Colorado Springs most famous landmark shown in the background, Garden of the Gods, our unique geological relic that is ac...
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Emergence, a painting by Andrew Velez

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Hello! It's Amber here. This post is going to be the first of our weekly "museum picks" section of the blog, where Suzy and I will each pick a favorite piece currently on display at the FAC, and share some thoughts, photos and information about them (with copyright permission of course!) This week, I have chosen a painting by local artist Andrew Velez: Emergence , 2010, acrylic on canvas. It is currently on loan, courtesy of the artist, in our gallery of Southwest art. I was captured by Velez's sharp details that continue through the planes as they recede in space. I love the sharp contrast between the warm greens and earth tones in the foreground, and the cool icy blue tones in the background, and the balance created by this stark juxtaposition of color temperature. I love how the saguaro in the forefront is cut off at the top, giving a sense of a full, overflowing landscape, and a sense that nature is uncontainable. Velez's detailed brushwork is incredibly...
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Under the FAC goes Out of the FAC!

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Life is best in threes. Three intrepid museum professionals. Three museums visited. Three hours of traffic on the way home. Three out of three stars given to a wonderful day surrounded by wonderfully insightful museum professionals that took massive chunks of time out of their days to meet with us and show us a unique peak into their everyday jobs. Taken at the Kirkland Museum Stop one out of three was the Kirkland Museum of Decorative and Fine Arts. Conveniently all of our stops were so close that not only did we not have to move the car, we didn't even have to leave the block. Taken at the Kirkland Museum. Registrar Becca Goodrum on left This is thanks to the Kirkland museums recent move. The museum only recently (as of March) reopened their doors and we were lucky to be able to experience the museum in this time of transition. The people who made our experience possible were Chris Herron, the deputy curator, and Becca Goodrum, the registrar. We went in before the o...
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