Curtis Center for the Arts

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The Curtis Center for the Arts is home to many unique and exciting art exhibits, lectures, cultural events, concerts, activities for seniors, and youth, and adult art programs. Curtis serves as the focal point in Greenwood Village’s commitment to the arts. Seven exhibits are offered at Curtis during the year including Youth Art Month, the Greenwood and Beyond Photography Show, and the All Colorado Art Show. Learn more about the History of Curtis.

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Center Hours

Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Art Exhibits, Lectures & Special Events

Exhibits

Upcoming Exhibits

Recombobulation
September 6- October 29
Reception: Saturday, September 10 6-8pm

Jang- Not Kansas web

Recombobulation: The act of recombobulating; putting back into order; removing confusion. The artists in this exhibit use found objects and other ephemera to create artistic treasures. They create a narrative by strategically arranging objects and allowing a specifically determined amount of original patina, shape, texture or inherent iconography to provide the plot for their story. Artists included in this exhibit are: Deborah Jang, Mark Friday, Michelle Lamb, Jimmy Descant, Leigh Cabell, Floyd Tunson, Sue Blosten and Kelton Osborn.

Instructor Showcase
November 5- December 22
Reception: Saturday, November 5 6-8pm

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The Curtis Center for the Arts is fortunate to have so many talented art instructors. From traditional classes like watercolor and figure drawing, the Curtis Center also offers classes in encaustic, silk dying and mixed media. In addition to teaching classes at the Curtis Center, our instructors are artists in their own right. This exhibit will feature our instructors working in a variety of mediums and styles. This exhibit also features smaller works from the artists that are priced for the holidays. 

WILD! Studio Arts Quilt Association of CO/UT/WY
January 7- February 25
Reception: Saturday, January 14 6-8pm

Light on the Horizon- Dorothy Raymond

SAQA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure". This exhibit will feature 30 artists that were invited to let their imagination take them on a journey to a WILD place, exploring the limits of theme, taking into account all things wild, such as untamed wildlands, wild spirit, wildlife, free, uninhabited. Click here for a sneak preview of the art quilts that will be displayed in the exhibit. 

Youth Art Month
March 4- April 1
Receptions: TBA

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Youth Art Month links over 800,000 K-12 students and art educators across America. The Curtis Center for the Arts is honored to exhibit the works of creative youth in our community for the month of March. This exhibit will feature over 30 Arapahoe County schools from K-12 grades in lots of different medium and styles.  




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Scientific & Cultural Facilities District

Through the Arapahoe County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center is enriched by grants that enable the center to create new programs or enhance existing programs.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

If you require special accommodations for participation in our recreation programs, please call 303-486-5773. If you require special accommodations for participation in our art programs, or to access Curtis Center for the Arts, please call 303-797-1779.