Enjoy a month of creative pursuits

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Your Spring just got a little brighter! The FLC Division of Communication, Creativity, and Aesthetics invites you to get inspired by music and theater performances, student art exhibitions, and readings by visiting and student artists during Arts April. FLC's monthlong celebration of the arts is open to the FLC and Durango communities.

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April
17

Arts April Alumni Showcase

Signature Event

5:30 PM

Free and open to the public

Student Union Ballroom

Featuring actor Natalie Benally, filmmaker Charine Pilar Gonzales, comedian Kate McLachlan, and musician Michael Gutierrez. Includes a showcase of alumni work, a panel discussion, and audience Q&A.

Arts April Alumni Showcase
April
1 - 30

Given Time: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation

Free and open to the public

CSWS Main Gallery

Exhibition open Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm or by appointment

Given Time: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation explores Indigenous relationships to land and how it intersects with issues of sovereignty, environmental sustainability, colonialism, and identity through the presentation of four films by prominent Native artists alongside select objects from the Center of Southwest Studies' museum collections that relate to and enhance the themes presented within the films.

Learn more about Given Time

April
1 - 30

A Legacy of Gifts: 60 Years of the Center of Southwest Studies

Free and open to the public

CSWS Main Gallery

Exhibition open Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm or by appointment

The Center of Southwest Studies is pleased to present A Legacy of Gifts: 60 Years of the Center of Southwest Studies, an exhibition highlighting over 60 cultural and historical objects, artwork, and ephemera that have been donated to the museum, archives, and research library over the past six decades (1964-2014). This special anniversary exhibition marks an important milestone for the organization, highlighting the enduring relationship between the Center and regional partners that have supported its growth as a steward of collections related to the many histories, communities, and environments of the greater Southwest.

Learn more about A Legacy of Gifts

April
8

Midday Music – Student Recital

1:00 PM

Free

Roshong Recital Hall

Music students perform a variety of styles.

April
10
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May
3

Graduating Senior Art & Design Majors Exhibition

Free

Art Gallery, Art Hall

Exhibition open Monday–Thursday, 10 am – 4 pm