May 3 – 12, 2024
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Downtown Fort Collins is filled with arts and creative businesses, artists and fun activities! Downtown Fort Collins Art Week, May 3 – 12, 2024, is back to showcase the Choice City’s lively arts and culture scene. From experiencing vibrant, year-round public art, to enjoying collectible and shareable art, uncovering hidden art, and experiencing artistic expression in its various forms, Downtown is bursting with creativity. During Art Week people can explore Downtown art galleries, see live music shows and theatre, find surprise art and more! Art Week is a collaboration between the Downtown Development Authority and the Downtown Fort Collins Creative District to showcase and celebrate Downtown’s art businesses. Art Week’s partners also include: Petrichor Collective, Art in Public Places, The Lincoln Center, Museum of Art | Fort Collins, Fort Collins Mural Project, Visit Fort Collins and Poudre Libraries.
Collectible & Shareable Art
New and unique Art Week Postcards have been created by local artist Mallory Cash! Check out this year’s new artwork on this set of collectible postcards. Collect the set of two postcards and mail some love to family and friends, or frame them and keep them for yourself! Postcard quantities are limited and will only be available during Art Week at participating Art Walk businesses.
Tiny Art Hide & Seek
Local artists are creating tiny pieces of art work for you to seek and find! With the intention of spreading smiles to those lucky enough to locate them, these tiny art pieces will be hidden around Downtown Fort Collins daily during Art Week for people to seek, find, and keep.
Follow Downtown Fort Collins on Instagram and Facebook, as well as the Downtown Fort Collins Creative District on Instagram and Facebook, for clues of where to find the tiny artwork hidden throughout Downtown Fort Collins. Then, explore and discover these tiny hidden treasures!
Self-Guided Art Tours
Discover the visual and public arts that are hidden in plain sight around Downtown Fort Collins on these self-guided walking tours!
- Read about Outdoor Art in Downtown
- Explore City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places:
- Come out for First Friday Art Walk and see all the new art shows!
- Take a Self Guided Art Tour!
Artwork by Werner Schreiber – Photo by PHOCO Studios
Get Creative Workshops
Want to get creative yourself, discover your inner artist? Downtown has many classes, craft and hands on experiences for you to create the perfect date night, plan a girls night out or just get crafty! Check out these resources for lessons, classes and events during Art Week and beyond!
- Creative Date Night Ideas
- Arts, painting, dance, pottery, craft and music lessons (offered year round!)
- Classes and activities during Art Week
FREE WORKSHOPS
Attention all Art enthusiasts! As part of the upcoming Art Week in Downtown Fort Collins, we are thrilled to announce a series of engaging and inspiring workshops—all completely FREE of charge! The workshops focus on promoting creativity and self-expression and offer a unique opportunity to explore a range of art forms and techniques. Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of art and join us for a week of exploration, inspiration, and free workshops!
Workshops are currently full from Art Week partners but check out the calendar for more workshop opportunities and remember cool art workshops are offered all year long from lots of downtown businesses!
Arts & Entertainment Round Up
Enhance your Downtown Fort Collins experience with exciting events happening throughout the week at local art, music, and theater venues. Including the Fort Collins Music eXperiment and Art Walk just to name a few!
Add your listing to the Art Week calendar— and explore the week’s events, performances and shows at: Art Week’s local happenings!
Thank you to our partners at the Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Fort Collins for making this art filled week possible!