First Fridays at the America Building
May 2022
May 6th, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
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Matthew McHugh & Marcus Stevenson
Hosted by ki.co Marketing
Join us this May to see works from artists Matthew McHugh and Marcus Stevenson, as well as some mysteries to be discovered..
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Marcus Stevenson
Located upstairs in Suite #218
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Open Studio
Hosted by Vanco School of Art
Independent and locally owned art school open to the community offering classical oil painting training for kids, teens and adults! Enrollment is ongoing.
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Artist Showcase
Hosted by Gem Salon
Join us this Friday in celebrating Fort Collins artists Jema Anderson, Elijah Cordova, and Em Piscopo. Elijah Cordova is a Fort Collins native hairstylist, makeup artist and illustrator inspired by the potential of using our outward appearance to dive into the depth of our inner most selves. Jema Anderson creates beautiful acrylic art on canvas capturing memories of sea and sky. Water is a central theme to her works; as she describes it, 'water is about connection.' It connects us to our humanity, is calming and is ever-changing. Em Piscopo creates whimsical ceramic pieces, finding the intersections between art and science, style and function, and bringing a bit of magic into everyday life.
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Em Piscopo
Located upstairs in Suite #211
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Ralph Smith
Hosted by Bloom Floral Boutique
Ralph Smith has a life-long interest in photography. He started with a Minolta twin-lens reflex, graduated to a Hasselblad, then a 4x5 view camera complete with black hood and bellows. He now uses a selection of Canon lenses and camera bodies. He devotes nearly full-time to his life- long passion for photography. He is a member of the Canon Digital Society at the Gold level, the Professional Photographers Association and the Fort Collins Digital Camera Club. Ralph photographs landscapes, wildlife and flowers. He has taken workshops from notable Colorado photographers such as John Fielder and Vic Schendel. He participated in two workshops in Alaska’s Denali National Park. He attended four advanced Digital Photograph Workshops at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Sanctuary in New Mexico. Ralph’s photographs appeared in the Fort Collins Coloradoan; one of his images was selected as a “photo of the year” for 2013 and two were selected in 2014. Ralph and his wife Janet travel frequently, with a focus on the Western United States. Selected images from Ralph’s work can be found at his web site.
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Ralph Smith
Located downstairs in Suite #153
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Mocktails & Artist Showcase
Hosted by Fort Collins Academy of Bartending
This month we're joined by FoCo Bartending Academy, offering mocktails and featuring artist Julie Kitzes within their space.
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Julie Kitzes
Located downstairs in Suite #128
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Open Studio
Hosted by Harkins Piano Studio
Come visit Joe for some fun on the piano, as well as showcasing artist SuWang within their space!
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Su Wang
Located upstairs in Suite #222
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Artist SuWang
Hosted by Pinpoint Reflexology
SuWang's arts are traditional Chinese painting, Most are Colorado nature and animals, peonies, panda and bamboo. She does all “finish work” by hand to make the art look like a finished product, because Chinese painting use special paper which is very soft and thin.
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Su Wang
Located upstairs in Suite #222
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Ralph Smith
Hosted by Beeda's Thingamajigits
Ralph Smith has a life-long interest in photography. He started with a Minolta twin-lens reflex, graduated to a Hasselblad, then a 4x5 view camera complete with black hood and bellows. He now uses a selection of Canon lenses and camera bodies. He devotes nearly full-time to his life- long passion for photography. He is a member of the Canon Digital Society at the Gold level, the Professional Photographers Association and the Fort Collins Digital Camera Club. Ralph photographs landscapes, wildlife and flowers. He has taken workshops from notable Colorado photographers such as John Fielder and Vic Schendel. He participated in two workshops in Alaska’s Denali National Park. He attended four advanced Digital Photograph Workshops at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Sanctuary in New Mexico. Ralph’s photographs appeared in the Fort Collins Coloradoan; one of his images was selected as a “photo of the year” for 2013 and two were selected in 2014. Ralph and his wife Janet travel frequently, with a focus on the Western United States. Selected images from Ralph’s work can be found at his web site.
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Ralph Smith
Located downstairs in Suite #100
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