Longmont
Colorado
Firehouse Art Center
Mission:
The Firehouse Art Center inspires cultural awareness and human connection by providing life enhancing experiences through art exhibitions, art education and cultural events.
Vision:
The Firehouse Art Center shapes Longmont’s creative identity and improves our community’s quality of life by providing meaningful engagement with art and culture.
History:
Since 1986 The Arts Studio, Inc. of Longmont, Colorado has served the community by promoting art education for adults and children, by creating opportunities for exhibition, and co-founding ArtWalk Longmont. In 1987, the Arts Studio,Inc. and the Longmont Council for the Arts collaborated on the renovation of the old firehouse, a historic landmark in downtown Longmont. This provided a facility for art education and classes, which was our main focus for the next ten years.
In 1999, the Arts Studio, Inc. unveiled a renovated interior of the Old Firehouse Art Center creating a permanent art gallery and improving the member’s gallery and classroom. Since that time, the Arts Studio, Inc. has increased the quality and frequency of programs and endeavor to provide exhibitions that engage and energize the community. During the past five years the Arts Studio’s programming has expanded in response to the increased demands of the area’s growing population. Our commitment to raising the standard of artistic quality has been recognized in reviews and feature stories by the newspaper, magazine, online and television media. Also noteworthy is our receipt of the 2001 and 2003 Arts Nova Awards from the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, recognizing entreprenuerism and innovation in a non-profit organization.
Recent News
Firehouse Art Center Presents 'Translated Landscapes'
The Firehouse presents Translated Landscapes, in which four artists redefine, reinterpret, and reconstruct the concept of humanity in relation to nature. Opening July 12, 2024, we explore the interplay between these ecosystems, patchworked together…
Read More »Exhibition - Mother Lasting: Irene Delka Mccray at Firehouse Art Center
Mother Lasting opens May 11, 2024 at the Firehouse Art Center. The exhibit showcases the work of Irene Delka McCray. McCray paints her mother on large canvases, the images much larger than life, to acknowledge her enormous impact, as well as to…
Read More »Exhibition - South Gallery: Studio Project In Collaboration With BMoCA,Teen Art Activists Tackle Climate Crisis
Studio 64: Corcoran Art Studio The Rise From our Earthly Ashes opens May 11, 2024 at the Firehouse Art Center. The exhibit is presented by the students of Studio Project, a teen art activism program. Artists have been addressing the climate crisis…
Read More »Exhibition: Parallel Play at Firehouse Art Center
Presented By The Firehouse Writers And Artists “Parallel Play”, opening April 12, 2024 in the Firehouse Art Center’s South Gallery focusing on playing with words and marks. The Firehouse Art Center is home to both practicing…
Read More »January Exhibits and Wishes for the Happiest of Holidays from the Firehouse Art Center!
Faces and Figures: Woman, Mother, Caregiver, and Artist, opening January 12, 2024 at the Firehouse Art Center, showcases the work of Ana Balzán, a figurative sculptor based in Longmont, Colorado. The collection celebrates life and humanity,…
Read More »Firehouse Art Center News - August 31, 2023
Artwalk On Main ArtWalk on Main Street returns on September 9th from 4pm-8pm. The festival will close Main from 3rd Avenue to Longs Peak to celebrate arts, culture and our community! ArtWalk on Main is presented by the Firehouse Art Center.…
Read More »Firehouse Art Center Exhibits and Artist in Residency - July 2023
EMERGENCY BLANKETS: SHELBY SHADWELL JULY 28, 2023- SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 EXHIBIT RECEPTION AND DEMO: AUGUST 12, 2023 [6-8 PM] DURING SUMMER ON THE STREETS The Firehouse Art Center’s Summer exhibit, “Emergency Blankets”,…
Read More »Firehouse Art Center Exhibits - March 2023
MAIN GALLERY CAPTURED IMAGES TONY UMILE: A RETROSPECTIVE MAR 10-APRIL 9, 2023 EXHIBIT RECEPTION- MAR 10, 6PM-9PM CURATOR AND COMMUNITY TALK: MAR 19, 3PM-4PM CURATED BY ANGELA BELOIAN AND JOANNE KIRVES Tony Umile was a Brooklyn-born photographer…
Read More »Firehouse Art Center Exhibits - December 2022
Hello! Just wanted to let you know about our new exhibit opening December 1st at the Firehouse Art Center. En Masse- Annual Juried FRCC Student Show The Firehouse Art Center is proud to present the sixth annual juried student show from Front…
Read More »Firehouse Art Center Exhibits - November 2022
CELEBRATE LONGMONT AND SHOP LOCAL AT THE FIREHOUSE THIS SEASON! MAIN GALLERY The Firehouse Art Center has opened up their Main Gallery to their Artist Members for Hang Time at the Firehouse. All members, whether painters, potters,…
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