December 4 – January 28 Mesa County Libraries and The Art Center of Western Colorado will collaborate on an exhibition honoring the Mesa County Libraries Artists in Residence of 2020. The Art Center is pleased to have on display works by TJ Smith, Evan Curtis, and Rebecca Woods. This talented and…

It’s a muddy world for these mud slingers, mud daubers, and hairy potters. Explore ceramic art that’s hot from the kiln and into your hands. This exhibition brings together artists from across the Western Slope in both functional and sculptural ceramics at various levels of ability. Grand Junction…

The 73rd annual Brush and Palette exhibition will feature artwork by amateur, emerging, and professional artists. The juror for this exhibition is Ajay Gustafson. Gustafson’s current body of work brings together patterned surfaces and delicately painted objects and figures. There is a fusion…

Gaze into the eyes of youthful faces wanting to tell their stories in this exhibition brought to you by photographer Nichole Montanez. Montanez captures the casual expressions of children at play, careless and joyful, all the while living with life-altering circumstances such as epilepsy, Dravet…

A Three-Woman Collaboration of Paintings Mary Ellen Andrews, Joan Anderson, and Sheri Balke   The paintings in this exhibit are the collaborations and exchanges of three local female artists – Joan Anderson, Mary Ellen Andrews, and Sheri Balke. The three have come together in a pursuit that…

  CLICK HERE TO PRINT ID TAGS   ABOUT THE EXHIBITION This exhibition is open to all Grand Junction High School Graduates. IMPORTANT DATES August 14: Submission deadline August 29 and 31 10am-2pm: Drop-off for hand-delivered artwork September 1: Installation September 4: 6-9pm:…

As a form of self-expression, artworks take on countless forms and meanings. It is this very quality that makes art an ideal vehicle for acceptance and unity. The vast genres of artistic expression exemplify the beauty and diversity of ideas, ethnicities, religions, and genders. By embracing our…

Works by Ned Axthelm Sponsored by Dean and Mary Harris Gallery sponsored by Dr. Michael Neste / Family Health West   Freezing moments in time and enlightening our perspective on human interactions through his paintings, artist Ned Axthelm will be exhibiting his work at The Art Center this…

Gallery sponsored by Chuck and Robbie Breaux   It is said that the apprentice with clean hands will still manage to smudge a print, but the master with dirty hands prints without flaw. Such printers as Yoshitoshi, Albrecht Durer, and Alphonse Mucha captivate the imagination and foster skills…

  Every year The Art Center honors its students and instructors by giving the community a glimpse of what’s going on in the studios. Each of our students’ explorations through paint, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and mixed media provide insights into the creative elements of our artists.…