Our newsletter is dedicated to celebrating the people and practices that make up the vibrant world of art, architecture, design, and museum studies at CC—bringing together students, staff, faculty, alumni, and anyone who shares our enthusiasm for creative endeavors.
This is our last issue before we break for the summer—see you back here in September!
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Join us at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center for Pulling Threads, the Class of 2026 Senior Art Thesis Show. On view March 28-May 7, the exhibition opens with a First Friday reception on May 1 at 5:30 p.m. Come celebrate the hard work, vision, and accomplishments of our graduating seniors. Bring a friend!
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| The Third Annual Senior Art Minor Show opens Friday, May 1, at the Fleming Gallery in Robson Arena on Tejon Street—just up from the Mail Services Center. Join us in celebrating the hard work and creativity of our graduating art minors.
On view May 1-17.
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Please join us at The Press in celebrating Book Studies minors Talia Cardin, Claudia Garcia, and Lucy Kramer at the Book Studies Minor Exhibition, Friday, May 1, 3-5 p.m. at The Press at CC (Taylor Hall).
Each student will display the letterpress-printed artists’ books they completed as capstone projects for the minor and give a short talk on their process. Light refreshments will be served.
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Art of the boat students traveling down the San Juan River, March ’26.
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| Block 7: Art of the Boat
Students traveled to remote southeastern Utah to the Yestermorrow Design School campus, where they lived and worked along the San Juan River while exploring the concept of building a wooden MacKenzie drift boat as both a printable matrix and a functional whitewater craft. The course engaged students in every phase of the process, from design development and hull carving to full boat construction, culminating in a multi-day river journey using the boats they built during the class.
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Pete Eisenheim presenting his thesis March 2026. Photo taken by Kate Leonard.
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Congratulations to one of the few double major in Art Studio and Art History, Pete Eisenheim! He presented his Art History thesis on the Bauhaus entitled Bauhaus Philosophy: Bauhaus Design and designed a chair after the style for his Art Studio thesis.
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| Block 8 Open House
Tuesday, May 12, 3 - 5 p.m.
Packard Hall and Honnen Arts space
Don't miss our last Open House of the year!
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Big Ink participants 2026
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CC hosted Big Ink! Artist Lyell Castonguay visited campus with his massive mobile press, The Big Tuna, inviting students to take part in the collaborative woodblock printing process. Participants carved individual blocks and later assembled them into a single, cohesive print, demonstrating the power of collective making and hands-on craftsmanship.
Don’t miss the photos from the Fashion Show and Open House, which capture the energy, creativity, and scale of this unique printmaking experience!
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In our last issue, we asked you to weigh in on a question that sparks lively debate across studios and classrooms: What’s an “art rule” you think is total nonsense?
Jeremy Cashion, our Paraprofessional, shared a thoughtful response: “Here’s a rule I think is bogus: Art has to be beautiful. It’s become less and less prominent in recent times, but it still floats around and is perpetuated by ordinary viewers as often as academics and art snobs.”
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts! We loved reading them and hope you’ll keep the conversation going in future issues.
Got something to say? We’re listening! Every issue, we’ll throw out a new question—and we’d love to hear your take. We’ll highlight responses in future editions of Wet Ink!
What piece of art—movie, painting, song, building—changed the way you look at the world?
Email your response to carfsten@coloradocollege.edu.
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