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The Art Center of Estes Park was established in 1987 and offers an extensive collection of fine art including painting, photography, jewelry, ceramics, glass, fiber, and woodworking. In addition, we present opportunities for education in the visual arts, and act as an advocate and partner for community arts development.

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This was the vision of several local artists, many of whom are still participating members. We are dedicated to education and excellence in the visual arts, and is operated through artist and community volunteers, membership, sales, and donations. Our mission is to provide a facility that supports and promotes regional artists; to present opportunities for education in the visual arts, and to act as an advocate and partner for community arts development.

 

The Center now represents local and regional artists from across the Rocky Mountain area. We feature the high-quality artwork of 40 local Colorado artists in a broad selection of media. Whether you’re searching for a large piece of fine art or photography to enhance your home, or the perfect gift of jewelry, fiber, pottery, or a notecard for a friend, we have it.

 

We feature a new exhibit approximately every six weeks, opened by a public reception featuring refreshments and entertainment.  We invite you to come and view these fine artists' work and to shop for additions to your home or business collections.

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Member Artist

Kay Keyes Farrar

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“Inspiration is everywhere - Spring flowers, snowy mountain tops, sparkling creeks, and sunlit faces. Capturing those moments with colorful light and expressive brushwork is a daily gift,“says Kay.

 

Kay earned her BA in Fine Art, Art History and English from Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI. Over the last thirty years she has studied with artists: Kevin Macpherson, Dawn Whitelaw, Scott Christensen, Quang Ho, and more. She has been mentoring students to find their own creative voice with drawing and painting for the last twenty-five years. She lives with her family in Colorado and paints daily in her home studio, near a creek in the woods or out on the mountain tops!

 

MEMBERSHIPS: The American Impressionist Society, Vero Beach, Florida www.americanimpressionistsociety.org;The Portrait Society of America www.portraitsocietyofamerica.com.

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PAAC - Plein air Artists of Colorado Art Center of Estes Park, Colorado www.artcenterofestes.com Boulder Open Studios, Boulder, Colorado www.openstudios.org.

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Visit this link for a clip of me on the Tennessee Public Television Show Wild Side, talking about a Chestnut Group Benefit we did for the Duck River in Tennessee with the Nature Conservancy. Check out more information from them at www.wildsidetv.com. This is a great show - informative and beautifully written about Tennessee Environment and Conservation. http://youtu.be/CDesBPtMEsk

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Seasons & Opening Hours 2026:

January 9 - May 14                         11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Friday through Monday

May 15 – October 15                     11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Daily

October 16 - December 21           11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Friday through Monday

Closed: April 5 (Easter); November 26 (Thanksgiving), December 20 -31.

970-586-5882

info@artcenterofestes.com

Find us in Middle Stanley Village, below

Safeway and upstairs from Subway.

Stanley Village Shopping Center

517 Big Thompson Ave, Unit 201,

Estes Park, Colorado 80517

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