The Firehouse Art Center hosts 2 residencies each year, working in the South Gallery for three months before a culminating solo exhibition in the Main Gallery with the opportunty to guest curate the accompanying South Gallery show. In Winter 2020, the program will run from November – January (exhibit February). We are also seeking applications […]
The Firehouse Art Center is now accepting applications for our 2021 exhibition calendar. The Firehouse Art Center is Longmont’s leading contemporary art center featuring both national and local artists. Our beautiful National Historic Landmark building features two exhibitions spaces and over 1,000 square feet of space. In 2019 we exhibited 56 artists in 15 unique […]
CALL FOR ENTRY FIREHOUSE ART CENTER ONLINE EXHIBITION Here at the Firehouse we value above all else the strength of our community, and are working to support artists, without whom we would never thrive. In celebration of our artistic and creative community, we are hosting an online exhibition and sale. We are excited to open […]
The Firehouse Art Center is celebrating this holiday season by bringing artist Justin Favela to Longmont! Using his signature piñata style, the gallery will be transformed into a large nativity scene inspired by traditional Mexican constructions also known as belenes creche or pesebres de navidad, and in particular his own grandmother’s creative scenes. We are […]
This January the Firehouse will produce a juried show of selected artist members. Our juror is Sandra Firmin, Director of the CU Boulder Art Museum. This Call for Entry is for Firehouse Artist Members Only This January the Firehouse will present a juried show of selected artist members, rather than a solo “Member of the […]
Firehouse Artist Members are invited to participate in Inktober 2019, and the Firehouse will exhibit the work! Inktober is an instagram-based drawing challenge organized by artist Jake Parker. Every day for the month of October anyone participating in the Inktober challenge creates an ink drawing using a set list of prompts and posts it online. […]
Día de los Muertos call for entry July 21, 2019 – Open Call to ALL Longmont residents: The Firehouse Art Center is hosting our annual Day of the Dead exhibition October 09-November 03, 2019.The goal of this event is to immerse and educate the community with the tradition and themes of Dia De Los Muertos […]
A movement in modern art has been getting its viewers out of their homes, and off of their phones, to enter galleries for a unique, physical experience. Exhibits like Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room are providing viewers with a fully immersed experience. New York, San Francisco, and Las Angeles have adorned a whimsical collection of […]