'Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard'
May 14, 2026 10:00 AM –5:00 PM
30 West Dale Street
| Colorado Springs, CO | 80903
Admission: Skip the line and reserve your museum tickets in advance!
Event Summary
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard celebrates the foundational role of yards in shaping contemporary art in America. Building upon existing scholarship on Yard Art, artwork created to exist in the transitional space between the home and wider world, artist and art historian Josh T Franco examines the lineage of this robust American art form.
Featuring over 30 works, the exhibition spotlights both community and academically taught artists over the past five decades including David Driskell, vanessa german, Donald Judd, and Finnegan Shannon, revealing connections across communities in creative world-building with what is available.
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard was originally produced by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition was made possible by the Katherine and Keith L. Sachs Guest Curator Program, and is supported at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College by the Catharine and Bart Holaday Endowment for Interactive Art.
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard is curated by artist and art historian Josh T Franco in partnership with Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art. The curatorial concept was developed by artist and art historian Josh T Franco and Hallie Ringle, Daniel and Brett Sundheim, Chief Curator for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.
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Featuring over 30 works, the exhibition spotlights both community and academically taught artists over the past five decades including David Driskell, vanessa german, Donald Judd, and Finnegan Shannon, revealing connections across communities in creative world-building with what is available.
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard was originally produced by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition was made possible by the Katherine and Keith L. Sachs Guest Curator Program, and is supported at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College by the Catharine and Bart Holaday Endowment for Interactive Art.
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard is curated by artist and art historian Josh T Franco in partnership with Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art. The curatorial concept was developed by artist and art historian Josh T Franco and Hallie Ringle, Daniel and Brett Sundheim, Chief Curator for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.
Explore Our Free Digital Guide
Explore the Fine Arts Center’s museum with our free digital guide! Our guide offers digital access to works in our collection, including exclusive audio from curators, suggested tours, and more. Browse the guide on the web or enjoy our optimized guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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