Cherryfield Toy Company

The Cherryfield Toy Company engaged students across campus and community partners while creating many realized opportunities for theatre students and others. It was awarded an unprecedented 153 regional Certificates of Merit by the American College Theatre Festival as well as national ACTF awards. Beyond its artistic and pedagogical outcomes, the production serves as a powerful […]

Art Central 2026

Elnaz Javani selected for Art Central 2026 Central Stage. Elnaz Javani Represented by RARARES Gallery, has been selected for Art Central 2026 fair’s curatorial focus Central Stage. Curated by Zoie Yung and Enoch Cheng, Central Stage highlights artists whose practices resonate within contemporary international discourse and recent institutional contexts. Elnaz Javani, whose works deeply rooted […]

Men on Boats

It is set in in 1869, John Wesley Powell famously explored the Colorado River with a group of men. Playwright Jaclyn Backhaus reimagines this expedition and casts this all-male moment in history with a group of non-male performers. Men on Boats disrupt the foundations of history and theatre with a bright, comedic edge. Dr. Wesley […]

The Love Language of Fire

The Love Language of Fire examines the evolving relationship between humanity and wildfire in the forests of the western United States. Once a vital force nurturing ecosystems, wildfire has become catastrophic due to a legacy of fire suppression, poor forest management, and human-induced climate change. Yet, Osborne’s work reveals the astounding resilience of these woodlands—how […]

Illuminating Identity: A Celebration of African Artists in the Digital Era

lluminating Identity: A Celebration of African Artists in the Digital Era is the result of a project undertaken by art and art history students at Colorado State University during a seminar course on Contemporary African Art in Spring 2024. Throughout the semester, students were asked to research and read about the field of African art […]