Museum Colorado State University Art Museum
CSU Campus · Fort Collins
The university art museum for Colorado State University, with rotating contemporary exhibitions and a permanent collection that emphasizes American art and works on paper.
Art Galleries in Fort Collins
Fort Collins is a university city - home to Colorado State University - with a creative community that punches above its weight relative to its size. The Old Town arts district along Mountain Avenue supports independent galleries, working studios, and public art installations, and the CSU art programs supply a steady stream of emerging artists who choose to stay in the city after graduation. Fort Collins' art scene skews toward the contemporary and experimental, with a particular strength in public art and murals that have transformed several downtown corridors into open-air galleries. The city's thriving craft brewing and food culture supports the kind of creative economy that sustains working artists.
Museum 
Museum Fort Collins Museum of Art
Old Town Fort Collins · Fort Collins
Northern Colorado's premier fine arts museum, presenting ambitious contemporary exhibitions alongside educational programs in a beautifully renovated Old Town building.
Gallery Patina Gallery Fort Collins
Old Town Fort Collins · Fort Collins
A vibrant contemporary gallery in Old Town Fort Collins showcasing paintings, sculpture, and jewelry by emerging and established regional artists in an inviting, accessible space.
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Old Town Galleries and the CSU Arts Scene
Fort Collins occupies an enviable position on the Front Range, with the Rocky Mountains rising immediately to the west and the high plains extending east, and its artists draw on both landscapes in work that ranges from traditional oil painting to experimental photography and installation. Colorado State University's art program contributes a steady stream of emerging artists to the city's creative community, and the university's Curfman Gallery and Gregory Allicar Museum of Art present exhibitions of serious quality. The Old Town district, centered on the pedestrian-friendly College Avenue corridor, is home to galleries, studios, and frame shops in beautifully maintained late-19th and early-20th century commercial buildings. The First Friday Art Walk, held monthly and free to attend, links these galleries into a circuit that serves both established collectors and visitors discovering the Fort Collins arts scene for the first time. The city's proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park makes it a natural stop for landscape artists and collectors interested in mountain painting traditions.