Durango Arts Center

Durango Arts Center by the numbers

Beth Lamberson Warren What do the numbers 60, 36, 16 and 10 have in common? These all relate to the…

May 7, 2026

Four boys and two truck drivers – from cab to gallery

The summer of 1979 found DAC Executive Director Beth Lamberson Warren operating construction equipment for a road-building contractor, including the…

April 1, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Review: DART updates the American musical with ‘Cannibal!’

Production at Durango Arts Center runs through weekend

March 26, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

DAC to serve up a little Colorado history

Parker’s ‘Cannibal! The Musical’ tells tale of Alferd Packer

March 18, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Access, art and a little bit of ‘Cannibal!’ (It’s a Colorado thing)

Beth Lamberson Warren As a teenager, I rode my bike across town to teach swimming to children with developmental and…

March 4, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

The longest shortest month filled with creativity

Beth Lamberson Warren February has always felt like the longest, shortest month of the year. With only 28 days, it…

February 4, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Review: Leonard Davies revitalizes landscape art

Durango Arts Center brings Barbara Conrad Gallery back to life

January 23, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Embracing the new year at the Durango Arts Center

Beth Lamberson Warren American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best…

December 31, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

You can help make love multiply at Durango Arts Center

Beth Lamberson Warren While listening to filmmaker Ken Burns on a podcast, I heard him say, “My core value is…

December 4, 2025

Local News

Autumn Arts Festival returns to Durango

introduces young artists in new showcase

September 20, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

A fable for our time: DART mounts ‘Spitfire Grill’

Production at Durango Arts Center runs through Aug. 31

August 20, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Review: New exhibit at DAC features quilts as art

Durango Arts Center’s Gallery could use a makeover

August 14, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Looking for hilarity? DAC serves up comedy

Durango Arts Center brings ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’ to stage

July 17, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Art, laughter and celebration: A July to remember at Durango Arts Center

Jason Lythgoe As Durango celebrates the spirit of Independence Day with parades, music and wonderful community gatherings, the Durango Arts…

July 9, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Spring into art this April at the DAC

Jason Lythgoe April showers bring more than just May flowers to Durango; they bring an absolute downpour of artistic talent…

April 2, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

This February, discover the creative heart of Durango at the DAC

Jason Lythgoe This February, discover the creative heart of Durango at the DAC As we recover from this year’s snowless…

February 7, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

A new year, a new Durango Arts Center

Jason Lythgoe As we wrap up a wonderful holiday season at the Durango Arts Center, we reflect on the joy…

January 2, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

See you later, 2024: Looking back at a year of arts and entertainment

Ava Allen and Gillian Reynolds teach choreography for Durango High School’s Troupe 1096. This year, the troupe scored some big…

December 26, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Support local artists and celebrate the season with the DAC

Jason Lythgoe As the holiday season approaches, the Durango Arts Center is the perfect place to find unique gifts while…

December 4, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

See who we are and what we’re doing at Durango Arts Center

Jason Lythgoe In 1960, the first incarnation of what we know as the DAC formed as the Durango Artists Association…

October 30, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Celebrating creativity: An October to fall into fun

Jason Lythgoe Last month, Durango came alive with creativity and community spirit as we celebrated the 30th annual Autumn Arts…

October 3, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Repertory mounts ‘Wait Until Dark’

A tight, telling classic runs through Sept. 29

September 18, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Review: Durango Arts Repertory Theatre energizes melodrama

Footlights and frivolity make up ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’

August 22, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Center mounts award-winning musical ‘Drood’

Audience determines the ending for each performance

August 7, 2024