Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center explained

Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center
Location:	Pueblo, Colorado
Type:	Art center
Accreditation:	American Alliance of Museums
Visitors:	130,000+ (2019)^[1]
Curator:	^[2]

The Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center is an art center located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1972 as a multi-disciplinary center for the arts, it features art galleries, performing arts,^[3] and the Buell Children's Museum. The Center is a multiple time, multiple category winner at the Best of Pueblo awards.^[4]

History

The Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center opened in 1972, with funding provided by the Economic Development Administration and Pueblo County. The original two-building complex housed a single gallery, a five hundred seat theater, studio/classroom spaces, a dance studio and a conference/banquet facility.

In 1982, an expansion, funded by Puebloan Helen T. White, added three galleries, a gift shop and a small precursor children's museum.

In 2000, a further expansion added the 12,000 square-foot, two-level Buell Children's Museum and the Jackson Sculpture Garden.^{[5] [6]}

Exhibitions

The art center features twenty-four new exhibitions a year in the Helen T. White Galleries.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} The King Gallery hosts the permanent collections.^[11]

Permanent

• Francis King Collection of Western Art^{[12] [13]}
• Ruth Gast Santos and Southwest Collection^[14]
• Gene Kloss Collection^{[15] [16]}
• Regional Contemporary Collection^[17]

Notes and References

1. News: Severance . Ryan . Pueblo’s arts center touts $7M economic impact . 16 May 2019 . . 15 May 2019.
2. Web site: Arts Center Staff Directory. www.sdc-arts.org. 14 June 2022.
3. News: Lyons . Luke . Annual ‘Nutcracker’ showcases history, community at arts centers . 25 February 2019 . . 23 November 2018.
4. Web site: Best Museum . BestofPueblo.com . 25 February 2019.
5. Web site: About Us . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
6. News: Pilkington . Joshua . A one-stop full museum experience . 25 February 2019 . LaVozColorado.com . 19 July 2017.
7. Web site: Current Exhibitions . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
8. Web site: Lyons . Luke . Sangre de Cristo show examines the best images in comic books . . 25 February 2019.
9. News: Lyons . Luke . Arts center exhibit gives voices to Pueblo’s mentally ill . 25 February 2019 . . 5 April 2018.
10. News: Lyons . Luke . Nature, scenery among themes of ’18 ‘Representing the West’ . 25 February 2019 . . 10 February 2018.
11. Web site: Sangre de Cristo Arts Center's Permanent Collections . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
12. Web site: Francis King Collection of Western Art . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
13. News: At the Arts Center: ‘Navajo Camp’ now on display at arts center . 25 February 2019 . . 3 February 2019.
14. Web site: Ruth Gast Santos and Southwest Collection . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
15. Web site: Gene Kloss Collection . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.
16. News: At the Arts Center: “Pacific Coast Evening” (1925) . 25 February 2019 . . 3 June 2017.
17. Web site: Regional Contemporary Collection . sdc-arts.org . 25 February 2019.