Arts and culture are a big part of Gunnison-Crested Butte. Believe it or not, these small mountain communities are quite sophisticated. Opera, movies, concerts, plays, galleries, classes, just to name a few attractions; Gunnison-Crested Butte has it all. At both ends of the valley the art centers, theatres, and museums have offerings most days.

Truly, our local population is blessed with some amazingly talented actors, musicians, and artists. And, we import some out-of-town talent from time to time.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts

The Mission of the Center for the Arts is to enrich and expand community participation in the Arts. They do this by hosting a wide variety of performances throughout the year – concerts, theater, dance, speakers, conferences and more. The Center is a 215-seat theater with in-house sound and lighting capabilities, the Piper Gallery and outdoor concert stage. Local community arts’ presenters also rent the Center for their own performances. The Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Crested Butte School of Dance, Crested Butte Music Festival, and the Crested Butte Reel Fest will all host events at the Center during the year. A true community asset, the Center for the Arts also offers affordable rental rates for all types of needs.

Find out more information at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts.


Crested Butte Arts Festival

The Crested Butte Arts Festival celebrates 38 years on July 31st and August 1st, 2010. One hundred and eighty five artists will occupy Elk Avenue along with the artisits demonstration tent, Kids Art Alley, art auction and new this year the CBAF Culinary demonsrtation tent. The 2010 Art Fair Sourcebook recently published it’s top Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival rankings from across the country, and the Crested Butte Arts Festival received the 35th spot.   Visit Crested Butte Arts Festival for more information.


 

Crested Butte Music Festival
The Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) was founded in 1997 with the intention of bringing to Crested Butte, and other areas of the Western Slope, a wide variety of music featuring local artists whenever possible. The Crested Butte Music Festival now functions as a year-round presenter of a broad array of both music and dance genres. Included are orchestral and chamber music, opera, jazz, bluegrass, ballet and modern dance, and arts education for all ages.