Arts

The Arts Department offers a variety of visual and performing arts classes and events for all ages and abilities.

Dance

Performing Arts - Dance

Our program exposes students to dance in a fun and educational environment with the goal of learning dance styles, physical health and generally having fun!  Our classes are taught with a performance focus. Students will learn the skills they need to perform on stage including: technique, confidence and stage presence.  Performances range from in-class family demonstrations at the end of each session to optional full scale performances.

Our comprehensive dance program is taught in a fun, positive, and non-competitive environment.  Classes include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and our popular Dance! classes. Classes are offered for ages 2 – adult. Each unique class is developmentally appropriate, inspiring, and designed to be taken numerous times.

Foothills Dance Program presents an annual Nutcracker production open to all of our Ballet students ages 3 and older. Dancers will learn choreography and be a part of putting together a large ballet production. Our ballet will be performed in a full theater with costumes and sets. Make this a part of your holiday traditions!

Foothills Dance Program also presents a spring showcase for all our dancers ages 3 and older. This recital style performance brings dancers from all classes together to perform in a theater setting with costumes and under stage lights. Watch our dancers showcase what they have learned in their dance classes!

Arts

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Program includes popular clay and art classes. Our classes allow expression of creative energy and personal skill advancement.

Classes are offered in art, clay and multimedia for ages 2-adult.  The spacious and fully equipped Foothills Clay Arts Studio has 12 electric wheels and gas, raku and electric kilns. Teen & Adult Pottery are for all levels covering handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques in a fun social environment. Our Youth & Family clay classes include complex and creative clay sculptures.  Class offerings vary by season.

We are now offering retail and firing services designed for potters with previous experience in clay.  Clay, glazes, and tools are available for purchase.  Electric bisque and glaze firing services are available for mid-fire clay and glazes only. For more information and to sign up for a drop off or pick up time, click the button below.

Foothills hosts Pottery Sales twice a year, in spring and during the holiday season. Each sale features beautiful handmade art created by the staff & students of our pottery program. Sales are held at the Ridge Recreation Center.

Music & Theatre

Performing Arts

Foothills offers a comprehensive performing arts program for youth and adults including instructional group classes, workshops, plays and performances.

Group music and theatre classes are offered for youth and adults. Examples include guitar, acting classes and vocal workshops.

Foothills Youth Theater offers performances during the summer and holiday school break. Students get to participate in the entire rehearsal and production process including acting, singing, dancing, making sets and costumes. Performance are open to friends, family, fans and the public.

Foothills Theatre Company provides family friendly and affordable theater performances for the community through the Black Box Theatre in the Ridge Recreation Center and outdoor performances in Clement Park. The Foothills Theatre Company was created to give a theatrical outlet for adults in the community and is made up of local writers, directors, actors, designers, and musicians.

Arts in the Parks

Arts in the Parks

Arts in the Parks brings visual arts to the whole community by creating murals and art installations in Foothills Park & Recreation District’s parks and facilities, provides work and exposure to local artists, and further enhances the visual and performing arts programming offer by Foothills. The program began in 2020 as a way to give people an opportunity to enjoy art outdoors in the fresh air. Our community can now view several different Arts in the Parks installations in parks and facilities across the District.

Funding for this program is generously provided by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District – SCFD.

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Clement Park

Location: oversized purple adirondack chair with mountain backdrop for photo opportunities located on the western side of Johnston Reservoir near the amphitheater, installed October 2023. View park information and directions.

Artist: Colorado Ski Chairs

  • Oversized purple adirondack chair near a body of water with mountains in the background.
  • Woman sitting in an oversized purple adirondack chair near a body of water with mountains in the background.
  • Woman and child sitting in an oversized purple adirondack chair near a body of water with mountains in the background.
  • Woman sitting in an oversized purple adirondack chair near a body of water with mountains in the background.

Dancing Willows Park

Location: owl theme tree carving on the western side of the park, installed May 2023. View park information and directions.

Artist: Bongo Love

  • Artist Bongo Love and an assistant works on his artistic tree carving of two owls.
  • Artist Bongo Love works on his artistic tree carving of two owls.
  • A photographer takes an picture of artist Bongo Love during his artistic tree carving.
  • Tree carving art of two owls.
  • Tree carving art of an owl

Clement Park

Locations: two different tree carvings – a blue heron theme next to Shelter N (lake side of the park) and a sports theme near the Pierce Street entrance of the park, installed May 2023. View park information and directions.

Artist: Bongo Love

  • Artist Bongo Love begins to carve into a tree using a chainsaw.
  • Artist Bongo Love begins to carve into a tree using a chainsaw.
  • Artist Bongo Love steps back to review his tree carving art of a blue heron.
  • Tree carving art of a blue heron and fish with a backdrop of a lake, blue skies, amphitheater and mountain views.
  • Tree carving art of a blue heron and fish with a backdrop of a lake, blue skies and mountain views.
  • Artist Bongo Love sitting next to his tree carving artwork of a blue heron.
  • Artist Bongo Love holding a tennis racquet to spray onto a tree a guide of a racquet before carving into the tree.
  • Artist Bongo Love carving into a tree using a chainsaw.
  • Tree carving artwork showcasing several different sports themed equipment.
  • Tree carving artwork showcasing several different sports themed equipment.
  • Tree carving artwork showcasing several different sports themed equipment.
  • Artist Bongo Love poses with his tree carving artwork showcasing several different sports themed equipment.

Columbine Sports Park

Location: on two sides of the score hut, installed October 2022. View park information and directions.

Artist: Lupine Design Co.

  • Three people pose on an interactive art piece painted on a wall showcasing a tree with a swing and a bike
  • Interactive art piece painted on a wall showcasing a tree with a swing and a bike
  • Close of of painted swing and instragram tags for @fhprd and @lupinedesignco
  • Interactive art piece painted on a wall showcasing a bike, flowers and tree trunk
  • Close up of artwork showing tree trunk and tree branches
  • Colorful, painted emblem with silhouette of a baseball player holding a bat and a sunset background painted with mountains
  • Colorful, painted emblem with silhouette of a baseball player holding a bat and a sunset background painted with mountains

Weaver Hollow Pool

Location: on the poolside exterior wall and inside the bath house, installed December 2021. View park information and directions.

Artist: Patrick Maxcy

  • Art installation on the outside of a building displaying an underwater scene with a whale, sea turtle, octopus and ship wreck
  • Art installation on the outside of a building displaying an underwater scene with an anchor, whale, sea turtle, octopus and ship wreck
  • Close up of a section of an art installation on the outside of a building displaying an underwater scene with an anchor and the artist's signature
  • Close up of a section of an art installation on the outside of a building displaying an underwater scene with a sea turtle, octopus and ship wreck
  • Close up of a section of an art installation on the outside of a building displaying an underwater scene with a small octopus riding on the shell of a sea turtle
  • An orange octopus painted around the front desk and lockers inside the bath house
  • A close up of the artwork displaying a tentacle of the octopus holding an arrow shaped sign that reads the word pool
  • A close up of the painted octopus eyeball
  • Four different colored fish painted on walls inside the bath house
  • Two colorful fish painted on walls inside the bath house
  • A blue fish painted on a wall near a sign that reads please shower before entering pool
  • A woman poses in front of the octopus artwork

Easton Regional Park

Location: on the lake pump house near the northern side of the lake, installed November 2021. View park information and directions.

Artist: Patrick Maxcy

  • The side of a shed painted with a realistic looking cutthroat trout and blue gill fish
  • Artist Patrick Maxcy posting with the blue gill fish he painted on the side of a shed
  • The side of a shed painted with a realistic looking blue gill fish
  • The side of a shed painted with a realistic looking cutthroat trout
  • The side of a shed painted with a realistic looking rainbow trout
  • The side of a shed painted with a realistic looking cutthroat trout and blue gill fish
  • A scenic shot of the shed painted with a rainbow trout with the snow lake and mountains in the background

Ridge Recreation Center

Location: indoors seen from lower level lobby and upper level near cardio equipment area, installed April 2021. View facility information and directions.

Artist: Pat Milbery

  • A colorful art mural showcasing different aspects of indoor and outdoor recreation with features like mountains, a swimmer, a basketball player, trees, birds, children holding hands and a heart.
  • A colorful art mural showcasing different aspects of indoor and outdoor recreation with features like mountains, a swimmer, a basketball player, trees, birds, children holding hands and a heart.
  • A colorful art mural showcasing different aspects of indoor and outdoor recreation with features like mountains, a swimmer, a basketball player, trees, birds, children holding hands and a heart.
  • Close up of the section of artwork displaying the silhouette of a swimmer
  • Close up of the section of artwork displaying mountains and trees
  • Close up of the section of artwork displaying trees, birds, a light-up heart and children holding hands
  • Close up of the section of artwork displaying a light-up geometric heart

Lilley Gulch Recreation Center

Location: in the gymnastics studio, installed December 2020.  View facility information and directions.

Artist: Jonathan McAfee

  • Artist Jonathan McAfee posing with the artwork he painted
  • A colorful silhouette of a gymnast holding herself up on a bar
  • A group of youth gymnasts pose in front of the artwork displaying silhouettes of different gymnasts in varied poses
  • A section of the artworking showing two gymnast silhouettes with a colorful ribbon across their bodies reading the words commitment and strive
  • Artwork of 5 gymnast silhouettes with a colorful ribbon running across their bodies

Clement Park

Location: on three sides of the Grant Family Amphitheater, installed October 2020.  View park information and directions.

Artist: Austin Zucchini-Fowler

  • Colorful, painted wall showing the sun setting behind the mountains with various silhouettes of dancers and musicians
  • Colorful, painted wall showing the sun starting to set behind the mountains
  • Corner shot of two painted walls meeting displaying a mountain scene
  • Close up of artist's signature on wall reading AUSTINZART
  • Corner shot of two painted walls meeting displaying a mountain scene
  • Colorful, painted wall showing the moon behind the mountains
  • Close up of the artwork displaying a portion of the moon above the mountains with several different colored dots creating the overall image.

Don’t miss our seasonal events

Daddy-Daughter Valentine Ball held in February

Breakfast with Santa held in December

Arts Programs Call 303-409-2312

Enjoy FREE fun at Foothills!

Concerts in Clement Park feature a wide range of local musicians from across the state.

Enjoy summer evenings watching the sun set and listening to great local music!

All performances are free to the public!

Foothills - Arts & Events Agency is proud to be supported in part by:

Foothills Park & Recreation District – Arts & Events Agency mission is to create, establish,
put on and provide classes and opportunities for District-wide cultural arts services
for the benefit of the taxpayers of the District. Services to include fine and leisure arts,
performing arts, culturally related special events, art shows and concert series.
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