

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: TEACHING/TAUGHT: VACS with Claire Rau and Mariah Dekkenga
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: The Visiting Artists and Critics Series (VACS) presents a panel discussion with UCCS Visual Arts Faculty members, Claire Rau and Mariah Dekkenga, and will be moderated by Corey Drieth. This semester closes the final academic year before Claire Rau’s retirement from teaching. This year also welcomes Mariah Dekkenga as a new visual arts professor. To celebrate the wonderful work Claire has provided UCCS, and welcome Mariah to the community, we are pairing them in a panel discussion to talk about their art practices and ruminate on being a teaching artist. This conversation feels timely as it corresponds to the  UCCS Visual Art Seniors Exhibition, opening at GOCA April. Join us for this celebration of the UCCS faculty and learning about Claire and Mariah’s extraordinary art practices. 

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6 - 7 p.m.
Chapman Recital Hall, Ent Center for the Arts
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colorado-springs/teaching-taught-vacs-with-claire-rau-and-mariah-dekkenga/200029830665414
- **Event Categories**: art, business, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tickets.entcenterforthearts.org/5748/6063?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=colorado+springs-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colorado Springs
- **state**: CO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5225 N Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80918
- **lat**: 38.90571
- **long**: -104.81663
- **full address**: 5225 N Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80918

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Galleries of Contemporary Art (https://allevents.in/org/galleries-of-contemporary-art/1970563)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5225 N Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80918
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Galleries of Contemporary Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, business, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about TEACHING/TAUGHT: VACS with Claire Rau and Mariah Dekkenga ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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