Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College

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The Center of Southwest Studies is a museum, research library, and archives that shares the mission of Fort Lewis College to promote inclusive, experiential learning that fosters innovation, growth, and community engagement.

Mark your calendars for our annual Summer Solstice Window Viewing to observe as a spiral of sunlight makes its way acros...
05/28/2026

Mark your calendars for our annual Summer Solstice Window Viewing to observe as a spiral of sunlight makes its way across the gallery walls. Arrive early to ensure you don't miss this impressive display!

๐๐Ž๐๐”๐’ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Join in on a free Sunrise Cyanotype Workshop out on the courtyard.

๐ŸŒ… ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
5:45-7:30 AM (Window Viewing)
8:45-10:30 AM (Sunrise Cyanotypes)
๐ŸŽฅ Watch a past Summer Solstice event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76qxyFZhveg

๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€

Situated in the upper northeast corner of the exhibit gallery, the Solstice Window is recessed into the wall. Created by Denver artist Scott Parsons as a part of Coloradoโ€™s Art in Public Places Program, the window was integrated into the buildingโ€™s architecture. Parsons designed the window in tribute to the solstice markers of the Ancestral Puebloans of Southwest Colorado. The spiral cast by the Solstice Window is visible for several weeks before and after the summer solstice, but it is sharpest on solstice morning. Moving with the motion of the earth and sun, the spiral makes its journey across the gallery wall, fading as the sun rises higher in the sky.
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โžก ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜!!We look forward to seeing you today at this special screening event!๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ...
05/11/2026

โžก ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜!!
We look forward to seeing you today at this special screening event!

๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐œ๐จ
๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
๐Ÿ“Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum (Room 120)
โœจ Free + Open to All
๐Ÿ‡ Light Refreshments will be offered in the CSWS Reception Room

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ:
๐Ÿ“ฝ ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡: ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š
๐Ÿ“ฝ ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡: ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐œ๐จ.

A brief intermission will be held between films, followed by a panel discussion at 6:00p.m. with in-person and virtual guests.
Fort Lewis College
FLC Native American Center
What's Happening Durango
7 Directions of Service
Pueblo Action Alliance
Chaco Culture Conservancy

05/06/2026

๐ŸŽฌ Watch the teaser of ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™ค, the second of two short documentaries that will be shared at next Monday's special screening event!

๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐œ๐จ
๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
๐Ÿ“Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum (Room 120)
โœจFree + Open to All, Refreshments will be offered in the CSWS Reception Room

A panel discussion to follow the films, moderated by ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐œ๐š ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง, Fort Lewis College Professor of Anthropology & Environmental Studies and ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, retired school teacher, landowner from West Virginia, turned activist and contributor to ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™–. Panelists will include contributors from the GreaterChacoCoalition, the Pueblo Action Alliance, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR), 7 Directions of Service, and filmmakers, Marielle Olentine and Sam Eilertsen, of Tikkun Olan Productions.

๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ

The sacred Greater Chaco region of New Mexico, ancestral homeland of the Pueblo and Dinรฉ peoples, is under siege from a relentless surge of oil and gas extraction. After a life-changing call to Standing Rock, young Sandia Pueblo leader Julia Bernal returns home to confront the same forces threatening her own community. Uniting with Dinรฉ elder Daniel Tso and an intergenerational coalition, they lead a powerful fight to defend tribal sovereignty and protect Chaco for future generations.
Fort Lewis College
FLC Native American Center
What's Happening Durango
San Juan Mountains Association
7 Directions of Service
Pueblo Action Alliance
Chaco Culture Conservancy

05/06/2026

๐ŸŽฌ Check out the teaser of ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™–, the first of two short documentaries that will be shared at next Monday's special screening event!

๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐œ๐จ
๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
๐Ÿ“Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum (Room 120)
โœจFree + Open to All, Refreshments will be offered in the CSWS Reception Room

A panel discussion to follow the films, moderated by ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐œ๐š ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง, Fort Lewis College Professor of Anthropology & Environmental Studies and ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, retired school teacher, landowner from West Virginia, turned activist and contributor to ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™–. Panelists will include contributors from the GreaterChacoCoalition, the Pueblo Action Alliance, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR), 7 Directions of Service, and filmmakers, Marielle Olentine and Sam Eilertsen, of Tikkun Olan Productions.

๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia, joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nationโ€™s most powerful politicians. Learn how community members from West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, including farmers, veterans and Indigenous leaders came together to resist.
Fort Lewis College
What's Happening Durango

๐Ÿ”œ ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡ ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐’๐‚๐‘๐„๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ & ๐๐€๐๐„๐‹ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐”๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. ๐Ÿ“Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum...
05/01/2026

๐Ÿ”œ ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡ ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐’๐‚๐‘๐„๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ & ๐๐€๐๐„๐‹ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐”๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐
๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
๐Ÿ“Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum (Room 120)
โœจFree + Open to All, Refreshments will be offered in the CSWS Reception Room
๐Ÿ”— ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡ series trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkoNJQ8vq7k

The Center of Southwest Studies is pleased to host special live screenings of two episodes of the award-winning documentary series ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡: ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š and ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐œ๐จ. A brief intermission will be held between films, followed by a panel discussion at 6:00 p.m. with in-person and virtual guests.

๐™‹๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™€๐™‡ ๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™Ž๐˜พ๐™๐™Ž๐™Ž๐™„๐™Š๐™‰
Moderated by:
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐œ๐š ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง, Fort Lewis College Professor of Anthropology & Environmental Studies

๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, retired school teacher, landowner from West Virginia, turned activist and contributor to ๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡: ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐š

Panelists will include contributors from the Greater Chaco Coalition, the Pueblo Action Alliance, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR), 7 Directions of Service, and filmmakers, Marielle Olentine and Sam Eilertsen, of Tikkun Olan Productions.

๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐™๐™ƒ๐™€ ๐™๐™„๐™‡๐™ˆ๐™Ž
๐•๐’. ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐“๐‡ tells the stories of frontline communities across the United States who are fighting back against the Fossil Fuel Industries who are destroying their homes and our planet. The series is produced by award-winning actor & director Don Cheadle and the Solutions Project, the Equation Campaign and Fossil Free Media and Produced by Tikkun Olam Productions.

๐ŸŽฌ ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™– (40 mins)
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia, joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nationโ€™s most powerful politicians. Learn how community members from West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, including farmers, veterans and Indigenous leaders came together to resist.

๐ŸŽฌ ๐™‘๐™Ž. ๐™‚๐™Š๐™‡๐™„๐˜ผ๐™๐™ƒ: ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™ค (36 mins)
The sacred Greater Chaco region of New Mexico, ancestral homeland of the Pueblo and Dinรฉ peoples, is under siege from a relentless surge of oil and gas extraction. After a life-changing call to Standing Rock, young Sandia Pueblo leader Julia Bernal returns home to confront the same forces threatening her own community. Uniting with Dinรฉ elder Daniel Tso and an intergenerational coalition, they lead a powerful fight to defend tribal sovereignty and protect Chaco for future generations.

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04/21/2026

Join Us This Week!
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โœจ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐€๐๐‘๐ˆ๐‹ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค: ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฒSpringtime at Fort Lewis College is full of excitement, anticipation, and CREATIVI...
04/07/2026

โœจ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐€๐๐‘๐ˆ๐‹ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค: ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฒ

Springtime at Fort Lewis College is full of excitement, anticipation, and CREATIVITY showcased through a vibrant schedule of campus programs across departments participating in ๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™Ž ๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™๐™„๐™‡. ๐ŸŒท

At the Center, we are excited to host a special free artist talk on April 22nd with visionary Dinรฉ photographer and curator ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฒ.

Rapheal is a โ€œvisual storytellerโ€ based in Tsรฉghรกhoodzรกnรญ (Window Rock, Arizona), who uses cultural landscape photography, Indigenous storytelling traditions, and land-based knowledge to inform his creative practice, and to preserve memory and understanding found within the Dinรฉ way of life.

Rapheal's presentation will discuss his collaborative approach to creating ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡ ๐™๐™€๐™•: ๐™†รฉ๐™ฎ๐™–๐™, ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ค๐™œ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™†โ€™รฉ, ๐™„๐™ž๐™ฃรก | ๐™‡๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™, ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š, ๐™†๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ, ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š (in collab. w/ Lillia McEnaney + Maxwell Museum of Anthropology-The University of New Mexico - UNM + Axle Contemporary), the first traveling site-specific photography exhibition across the Navajo Nation. An exercise in creative place-making with the goal of fostering active storytelling, ALL REZ centers the voices and experiences of Dinรฉ community members, offering a reciprocal process of exhibition-making.

We can't wait to learn more ~ See you there!
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Durango 9-R Title VI Native American Education
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Department of Art & Design at Fort Lewis College
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Durango Photography Club

๐Ÿ”— FLC ARTS APRIL: https://www.fortlewis.edu/life-at-flc/news-events/arts-april

๐Ÿ”— ALL REZ: https://www.allrez.net/

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐“๐‘๐€๐๐’๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐… ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐„๐๐“๐„๐‘ After four years of dedicated leadership as Director of the Center of Sout...
03/26/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐“๐‘๐€๐๐’๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐… ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐„๐๐“๐„๐‘

After four years of dedicated leadership as Director of the Center of Southwest Studies, Dr. Cory Pillen is returning to teaching full-time at the end of June in Fort Lewis Collegeโ€™s Department of Art & Design. Her decision follows significant accomplishments at the Center, including her leadership during the Centerโ€™s 60th anniversary year and a strengthened commitment to inclusive, experiential learning and community engagement that marked that milestone. We are grateful for her vision and stewardship during a time of growth, celebration, and renewed momentum for the Center.

๐‘ถ๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’†, ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’”...

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ!

The Center invites applications for its next Director, who will lead one of Fort Lewis College's most treasured academic and cultural assets. As a museum, archives, research library, and community gathering place, the Center supports student learning, faculty scholarship, research, community engagement, and the stewardship of expansive collections that reflect the Southwestโ€™s many histories, cultures, and environments.

โžก Apply by April 12!

โ˜‘๏ธ View the full position description, salary range, and submit an application online:
https://tinyurl.com/CSWS-Director-Apply
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๐ŸŒท Spring is here and we're currently living in the colors of this beautiful Desert Study by Hopi artist Dan Namingha, th...
03/13/2026

๐ŸŒท Spring is here and we're currently living in the colors of this beautiful Desert Study by Hopi artist Dan Namingha, that is on view in ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’† โœจ We'll be taking a short break along with the rest of the Fort Lewis College campus this upcoming week - ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ - and the gallery, library, and archives will reopen on Monday, March 23!
Artwork by Dan Namingha (Hopi), "Hopi Desert Study #11," watercolor on paper, 2021:042.060, gift to the Center by Kenneth and Nancy Goodhue-McWilliams.

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