Art Lab helps build ‘creative’ economy

A recent exhibition called “Sticks & Stones” at Art Lab featured well-known Fort Collins artists Bob Koontz and Gary Hixon. Temporary walls with shelving were installed in the storefront on Linden Street, transforming the space into an elegant gallery to best display Koontz’s sculptural jewelry and Hixon’s vibrant paintings. “Sticks & Stones” illuminated the possibilities of Art Lab, a space in which art, experimentation and the entrepreneurial spirit intersect.

Art Lab Fort Collins is a cooperative, experimental art space open to the spectrum of creatives, including but not limited to fine artists, …