Until Jan. 3, 2010: Patchwork Storytellers. Exhibit depicts the history of Estes area quilts and their uses. Estes Park Museum. 200 4th St. 970-586-6256. www.estesnet.com/museum
April 4 - April 19 : Student Expressions 2009, K-12 District Artexhibit opening. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
April 24-May 17 : Estes Park Plein Air Painters Exhibition. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
May 15-June 21: Windows to the World. Featuring the art of Bill Fritz, oil painting; and Alice Goodland, stained glass. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
May 25-Sept. 7: Summer Art Walk. A self-guided tour of the galleries and artist studios throughout the area. Maps available at Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 970-586-9203. www.estesart.com
May 30-July 5: Art and the Animal National for the Society of Animal Artists 49th National Tour. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
June 26-Aug. 2: Three Cups of Tea. Featuring the work of Susan Anderson, clay; Suzie Bogard, clay and mixed media; and Candace Newlove, clay, mixed media, and fiber. Profits from this exhibit will be donated to Greg Montensen’s Central Asian Institute. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
July 17-Aug.2:Legends & Lore III exhibit. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. Through August 2. Noon to 5 p.m. Daily. Free. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
July 25-Dec 31:Sesquicentennial Exhibit. Commemorating the arrival of Joel Estes to the valley 150 years ago. Estes Park Museum. 200 Fourth St. 970-586-6256
Aug. 7-Sept.13: Beauty of Nature. Featuring the photography of Carol Gregory. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
Aug. 8-27:Prelude to Plein Air 2009. exhibit. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
Aug. 29-Sept. 30: 2009 Plein Air Art Walk, Exhibition & Sale. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
Sept.18-Oct. 4: Lines into Shapes. Annual national juried show of over 180 pieces of art. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
Sept.19-20: 4th Estes Park Art Studio Tour. Maps available at the Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com.
Sept.12-Oct. 31: Fall Art Walk. A self-guided tour of the galleries and artist studios throughout the area. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
Oct. 2-April 30, 2010: Rocky Mountain Elk. Exhibit looks at elk as a species and their existence in Estes Park. Estes Park Museum. 200 4th St. 970-586-6256. www.estesnet.com/museum.
Oct. 9-Nov.15: Inspirational Discoveries . Featuring the oil paintings of Mary Jo McGillivray. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
Nov. 20-Dec. 31: Elemental Transformations. Featuring the beaded glass work of Vickie M. Cody. Art Center of Estes Park. 517 Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-5882. www.artcenterofestes.com
Nov. 20-Jan. 3, 2010: 7th Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale. Annual fine art exhibit featuring 73 visual artist members of the Cultural Arts Council in a variety of fine arts & crafts mediums. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com
Nov. 27-Dec. 31: Holiday Art Walk. A self-guided tour of the galleries and artist studios throughout the area. 970-586-9203. www.estesarts.com