We are excited to welcome you back to the Center of Southwest Studies!

Inspired by the PIVOT Skateboard Deck Art exhibit now on display at the Center of Southwest Studies, museum intern, Elise Lilburn (Studio Art ’21), conceived of the idea to create a student PIVOT exhibition. 

We are excited to announce that the Center was awarded a CH CARES Humanities Relief Grant! In addition to the $6000 award, our Curator Liz Quinn MacMillan helped the Center win an additional $2500 from the social media challenge!

As I wrote in my last message the Center of Southwest Studies has experienced a severe budget cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s health and economic impacts on our community and Fort Lewis College. We have no idea how long this pandemic will last and the overall consequences of it are still not fully understood.

I hope my message this week finds you and your loved ones staying healthy and safe during these challenging times.

As you have probably heard or read in the newspaper the Center of Southwest Studies was not spared from the budget cuts made at Fort Lewis College. The Center staff has been furloughed two days per week for the next year. Given our limited hours and the ongoing impacts of the pandemic we will not be able to reopen with the regular hours as we had in the past.