Fun Facts About Octopuses

8 Fun Facts You Probably Didn't Know About OctopusesYou knew that we were celebrating our flagship store's eighth year as a small business in Old Town Fort Collins, right? August 15th officially marked our eight...

Where to Find Us in May

Springtime is here and event season is kicking off.  This month we are going to be buzzing all over Fort Collins with events. Check us out to browse our new designs, grab some unique gifts...

Fort Collins First Friday April Art Walk Guide

Fort Collins First Friday April Art Walk GuideOn the first Friday of every month Old Town Fort Collins transforms into a collective community that celebrates the local Creative Community  with the First Friday Gallery Walk. There is a...

Sunday Funday at the Harmony Pop-Up Market

Sunday Funday at the Harmony Pop-Up MarketThe Akinz pop-up market started as a holiday shop, but with continued success, it has formed a collective of over 34 artists. To celebrate all the great makers in...

Protect Your Heart by Armando Silva

Protect your He(Art) T-shirtApril is quickly coming to an end, so make sure you don't miss out on this Limited Edition t-shirt designed by Armando Silva.  Armando is our in-store featured artist this month and...

Elijah Cordova: Akinz Artist of the Month

The beauty of expression captured in an image. Elijah Cordova (@elijah.cordova) has done a beautiful job at creating a design that captures the illusion of mystery and women so beautifully. So perfectly that we want...

Artist Spotlight - Dominique Montano

This month's featured artist in our Fort Collins store is Dominique Montano.  We are captivated by her realistic yet conceptualized depictions of large safari animals.  So we thought we would sit down and get to...

First Friday With "Professor Lunchbox"

April is here already and as usual we set it off with a great First Friday featuring Benjamin Givens, AKA Professor Lunchbox. In between screen printing we managed to have a high kick contest that...

April First Friday Event - Phil Guzy

Akinz presents the art of Phil GuzyFriday, April 5th6:00pm - 9:00pmArt, drinks, screen printing, and good times.RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/441100402638297/