Scenes from May’s First Friday Art Walk
As the weather warms, Art Walk is heating up, too. Crowds turned out for May’s First Friday Art Walk, which…
Ute Pass News: Plan your summer staycation: Your guide to the Green Box Arts Festival
You don’t have to travel far this summer to find world-class entertainment. The 17th Annual Green Box Arts Festival takes…
Join the The Arts Uprise, a theatre movement for this moment
I‘d been wrestling with the idea of how to stay somewhat sane when the world’s going nutso. Then I saw…
‘The Incredible Circus Millibo’ pairs local kids with professional talent
COURTESY OF THE MILLIBO ART THEATRE Millibo Art Theatre presents our 20th anniversary edition of “The Incredible Circus Millibo” featuring…
Scenes from April’s First Friday Art Walk
Though technically the first Art Walk of spring, a chilly wind and a few snow flurries attended the April Art…
Ute Pass News April 2025
Bronc Day announces 2025 Grand Marshal Bronc Day, the signature event of Green Mountain Falls for 87 years, will take…
Manitou Art Center opens applications for Manitou Made Launchpad: New program allows small businesses to affordably incubate and grow
The Manitou Art Center (MAC), in partnership with the Creative Alliance Manitou Springs (CRANE), the Pikes Peak Bulletin and Visit…
Scenes from March’s First Friday Art Walk
Did you know Platte Furniture (2331 E. Platte Pl.) has a high-end gallery downstairs? Not only does the company sell…
House of GOCA: Psychedelic Garden transforms the Ent Center into a whimsical wonderland
On the final evening of February, House of GOCA: Psychedelic Garden dazzled the Ent Center for the Arts, infusing the…
Merlin and Nancy Vincent: Restoring Carnivale history
When the ManiKrewe Carnivale committee was formed a few years ago, we happily inherited more than 30 years of Manitou…
Scenes from February’s First Friday Art Walk
Photos by Kadie Kirkpatrick The robust arts community of the Avenue Creative Circuit holds an evening of arts events throughout…
‘Junk’ made beautiful: Concrete Couch builds community through sustainability
At Concrete Couch, community is the heart of our mission. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering creativity and collaboration,…
Meet the finalists in contest to design a new sculpture for Iron Springs Font
Manitou Springs is getting ready for a replacement of the Iron Springs Font, and several talented artists are in the…
January is Manitou Art Center Month in the Pikes Peak Bulletin
In the town that owns the weirdness it’s characterized by, no place quite encapsulates the creative, quirky spirit of Manitou…
Love in action: Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Festival warms Manitou Springs City Hall
Despite chilly temperatures and snow the night before, the community came out Jan. 18 for the 27th Annual Dr. Martin…
Artist Higley-Hopkinson teaches ‘noble pursuit’ of darkroom photography
January is Manitou Art Center Month in the Pikes Peak Bulletin In the town that owns the weirdness it’s characterized…
MAC Month: Pottist Colin Davis makes and teaches art
January is Manitou Art Center Month in the Pikes Peak Bulletin In the town that owns the weirdness it’s characterized…
2025 starts with art
Photos by Kadie Kirkpatrick
MAC’s First Amendment Gallery ongoing show for January’s First Friday Art Walk
The First Amendment Gallery at the Manitou Art Center is the only non-juried art show in the Pikes Peak Region.…
Auric Gallery’s Holiday Show features 100 local and regional artists
Located in Downtown Colorado Springs, Auric Gallery’s Holiday Show 2024 is in full swing, featuring over 100 local and regional…