“The arts as a voice of the people” Colorado artists respond to Trump administration in Arts Uprise Festival
A museum curator gazes down on a flag of candy cane stripes and 50 white stars. She does not pass…
June Art Walk brings the summer fun
Art lovers turned out Friday, June 6 to see the latest in galleries and shops, hear live music, and perhaps…
More than one-trick ponies At Blue Pony gallery, artists run the show
Gazing into Julia Evans’ abstract paintings is a similar experience to seeing visions in the inkblots of a Rorschach test.…
Tickets on sale for live music event to benefit Mineral Springs Foundation
COURTESY OF THE MINERAL SPRINGS FOUNDATION Enjoy hors d’oeuvres , a specialty cocktail crafted with Manitou’s spring water and live…
Dachshunds and dryads: A preview of June’s First Friday Art Walk
First Friday Art Walk should be the most wonderful evening of the month, but without proper planning, it can turn…
Flowers Shall Grow, And I Am In Them Local artist Leah Gonzales’ solo exhibition invites reconnection with nature
Leah Gonzales is returning to her roots – beyond just metaphors of the earth. As she prepares to open her…
The Arts Uprise Festival is your best alternative to doomscrolling
COURTESY OF ARTS UPRISE Several local and regional arts organizations, artists, actors, directors, playwrights, a musician and a poet laureate…
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…