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Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt.Adyline Poirson’s colored pencil portrait of JoJo is part of the “Wunderkind” exhibit at the Manitou Art Center. An exhibition of young artists featuring work from high schools from throughout the Pikes Peak region. Opens Friday, April 1. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org or 685-1861.
Current artwork reflecting the themes of trails, tales, compasses, journeys, maps and expansion. Artists are Lisa Cush (painter), Jennifer Hanson (potter and painter), Sara Keller (potter) and Claire Steele (photographer). Opens Friday, April 1, and runs through April 30. Information: commonwheel.com or 685-1008.
The Manitou Art Center offers certification classes for a variety of equipment in its makerspace. Most are free to MAC members and library card holders. Times and dates vary. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org/learn.
Commonwheel Artists 48th Annual Labor Day Weekend Art Festival in Manitou Springs has applications available for fine art and contemporary craft artists. This is a highly juried art festival. Exhibiting artist must be the creator of all art shown in their application and must be present at the art festival displaying their accepted artwork. Deadline […]
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
Spend time indigo dyeing during this unique event. Learn easy shibori techniques and dye beautiful pieces in indigo to take home. Bring your own natural-fiber T-shirts or use those provided. Please note that those supplies are limited. Have something small like washcloths or a tired pair of linen pants you’d like to overdye or change? […]
Steve Shugart and Rhonda S. Van Pelt are siblings who grew up in Colorado. Steve has been taking photos for years but has been able to spend more time on it since retiring to the mountains. Rhonda earned her bachelor’s degree in art in 1980 and has worked in various media since then. This exhibit […]
Experience the development of the bottled mineral water industry in Manitou Springs. In the early 1900s, Manitou Springs was the capital of bottled mineral water. Learn about the mystery of the town’s “effervescent and healthful mineral spring waters” and see the world-famous Ute Chief Gusher Bottle and other colorful bottles that helped put Manitou Springs […]
The Manitou Springs Arts Council and the Manitou Springs Creative District have joined forces and are now the CReative AlliaNcE Manitou Springs (CRANE). There are multiple projects, including the Beckers Lane Bridge and Spirit of Manitou Springs sculpture installations, currently open to applications. Information: manitouspringscd.org.
Colorful and muted layers draw inspiration from a myriad of sources: ancestral survival tools, colonial relics, poetry and wedding veils. “Artificial Veil” comes from a sustained material investigation of how artist Jasmine Dillavou has dissected her identity over time. The exhibit is a continuous reflection in corporeality and self-portrait, memory and history all seen through […]
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. 3:05-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
Tour galleries and enjoy art from hundreds of artists, plus food, drink and live entertainment. 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 6. Various locations. Information: www.peakradar.com/categories/firstfriday.
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. 3:05-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
Support youth arts at the middle and high school spring choir concerts. The high school will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, and the middle school will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13. District Auditorium. Information: mssd14.org or 685-4755.
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. 3:05-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
The Pikes Peak Arts Council and the Small Business Development Center are seeking experienced artists to teach classes for Courses for Creatives. Artists will be compensated for their time for each class that they teach (typically $150 per class). Classes are usually taught from 5:30-7:30 pm. on third or fourth Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Apply […]
The Iron Springs Chateau presents a hilarious melodrama that takes place in Dry Gulch, Montana, where laws are nonexistent and men are leaving town in droves for better prospects. Cheer the hero and heroine and boo the villain, sing along during the intermission and revel in the vaudeville-style “Curtain Call Revue.” Opens Friday, May 20, […]
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. 3:05-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
The Pikes Peak Arts Council and the Small Business Development Center are seeking experienced artists to teach classes for Courses for Creatives. Artists will be compensated for their time for each class that they teach (typically $150 per class). Classes are usually taught from 5:30-7:30 pm. on third or fourth Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Apply […]
Intake for the next two-month exhibit is slated for Saturday, May 28, and Tuesday, May 31. The show is unjuried and open to anyone who wants to submit two pieces in any media. Manitou Art Center, 515 Manitou Ave. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org or 685-1861.
The show is unjuried and open to anyone who wants to submit two pieces in any media. Manitou Art Center, 515 Manitou Ave. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org or 685-1861.
Al B Johnson, Tracy Kuonen, Karen Mosbacher and Tish Reed will be exhibiting their work in the Hagnauer Gallery through June 25. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org or 685-1861.
The Manitou Art Center offers certification classes for a variety of equipment in its makerspace. Most are free to MAC members and library card holders. Times and dates vary. 515 Manitou Ave. Information: www.manitouartcenter.org/learn.
Make things, fix things and build things. Come and create cool projects. Learn how to use tools, expand your skills and expand your world. Kids younger than 13 should be with a parent. Participants can come to a single class or attend a series. Class sizes are limited to eight. 3:05-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.concretecouch.org.
Learn easy shibori techniques and dye beautiful pieces in indigo to take home. Bring your own natural fiber T-shirts or use one of the (limited) pieces available. Have something small, like washcloths or a tired pair of linen pants, you’d like to overdye or change? Bring it and make it beautiful. Spaces are limited, registration […]
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