Fremont Center for the Arts - Cañon City

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: 505 Macon
Why Go There? Housed in 1931 built post office features changing art exhibits/opening receptions in main gallery; a designated permanent collections gallery with rotating displays; Wendell H. Black Memorial Arts Library collection of 300+ books dealing with art history, the lives and works of artists, art techniques; outdoor sculpture garden; special events
More Information: Fremont Center for the Arts

Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center - Cañon City

Wednesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: 612 Royal Gorge Boulevard
Why Go There? Various rotating exhibits in three galleries offer context to local history, natural features including dinosaur fossils, the Royal Gorge Bridge; tours, special events, free admission
More Information: Royal Gorge Regional Museum

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Museum - Colorado Springs

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-7:30pm, Sunday closes 5:00pm
Location: 30 West Dale Street
Why Go There? 15 gallery facility hosts major international traveling exhibitions; features works from significant (20,000+) objects/collections, including Native American (Pueblo, Plains, Plateau, and Great Basin cultures), Southwest artists; tours, lectures; cafe (open for lunch, first Friday evenings); gift shop; entrance free to students with ID, discount military, senior (55+), free to all second Saturday, third Friday
More Information: Colorado College Museum

Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado Colorado Springs  - Colorado Springs

Days + Hours of Operation
Location: 5225 North Nevada Avenue
Why Go There? Within 92,000 square-foot visually stunning building the gallery features acclaimed professional and Visual and Performing Arts Department emerging artists works; annual senior visual arts majors exhibition
More Information: Gallery of Contemporary Art

Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) Art Gallery - Colorado Springs

Monday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: 100 West Pikes Peak Avenue (Downtown Campus)
Why Go There? Offers critically acclaimed regional, national guest artist exhibits,  PPCC student, faculty exhibits; special events including artist talks, opening receptions; First Friday participant; free
More Information: Art Gallery PPCC

Green Box Arts Festival - Green Mountain Falls

July (two weeks)
Location: Various
Why Go There? Annual celebration of public art pieces, summer residency dance company performances, music concerts, workshops (examples: pie-making, yoga; walks); pretty small town setting near Manitou Springs, Colorado Springs.
More Information: Green Box Arts

Manitou Art Center - Manitou Springs

Monday-Friday 8:00am-8:00pm, Saturday until 5:00pm, Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
Location: 513 Manitou Avenue
Why Go There? Changing art exhibits in two galleries; opening receptions, First Friday participant, annual juried show (April)
More Information: Manitou Art Center

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts - Palmer Lake

Tuesday-Friday 12:00-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: 304 Highway 105
Why Go There? Houses resident artists, offers changing exhibits, special art events, opening receptions
More Information: Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts

Friday Art Walk -  Pueblo

Monthly first Friday 5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Union Avenue shopping district
Why Go There? Galleries, shops showcase 40+ artist works; changing exhibits; music, refreshments. Sangre de Cristo Art Center's seven galleries are open during February-May, September-December Friday Art Walks, free admittance.
More Information: First Friday + Community Days

Pueblo Art Guild - Pueblo

Wednesday-Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm
Location: 1500 North Santa Fe Avenue (Mineral Park)
Why Go There? Historic former boathouse building showcases local 150+ guild member artist works
More Information: Pueblo Art Guild

Rosemount Museum - Pueblo

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: 419 West 14th Street
Why Go There? 37 room family mansion built in 1883 contains nearly all original furnishings, accessories, decorative arts, paintings, custom woodwork, window treatments; guided tours on the half hour except during special events, last two weeks of the holiday season self-guided tours. Scheduled events include yearly annual fundraising themed tea party (April), annual Rose Walk week (June), antique and classic car show (July); gift shop; discount senior, children.
More Information: Rosemount

Additional Resources

Dino Daze - Cañon City
Painted dinosaur and big sheep public art sculptures map

Royal Gorge Arts Association - Cañon City
Organizes annual weekend Spring Blossom Arts & Craft Show (May)

Once Upon in the West Art Show - Cripple Creek
annual event, 9283 South CO-67 (Cripple Creek Heritage Center) (June-July)

Art on the Street - Colorado Springs
Public art exhibit

Holly Berry House Folk Art Festival - Colorado Springs
Annual (cancelled 2020) ; Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (September)

Western Museum of Mining & Industry - Colorado Springs

Commonwheel Artist Co-op - Manitou Springs

Culture Calendar - Pikes Peak region
Searchable by category

Tri-Lakes Views - Monument
Public art map

Historic Arkansas River Walk - Pueblo
Public art

Art in Public Places - Pueblo
Includes the Arkansas River Walk, and more

Sangre Arts Guild Gallery - Westcliffe
Events

Smokey Jack Observatory - Westcliffe
Center of the highest elevation officially designated a dark skies community (observation of night skies stars)