Events are added as information is received
October 2, 2026 Featured events & shows
- 5-8 p.m.
- We asked artists: what can you say with fiber that you can't say with other mediums? This call for entries invited artists to submit works that feature textile techniques as an art medium.
- Two floors of open studios + galleries
- Beer, wine, and cocktail by donation.
- 5-10:30 pm
- True North Art Gallery is proud to present art by 20 fantastic local creatives. Explore all different mediums from painting to sculpture to printmaking and even lipstick!
- Wine and treats will be available in the gallery PLUS the doors are staying open late.
- 5-9 p.m.
- Katie Scruggs Galloway from Becoming // Poetry presents her new book, Still and Still Moving
- Live music courtesy of Jason Lee Band 7-9 p.m.
- $2 Kinship Lagers
- 5-9 p.m.
- Located inside Yobel
- Distortion is a new collection of large scale works by local artist Ben Bires.
- Beverages offered
- Music by DJ Rocky Ross
- 5-9:30 p.m.
- Artists in person doing demonstrations
- Sample delicious chocolate while you browse local art!
- 5-9 p.m.
- Atmospheres and Orbits, a playful new series of paintings done in oil and cold wax depicting an attitude of experimentation and play by Nancy Roach.
- Release of the Trammels, a new exhibit of works by Don Goede
- Shifting Reality, a collection of works by Lori Goede.
- Music by Dubfuscious
- 5-8 p.m.
- December at Gallery 113 features timeless and innovative art works by our seventeen local member artists.
- Wine and Chocolates
- 1-8 p.m.
- Christy Metz Design and Like Water Jewelry will both be in-store with new pieces just in time for Holiday Shopping!
- 5-8 p.m.
- Featured artists: Michelle Bracewell, Nicole Curtis, John Hagerty, Stephanie Lassen, Daniel Logan, Elizabeth Mackiewicz, Kristine Urban, Michael VanGalder, Frechelle Wilson
- Snacks will be served, wine and beer by donation
- 4-7:30 p.m.
- Featured artist Tim Bachman {Odd Dream Design)!
- Refreshments will be available.
- 6-9 p.m.
- Countywyde is a high-energy bluegrass band from Colorado Springs who loves making music
- Craft beer and NA options
- 5-8 p.m.
- We’ve invited some of our favorite artists to create smaller size works in clay, photography, painting, fiber, and mixed media.
- Great for holiday gifting!
- 5-8 p.m.
- A continuation of a series of places where the artist discovered a personal meaning and motivation to paint with an unshared intimacy.
- Featured artists Richard Dahlquist and Chuck Mardosz
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- 4 - 9 p.m.
Halloween art exhibition. CSEA, Colorado Springs Education Association, sponsored First Friday event. All supporters of education invited.
CSEA will provide snacks and beverages.
205 E Moreno Ave
- 5 -8 p.m.
Darla Slee: FLORA AND FAUNA. This show explores the range of moods one might experience when encountering our local, natural landscape. Sometimes delightful and pretty, other times odd and menacing, one finds something intriguing at every turn.
Dale Johnson: THERAPY. From the artist: The body of work is rooted in my research into the 19th-century medical journals documenting insanity and mental illness. I am particularly drawn to the written accounts of physicians working in insane asylums records that describe patients through
Artist Image Info:
Darla Slee – Muscoco Summit
Dale Johnson – Tar
427 E Colorado Ave.
- 5 - 8 p.m.
Journeys pairs ceramics inspired by Wendy Iaconis’s recent travels in Japan with Suzy Gardner’s jewelry and sculpture exploring personal paths, transformation, and self-expression. Pottery, jewelry and sculpture invite us to pause and consider the journeys that shape us and those we have yet to travel.
Artist Image Info:
Boat Dish by Wendy Iaconis
Beauty from Chaos w Peruvian Opal by Suzy Gardner
Ikebana by Wendy Iaconis
Moss Agate West Java Indonesia by Suzy Gardner
Crystal Sake Cup by Wendy Iaconis
Self Portrait by Suzy Gardner
125 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
- 6-11 p.m.
514 S. Tejon Street
- 5:00-8:00 p.m.
October is Arts Month! October is Arts Month! The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is inviting the community to kick-off Arts Month on Friday, October 2 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Explore museum exhibits and enjoy new art. Check out the D11 Chalktober murals in our surrounding park. Grab desserts inside or a meal at one of the food trucks on the museum’s grounds.
215 S Tejon St.
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