May 2, 2025 Featured events & shows
Events are added as information is received
Cottonwood Center for the ArtsSew Subversive
- 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.
True North GalleryDecember After Dark with True North
- 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.
Kinship LandingKatie Scruggs Galloway
- 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
The Look Up GalleryDistortion
- 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
The Gallery at Cacao ChemistryArt by Laurel Bahe and Lorraine Danzo
- 5-9:30 p.m.
- Artists in person doing demonstrations
- Sample delicious chocolate while you browse local art!
Kreuser GalleryThree new exhibits for December!
- 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
Gallery 113In the Spirit of the Season
- 5-8 p.m.
- December at Gallery 113 features timeless and innovative art works by our seventeen local member artists.
- Wine and Chocolates
Colorado Co-opJewelry Trunk Show with Christy Metz Design and Like Water Jewelry
- 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!
Universal Education FoundationJust Art (and Gifts!)
- 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
Studio NoirFirst Friday at Studio Noir
- 4-7:30 p.m.
- Featured artist Tim Bachman {Odd Dream Design)!
- Refreshments will be available.
Mash MechanixCountywyde Bluegrass
- 6-9 p.m.
- Countywyde is a high-energy bluegrass band from Colorado Springs who loves making music
- Craft beer and NA options
The Bridge GallerySmall Works
- 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!
Anita Marie Fine ArtStoried Places 2
- 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
Ephemera
All Night Happy Hour during Art Walk
- 5:00p - 10:00p
- Make COATI your last stopc on the First Friday Art Walk! Ephemera is offering all night Happy Hour Specials for Art Walkers. Enjoy mixed media works by local talent, Jesse Allan Rozell and Suminagashi prints by emerging maker Jonathan Nishimoto.
- COATI is open until Midnight on First Friday and features a plethora of local BIPOC, Female and Queer creatives across the building. Ephemera is located upstairs at COATI and will be open 5-10pm during service hours for art viewing
Location:
Ephemera
514 S. Tejon Street
ICONS
ICONS First Friday: The Kaberet with Kai Lee Mykels Drag Show
- 10:00 p.m.
- FIRST Friday: The Kaberet with Kai Lee Mykels Drag Show at 10:00pm
Location:
ICONS
Auric Gallery
4 Featured Artists: Deb Komitor, Sophia Hanna, Lisa Fabiano & Maggie Elligottieper.
- 3 p.m - 8 p.m.
- Deb Komitor: “Begin Again” Art, you have been with me over 6 decades. You entered me in the womb and I came out left handed and right brained. So much time was spent with you coloring and making little villages out of sticks, leaves, and pinecones under the trees of my youth.
- Sophia Hanna: “I’m doing pretty good.” With this series of self portraits I invite you into my mind, as I struggle to break out of a deeply isolating comfort zone.
- Lisa Fabiano: “Merge” Before the emergence of European and Euro-American “Abstract Art”, indigenous peoples and small immigrant communities used color and simple geometric shapes as abstract motifs in their creative work. In weaving and quilt-making, for example, specific colors and patterns were used not only to create aesthetically pleasing designs, but also as indicators of place, time, and culture. T
- Maggie Elligott: “Wings + Petals: From Greif to Grace” The small works in Wings and Petals: From Grief to Grace invite viewers to closely explore the delicate details and emotions within each piece, fostering quiet contemplation and personal connection. These collages, like fragments of thought, evoke layered meanings of loss, transformation, and life’s fragility.
- Cash bar
Location:
Auric Gallery
125 E Boulder St.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts
Susan Tormoen: Fun with Oil and Pastel
- 5-8 p.m.
- With deliberate bold strokes and masterful color mixing, Tormoen’s depictions of the world around her are both representative and fanciful, drawing the viewer in with delightful hues and movement.
From the artist:
Something fresh and new with a variety of techniques and subjects. Simulation of nature, which can make a room warm, no matter what its shape or dimension. Not to destroy or take away from the old, but to add to it with new ideas and concepts.
- Multiple Artists
- Two floors of open studios and galleries
- Beer, wine, and specialty cocktail by donation
Location:
Cottonwood Center for the Arts
427 E Colorado Ave.
Kinship Landing
Live Music
- 7-9 p.m.
- Live music courtesy of local, Danny Tramel from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:
Kinship Landing
415 S Nevada Ave.
True North Art Gallery
Featured Artist for May: Casey Chinn
- 5-8 p.m.
- Featured Artist for May: Casey Chinn
- Light refreshments
- Beer and wine by donation
Location:
True North Art Gallery
31 E Bijou St.
Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar
Multiple artists + The Cleveland Experiment Duo
- 5 pm - 9 p.m.
- Featured artists: Marc A. Shereck and Kelli Kohn
- Live music: The Cleveland Experiment features vocalist Sandi Cleveland and her husband John Stoesser on guitar and vocals playing a variety of music from Jazz standards, classic RnB, rock, country and pop tunes. Sing-a-longs are highly encouraged, and the occasional guest artist(s) may come along for the night. There’s always something new and entertaining when they perform.
- First Friday Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.
Location:
Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar
322 N Tejon St.
Anita Marie Fine Art
"Green"
- 5:00p - 8:00p
- Spring is a special time for renewal and extraordinary hope. See these emotions reflected in the original oil paintings by TWO Master Artists, Chuck Mardosz and Richard Dahlquist.
- Light refreshments provided.
- Thursday & Friday 5-7p, 5p -8p First Friday, and Sat 2-5p
- Free Parking
Location:
Anita Marie Fine Art
109 S Corona St.
The Gallery at Cacao Chemistry
Art by Laurel Bahe and Lorraine Danzo
- 11:00am - 9:30 p.m.
- Featuring Artists: New Artwork and Chocolate!
- Lorraine Danzo demonstrating watercolor collage montage technique.
Location:
The Gallery at Cacao Chemistry
109 N Tejon St.
Gallery 113
Mood, Movement and Meaning
- 5-8 p.m.
- Jane Hammoud, a potter and Mary Sexton, a pastel painter, have different palettes and processes — one grounded in form and fire, the other in pigment and mark making —both artists interpret the world through design, discovering how color and shape can evoke mood, movement, and meaning in uniquely powerful ways. Come and meet Jane and Mary for First Friday.
- Gallery 113 is showcasing the work of award-winning local artists in painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry and wood turning.
- Complimentary wine, chocolate, and non alcoholic beverages provided
Location:
Gallery 113
125 N. Tejon
Ohana Kava Bar
Kings of the Forest with Jeff Mallo
- 4:30p - 10:30p
- Join us this First Friday for a special showcase: One photographer’s quest for the ultimate moose photograph in the Rocky Mountains!
- Comedy show from 7-8pm with Thomas Tucker and Austen Brinker, then live music with Dan Lee from 8-10pm
- Enjoy unique kava drinks in Ohana Kava Bar’s island-inspired atmosphere.
- Kava and other non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase
Location:
Ohana Kava Bar
112 E Boulder St.
VIP Real Estate
VIP Real Estate Open House
- 4:00pm - 8:00pm
- Featured Artists: Minnie and Shay Williams, and Jonathan Reaves
- Open house cocktail mixer at our VIP Real Estate office in the springs. It’s an opportunity to stop in and network, ask questions you may have, and also check out some art from local artists who will be joining us. There will also be beverages provided by Bloom Lounge as well as snacks.
Location:
VIP Real Estate
125 N Tejon St.
Universal Education Foundation
Beyond Boundaries
- 5:00 -8:00 p.m.
- Featured Artist: Daniel Logan. Join us in exploring what emerges when an artist’s passionate vision breaks free from expected frameworks, revealing the extraordinary beauty that exists just beyond the boundaries we too often accept. These works celebrate nature’s inherent resistance to limitation while reflecting the creator’s own artistic
- Light snacks and refreshments; wine and beer by donation
Location:
Universal Education Foundation
301 E Platte Ave.
Good Eye
50 Shades of Slay
- 11:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m.
- Aura Photography with Vivid Vibes. Find out what your aura looks like & what it means! By appointment or walk-in. Plus, Color Analysis with Minka’s House of Color. Find out what colors compliment you by appointment or walk-in. Drinks provided by Good Eye, plus an awesome $10 rack for folks who love a deal.
Location:
Good Eye
115 N Tejon St.
One Body Fitness Studio
Three featured artists for April!
- 5-8 p.m.
- A chance to check out One Body Fitness Studio’s inclusive space for all people to find their community and move their bodies.
- Featured artists Jantzen Peake, Eli Arellano, and Darya Warner
- Live music by Anna Grace beginning at 6 p.m.
- Light snacks and beverages provided
Location:
One Body Fitness Studio
115 N Tejon St. (entrance in alley)
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Mobile Arts 4 Year Birthday Bash in the Sculpture Garden
- 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Full line-up of local performers, dance workshops, and hands-on art activities. Featuring a vendor market and local food trucks!
- 5 live bands, two dance workshops, painting workshop
- Free museum admission
- Drinks and snacks available for purchase
- Art for sale by local and regional artists in Deco Lounge
Location:
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
30 W Dale St.
Citizens Art Project at City Hall
Featured Artist: Justin Spurlin
- 5-8 p.m.
- Featured Artist: Justin Spurlin
- Enter City Hall through the Southeast Kiowa entrance. The entrance off Nevada up the main steps is not open at this time. The Art Gallery is located on the second floor in the Northwest corner of the building.
Location:
Citizens Art Project at City Hall
107 N Nevada Ave.
The Bridge Gallery
"Fairytale Diorama"
- 5-8 p.m.
- Dioramas are are 3D scenes, often small-scale, constructions. Invited artists will exhibit works in “Fairytale Diorama” based on favorite fairytales or ones they’ve created. Artists showing are Dave Armstrong, Liz McCombs, Peter Marchand, Deena Bennett, John Lawson, Judith Marie, Betty Atherton, Cyndi Deswik, Michael Cellan, Roseburrow.
- Show continues through Saturday, May 31.
Location:
The Bridge Gallery
218 W Colorado Ave.
Novis Mortem Collective
Novis Mortem Collective welcomes Emily Kohler
- 11:00a - 6:00p
- Emily Kohler is a Colorado based, vegan artist.
She works in many different media, specializing in oil and gouache.
Her subjects tend to lean to the macabre, and often stem from images pulled directly from her dreams or are created from how she views the world around her.
Her poetic use of black and shadow highlight each piece in order to capture the darker side of beauty.
Location:
Novis Mortem Collective
22 E Bijou St.
Getting around Downtown
Hop on a PikeRide electric bike and use coupon code FF25MAY for 30 minutes of ride time for only $5! Take one 30-minute trip or split up your rides with two 15-minute trips and explore art, live music, and special events on First Friday.
Try the new Free Downtown Shuttle to see more of Downtown! The new shuttle operates from Cache La Poudre to Rio Grande streets, seven days a week on 7-10 minute intervals. Click to learn about the free Downtown Shuttle.
