The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) is the local arts agency for the City of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region (El Paso and Teller Counties) in Colorado. The Cultural Office works year-round, often behind the scenes, to achieve more than any one artist or cultural organization could do independently to ensure that the creative sector thrives and uplifts our entire region’s life and economy. As an independent nonprofit, we are efficient, strategic, and passionate about this work.
Our programs are focused into 3 arenas of impact:
Our Mission
We champion our diverse creative community as a vital part of the region’s identity and economy through service, connection, and advocacy.
RECENT NEWS
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Jeresneyka Rose joined the Cultural Office in June as our Program Manager of Education, and has helped to develop the new role over the past 6 months. She has insightfully led Military Arts Connection, laid the foundation for an exciting regional arts educator network, and
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Arts & Economic Prosperity Local Results Released
National Results of AEP 6 Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts & culture industry, conducted every 5 years by Americans for the Arts. The Cultural Office has led our region’s local participation since
LOCAL ARTS EVENTS
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'Sonata (redefined): A Painted Composition in Four Movements' by Marjorie Vernelle
Presented by Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region at Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado SpringsOctober 02 - December 15
SONATA (redefined): A painted composition featuring a single instrument (watercolor) with a small accompaniment (works in pastel pencil), in four movements (the seasons), each with a unique character (tempo) but with an underlying unity (visions of nature).
About the artist: "In terms of art, I've taken the long route. Art was always around me in my grandmothers' quilts, my dad's appreciation of beauty, and my mother's own paintings.
I dabbled with it in my early adult life in San...
[more+]SONATA (redefined): A painted composition featuring a single instrument (watercolor) with a small accompaniment (works in pastel pencil), in four movements (the seasons), each with a unique character (tempo) but with an underlying unity (visions of nature).
About the artist: "In terms of art, I've taken the long route. Art was always around me in my grandmothers' quilts, my dad's appreciation of beauty, and my mother's own paintings.
I dabbled with it in my early adult life in San Francisco, though my degrees are in completely different subjects. They led to a fine career teaching Language Arts, both at high school and college levels. However, I always kept an interest in both producing art and studying art history. In 2019 I started a blog in which I talk of my experiences studying and viewing art in my years in Europe, mostly in France where I lived for about ten years. In 2020, I started profiling other artists, which I now do once a month. I also started another blog, OfArtandWine.com, where I talk about famous paintings and pair them with wines. Through all of this, I have learned art is as deep as the soul and just as much a part of who we are."
[less-]Dates & times
Fri, Dec 08 @ 9:00 am Mon, Dec 11 @ 9:00 am Tue, Dec 12 @ 9:00 am Wed, Dec 13 @ 9:00 am Thu, Dec 14 @ 9:00 am Fri, Dec 15 @ 9:00 am - Less dates
Admission
The opening reception for Sonata (redefined) will take place on Wednesday, October 4 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. The show will then be available for viewing during the Cultural Office hours, which are typically 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call/email the Cultural Office ahead of time to ensure a staff member will be present to let you in.
(719) 634-2204
info@culturaloffice.org
Location
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region 
121 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
TELLING OUR STORY
Executive Director Angela Seals discusses the mission and direction of the Cultural Office on Fox21’s Loving Living Local.
