
The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (a.k.a. COPPR) is the nonprofit local arts agency that serves the City of Colorado Springs and the greater Pikes Peak region (El Paso and Teller Counties) in Colorado. We work to ensure that the creative sector grows in economic vitality and depth of impact, that creative workers can thrive in our community, and that the arts are leveraged to positively address regional economic development, education, cultural tourism, and quality of life.
Beyond the Cultural Office's regional leadership & advocacy,
our programs focus on:
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
LEVEL UP! Creative Sector Summit and Speaker Series
In the summer of 2025, the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region will present the Pikes Peak region’s first professional summit at the intersection of business and creativity. The Level Up! Creative Sector Summit will be held June 25, 2025 from Noon-6:00 p.m. at
It Takes All of Us to Build A Community United by Creativity
Friends of the Cultural Office, Thank you for supporting arts & culture this year. We saw you out there, attending performances large and small. You bought locally-made gifts, art, food, and experiences. You learned to dance, draw, and sing. You donated to arts nonprofits, shopped at
Advancing Creatives Intensive is Back After Two Years!
February 21-23, 2025A program of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Hosted by Manitou Arts Center Sponsored by COPPR It’s back after 2 years! COPPR and Manitou Arts Center are excited to bring CBCA’s transformative program back to our community. ACI 2025: Manitou Springs is
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The Photography of E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed-Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images
Presented by Manitou Springs Heritage Museum at Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, Manitou SpringsOctober 12 - May 01
“The Photography of E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed-Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images”
The Manitou Springs Heritage Center and Museum proudly announces its exhibit, “The Photography of E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed-Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images”.
Celebrate our town’s diversity and Indigenous communities during Indigenous People’s Weekend in Manitou Springs with this community-building exhibit that contrasts and compares historic and contemporary First...
[more+]“The Photography of E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed-Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images”
The Manitou Springs Heritage Center and Museum proudly announces its exhibit, “The Photography of E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed-Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images”.
Celebrate our town’s diversity and Indigenous communities during Indigenous People’s Weekend in Manitou Springs with this community-building exhibit that contrasts and compares historic and contemporary First Nation photography.
Experience the iconic photogravures of Curtis and Reed and contemporary images as seen through the camera lens of indigenous photographers, Amanda Jones, Manny Hawkwing Pulido, Kenny Frost and world-famous filmmaker, photographer and lecturer Larry Cesspooch.
Mr. Cesspooch will be leading the Opening Ceremony. These First Nation Images are representative of the photographers’ tribes, families, friends and the landscapes and depict their way of life and communities. See our collections of kachinas, fetishes, pottery and artwork of indigenous peoples living throughout the West.
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Dates & times
Thu, Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Feb 14 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Feb 15 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Feb 19 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Feb 20 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Feb 21 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Feb 23 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Feb 26 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Feb 28 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Mar 01 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Mar 02 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Mar 03 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Mar 05 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Mar 06 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Mar 07 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Mar 08 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Mar 09 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Mar 10 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Mar 12 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Mar 13 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Mar 14 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Mar 15 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Mar 16 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Mar 17 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Mar 19 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Mar 20 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Mar 21 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Mar 22 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Mar 23 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Mar 24 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Mar 26 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Mar 27 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Mar 29 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Mar 30 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Mar 31 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Apr 02 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Apr 03 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Apr 04 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Apr 05 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Apr 06 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Apr 07 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Apr 09 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Apr 10 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Apr 11 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Apr 12 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Apr 13 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Apr 14 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Apr 16 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Apr 17 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Apr 19 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Apr 20 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Apr 21 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Apr 23 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Apr 24 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Apr 25 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Apr 26 @ 12:00 pm Sun, Apr 27 @ 12:00 pm Mon, Apr 28 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm Thu, May 01 @ 12:00 pm - Less dates
Admission
Location
Manitou Springs Heritage Museum
517 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
TELLING OUR STORY
Executive Director Angela Seals shares the Cultural Office’s community impact in 2023.