Arts Education Network
The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region strives to connect educators of all levels and disciplines to the arts!
The cultural plan found that the main barrier to accessing high quality arts education in our region is the fragmentation of having 22 school districts across the two counties.
Inspired by ArtsVision2030, the Cultural Office launched a community-wide arts education program. Since 2023, we have formed the Arts Education Network with a total database of 1200+ regional arts educators and 150+ active members. Its objective is to increase student access to high quality arts education by empowering teachers in schools and community settings with resources, trainings, and a new community of practice. Please join the arts education network below and receive up-to-date information about workshops, trainings, and resources!
Arts Together Workshops
For educators of all kinds, Arts Together workshops are a way for you to gain access to arts organizations and the experiences they offer you and your students. Make connections, learn something new, and create a partnership! These field trips around town offer a multitude of resources available to you. Snacks provided as well as a certificate of CEUs with arts and content area standards included.
Upcoming Arts Together Workshops
Ormao Dance Company
January 17th, 4:30-6:00pm
Presented by The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Join us at Ormao Dance Company’s studio to explore the impact of movement. We will watch Ormao Dance Company dancers during a rehearse, learn about programs that Ormao offers, and engage in a movement piece. Ormao Dance Company is an innovative, inclusive and noncompetitive home for dance and the arts in downtown Colorado Springs. They have catered programs for schools including “Mathtastics,” integrating math and dance together and “Hands are for Holding,” using dance to learn about healthy relationships. A wide-array of community classes are also available. Come expand your idea of what movement can be! A $5 fee will go to Ormao for facilitating the workshop.
Colorado Springs Children's Chorale
February 10th, 5:30-7:00pm
Presented by The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Come experience the impact of music on young lives. Learn how The Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale cultivates integrity, professionalism and leadership through musical excellence. We will sit in on a rehearsal, talk to the singers themselves and learn about partnership opportunities for our own schools and classrooms. Teachers will receive a certificate of CEUs. Snacks also provided! FREE!
Past Arts Together Workshops
First Friday Art Walk
December 6th, 5-7pm
Presented by The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Arts Educators, let’s do First Friday together! We will meet at COPPR offices downtown (121 S. Tejon St. Suite 111) and enjoy some hot cacao and light snacks. Audrey Gray, who is currently on exhibit at the office, will make a special appearance and talk about her work with CRANE, Creative Alliance Manitou Springs. We will learn how the organization oversees and cultivates public art across the community while supporting our creatives, heritage, celebrations and special projects. Then we will walk the downtown streets of Colorado Springs, home to almost 20 galleries!
*POSTPONED*
Heritage and History through Dance with Ballet Folklorico de Barajas
Nov. 4, 6-7 p.m. Presented by The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region in partnership with Ballet Folklorico de Barajas.
Ballet Folkorico aims to share the art of traditional Mexican Folkorico Dance. Arts educators will engage in discussion around the history, cultural sensitivities, behaviors, and customs of the Mexican culture. We will learn how Ballet Folklorico is keeping traditions alive and how it is helping young dancers in the community. We will take part in a traditional dance as well! A free book, Unearthing Joy, A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction, by Gholdy Muhammad, will be given out while supplies last. Come join us!
The Fine Arts Center Teacher Brunch
Saturday, October 5th
10am-1pm
Presented by The Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Calling all K-12 teachers! Come see what the Fine Arts Center has to offer for local educators. Get an exclusive tour of the museum, experience a hands-on art class with Bemis School of Art, and see behind-the scenes of the theatre. Learn what exciting opportunities there are at the FAC to enrich your students’ learning experience. Brunch buffet is included. Cash bar will be open. Teachers receive free 2pm matinee tickets to Dial M for Murder. Free, registration required. Register by Sept. 25, 2024
Location: The Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
ENT Center for the Arts and GOCA
September 17th, 2024
Presented by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region at the ENT Center for the Arts.
Calling all Arts Educators in schools and in the community! Let us celebrate you through this kick-off event for the 2024-2025 season of Arts Together Workshops. We will start the evening off with a private tour of the ENT Center’s Gallery of Contemporary Art (GOCA) by Joy Armstrong, the Director and Curator of GOCA. Then enjoy a dinner reception with special announcements including the Arts Together Workshop season, professional development and other resources available to you. We will finish off our drinks and at 7:00 watch the performance of The Butterfly Effect, a piece that combines music composition, physics, storytelling, poetry, dance, and painting, in the Chapman Foundation recital Hall, created by Karen Mosbacher and featuring Ormao Dance performers.
Concrete Couch
March 2024
Presented by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region at Concrete Coyote, Colorado Springs, CO
Put a spring in your step with a walking tour of Concrete’s Couch‘s 7-acre adventure park, Concrete Coyote. Concrete Couch’s mission is to work with kids and community groups to create public art, build community, and create environments and experiences that humanize our world. We will learn about the amazing work they are doing in our community and how you can get involved in their programming. Then we will take part in a collaborative art-making piece together that will either be used on the land or for their outreach programs.
Speed-Networking
February 2024
Presented by The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region at The Ivywild School, Colorado Springs, CO
This lively event will be blooming with thoughtful conversation through a “speed dating” format. Meet arts educators from around the region. Come prepared to talk about what you do (or would like to do) in the communities you serve. Connect with peers who have similar goals to yours, find a collaborative partner, and experience the breadth of the arts education work in our community.
Speed-networking will start at 5:30PM, followed by resource-sharing, mixing, and refreshments! Registration is $5, which includes a drink token and delicious snacks from Lazo Empanadas. Space is limited, so registration is required!
Arts Educator Meetup
September 2023
Presented by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region at the Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO
Are you an arts educator in the Pikes Peak region? Join COPPeR in fostering networking between arts educators across districts, grade levels, and disciplines at our Arts Educators Meetup on the Millibo’s beautiful garden patio! Whether you work in the community or are school-affiliated, we want to connect with you. Please join us in connecting arts educators across the Pikes Peak region and building a sustainable community of practice.
Cash bar, light refreshments, and live music!
Arts Educators Contact List
We are working diligently to connect arts educators of all disciples to each other and the greater Pikes Peak Region.
Whether you are looking for arts educators who are school affiliated or have a community practice, this contact list serves as a valuable resource to make those connections.
The contact list is working document and ever-evolving. If you are an Arts Educator in El Paso or Teller county and would like to be added, please sign up using the form below.
If you would like to be added to the Arts Educators Contact List, please complete this form.
You will also receive up-to-date information regarding the arts education network including e-mails about meet-ups, resources and more!
