December Arts News from COPPeR

First Friday Downtown Gallery Tour 

Friday, December 5, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Meet at the COPPeR Office & Arts Info Space, 121 S. Tejon St.

Join us for a casual stroll through a few of the galleries in the Downtown Colorado Springs Creative District. Meet artist Deb Komitor, whose newest series “For the Love of Trees” is currently on exhibit on COPPeR’s walls, receive a free copy of the new Peak Radar Guide to Art Galleries of the Pikes Peak Region, and grab a warm beverage before heading out on our one hour tour. We’ll stop at several galleries, meet artists and gallery owners, and end at the ice skating rink in Acacia Park! Tour is free, optional ice skating is $10 per person (click here for details).

Support Local Arts Groups on Colorado Gives Day!

Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving at www.coloradogives.org.

Schedule your Gives Day donation today for the local arts nonprofits who are participating in this year’s program:

• Colorado Springs Philharmonic
• Concrete Couch
• COPPeR
• KCME 88.7FM
• Pikes Peak Library District Foundation
• Rocky Mountain Arts Association (Out Loud Men’s Chorus)

COPPeR’s Executive Director Named to CVB Board

COPPeR and the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau are pleased to announce that COPPeR’s Executive Director, Andy Vick, is the newest member of the CVB Board of Directors, beginning in January 2015. This is the latest step in a partnership between COPPeR and the CVB that has been strengthening over the past several years. Together, we are working in increasingly impactful ways to grow cultural tourism in the Pikes Peak region. Congratulations, Andy!