Our local Arts Month initiative coincides with National Arts & Humanities Month, which was established in 1993 and is observed every October throughout the United States. This national program was initiated to encourage Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of participation. Over the years, it has become the nation’s largest collective annual celebration of the arts.

October 2013 was the first time that Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region joined in this national effort. Under the leadership of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, our local Arts Month takes the form of a coordinated awareness, advocacy, and community engagement campaign. Working in close collaboration with individual artists, arts organizations, and community partners from across our region, existing cultural offerings are amplified with special Arts Month programming to create an October calendar that’s rich with amazing local art to see, hear, taste and experience! 

Throughout Arts Month, paid and earned advertising in print, radio, television, billboards, digital & social media, etc. will all be leveraged to raise the visibility of the area’s creative sector, showcase local artistic talent, and highlight the many arts & cultural experiences that are taking place across the Pikes Peak region during the month of October. Visit the Media Coverage page.