Mural art of yesteryear long lost from city
In 1935, the Gazette proudly noted that Colorado Springs artist Frank Mechau had been commissioned to paint two murals for the downtown post office. Two years later they were installed, and there they remained until removed, probably in 1962 when the building was remodeled. No contemporary newspaper accounts document the removal of the murals. It [...]
Fresh out of college in 1973, Maryo Gard Ewell worked with New Haven, Conn. city leaders to try to create an arts district in a sullen and deserted part of the city that fell victim to 1960s urban renewal policies that replaced historic buildings with parking lots. She was a bit ahead of her time, [...]
Continue reading …In keeping with national trends, Colorado Springs could utilize its arts, culture and creative class to build a stronger sense of community and — along with it — a stronger economy downtown. Downtown, arts and area leaders will discuss creative place-making and using arts and culture to develop a stronger downtown economy in a special [...]
Continue reading …On the back patio of Penrose House, a small crowd gathers around Mark Wong, as he fires a ceramic vessel in a portable kiln. It’s a dark — but not stormy — night, and Wong’s firing is part of a celebration of the arts organized by Christina McGrath, who heads the Cultural Office of the [...]
Continue reading …Mardosz Fine Art Gallery will host a grand opening celebration on Sept. 14. The event marks the beginning of the new gallery that artist Chuck Mardosz and his wife Diana Love created on the southeastern edge of downtown. The two started looking for a spot where Mardosz could open his own gallery and sell his [...]
Continue reading …The nonprofit arts industry accounts for $72 million in annual economic impact across the Pikes Peak region, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region. The study was conducted by Americans for the Arts, based in Washington, D.C., in tandem with identical studies in 182 other regions [...]
Continue reading …Two Colorado Springs arts leaders will be part of a national panel this month addressing the role of the arts in serving veterans’ needs. Susan Edmondson, executive director of Bee Vradenburg Foundation, and Kim Nguyen, creative program manager at AspenPointe Enterprises, will join two other arts leaders for the session, titled, “Boots to Brushes: The [...]
Continue reading …Two Colorado Springs film makers have set out to make a movie called Creep!, which tells the story of a 1960s psychopathic movie director who scammed investors into making a B movie called The Creeping Terror.
Continue reading …Chuck Mardosz and Diana Love found an empty little garage on the eastern edge of downtown Colorado Springs at 109 S. Corona St. and knew it would be the home of their new business, an art gallery.
Continue reading …People change jobs all the time, so you have to wonder why Bettina Swigger’s decision to leave her job as executive director of COPPeR earlier this week caused such a stir. We featured the news on our website, as did the Gazette. Facebook exploded with sadly congratulatory posts, such as these two. “We were fortunate [...]
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