Cottonwood Center for the Arts

If it's the third Friday of the month it's time for LITERARY ARTS OPEN MIC NIGHT! Hosted by published writer, interdisciplinary artist, and Writers' Studio instructor, Jacqueline Viola Moulton, Cottonwood welcomes writers of any level as well as any of the performative arts! This month's voted upon theme is "THE HALLWAY TO THE BATHROOM IS TOO DARN LONG," and we can't wait for your readings! Each participant is allowed up to seven minutes or less. All are welcome to attend whether you are performing or observing. We love our crowd participants just as much! This is a fantastic way to meet our thriving literary arts community.

If you want to perform, please visit the sign up table in the main gallery at Cottonwood Center for the Arts at the start of the event. NEWCOMERS WELCOME!

FRIDAY | JUNE 19 | 7 TO 8:30 PM | DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 PM

For more information, visit the OPEN MIC NIGHT link in our bio or story! While you're there SUBSCRIBE to our COTTONWORDS SUBSTACK, a monthly digital collection of all works read and submitted following each Open Mic Night.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Do you want your art at the Colorado Springs Airport?
The digital submission deadline for the upcoming MANY HAPPY RETURNS - A BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION FOR COLORADO AND AMERICA exhibition is JUNE 24th! This will be the third show at the lofty gallery space located on the second floor of COS Airport and stewarded by Cottonwood Center for the Arts. You will find information about the space, entry guidelines and future calls here: https://cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com/art-at-cos

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES | Written by Catherine Lee Bates in 1893, America the Beautiful is a poem inspired by the American landscape, and the towering mountain we navigate east vs west by everyday here in Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. The poem was later paired with the hymn Materna by Samuel A. Ward, becoming the song we know today, a celebration of America’s Mountain, the spirit of unity, our rich and diverse history, and the beauty of this land.

For this call we are asking artists for their interpretation of these concepts, your imagination - and the sky - is the limit.

Don't let your kiddos get....BORED. If only there was something enriching and positive they could enjoy for 12 hours a week. Enter ART SPARK!, Cottonwood's Summer Day Camp made for creative youth ages 6-12.

There is still space available for next week's theme:
INK & PAPER | A FOCUS ON DRAWING TECHNIQUES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
TUE-WED-THU | JUNE 16, 17, 18 | 10 AM TO 2 PM
See all the upcoming class themes and REGISTER NOW using the YOUTH AND TEEN CLASSES link in our bio or story!

https://cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com/art-spark

Art Spark! Camp Cottonwood is under way! Every Tuesday-Thursday of this year’s Summer Break Day Camp starts with a new spark of inspiration! Collaborative, project-based activities change with each passing week, so campers can enjoy new creative adventures no matter how many camps they attend.

If you couldn’t make it to June’s exhibition Hear/Say on First Friday, worry not! All are invited join the The Tea on THC team this Saturday, June 13th from 12-2 for a collaborative art-making experience to move beyond observation and become part of the conversation. Participants will contribute to a shared artwork focused on positive, healthy ways of coping with stress. No artistic experience is required. Just bring a willingness to reflect, create, and connect with others.

HEAR/SAY ART WORKSHOP | SATURDAY JUNE 13 | 12 PM TO 2 PM | MAIN GALLERIES
Cottonwood Center for the Arts
427 E Colorado Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Can you believe it? The podcast team is at it again and EPISODE 6 of Life Drawing is in the works!

Welcome to Life Drawing with your hosts, Cottonwood Executive Director Jon Khoury, and Literary Open Mic Night host, Writer's Studio and Drawing instructor, Jacqueline Viola Moulton ! A show about navigating the arts, life, and digressing. Brought to you by Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

The first FIVE episodes of your favorite new podcast are now available on Spotify, YouTube and TikTok under . Use the link in our bio or story for quick access and HAVE FUN!