Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | Colorado Springs, CO 719-634-5581 | visit our website A rare combination of southwestern, modern and classical design, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is regularly listed as one of the state's most important architectural landmarks.  Architect John Gaw Meem realized the vision of the Fine Arts Center's founder, Alice Bemis Taylor, to create a center for the visual and performing arts as well as arts education, all under one roof;This summer, the Fine Arts Center will open a new addition to the original building, which is being fully restored as part of a $28 million construction project.

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site | Colorado Springs, CO 719-578-6777 | visit our website Towering Pikes Peak and the red rock formations of the Garden of the Gods serve as the dramatic back drop for Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site in Colorado Springs.  The ranch is owned by the City of Colorado Springs and operated as a living history museum, interpreting the history of the settlement of the Pikes Peak Region between 1775 and 1910.Visitors will learn about the rigors of homesteading, the perils of 19th century agriculture and the sophistication of an early 20th century estate built by the founder of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Colorado Springs, CO 719-385-5990 | visit our website This summer the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum will host the Annual Quilts and Fine Woodworking Exhibition, with a striking combination of contemporary quilts and woodworking created by regional artists. Each year this juried exhibition draws thousands of area residents, many of whom view the show several times. From August 30 through November 1, 2008 the gallery will be awash in color as traditionally pieced quilts mix with others incorporating digital manipulation and hand beading. The quilts are exhibited along side one-of-a-kind woodwork creations that combine such woods as walnut, bubinga, cherry or ash, to name just a few. "It's a delightful blend of textures, designs, colors, and techniques. Each year we are surprised by what the artists come up with," says Museum Director Matt Mayberry.

This project is paid for in part by a State Historical Fund grant
from the Colorado Historical Society.