The Pikes Peak region is known for its outdoor activities: hiking, backpacking, camping and horseback riding are spectacular things to do in the summer. But finding new places to go during the winter that don’t cost an arm and a leg is a little more challenging.For something completely different, how about checking out the local art scene?Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center30 West Dale St., Colorado Springshttp://csfineartscenter.org719-634-5583Admission: $10 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, military and students age 5 to 17 with ID; free for children under age 5Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The center’s permanent collection includes Hispanic and American Indian art as well as works by Georgia O’Keeffe.In addition to its permanent collection, the center hosts special exhibitions like a collection of works by Terry Maker called ìReckoning,î which features a 100-foot snake, made from shredded money, slithering through the center’s El Pomar Gallery. Maker’s works will be on display through June 3.On March 17, a multidisciplinary exhibition called ìResilienceî will open and include sculptural installations depicting cultural and personal resilience in times of economic and environmental strain, as well as Depression-era photographs, including Dorthea Langeís classic, ìMigrant Mother.î University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsGalleries of Contemporary ArtAdmission: Freehttps://uccs.edu/~goca719-255-3504The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs features the works of professional artists and UCCS students at two locations:1420 Austin Bluffs ParkwayHours: Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m.This gallery, located in Centennial Hall at the campus’s center, is hosting a Louis Cicotello Retrospective through March 29. Cicotello has headed the department of visual arts since 1984, inspiring students toward their own careers. As an artist, Cicotello pushes the boundaries of the media in which he works, from human-scale plexiglass towers to mixed-media assemblage to collage to free-standing sculpture.121 South Tejon St., Suite 100Hours: Tuesday through Friday, noon to 7 p.m.The university’s satellite gallery in downtown Colorado Springs features works by locally, nationally and internationally renowned professional artists.Through April 13, the gallery is hosting SUBURBIA, an exploration of the suburbs through sculpture, paintings and found objects by four artists: Phil Bender, Christopher Coleman, Michael Salter and Michael Whiting.
