Love this place! Love taking pottery with Kris, but all the art in the hallways and studios are beautiful. I’m glad I found this gem in CS!

Cottonwood Center for the Arts is a collective of amazing local artists like no other group in the Colorado Springs area...always welcoming, constantly creating and a pillar of strength in our lovely downtown area️

Im currently enrolled in my third pottery class at Cottonwood and I love it, shoutout to Kris Saxton! Every week, I look forward to getting into the studio for a class or open studio. The studios energy is so welcoming and relaxed. Cottonwood has navigated all of the COVID adjustments excellently. It is so nice each week to come in and see new artists throughout the gallery area. I cant believe I lived in Colorado Springs for so long and didnt embrace this excellent community art center!

We enjoy checking out the art work and supporting our local farmers market here once a month in the winter.

Always new. Always interesting!

Great place to both learn and enjoy the visual arts. Just started a beginning pottery class with Kris and Im excited to learn more. Good space for learning.

This place just kicked me out because I had my service dog with me to sit quietly and do homework while waiting for someone to finish a class. They said they didn’t care that my dog was clearly marked a service animal, that they had someone say my dog scares them so I get kicked out. Maybe instead of trying teaching art, they should look into the laws protecting myself and my service animals in ANY public place.

I have a studio in this building for my design business for a couple of years, and I cannot express enough how amazing the staff is here, along with the artists and other business owners. This community supports the arts, creative industries, and offer fantastic support. They participate in the citys monthly First Friday in curating fine art in many different mediums in the main gallery of the building—rotated monthly. Youll also find beautiful artwork along the halls throughout the entire building. If you are looking for art or a creative boost, Cottonwood is a lovely place to visit or take-up a studio!

My husband and I took a throwing class with Kris and we loved it! We learned a ton (Kris is a great teacher and makes everything look so easy!), and now we use a couple of plates, bowls, and mugs in our kitchen that we made with our own hands! So cool!

We were able to throw a show here for a small 2 hour event which went fantastic here! We really appreciate your support and for allowing us to use your room and space for our Comedy Show Saturday March 16. The staff here were very accommodating and we loved everything about this place. Thanks Again for all of the Support! Isreal Jones and Mike Murphy at Ovel Interactive.

Amazing art everywhere, ceramics studio isnt a place to miss!!!!!!

Amazing galleries, friendly staff and artists, wonderful place to truly “experience art”!

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The Cottonwood Arts Center is such a great community for local Colorado Springs artists. The best part about this place is honestly the gallery exhibits and the art on the walls outside everyones studio. You really get a sense of the work and commitment everyone has to the space because of this. If youre lucky enough to get a space, dont give it up!

When you call, they dont tell you there is only 1 hidden door into the place, when you ask the front desk where a certain office is, they then stare at you in shock! & treat you like Airport Security!!! this is WITH an Apt!! no one tells you that it is a High Flalutin office building of Artsy people. so its difficult to find your way through the maze!, the Front Desk also has NO number directory!!! so it was very difficult to call anyone. I texted my photos to some rotten Male named Kirkwood, or Woodcock, & after he looked at my items he decided to let his Dementia take over & started threatening me!!! for sending PHOTOS FOR AN EST!!I found some one else to be my Coach on the subject.

Fabulous people, creative minds, nurturing instructors! Love this place! It is a haven for us all!

Out of all the places Ive looked at this place seems to be the best one out of them all. I hope my opinion is correct about that.

Cottonwood Center for the Arts is a tremendous supporter of the arts community in Colorado Springs. It is a vibrant and energetic organization!

My daughter and I came in to see the art, and were very impressed by everyone. Thank yall for talking with us an giving us a great daddy daughter lunch date.

Great job on my tat.... Will come back for more...SGT Blackford

The digs are nice, but i have done a couple of events here and they are always obscenly disorganized. the whole place is a little pretentious if you ask me. its a cool place to check out the art shows they have there, but its ususally like the same 10 people showing the same stuff.

Good place to see a very diverse group of artists and their wonderful work!

We always try to support the center. Hope it keeps going strong.

A real blessing for sorrowful Colorado Springs