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About Pikes Peak Artist Collective
For more than 25 years, art and pottery students in Colorado Springs have found a creative home with us. We teach kids, teens and adults, beginners and experienced artists alike, in hands-on classes led by a passionate team of teaching artists.
Our Story
It all began with Studio 101. More than 25 years ago, art teacher Rhonda Conn-Parent started teaching fine art classes to young people out of her home, believing that every person has an inner artist worth nurturing. As the classes grew, Studio 101 moved into a larger space in Old Colorado City.
In 2019, Studio 101 changed hands and was renamed Pikes Peak Artist Collective (PPAC). The new name reflected what the studio had become: a place for art education for children and adults, and a community for artists who love to teach. Rhonda is still part of our team and teaches our year-long art class for teens, Dive into Creativity.
What We Offer Today
Whether you want to explore ceramics, drawing or painting, we have a place for you.
Youth: year-round after-school art classes, one-time pottery workshops, parent/child pottery classes that encourage creativity and connection, and our Peaks & Paint Summer Camp.
Adults: fun one-time pottery classes, 4- and 6-week pottery courses, and 6- and 8-week painting and drawing classes.
More studio time: an ongoing clay membership, private pottery lessons, date night pottery classes, and private events for groups.
Whether you’re picking up a brush or sitting at the wheel for the first time, or refining skills you already have, we’re here to support your journey.
Our Two Studios
OCC Studio (Clay/Ceramics): 2708 W Colorado Ave, Ste C, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. OCC stands for Old Colorado City, the historic neighborhood where the studio has been home to our clay classes. Parking is in the lot behind the building, entered from S 27th St.
Bijou Studio (Youth & Mixed Media): 2132 E Bijou St, Ste 112, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Our youth and mixed media classes meet here, in a bright space with tall windows. All classes enter on the west (back) side of the building, and parking is behind the building.
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