COMMONWHEEL ARTISTS CO-OP, MANITOU SPRINGS, CO

1974 to 2019 - Celebrating our 45th year!

Commonwheel Artists Co-Op

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Artist Co-op
Established 1974

Welcome to the Commonwheel Artists Co-op, where local Colorado artists offer examples of their creativity in our sales shop.

Since the gallery began in 1974, our mission has been to promote the arts in the Pikes Peak Region. Today our collective energy is focused on our extensive shop, gallery events, and our annual Labor Day Arts and Crafts Festival. We sell wall art, jewelry, glass, pottery, sculptures and clothing.

Commonwheel Artists Co-op has been recognized as a significant resource in the arts community by various groups, including the Pikes Peak Arts Council and the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce.

All the wall art, jewelry, glass, pottery, sculpture and clothing exhibited in our charming gallery is made by Colorado artists. You can be assured of selecting unique handmade gifts of art objects for your personal enjoyment.

Artist of the Month
Vicky hansen

Our Current Gallery Show

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
OCTOBER 4-28, 2019
Artwalk Reception October 4, 5-8 pm

Did you know your Grandparents were Up-cyclers?

Up-cycling is not a new concept. In the 1930’s and ‘40’s, an age of thrift, almost everything was reused or re-purposed. Old curtains re-upholstered chairs, wooden doors became tabletops, feed sacks became dresses.

Unlike recycling which takes consumer materials like plastic, paper, metal, or glass and breaks them down to their base materials, up-cycling uses very little energy or resources—just your own hands and imagination.

When you up-cycle an item you aren’t breaking it down to its component parts, you’re refashioning the item to make what’s old, new again, but with a creative twist.

Waste Not, Want Not is a juried art show featuring up-cycled art by 13 artists using items as diverse as computer components, furniture, lumber, saw blades, and doll parts.

This show is hosted in conjunction with Who Gives A Scrap, 2518 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.