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The recently developed Red Butter Recreation Area is a project of the Green Mountain Falls Foundation LLC. A relatively short but well developed trail provides hikers a novel chance to explore the east side of “GMF,” since other trails in town all traverse the town’s west side.
Recently voted on and approved by the congregation of the Church in the Wildwood, the Sallie Bush Community Center is now under contract to be purchased by the Historic Green Mountain Falls Foundation, with a closing date scheduled for March 31.
The first Green Box artists in residence for 2023, Stillhouse Junkies are invigorating their creativity with serenity in the mountains.
The UCCS Music Program and the Ent Center for the Arts are partnering with Green Box Arts to host the 2023 Summer Institute of Contemporary Performance Practice (SICPP).
Twenty-seven artists from around the world will be hitting the road in 2023 to head to Green Mountain Falls.
Tucked into the foothills of Pikes Peak, Green Mountain Falls is a tiny town that has made its name by combining art with nature. Now after a project five years in the making, it is celebrating a James Turrell Skyspace.
Renowned artist James Turrell has built the Skyspace exhibit in the hills near Manitou Springs
Nestled high within the freshly designed Red Butte Recreational Area, the James Turrell Green Mountain Falls Skyspace was the crown jewel of this year’s Green Box Arts Festival, an annual celebration of international arts that concluded its 14th season in July.
Green Mountain Falls Skyspace, an experiential work by iconic light and space artist James Turrell (born 1943), officially opened on June 18 to kick off the 2022 Green Box Arts Festival. Newly named upon completion by the artist, the installation is the first Skyspace in the state of Colorado and the first in the world to be nestled into the side of a mountain.
How we perceive colors and light and interact with nature, have been the leading tropes of James Turrell’s work. With a background in the Light and Space movement, Turrell is among the most successful contemporary artists who managed to bring his vision to a large number of people, with works installed in public spaces worldwide.
Children twisting like human pretzels, adults testing their gymnastic skills and art lovers enjoying colorful figures painted in aerial gyrations, it’s all part the Keith Haring Fitness Court.
After three years of anticipation, the Green Mountain Falls Skyspace officially opened June 18, the first day of the 2022 Green Box Arts Festival. The Skyspace is one of more than 80 in the world created by James Turrell.