The Heller Center for Arts & Humanities
The Heller Center for Arts & Humanities was founded in 2003, at the bequest of Mrs. Dorothy Heller, as an interdisciplinary center combining educational, research, and creative activities in the fields of arts and humanities. As a place where artists gathered for weekend retreats throughout the nineteen thirties, forties, and fifties, the Center preserves and extends an important part of the rich cultural heritage of Colorado Springs.
The Heller Center will, upon renovation, provide an opportunity for the university to host events for members of the community at a spectacular and peaceful location three minutes from the main campus. The ranch itself is located on 34 beautifully secluded acres surrounded by an additional 900 acres of open space, providing an open-air studio for photography, painting, and other creative endeavors, as well as an outdoor laboratory for environmental studies. The Heller Center’s facilities - including the main house, guest house, greenhouse, studios, workshops, and a foundry - will provide spaces for working artists, small meetings, classes, exhibitions and performances. The extensive hiking and biking trails provide outstanding recreational opportunities with unsurpassed views of the Pikes Peak region.
Given the nature of the facility and its historical importance, the Heller Center offers a unique venue for programs that engage significant constituencies of the Pikes Peak region. The Center also provides an opportunity to combine arts and humanities programming with UCCS areas of expertise in
gero-psychology, bioenergetics, geographic information systems, and the health professions in community outreach programs.
The Heller Center is operated as a self-sustaining enterprise. For further information, contact Perrin Cunningham, Director, Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, (719) 330-3463 or at pcunning@uccs.edu.
Perrin Cunningham's Office Hours | Columbine Hall 2037 | Fall 2009
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
9 AM - 3 PM