Students and student employees at the Ent Center celebrate Arts Month

Summer exterior of the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS. Photo by Jeffrey M Foster

October is Arts Month in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region and the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS is full of opportunities to engage with arts of all kinds. We asked five student employees at the Ent Center for the Arts to introduce themselves and tell us a little more about how they’re engaging with the arts this month. Be sure to tune in to the UCCS Instagram account on Tuesday, Oct. 4 for a takeover featuring these students as they show you some of the goings-on at the Ent Center this month!

Abigail Kopetzky, head gallery assistant and social media manager at the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art

“Hi! I’m Abigail! I am a senior at UCCS and the head gallery assistant and social media manager at the Galleries of Contemporary Art.”

Anna Nast, box office assistant at the Ent Center for the Arts

“Hello! My name is Anna and I am a senior at UCCS set to graduate this spring! I love to read, and I’m a sucker for an adorable romance. I recently started learning Korean, which will be my third language, after English and Spanish. 반갑습니다!”

Jacee Espinoza, marketing and communications assistant at the Ent Center for the Arts

“Hi everybody. My name is Jacee Espinoza. I am a senior at UCCS. I am currently the marketing & communications assistant for the Ent Center for the Arts. I have been with the Ent Center for a little over a year now.”

Jaelyn Harry, UCCS VAPA student and choreographer for “Double-Side Coin

“My name is Jay and I am currently a senior at UCCS. I love to dance and have been dancing since I was 12 and I hope to continue and grow in the dance world.”

Kaley Corinaldi, UCCS VAPA student and “The Kid” in Theatreworks’ “Lumberjacks in Love

“Hello! My name is Kaley Corinaldi, I am 19, and a sophomore at UCCS. I am a professional actress and singer. I have been pursuing the arts from a young age and have continued to express myself through many sectors of the arts.”

About the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS

The Ent Center opened in 2018 and fosters a creative environment that allows artists to inspire and amplify one another. Community members and the students and faculty of UCCS engage with the Ent Center’s artistic programming, including impactful performances, free gallery exhibitions, direct access to professional artists, educational opportunities and more. In addition, the center provides space for local organizations to present their own programming by providing access to theaters and/or auditoriums. Find out more about the Ent Center for the Arts, including current productions, gallery exhibitions and other opportunities to engage with the arts and professional artists, at www.entcenterforthearts.org.