STUDIO WEST

With PPCC’s acquisition of a 10,000 square foot building located at 22 N. Sierra Madre St., PPCC has continued to grow as part of the thriving downtown arts scene with the new Studio West building, which houses a modernized Art Gallery as well as a black box theatre, dance rehearsal and performance space. Covid restrictions are in place for all campus buildings, including the Art Gallery. Check back regularly for updates and events.

If you are interested in exhibiting in the Gallery or a Workstudy position, contact Gallery Director Rowena Sabetta at Rowena.sabetta@ppcc.edu

CREATIVE DIRECTORS

Rowena Sabetta

Art Gallery Director

Rowena grew up in Northern New Mexico and the Bay Area of California. She spent much of her early life traveling and interacting with artists and musicians from all over the world, eventually settling down in Colorado, and focusing on her art and music. She studied Photography and Studio Art at UNM as well as PPCC and became the Art Gallery Director for Pikes Peak Community College/Studio West in 2016.

STEPHANIE KOBES-NEWCOMB

Chair of the Dance Department &
Choreographer for High Altitude Dance Ensemble

Stephanie Kobes-Newcomb is a teacher, choreographer, and artist. She is the current Chair of the Dance Department at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs. She holds her Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University, graduating with distinction with a major in Journalism and minors in Dance and Sociology. Stephanie has trained and worked in New York City studying under Paul Taylor, David Parsons, Amy Marshall, Nia Love, and Katiti King to name a few. She was a member of 3rd Law Dance Theatre in Boulder for two years and has also choreographed for Ormao Dance Company in Colorado Springs for multiple performances. Stephanie would like to thank her incredible husband and twin boys for their constant support and love AND to her performers for going on this Still/Moving journey with her.​

SARAH SHEPPARD-SHAVER

Chair of the Theatre Department

Sarah Sheppard Shaver, MFA, is the chair of the Theatre Department at Pikes Peak Community College. She is a founding member of Springs Ensemble Theatre, an all-volunteer ensemble now in its 11th season. She also guest directs, performs, and costume designs in the local arts community. In 2013, the Colorado Thespians honored her for Distinguished Service within the Profession, and in 2018 she was awarded PPCC Faculty of the Year for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.