Author: Jessica Newens

Ah Haa’s 2014 Youth Art Awards brought in over 120 submissions by public school students from Nucla, Naturita, Paradox, Norwood, and Telluride, as well as Telluride Mountain School students. Submissions ran the gamut from drawings and paintings to printmaking, ceramics and even video. All entries...

There’s something especially satisfying about making your own holiday gifts. Not only is it a fun escape to indulge in a few hours of art making, but it’s equally fun to give away something that you created with your own hands – a one-of-a-kind gift...

Ah Haa selects photographers for first Photography Prize Exhibition After receiving 99 photo entries from 38 different photographers, the Ah Haa School for the Arts and Shot Images have announced the selection of 23 images for the first Telluride Photography Prize: “Capturing the Essence of Telluride...

Many Options for Fourth of July Week Last week, while Telluride hummed along with Bluegrass, the Ah Haa School was abuzz with new art camp students, summer interns, and all things art auction, as the school preps for its major annual fundraiser, July 19. This week...

5th Annual 5k/10k, Bike Race Raises Money for West End Youth On your mark… get set… ride! (Or run, or walk!) Cyclists, runners and walkers are invited to the 5th annual Wright Stuff Challenge, a fundraiser for Prime Time Early Learning Center in Norwood. The WSC...

Program brings encaustic painting, printmaking, mixed media and more to Telluride this summer [caption id="attachment_29942" align="alignright" width="150"] Shawna Moore at work[/caption] Online registration has begun for Ah Haa’s 2013 summer visiting artist courses offering students a wide variety of high caliber art explorations from June through September....

The Ah Haa School for the Arts announces the official formation of the Telluride Painting Academy and its 2013 fall semester of classes for emerging painters, current studio art majors, and beginners seeking to tap into their inner artists. Scheduled for Monday, September 9 – Saturday, December...

As spring approaches, Ah Haa continues with plenty of exciting offerings, including upcoming options in metal fabrication and jewelry. Beginner and experienced artists have the opportunity to get their hands dirty with local instructors Jennifer Dewey and Jon Hubbard. For those with previous experience in jewelry...

[caption id="attachment_27514" align="alignright" width="300"] Regan & Brittany Raven, pregnant[/caption] If you’ve ever had a baby, you can relate. Being pregnant, especially for the first time, is a whirlwind of strange bodily changes, solicited and unsolicited advice, and pure expectation and joy. For nine months, it’s all about...

[caption id="attachment_25579" align="alignright" width="300"] Judy Kohin, artist and fearless leader[/caption] She’s back! Judy Kohin was executive director of the Ah Haa School for the Arts from its inception in 1991 until 2006. And now has returned to the school, assuming the same role she held – and...