Susan X. Billings is the kind of protean talent who is out there to prove that all of life is art. A glimpse at any one of her mixed media images or her new woodblock prints tells the story: the work has nothing to do...
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...
For over 20 years, Ah Haa’s annual fundraiser has been the must-attend event of the summer season. Art lovers and community members support the Ah Haa School by bidding on a wide range of work created by artists from near and far. This year's theme is...
[caption id="attachment_32647" align="alignright" width="300"] Wharf Study, Doug Dawson[/caption] The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art has a stable that includes some of the best pastel artists in the world, among them Sally Strand, Carole Katchen, Bruce Gomez – and Doug Dawson. Dawson is also a Visiting Artist at...
[caption id="attachment_32192" align="alignright" width="225"] "His Own Undoing"[/caption] The girl can't help it. Sculptor and long-time Telluride local Julie McNair was born to make art. Julie's mother had studied fine art and music in college. Her grandmother was an antique dealer with a large collection of dolls from...
[caption id="attachment_32313" align="alignright" width="111"] "Sunlit hillside," Marshall Noice[/caption] Telluride Arts' First Thursday Art Walk is a festive celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community, and friends. Fifteen venues host receptions from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. to showcase new exhibitions and artists. Only...
[caption id="attachment_32130" align="alignright" width="193"] Elizabeth Taylor, by Bernie Fuchs[/caption] The fireworks start on Tuesday – and may end with Tuesday unless the weather gods shed some tears– with a special holiday edition of Telluride Arts' monthly Art Walk. Venues all over town feature exciting exhibitions showcasing...
"As a community we should be duly proud of the work of all the individuals within the arts environment, for helping us receive this award, which puts Telluride not only in the spotlight, but places us in the leadership of this state, related to the...
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...
[caption id="attachment_32043" align="alignright" width="281"] 2012 Artist Choice/Best of Show Award, Bill Cramer's "Clarice's Ranch"[/caption] Old idea. New blood. When they first came on the scene back in 1874, artists who ultimately became brand names – Monet, Manet, Renoir, Bonnard and Degas – were considered rebels. Defying the...
