On a road trip last Spring, we made a stop in Ashland, Oregon, home of a world-famous Shakespeare Festival. The play we saw, Chekhov's gut-wrenching "The Seagull," turned out to be a warm up for our next act, which involved an entire menagerie. Harry the...
Come one. Come all. Ladies and gentlemen. Children of all ages… Friday, July 20, 2012, Ah Haa performs one heck of a sleight of hand: the community center and art school transforms into a circus, specifically Cirque d’Ah Haa, the theme of our 20th annual fine...
The flowers that bloomed in the spring – tra la – are covering the walls this summer, when the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art presents its first ever group show of floral paintings, featuring Mark English, Robert Weatherford, and Karen Kokjer Wilcox. The exhibition of...
Ever been mesmerized by a painting but wished you knew where the artist's inspiration came from? Perhaps it was a piece of jewelry that puzzled you with its intricate form. Wonder no more! Thursday July 19, 5 – 7 p.m., the Ah Haa School for the...
The Ah Haa School for the Arts is participating in a number of great events throughout the month of July, a number of which are dress rehearsals for the BIG EVENT: our school's auction, themed "Cirque d' Ah Haa." On the Fourth of July for example,...
The cast of characters changes, but otherwise it's the same, compelling story: Telluride Arts monthly Art Walk. The event, a celebration of the region's artistic talent, is a meet and greet for art lovers of all stripes, locals and visitors alike. Venues all over town...
New and classic pieces by designer of Telluride's "sorority" necklace It's a sorority necklace of sorts – minus the Greek. The asymmetrical arrangement of sterling silver beads, gold leaf-like charms and miscellaneous precious stones is worn by a trendy group of Telluride women, all fans of jewelry...
Old idea. New blood. This week, the Telluride region plays host to 30 nationally recognized artists, who will plant easels in alleys, down by the river, smack dab in the middle of Colorado Avenue, and hidden away in various other nooks and crannies of Mother Nature,...
A new painting program offering college credits takes root in Telluride this fall at the Ah Haa School For the Arts. Mature painters are invited to take their work to greater depths while focusing on personal artistic style and voice. Instructor Robert Weatherford, who is...
There is a certain homespun lyricism, complete authenticity and distinctly regional cast to the new body of work by painter Julee Hutchison. (See my catalog foreword for details.) If you find magic in the Telluride region, then the bottom line on the paintings is short...
