[click "Play" button for a discussion of one Uelsmann image] Telluride Gallery of Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor from August 6 to September 6, 2009. The opening is Thursday, August 6, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the...
For three days, Friday, August 7 – Sunday, August 9, visiting artist Greg Barnes teaches a course in plein air (in the open air) pastel techniques at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts, walking students step-by-step through the process that begins with selecting a subject and ends with a finished product. The intensive also includes show and tell: Barnes plans to demonstrate the techniques he teaches and offer theories about color, composition and value, which become the grammar underlying future work. Examples of Greg Barnes' landscapes are on display at Capella outside the main ballroom on the second floor, where an artist reception is being held on Saturday, August 8, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Artist Susan X. Billings of mangoworkshops.com, an umbrella for artful travel, in conjunction with Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts, is offering a Bali Workshop that combines art, yoga, and Indonesian cooking, September 25 – October 2, in a tropical island setting.
Billings is the kind of protean talent who is out there to prove that all of life is art. A glimpse at one of her mixed media images tells the whole story: the work has nothing to do with '"isms" du jour or with art historians' creaky theories. It has everything to do with being an original, with a big soul and a richness of spirit.
[click "Play" button for a discussion of one Uelsmann image] Telluride Gallery of Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor from August 6 to September 6, 2009. The opening is Thursday, August 6, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the...
[click "Play" button for a discussion of one Uelsmann image] Telluride Gallery of Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor from August 6 to September 6, 2009. The opening is Thursday, August 6, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the...
[click "Play" button for a discussion of one Uelsmann image] Telluride Gallery of Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor from August 6 to September 6, 2009. The opening is Thursday, August 6, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the...
[click "Play" to hear Jerry Uelsmann's first podcast] The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art welcomes renowned photographer Jerry Uelsmann to town on August 6 at an opening of an exhibition of his work, including four brand new large-scale prints (38" X 48" and 44" X...
Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts held its 17th Annual Art Auction Friday night, July 24. The natives turned out in force – and in costume – and the overall event was a colorful and smashing success. Ah Haa is still tallying...
On Friday, July 24, starting at 5 pm, Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts holds its 17th annual art auction. The fun-raiser is one of the biggest and best parties of the summer season. The theme, "Celebrate Art: Be the Artist You Want To Be," reminds us what the school is all about. "Ah Haa" is an interjection of success – but success can be defined in any number of ways.
Success to Alpine Bank, the title sponsor of the auction, is not just measured in terms of assets on hand. The institution, unique among banks, is all about sustainable growth and supporting non-profits such as Ah Haa that make a difference in the greater community. Success might be a sibling catching his brother or sister in a lie: "Ah Haa! gotcha." Success may be getting the punch line of a joke: "Ah Haa! I get it." Success may be seeing someone or something in an altogether different light.
Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts is community arts center and, from time to time, a place of celebrity. In years past, General Norman Schwarzkopf has shown up for the event, even contributed military paraphernalia and art work. Rumor has it the emcee of this year's event, tonight, July 24, 5 p.m., 300 South Townsend, is none other than Pop artist Andy Warhol, at one time the Michael Jackson of the art world. In the 1960s, it was Warhol who was running the company store when the art world began shedding its idealist trappings and started morphing into the Great American Art Industry. Overnight, Campbell's soup cans and Brillo became icons. Warhol is expected to be accompanied by an entourage.
Also on hand at this year's Ah Haa auction is actress and part-time local Susan Saint James, who created three major works of art in collaboration with painter/teacher Robert Weatherford. Joining her on the runway for the live auction, starting at 7 p.m., are the following artists/donors:
