Carbondale Arts and the community are about to throw the biggest party of the year: Mountain Fair. So grab your kaftans, leave your shoes at home and get ready to head on down to Sopris Park July 26 to 28.The heart and soul of the Fair are the people who make it happen, known as […]
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Carbondale’s gateway gains art
Carbondale Arts, in collaboration with three sculptors and five muralists, will soon debut the makings of the Gateway Public Art Project. This concept has been in motion since December 2020, when a new storage facility was approved along Highway 133 with the caveat it include a public art park. The murals and sculptures will screen […]
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Youth Art Park on the horizon as Chacos trails behind
Carbondale is a friendly place where people like to bask in the sun or shelter in the shade in the company of others. So it’s no surprise that one park is about to open and plans for another are in the works. The Sopris Sun caught up with Nicholas DiFrank of re:LAND, the local urban […]
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‘Interdimensional Threads’ woven at The Launchpad
Local artists Chris Erickson and Claire Wright opened their collaborative showcase, “Interdimensional Threads,” at The Launchpad in Carbondale on First Friday, March 1. Observers of the exhibit are in for a diverse, eclectic, colorful and fun experience. The pieces on display include upcycled materials and were created through various mediums, including woodworking, welding and upholstering. […]
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Community that creates together …
Photos by Will Sardinsky Green Is The New Black has been going strong for 13 runs. This year, models and dancers took to the runway attired in up-cycled, repurposed and natural materials. The designs are intricate and, put simply, breathtaking. A big takeaway each year is the community collaboration that brings it all together. This […]
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Not so fast fashion
The 13th Annual Green Is The New Black Fashion Extravaganza opens tonight! Thursday, March 7, that is, at the Carbondale Rec Center. “This year’s theme is ‘Fabulation: A Wild Romp Through the Future,’ a concept inspired by the examination of our future with advanced technology, artificial intelligence and the impact of that on the human […]
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Art at FirstBank — in conversation with local artists
Local artists Mila Rossi and Kazumichi Nakahara’s artwork is on display and available for purchase at Carbondale’s FirstBank location, in collaboration with Carbondale Arts. This installation opened on Oct. 3, 2023, and will run until the last week of March 2024. Carbondale Arts began collaborating with FirstBank in the fall of 2019 to provide additional […]
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Carbondale Arts seeks artists to beautify storage facility
Carbondale Arts (CA) has put out a call to artists for a sizable new Carbondale Creative District public art installation, commissioning five murals (ranging in size from 30’ x 9’ to 60’ x 9’) and three sculptures, up to eight feet tall and four feet wide and deep. The artwork will live at the town’s […]
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Salon series launches 2024 in a good light
On Jan. 6, six artists will showcase their skills through music, comedy, dance, storytelling and even painting — all at Carbondale Arts’ Launchpad from 6pm to 8pm as part of Alya Howe’s award-winning Salon series. Titled “Caught By the Light of Creativity,” the curation of artists this round is sure to shine. Howe, Carbondale local […]
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Carbondale Arts to take back First Fridays in 2024
Beginning in January 2024, Carbondale Arts (CA) will take the reins for First Fridays. In a recent press release, Carbondale Chamber and Tourism President and CEO Andrea Stewart said, “The First Friday Committee is proud of 10-plus successful years of growth for First Friday, but now is a perfect time for us to pass the […]