The newest exhibition at The Art Base in Basalt, “Imagenes de Nepantla,” debuted on Feb. 7. This showcase, created in collaboration with multi-medium, Denver-based artist Tony Ortega, explores the Nahuatl word and concept of “nepantla.” The word describes a state of “in-betweenness” which holds great significance in Chicano and Mexican art and reflects the cultural […]
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Mending the Hoop
Whether colonizer or colonized, oppressor or oppressed, we all are wounded from the illusion of separation between Mother Earth, ourselves and each other. Indigenous peoples who live in tribes connected with their roots are perhaps closer than the rest of us to our Mother. Woody Morrison, a Haida elder who passed away in 2021, wrote […]
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Uniting the nation with dance
What does it mean to belong — to a community, to a place, to our own bodies? Artist Helanius J. Wilkins and collaborator A. Ryder Turner are embarking on a massive project, spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to hold that question like a mirror on the disparate states of America. It’s called “The […]