THURSDAY, MARCH 19 THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library’s Third Thursday Book Club discusses “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel from 2 to 3:30pm. ARTISTS IN RESIDENCEAnderson Ranch Arts Center welcomes 15 new artists to its residency program with a slide night for them to share their artwork from 4 to 5pm. Attend […]
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Ways of Making: Where astronauts land
As I sit in Brian Colley’s studio, a small plastic stampede of dinosaur figurines gathers in the corner, suspended above plush eyeball masks and a dim light bulb the size of an adult head. Asked how the dinosaurs play into his art practice, Colley mentions a watercolor series of “Dinosaur Rodeos” he made a few […]
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The Art Base displays ‘Creative Destruction’
On Feb. 6, The Art Base in Basalt debuted its current exhibition, “Creative Destruction,” featuring a collaboration between Carbondale artists Michael Stout and Lindsay Jones working under a shared pseudonym: Also Known As. During the artist talk on Feb. 7, Stout and Jones discussed their respective processes for pieces in the mixed-media show with a […]
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The Art Commons: un nuevo espacio de integración pensado para toda la comunidad
Con el fin de incentivar la creatividad y acercar el arte a la comunidad local, The Art Base, en Basalt, Colorado, anunció recientemente la apertura de un nuevo espacio llamado The Art Commons. Ubicado en la vitrina de la sede principal de The Art Base y con una alta visibilidad desde la calle principal de […]
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The Art Commons: A new community-centered space for connection
With the goal of encouraging creativity and bringing art closer to the local community, The Art Base in Basalt recently announced the opening of a new space called the Art Commons. Located in the front window of The Art Base’s main building and highly visible from Basalt’s main street, this space has been designed as […]
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Basalt art grantsGrants of up to $10,000 are available to local artists, organizations and nonprofits via the Basalt Public Arts Commission. Funding may be used for one-time or continuing public arts projects and programs that have a measurable benefit within Basalt. Submissions are due by 5pm, Feb. 20. Find details at www.basalt.net/bpac RFSD declining enrollmentThe […]
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The Art Base pays off its mortgage
The Art Base celebrated a big milestone on Nov. 10: acquiring the deed to the Three Bears building in downtown Basalt. After quietly launching its “Our Home, Our HeART” campaign earlier this year, the local art nonprofit raised enough to secure the funding to secure The Art Base as a permanent home for artistic expression […]
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Art Base exhibit explores the Black experience
On March 21, The Art Base opened its current exhibition, “God is a Woman,” by multidisciplinary Denver-based artist Paisley Rose. This exhibition, which features paintings, sculptures and even wearable art pieces, explores identity, religious constructs, culture and representation — and is all drawn from Rose’s lived experience as a Black woman in America. Rose holds […]
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Entre Mundos: Imagenes de Nepantla
The ArtBase abre sus puertas para recibir al artista visual Tony Ortega. En una entrevista con Sol Del Valle, Ortega compartió detalles sobre su obra y ofreció un recorrido por su exposición.
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The Art Base presents ‘Imagenes de Nepantla’ by Tony Ortega
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 […]