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Quarterly Publication of the
SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTER
All of the Arts for all of Southern Colorado JANUARY – APRIL 2008
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Chair Happy 2008! Innovate. Create & Celebrate.
M O S A I C S TA F F Editor Dawn DiPrince Graphic Design Cara Turner Production Coordinator Nicki Hart
ARTS CEN T ER STA F F
B OA R D O F TR U S TE E S
Executive Director Maggie Divelbiss
Chair Daniel J. Lere, Ed.D. Vice-Chair Sally Berryman, M.D. Treasurer Dee Rogers Brown Secretary Cathy Valenzuela
Associate Director Dawn DiPrince Controller Mary Swangler, C.P.A. Curator of Visual Arts Karin Larkin, Ph.D. Buell Children’s Museum Curator Donna Stinchcomb Curator of Education Gary Holder Artistic Director, School of Dance Karen Schaffenburg Facilities & Beverage Manager Lorrie Marquez Marketing Specialist Nicki Hart Marketing Specialist Cara Turner Assistant Curator of Visual Arts Trisha Fernandez Assistant Curator, Buell Children’s Museum Joleen Ryan Assistant Education Curator/ Tour Coordinator Nicole Pirraglia Assistant to Accountant Julie Gallegos
Michael Boyd Becky Brown Manual Calderon Tom Corlett Cathy Diodosio Elizabeth Gallegos Wendell Grishow Al Gurule Sharon Hawkins Julie Howe Florence Hunt Chris K. Kaufman Barbara Leonard Derek Lopez, Ph.D. Mollie McCanless Gloria Maddux B.J. McNamara Steven A. Miller Lonnie Parsons Marty Poole Wendy Rapp Victor Reyes Brad Rice Jeff Shaw Judy Stjernholm Saundy Sullivan Mark Swanson, Past Chair Bernadette Warren Jill Wodiuk
Administrative Assistant Kathy Berg
Ex Officio Anthony Nuñez, Board of County Commissioners
Membership/Box Office Manager Cheryl Califano
Phyllis Samora, Greater Pueblo Chamber
Receptionist Dan Masterson
Yvette Fransua, Pueblo Latino Chamer
“The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind — computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind . . . artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.” These are big words from a great little book — A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink — that has infatuated the Board of Trustees and staff of the Arts Center, as well as many leaders in our community. With such promise for a future that emphasizes arts, I am eager to begin my term as the Chair of the Arts Center Board of Trustees. As we begin the new year, I want to thank Mark Swanson, past chair, for his strong leadership and sincere service in 2007. While we have worked hard and the possibilities offer much hope, there is still much more for us to do. We are kicking off 2008 with creativity and innovation, as you can likely see from the new, expanded version of the MOSAIC. We are excited to be launching the Young at Art Afterschool Program (page 7) that provides arts education on early release Fridays. Our upcoming exhibitions, in both the Helen T. White Galleries (pages 14-18) and the Buell Children’s Museum (page 4), celebrate aesthetic and new thinking as they examine art, nature and the environment. We are offering master classes for aspiring artists (taught by Teresa Vito and Tim Deibler) and a traveling art seminar for art lovers (taught by our new curator Dr. Karin Larkin). And, we have a high-caliber and diverse offering of performing arts events, from the Music of Irving Berlin to the Velveteen Rabbit (page 10-11). We hope to see you this year. Attend one of our events. Explore your artistic side. Share our enthusiasm. And, help us to keep innovating. Sincerely,
Daniel J. Lere, Ed.D. Chair, Board of Trustees
features 7 ART = SMART
The New School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program
departments 5 BUELL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Junk Mail Beads How-To
14 SOME ROCKS, SOME WATER Richard Hansen Exhibition
9 ART ADVOCACY
Arts Important to Our Community
10 PERFORMING ARTS
New from Our Children’s Playhouse Series
12 CALENDAR Event Listings
19 MEMBERS
Honoring Our Members
18 SHELTER
Beauty, Sustainability, Function
Cover and feature photography by Steve Bigley
22 CREATIVE CIRCLE Senior Donors
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BUELL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Junk Mail Beads How-To BY MOSA IC S TAF F
WHAT YOU NEED:
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Colorful pages from a magazine A few toothpicks or small straws Glue stick Scissors String or yarn
WHAT YOU DO: 1. Cut strips of magazine pages into long, skinny triangles. Ours are about 7 inches long with the fattest end measuring about an inch wide. 2. Choose which side of the paper you would like to show. Place that side down. 3. Apply glue 3/4” up from fat end to tip on the wrong side of the paper strips. 4. Place your straw/toothpick at fat end and start winding up paper to tip, as shown. 5. Slip bead off straw/toothpick 6. Repeat steps 1-5 as many times as you like. 7. String junk mail beads on yarn or string. Tie ends together.
This is part of the Earthday! Everyday! Exhibit at the Buell Children’s Museum. Complete this and other hands-on, eco-friendly art activities from January 12 through May 31!
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tuesday – Saturday Members are free $3 Children • $4 Adults
PRESCHOOL KIDS! Join us early on Preschool Fridays! Designed especially for kids who nap during our regular hours!
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SCHOOL OF ARTS
ART=SMART
YOUNG AT ART Afterschool Program B Y G A RY H O L D E R
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ECENTLY, A 5TH GRADE GIRL visited the Buell Children’s Museum on a class tour of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, and as part of her experience, she took a painting workshop and was given a standard set of Crayola water colors. She was entranced and told the Education Assistant that she had never touched watercolors before! Her response to the painting project revealed a lot about the state of the arts in Pueblo where visual arts and music have been eliminated in city schools in favor of a focus on test taking.
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In addition to the lack of arts instruction in every elementary school, K-5th grade students from Pueblo City Schools are dismissed at 1:30pm every Friday, resulting in hundreds of children with no place to go unless parents pay for day care or babysitting for their children. Research clearly demonstrates that the crucial time after school before parents come home to their children is a nationwide crisis. This is the time when the crime rate escalates and where unsupervised children become involved in destructive activity. Their creativity can be put to positive or negative use, and without supervision and an outlet for their talents, numerous problems result. Children need a place to go where their artistic needs can be met in a safe, nurturing environment. To answer this need, the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center will offer a Young at Art Afterschool Program to provide a safe, creative outlet for students beginning Fridays, January 11 from 1:30-5:15pm. The program will continue through May 16. District 70 students will also be able to attend after their regularly scheduled school day. Colorado licensed instructors and full time working artists will instruct the program. Joe Olivieri, retired Pueblo City Schools music instructor, will teach woodwinds and brass
classes. Kent Reed, retired District 70 teacher instructs flute and guitar classes, while Chris Reed, also a retired educator, will direct Music & Movement as well as the Sangre de Cristo Conservatory Choir. Nicole Pirraglia, former Heaton art educator, will teach the Crayola Dreammakers Afterschool Art Curriculum, and Gary Holder, Curator of Education at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center will lead the Magic Carpet Players theater program. Megan Miller, a faculty member from the Sangre de Cristo School of Dance will direct children’s dance classes, and Kate and Shane Jarrett, pottersin-residence at the arts center will teach hand building and potter’s wheel classes. As a concluding celebration, students will exhibit their art work as well as offer a performance in the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Theater with a reception in the Hasan Pavilion theater lobby in May. We are excited because the cost for the program is below standard babysitting rates: $15 per week per child, with reduced rates for Sangre de Cristo members and families with more than one child participating. We are also hope to provide money so that any child, regardless of economic status, can attend the program. If you would like to help with the program in any way, provide healthy snacks, a scholarship for a student, or if you have a musical instrument or guitar to donate, call Gary Holder, Curator of Education, at 295-7210. MOSAIC | sdc-ar ts.org | 7
SOLAR ROAST COFFEE TASTING
JUST A FEW FUN CLASSES THIS SEMESTER AT THE SCHOOL OF ARTS
BABY SIGN, SAY & PLAY CLASS Brandy Burbidge, Instructor
Michael Hartkop, Roastmaster Instructor Learn the history of solar roasting coffee, the solar roasting process, and taste 4 coffee varities. Take home a ½ lb of your favorite! Ages 15 through adult, $20/$15 members, $4 materials Saturday, February 9 OR Saturday, April 12 10:00-11:00am
This class helps parents and babies learn signs through theme-based songs, games, books and activities. Adult and child 8-24 months, $65/$60 members Tuesdays, January 29-March 4 5:30-6:30pm
CALLIGRAPHY
KIDS CLAY
SALSA DANCING
Kate Jarrett, Artist-in-Residence Instructor Make a pinch pot, sculpt an alien head, try a turn at the potter’s wheel, and more. Limited to 12 students. Ages 6 and up, $60/$55 members, clay fee $12 Tuesdays, January 29-March 4 OR April 15-May 20 4:00-5:00pm, 6 Sessions
IMPROVISATION Sue Breeze, Instructor Basic improvisation techniques, theater games, pantomime and imagination stimulators! Ages 12 to 17, $65/$60 members Mondays, January 28-March 10 OR Mondays, April 14-May 19 6:00-8:00pm
Judy Parry, Instructor Learn the basics and a simple lettering style. Adult, $55/$50 members, materials $10 Tuesdays, January 29-February 19, September 19-October 10 OR Tuesdays, April 16-May 7, 7:00 to 9:00pm
Mary Neugebauer, Instructor No previous dance experience required. Couples, $70/$65members, Singles $45/$40 members, Maximum: 30 students. Tuesdays, February 5-March 11 OR April 8-May 13 6:00-7:00pm, 6 weeks
INTENSIVE ACTING WORKSHOP Clay McCaw, Filmmaker, Actor Instructor Walk away with video footage to begin your acting reel. Ages 18 through adult, $60/$55 members Tuesdays, January 29-March 4 OR Tuesdays, April 15-May 20 6:00-9:00pm
EXPLORE: SANTA FE ARTS AND CULTURE Instructor: Karin Larkin, Curator Dates: March 24-29, 2008 • 6 days and 5 nights Includes: Lodging, Transportation, Entrance Fees (does not lunch and dinner) Class Maximum: 6 People Cost: $800/person for double occupancy $900/person for single occupancy
Explore museums and art in Santa Fe with the Curator of Visual Arts for the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. During this 6 day and 5 night trip, we will visit: Museum Hill, the Fine Arts Museum, Palace of the Governors, a native run art gallery and museum on the Pueblo of Pojoaque reservation and more. Get exclusive tours and information that will help you better understand the rich art and culture of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. Call 719-295-7200 for more information.
TO VIEW ALL 106 CLASSES WE ARE OFFERING THIS SEMESTER, ACCESS OUR CATALOG ONLINE AT WWW.SDC-ARTS.ORG OR, PICK UP A COPY AT THE ARTS CENTER WELCOME CENTER 8 | sdc-ar ts.org | MOSAIC
ARTS ADVOCACY
Why the Arts Matter to Our Community B Y R OY S O N N E M A , P H . D.
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OR MOST MEMBERS AND PATRONS of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, the importance of the arts to the Pueblo community is not something you need to prove — we already have an appreciation of the value of the arts. Whether you enjoy visiting the art galleries, taking in one of the theater performances, or bringing your children for activities at the Buell Children’s Museum — you value having these quality experiences available right here in Pueblo. In a world saturated with popular culture and commercial overkill, people sometimes tend to treat the arts as yet another form of entertainment. To be sure, art can be enormously entertaining. But, if by “entertainment” you mean a pleasant or delightful distraction, a luxury that may be nice but not essential to everyday life, I would argue you don’t really understand the essence of creative artistic expression or what value the arts truly provide. Imagine, for a moment, if all the arts in our community were suddenly erased from existence. Try to picture the city of Pueblo without places like the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, no art exhibitions or theatrical performances, no Pueblo Symphony performances, no dance or art classes offered to the community, no musical theater. Imagine no children’s museum with opportunities and spaces for kids to explore their personal creativity or interact with exhibits in ways that the simulacra of television and video games simply cannot approach. Picture a place with no artists or performers, and no one who takes satisfaction in a creative hobby like painting, photography, or who plays a musical instrument. Try to see our town without organizations like the Pueblo Arts Council or the Pueblo Performing Arts Guild, and all the events their members produce. Try to picture our city devoid of art galleries, public sculpture, music and dramatic performances, and all other forms of the arts.
Do you think anyone would want to live in such a joyless, gray place — or even stop to visit it? Is it the kind of place that would attract new business or invite people to retire there? Could you live there and feel fulfilled? Would it be the kind of place where the best and brightest of our young people would want to stay? Could you even call it a community? I doubt it. What makes the arts so crucial to our community is that they are among those things that truly define the community and bond it together — the arts express and celebrate the ideas, experiences, emotions, and history that make Pueblo what it is. What we call the arts — shared human expression and communication through visual design, music, dance, narrative, performance, poetry — are universal human experiences common across continents, cultures, classes, and history. They are the means by which our deep inner voices speak, and through which we listen to and understand each other in significant and profound ways. There are lots of practical reasons why the arts are important to the community: They beautify the city, promote tourism, provide jobs, etc. But the most important reason we need the arts in Pueblo is because they bring us together as a community, and they nourish the human spirit in ways far more satisfying than the entertainments of pop culture. And everybody who is part of the Pueblo community deserves that. Roy Sonnema serves as Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in addition to teaching classes in art history at CSUPueblo. Dr. Sonnema has lectured widely and published numerous articles in scholarly journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias, as well as a textbook on art. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Southeast College Art Conference and is the Senior Editor for the SECAC Review, a journal of art and art history.
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2007 Volunteer of the Year
YUKO GILBERSTON
C E N T E R S TAG E
Center Stage Performing Arts Series fills the spring with music. ENJOY HIGHQUALITY LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
T H E M U S I C OF I R V I NG B ER LI N
MAGGIE DIVELBISS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS YUKO GILBERTSON WITH THE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.
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E FEEL VERY FORTUNATE to have crossed paths with Yuko Gilbertson. This dynamite and gracious volunteer started her life in a rural Japanese town. Now, a resident of Pueblo, Yuko was an essential component to our summer’s Japanese exhibits. The mission of this exhibition was to help America learn from and about Japan. Yuko epitomized this mission. She was truly the Arts Center’s Personal Ambassador for Japan. Yuko helped (and continues to help) with all the many facets of the Arts Center, from the children’s museum to the school of dance, from the curator staff to the marketing department. She helped us to be appropriate and precise in sharing the Japanese culture. She proofread our materials for both grammatical and cultural correctness. She translated for us when visitors came who did not speak English. She handwrote many things for us in Japanese characters. She shared Japanese artifacts and beautiful stories about her life and what it means to be Japanese in America. She helped as a docent. She assisted the curators with the kimono exhibit in the White Gallery. She facilitated getting many of the kimonos and also coordinated a meeting with a certified kimono expert. The curator staff has said that “Yuko was here as much as we were setting up this show.” Everyday that Yuko came to help, she brought us a gift. We learned that gift giving is an important part of the Japanese culture. More than that, Yuko gave us all the very important gift of knowledge for her culture. She has given to us unconditionally, even volunteering to do laundry for the school of dance. With her amazing behindthe-scenes help, Yuko was always there with what we needed before we even knew we needed it. Yuko, we cannot thank you enough for your gracious gifts of cultural understanding. We truly feel like a richer place because of knowing you. 10 | sdc-ar ts.org | MOSAIC
“This show is born to dance.” — Variety Magazine Enjoy this nostalgic musical journey spanning seven decades of American history as seen through the eyes of Irving Berlin. Using 64 of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, this spectacular show captures the spirit of America: from the ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through the swinging sophistication of the 1920s and 30s; from the sentimental songs that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the innocent optimism of the 1950s. These timeless classics not only define the music of a generation, but define the music of our country. Sponsored by Chris & Judy Stjernholm; Ron & Cathy Diodosio; Cathy & Jim Valenzuela; Sally & Greg Berryman; Tom & Nancy Corlett; Barry & Wendy Rapp; Charles & Nell Jett; The Presti Family; Barbara & Tony Fortino; Jean Eskra; Don & Helen Banner; Dick & Shirley Cline; Sue Applebaum
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Arts Center Theater
C H A NT I C LEER “America’s favorite choral ensemble.” — The New Yorker This Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble has developed a remarkable reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature: from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. With its seamless blend of 12 male voices, the ensemble has earned international renown as “an orchestra of voices.” Sponsored by Rita Gersick; Mollie & Bill McCanless; Dee Rogers Brown; Bob Rawlings; Barbara Leonard; Tim & Katherine Rode; Jeff & Paula Chostner; Jim Sajbel in memory of Carol Sajbel; Hank & EllynAnne Geisel; Gil Sanchez in memory of Jane Fugate; John & Nadene Verna; Charles & Nell Jett; Montgomery & Steward Funeral Directors; Tony & Rosalie Oreskovich
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 4 p.m. (Note earlier performance time)
Arts Center Theater
Single event tickets are $20 and are subject to availability. Seats for all performances are reserved. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call the Box Office at 719-295-7222 or stop by at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave. The Arts Center is happy to accommodate audience members with disabilities. Not able to use your show tickets? If you are unable to use any of your show tickets, please consider donating them back to the Arts Center Box Office for reuse.
C H I L D R E N ’ S P L AY H O U S E S E R I E S
Ants, Rabbits and Pigs! Oh, My! SHARE A LOVE OF THEATER WITH THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE 30 th SEASON OF THE CHILDREN’S PLAYHOUSE SERIES Missoula Children’s Theatre presents THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to the Arts Center for their annual residency. The cast will include approximately tely 50 local young people who will perform an adventurous tale with enchanting characters. Join Robinson Crusoe; oe; Wilson; Leonard the leopard; Friday and his family; the band leader Oscar the Octopus and the Octet band nd members; the family of goats; the colorful Chameleon; and the very hairy, very scary Frowny-Face Tribe in this is fresh look at an age-old favorite. Auditions and casting for all interested students, grades K through 12 will be held on Monday, Jan.. 28, 2007 at 4 p.m. in the Arts Center’s Jackson Conference Center. A $40 tuition fee is payable upon successful audition. Sponsored by Parkview Kidsville Pediatric Unit; Susan McCarthy & grandchildren Madison & Baine Friday, Feb. 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, 2007 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
THE ANT & THE GRASSHOPPER Take a trip through the four seasons in this great Aesop’s Fable for the very young — The Ant & the Grasshopper. A frivolous fiddle playing Grasshopper completely exasperates the hard-working Ant throughout the course of an entire year. A singing Caterpillar, a whacky Squirrel, and a high-strung Bird round-out the cast of creatures who live their entire annual life cycles in the colorful little forest clearing on stage. Original music by Artistic Director Ric Averill enhances the company’s celebration of the cycle of the seasons. Sponsored by Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International Women’s Educators; Rosemary & Chuck Sekera & grandchildren Aimee, Ben, Kayleigh, Owen & Joe; Sue & Reg Landrum & grandchildren James & Madeline; Tim & Katherine Rode; Saundy & Jim Sullivan & grandchildren Maisie & Willa Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT “When a child loves you for a long, long time . . . then you become real,” so says the Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit in Margery Williams’ famous and much-loved literary classic. A plush rabbit, given as a gift to a young boy, yearns for the day the boy will choose him as his special playmate — so that he can become real. This innovative production combines the theatrical magic and signature style of Enchantment Theatre with the musical magic of Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer/arranger Don Sebesky. With an original musical score, live singers, life-sized puppets, masks and magic, Enchantment Theatre Company brings to life this charming tale of love and devotion. Sponsored by Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International Women’s Educators; Kay Bauman; Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Associates; Juanita Flanigan; Jay & Florence Dammann; Carl & Grace Pasquin Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
I F YO U G I V E A P I G A PA R T Y The Mouse, the Moose, the Pig — together at last! Join all three for the biggest party of the year. Join the Dallas Children’s Theater on Tour as they present this World Premiere musical celebration. The performance is based on the book IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PARTY by Laura Numeroff with illustrations by Felicia Bond. Sponsored by Florence Hunt & Fred Zook & granddaughter Elisabeth; Amy Wolf, Dean Volk & family; Elaine & Bill Nicoll & grandchildren Ryan, Rose & Emma; Bernadette & Jim Warren & grandchildren Daytona, Bella, Cash & Ayden Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Season tickets for the Children’s Playhouse Series are on sale now at the Arts Center Box Office. All seating is reserved. Single event tickets are subject to availability and are $6 per person, per show (tickets required for all ages). To order tickets or for more information, please call the Sangre de Cristo Box Office at 719-295-7222 or stop by the Arts Center at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave. The 30th annual season is made possible by the Arts Center with funding from Pueblo County and the Colorado Council on the Arts. MOSAIC MOSAIC | sdc-ar ts.org | 11 | sdc-ar ts.org | 11
JANUARY Joellyn Duesberry: The American West exhibition continues through Jan. 26, Hoag Gallery
18 ~ Preschool Fridays begin, Buell Children’s Museum open 9:00-11:00 a.m. EVERY FRIDAY! 18 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
1 | 2 ~ Missoula Children’s Theater presents The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Children’s Playhouse Series, Friday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 2, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. (Tickets: $6), Arts Center Theater
18 ~ Festival Fridays (Martini Shot); Happy hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Jackson Conference Center, $4 in advance, $5 at the gate
2 ~ Some Rocks, Some Water: Richard Hansen exhibition opens, exhibition continues through May 3, Hoag Gallery 8 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 9 ~ S.K. Cothren: Captured Earth opens, exhibition continues through May 10, 3rd Floor Foyer
Louis Recchia/Zoa Ace exhibition continues through Feb. 2, Regional Gallery Liz Johnson exhibition continues through Feb. 2, 2nd Floor Foyer Robert Hench exhibition continues through Feb. 2, 3rd Floor Foyer 4 ~ Festival Fridays (Phat Daddy); Happy hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Jackson Conference Center, $4 in advance, $5 at the gate 11 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program begins, 2:005:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16, $15/week per child (membership and multiple child discounts) 11 ~ Festival Fridays (Dotsero); Happy hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Jackson Conference Center, $4 in advance, $5 at the gate 15 ~ “You Star” in the Magic Carpet Theater, Saturdays, beginning January 15, 11:30 & 1:30. You can star in the Recycle Revue on stage with Kimberly Sewell and Joey Costanza. Sing songs, become the incredible recycle machine, join in the recycle quiz show or even be a mouse on stage. sdc-ar ts.org| |MOSAIC MOSAIC 1212| |sdc-ar ts.org
19 ~ Shelter: Beauty, Sustainability, Function opens, exhibition continues through May 17, White Gallery 19 ~ The Big Balloony Show, Pueblo Rotary Sponsor, Stuart Hayner Balloon Magic 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30. Big balloons mean big fun. Gags and tricks galore to make you laugh at balloon twisting like you have never seen it before.
9 ~ Christo and Jeanne-Claude opens, exhibition continues through May 10, 2nd Floor Foyer 9 ~ S.W. Pisciotta: Nature on the Grid opens, exhibition continues through May 10, Boardroom, 3rd Floor 9 ~ Kate Leonard: Shallow Water opens, exhibition continues through May 10, Regional Gallery
22 ~ Joellyn Duesberry Arts Talk, Painting the American West, Hoag Gallery, 9:30 a.m. 25 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 25 ~ Festival Fridays (Bad Habitz); Happy hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Jackson Conference Center, $4 in advance, $5 at the gate 26 ~ Christo and Jeanne-Claude opens, exhibition continues through April 26, King Gallery
15 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
FEBRUARY
16 ~ The Magic of Recycling, Pueblo Rotary Sponsor, Mark the Magic Man, 12:30, 1:30, & 2:30. You won’t believe your eyes or the cool recycling information you’ll get from this fun and entertaining show
1 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
19 ~ Richard Hansen Arts Talk, Sculptor, Hoag Gallery, 9:30 a.m. 22 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 22 ~ Free Public Reception for Nature, Human, Art, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
14 | 15 ~ The Firebird, presented by the Sangre de Cristo Ballet Theatre, Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, at 3 p.m. in the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Theater. Enchanted princesses, petrified knights, demons and a bird with plumage that burns like the sun… Escape to a ballet of fantasy where the battle of good versus evil comes to life through the beauty of dance. Tickets: $8 for adults and $6 for children/seniors. 17 ~ S.K. Cothren Arts Talk, Art from Junk Mail, Multi-Media, 3rd Floor Foyer, 9:30 a.m.
11 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 18 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 19 ~ The VanMannen’s – Earth Day, Pueblo Rotary Sponsor, Time TBA. Sing and clap along as you learn to appreciate our natural world in an informational environmental program. 21 ~ Sam Pisciotta Arts Talk, Multi-Media Collage Artist, 3rd Floor Boardroom, 9:30 a.m. 25 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
23 ~ The Ant and the Grasshopper, Children’s Playhouse Series 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. ($6), Arts Center Theater 23 ~ The Environmental Game Day in the Magic Carpet Theater, 11:00a.m.-4:00.pm. Students from CSU-Pueblo President’s Leadership Program invite you to play a game and save the world as you learn about recycling and the choices we make. 29 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
MARCH
MAY 2 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 21 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 25 ~ Spring Break with “World of Wonders” and ventriloquist Wayne Francis. March 25 through Saturday, March 29 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 daily. 28 ~ No School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program due to Spring Break
7 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
APRIL
8 ~ Velveteen Rabbit, Children’s Playhouse Series, 11 a.m & 2 p.m. ($6), Arts Center Theater
2 ~ Irvin Berlin’s I Love A Piano, Center Stage Performing Arts Series, 7:30 p.m. ($20), Arts Center Theater
11 ~ Count Basie Orchestra, Center Stage Performing Arts Series, 7:30 p.m. ($20), Arts Center Theater
4 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
14 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16
8 ~ If You Give a Pig a Party, Children’s Playhouse Series, 11 a.m & 2 p.m. ($6), Arts Center Theater
4 ~ Chanticleer, Center Stage Performing Arts Series, 4:00 p.m. ($20), Arts Center Theater 9 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program, 2:00-5:15 p.m. Every Friday through May 16 16 ~ School of Arts Young at Art Afterschool Program ends, 2:00-5:15 p.m. 19 ~ Dawn DiPrince Arts Talk, Writing Memories, 1/3 Confrence Center, 9:30 a.m.
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NVIRONMENTAL ART? SUSTAINABLE ART? Many people have been asking themselves, what do these mean? If you are questioning these terms you are not alone. Artists, curators, city planners, and art critics have begun exploring the meanings of these interesting and timely concepts. In a world where the buzz phrase is “going green” the art community has tackled this complex problem with vigor. One local artist, Richard Hansen, has taken an innovative approach that interweaves beauty and poetry in his environmentally sustainable public art. Environmental art is defined by three different set of criteria. It: 1. can reflect or enhance the environment that it depicts; 2. raise awareness of environmental issues or places; or 3. be made from elements gathered within that environment. Hansen’s art does all three and even manages to go a step further. Hansen’s creative process begins with understanding the “place.” He identifies “place” as collections of concentrated energy. He then correlates this energy with sculptural elements. Creating a sculptural language, he tries to connect people to the environment by letting the place speak for its self through his artistic enhancements. This site specific artwork, or artwork designed to fit into a certain place, draws the public to appreciate and reflect upon the natural elements of that place. Edge Elements: South Shore Park—Bay View in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a perfect example. This series of 5 sculptural “moments” were designed to encourage the awareness of Lake Michigan’s vital presence. Breakwater Frame, located along the water’s edge, is composed of two strong upright pillars of granite coupled with three long, low benches of stone. The pillars draw cyclists and pedestrians to the water’s edge and frame a long view of Lake Michigan. Three low granite slabs invite people to sit and contemplate the flow and interconnectedness
of this body of water as it changes throughout the day and seasons. Inscribed on the monument are the words of Jane Hirshfield, “Everything Changes: Everything’s Connected: Pay Attention.” Hansen pays attention; not only to enhancing a place, but to sustainable practices in his art. Sustainability is defined as the routine procedure of using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. OPPOSITE: DUST FLIES AS HANSEN DISPLAYS HIS TECHNIQUE. BELOW: STANDING NEXT TO HIS TOWERING STONE SCULPTURE
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Today the catch phrase “going green” describes cultural practices that are sustainable. Using stone and water as his medium, Hansen’s sustainable practices become even more important in this world of rapid resource depletion. He views these elements as more than simply resources or art media. He explains that water is a vital element
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that shapes the earth on which we live. Water nourishes and it erodes. Even stone, while solid, strong and heavy, yields to water’s erosionary force. Hansen also describes stone with the same poetry. He explains that stone is the memory of the earth’s geological history. He often layers granites and sandstones to visually express this history, such as in his piece entitled Watershed Stones located in the Xeriscape Garden at City Hall in Fort Collins, Colorado. All of Hansen’s works draw from the natural environments within which he creates. His lines form flow patterns of local waterways or ecosystems. Likewise, all the rock he uses he gathers from local quarries. He always collects his stone materials from the local watersheds in which it will be exhibited. He never removes boulders from their natural settings, but instead frequents gravel beds or abandoned historical quarries. This aesthetic recycling was inspired by George Nakashima, the famous Japanese American woodworker and furniture maker from New Hope Pennsylvania. Nakashima would collect unusual boards from around the world and turn them into beautiful furniture. In his book The Soul of a Tree, Nakashima describes the process of creating furniture as “giving a tree a second life.” Hansen also rescues beautiful boulders and stones from gravel quarries to give them a second life. This new life is rooted in the natural and cultural systems of a place and encourages viewers to see the place in a new light with a new perspective. Hansen’s environmental art is also public art. Public
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art is not a new concept and did not arise out of the “green” movement. Most people have encountered public art in town; along the Riverwalk, at the Arts Center or in the Union District and Downtown. Artists have been creating public art since the beginning of time when they drew scenes of animals and hunts on rock walls and in caves. Monuments, memorials and civic statuary are among the first manifestations of public art. Public art has become an important aspect of city planning and urban renewal. It is usually installed with the authorization and collaboration of the government or company that owns or administers the space under renovation. Some governments actively encourage the creation of public art, for example, budgeting for artworks in new building projects by implementing a Percent for Art policy. Typically 1% of the total budget is set aside
for the creation and maintanence of public art. Artists making public art range from the greatest masters such as Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso, and Joan OPPOSITE: HANSEN AT REST IN HIS ECO-FRIENDLY HOME. Miró, to those who specialize in it, such as ABOVE: BREAKWATER FRAME, BAY VIEW, WISCONSIN. Claes Oldenburg, Pierre Granche, and Christo. Christo and Jeanne-Claude who are now also on exhibit in the King Gallery. For most of these artists, public art is art created in public spaces. In other words, art that is enjoyed outside the hallowed walls of a museum or gallery that can be enjoyed by everyone. However, Hansen views public art in a very special way. He weaves environmental conscience with art in public spaces. He states that his “… intention is to bring ecological thinking to projects of all scales.” He is very demanding of public art, stating that it is an exciting opportunity for artists, but also a tremendous obligation. This obligation stems from his belief that public artist have the particular responsibility to make the viewers aware of the unique quality of a place. Public art’s most important contribution is to attune people to the distinctive natural and cultural situations of the place in which they live and work. The spring exhibition Some Rocks, Some Water: Richard Hansen Exhibition at the Arts Center takes this self imposed directive of raising awareness about natural and cultural systems back inside the hallowed walls of the gallery. Inside the Hoag Gallery, he will marry his beautiful stone sculptural elements with what he describes as large-scale flow drawings of the Arkansas River drainage. Measuring approximately 7 feet tall and 3 feet wide, these Japanese inspired works on paper combine sweeping brush strokes with photo documentation and GPS (Geographic Positioning System) coordinates in ink. They are designed to reflect the sweep of water along the Arkansas River valley. Detailed photographs of specific areas along the river valley line the bottom of the drawing. These unique works are coupled with a series of rock sculptures and basins created specifically for this exhibit. A variety of basin, pillar and slab features will combine stone and steel to create the illusion of water with rock. Some Rocks, Some Water: Richard Hansen Exhibition will be on exhibit in the Hoag Gallery from February 2nd through May 3rd, 2008 and certainly should not be missed.
Some Rocks, Some Water February 2 – May 3, 2008
Karin Larkin, Ph.D. is the Curator of Visual Arts at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. Her background includes a doctorate degree in philosophy with a concentration on anthropology and material culture studies from the University of Colorado in Boulder as well as more than 12 years of experience in museums throughout the Southwestern United States. MOSAIC | sdc-ar ts.org | 17
Shelter: Beauty, Sustainability, Function
By Maya Avina, M.F.A. and Trisha Fernandez
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S WE HAVE TACKLED the exciting work of developing a sustainable architecture exhibit for the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center’s spring exhibitions, we have been asked: What does sustainability have to do with art? Quite simply, art is life and life is art. In fact, many indigenous cultures had no word for “art” because it was woven into all aspects of their life – food source and preparation, tool and home building, mythology and historical record. A profound respect and aesthetic was part of all they did. It is in this spirit that we imagine plans for a way of living that will allow art and life to extend into the future.
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Unlike other Arts Center exhibits that showcase the work of a single artist or group of artists, Shelter: Beauty, Sustainability, Function has instead been created by a group of professors, curators, students and volunteers, under the consultation of professional artists and architects. We, this crew of interested – and sometimes artistically and environmentally zealous – people, have used our collective minds and efforts to accumulate, create and install this eco-centered and interactive exhibit. An ecovillage residential model will star as the centerpiece of the unusual Shelter exhibit. To build this model, the Shelter team spent many hours with our sleeves rolled up and hands deep in clay, straw and other natural materials. The model surrounded by related topic pods outlining various life systems condenses sustainable living in an accessible 1 inch-to-1 foot scale. The exhibit explores topics such as energy, food, water, waste, building materials and design. Mostly, we examine the issue of our age — sustainability. As a way of life, sustainability simply means balancing longterm impacts with near-term benefits. We know now that we can do many small things — such as conserving water, recycling
or buying local — but now it is time to examine the systems we rely upon and the industrially produced products we use. Shelter includes everything from plans for the ecovillage to a hydroponic growing system to an electric car. For those who want to delve even further into the green movement can cozy up in the White Gallery and read from accompanying books and publications. What an amazing time to re-imagine our world! Shelter: Beauty, Sustainability, Function opens January 19, 2008, in the Mahlon T. & Maylan White Gallery. Maya Avina, M.F.A., is an art professor at CSU-Pueblo. Trisha Fernandez, B.S., is currently the Assistant Curator of Visual Arts and Collection Manager for the Arts Center.
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THANKS FOR BEING AN ARTS CENTER MEMBER! Your financial support ensures the continuation of high-quality arts activities and programs. As a small but important way to say thanks, we print the names of members – new and renewing. This issue’s list covers those who joined or renewed between September 1, 2007 through December 12, 2007. If you recently joined or renewed, you may not find your name yet. Special thanks to those who have increased their annual support to the Arts Center. We hope you enjoy seeing your name in print as much as the Arts Center enjoys having your support. PREMIER CLUB $1,500 AND UP Dr. George & Dolinda Gibson Mary Anne Schelling Michael & Marion Stenger BENEFACTOR $550 1,499 Robert & Shelia Benko John & Atsuko Griffin Jim & Bernadette Warren SPONSOR $275 549 Drs. Greg & Sally Berryman Bill & Bev Brill Barbara & Tony Fortino Geof & Nancy Gordon Dorothy Olivier & Rick Hanger Chuck & Kathy Hedrick Barbara Hegarty & JoAnn Kuzmiak Carole & Dave Lange Orla O’Callaghan & Paul McCarthy Dr. & Mrs. Adolph Padula Wendy & Barry Rapp Rosemary Reilly Leland Brown & Will Sibbald Tony & Karen Spicola Mark & Gayle Swanson Linda & Joe Welte PATRON $150 274 Mary C. Adams Dr. Lawrence & Julie Anaya Sue Applbaum Bill & Mona Askwig Mabel & Jamie Baker Dr. & Mrs. Fred Birner James & Roberta Burns Vaughan & Sally Cipperly Family Don Jesik & Juanita Cisneros Wilson Crawford Dr. Ken & Cathy Danylchuk Sylvia Datz Jan & Lori Davis Mike Deluca Dr. Jim & Sharon Fowler Matt & Joy Furman
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The Creative Circle is a partnership between the Arts Center and individuals who name the Arts Center in their estate plans. The mission of the Creative Circle is very special. Its purpose is to advance arts and culture in Pueblo County and the surrounding region as a critical component of the region’s economic prosperity, distinctiveness and vibrancy. The best thing about the Creative Circle is that it is beneficial to both the Arts Center and its donors. Because we are a 501 (c) 3 organization, financial gifts to the Arts Center offer a number of different benefits to the donor depending on the type of gift. There are myriad methods of giving from your estate: outright gifts, bequests, charitable gift annuities, insurance policies, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and retirement plans/IRAs. We recommend that you work with your financial advisor to develop plans that maximize your charitable giving. In this column in the future, we will examine these different methods more
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specifically including the benefits to both the donor and the Arts Center. In addition to the technical and financial side of estate planning, we also encourage you to explore the meaning behind such a gift. If you value philanthropy and wish to share that value with your children, we suggest developing a family mission statement that speaks to the management, preservation and transference of your assets. This is an ideal way to serve as a financial mentor to your family and demonstrate the importance of giving back to your community – no matter the size of the gift. With all of this in mind, we invite you to join the Creative Circle. Membership is completely voluntary and carries no obligation to you. It is simply our way of recognizing your important gift to us during your lifetime. If you are interested in joining a prestigious group of visionary individuals or would like more information about the Creative Circle, please call Maggie Divelbiss at 719-295-7209.
Did you know you can use your insurance policy to give to the Arts Center? You can name the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center as the policy owner and beneficiary in your life insurance policy. There is no limit or minimum value to this method of giving. Naming the Arts Center in your insurance policy offers a number of benefits to you:
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The 2007 Snyder Acquisition — Storyteller by Teresa Vito — is a great example of creative giving. Albert Snyder, a successful Denver businessman, owned a building in Pueblo on Abriendo Avenue – the former Red Barn restaurant. He gave this building to the Arts Center. Upon the sale of this building, the Arts Center established the Snyder Acquisition and Conservation Fund. For nearly 20 years, this fund has purchased one piece of art annually and has funded the conservation of pieces in the Arts Center collections. PHOTO: Dr. Karin Larkin, Curator of Visual Arts and Teresa Vito, artist.
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