2014 Summer/Fall Calendar of Events by Sun Valley Museum of Art

Sun Valley Center for the Arts

2014 Summer/Fall Calendar of Events

of engaging through Art and Ideas!

The mission of the Sun V alley Center for the Arts is to s timulate and provoke the imagination while opening hearts and minds through DIVERSE ARTS PROGRAMS.

ABOUT THE CENTER

The Center’s core purpose is to engage through art and ideas. We fulfill our purpose by delivering high-quality arts programming in a variety of disciplines including theatre (Company of Fools), music, visual arts and humanities. For over 40 years, The Center has been providing opportunities for inspiration, learning and transformation for children, teens and adults...enriching lives and our community.

OUR UNIQUE APPROACH

The Center has cultivated a unique, multidisciplinary approach. We organize what we present into 8–10 week intervals that consider “BIG IDEAS” to stimulate the imagination, enhance learning and encourage dialogue in the community. This approach to arts programming allows our audience to explore an idea or theme through multiple classes and events, and through the works of world-class artists, musicians, authors, filmmakers, theatre artists and experts.

JUNE Through Jul 8

Jun 6–Aug 16

ABOUT THIS CALENDAR

GET INVOLVED

This calendar provides an overview of upcoming programs. It is organized chronologically and by program type. The “BIG IDEAS” are called out in colored boxes and all programs related to those themes are marked with a color-coded star. We hope you will use this calendar as a way to plan your attendance at the programs you love and to experiment with new ones. Be sure to check our website as dates, times and locations may change!

There are so many ways to get involved with The Center. Become a member, take a class, attend events, make a donation or participate in our signature summer fundraising event: the 33rd Annual Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction. All of our programming throughout the year depends on support from memberships and the generosity of our donors. Volunteering is another wonderful way to support The Center. We have a wide variety of opportunities throughout the year. Please call to inquire about them.

STAY CONNECTED

Stay in touch and stay connected with our email newsletters and on Facebook. We have different email lists that we send out regularly chock full of the latest event details and announcements. We update The Center and Company of Fools’ Facebook pages all the time with music, videos, stories and reminders about events, too. Sign up for emails on our website and/or follow us on Facebook…so you won’t miss a thing!

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Evening tours are with the curator and/or gallery guides and begin at 5:30pm, with wine served. Registration required. Ticketed events. Be sure to get yours early to ensure you get a seat.

EXHIBITION: Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop The Center, Hailey, Thu, 2–5pm, or by appointment What is a master printer? How do printers work with artists? This exhibition traces that relationship through prints made at Jen Galpin’s Vita Brevis Press in Hailey. In addition to Galpin, participating artists include Kate Browning, Margery Friedlander, Abby Grosvenor, Annie May and Gay Bawa Odmark.

EXHIBITION: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes The Center Ketchum, Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm, Sat in Jul & Aug, 11am–5pm An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affiliated with New Mexico’s Transcendental Painting Group, work from the 1940s and 1950s by the artists of Northern California’s Dynaton movement, and Frederick S. Wight’s shimmering Southern California landscape paintings, made in the 1970s and 1980s. ART HISTORY CLASS: Enchanted Modernities: Theosophical Thought in the History of 20th Century Art and Music with Christopher Scheer R The Center, Ketchum, 5:30–7pm Dr. Christopher Scheer will address the impact of Theosophy on developments in modern art and music. Founded in New York City in 1875 by a group that included the mystic Helena Blavatsky, the Theosophical Society united Western esoteric thought with Eastern philosophical and religious ideas in an attempt to understand the mysteries of the universe.

Cover image: Frederick S. Wight, Trace (detail), 1981, oil on canvas, courtesy the estate of the artist and Louis Stern Fine Arts, Los Angeles Below left to right: Gordon Onslow Ford, A Cobweb for the New House (detail), 1952, casein and sawdust on paper, collection of the Lucid Art Foundation; Agnes Pelton, Idyll (detail), 1952, oil on canvas, Jeri L. Wolfson Collection

aking Your Characters Crackle with M Heather Parkinson Dermott R The Center, Hailey, 9am–12pm Take your fiction writing to the next level. This workshop will explore how to activate characters and scenes to make your storytelling more compelling. In addition to daily workshop sessions, students will be armed with character and scene activating tools through acting, filmmaking and screenwriting exercises.

JULY 1–26

17 FREE READING: Writing Workshop Reading with

Heather Parkinson Dermott The Center, Ketchum, 6:30pm Author Heather Parkinson Dermott shares select readings from her novel Across Open Ground, as part of the weeklong fiction workshop she is teaching June 16–20. ART HISTORY CLASS: From the Dynaton to Light & Space: Metaphysics in California Art with Drs. Fariba Bogzaran and Courtney Gilbert R The Center, Ketchum, 5:30–7pm In conjunction with The Center’s summer exhibition Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes, Dr. Fariba Bogzaran of the Lucid Art Foundation will address the history of the Dynaton movement in Northern California, followed by Courtney Gilbert’s discussion of the paintings of Frederick S. Wight and the work of Light & Space artists in Southern California.

TICKETS or registration for events available now at www.sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491

Images from left: Dr. Fariba Bogzaran; Heather Parkinson Dermott; Enchanted April; Michael Franti

THEATRE: Company of Fools presents Enchanted April T Liberty Theatre, Hailey Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two housewives rent a villa in Italy for an impulsive holiday away from their lives, reluctantly recruiting a pair of independent women to share the cost and experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms, all four clash—and then begin to bloom—rediscovering themselves in ways that they never could have imagined. Generously sponsored by Carol and Len Harlig and the von der Heyden Foundation and Wood River Insurance.

SPECIAL EVENT: Soulshine Tour Daytime Yoga & Music Experience T Trail Creek Picnic Grounds, Sun Valley, 11am–1pm Soulshine is a first of its kind tour bringing together live music, fans, DJs and yoga into one ridiculously awesome jam. The tour will begin with a very special mass acoustic music and yoga practice, featuring Michael Franti and friends playing live and a class led by some of today’s most inspiring teachers. CONCERT: Soulshine Tour featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen, and Trevor Hall T River Run, Ketchum, 6pm Soulshine will continue in the evening with a concert featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen, Trevor Hall and two amazing DJs, guaranteeing a full-blown dance party! Series sponsored by KSKI 94.5.

7–9

ADULT CLASS: Creative Jump In with the Fools: Voice Acting with Irene Ziegler R Meriwether Building, Hailey, 1–3pm This class will introduce you to the many types of voiceover opportunities available, get you comfortable behind a microphone, and help you put together a demo in a diverse range of voiceover styles, from announcers to characters.

JAMES MINCHIN III

16–20 ADULT CLASS: Fiction Writing Workshop:

with Danica Robrahn and Jennifer Marquez R The Center, Hailey, 9am–4pm This weeklong, full-day art camp gives kids entering 3rd through 6th grade the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and engage with their peers while making original artwork. Using a variety of 2D and 3D processes, campers will spend the week exploring the concept of recycling. The camp includes field trips to see art in the community and meet local artists who use recycling in their work. FREE EXHIBITION CLOSING CELEBRATION: Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop The Center, Hailey, 5:30–7pm FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm FREE GALLERY WALK: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes The Center, Ketchum, 5–7pm

17–19 SPECIAL EVENT: 33rd Annual Sun Valley Center

for the Arts Wine Auction T The annual fundraiser for The Center was named one of the Top 10 Charity Wine Auctions by Wine Spectator. E xperience three glorious days of exclusive vintner dinners, the Auction Gala, and the community favorite, Vine & Dine. A wonderful and festive way to support The Center’s arts and education programming.

21 & 23 ADULT CLASS: Creative Jump In with the

Fools: The Magic of Saying “Yes, and…” with Scott Creighton R Meriwether Building, Hailey, 6:30–8:30pm “Yes, and…” is the motto of improvisers around the world. During the course of this workshop we will play a series of improv games meant to bring out the “Yes” in all of us.

22 & 24 ADULT CLASS: Creative Jump-in: Intro to

alligraphy with Wendy Watson-Diedrick R C The Center, Hailey, 5:30–8pm This two-day class is designed for those who would like to learn calligraphy but don’t know where to begin. With step-by-step procedures and simple exercises, Wendy will introduce you to the many ways letters are made beautiful.

14 & 15 ADULT CLASS: Creative Jump In with the

Fools: Hot Fun in the Summertime Improv Jam with Andrew Alburger R Meriwether Building, Hailey, 1–3pm This is a summer improvisation smorgasbord. Games, stories, scenes, characters, freezes, emotions, everything from a to z, including the game A to Z!

14–17 ADULT CLASS: Watercolor Pocket Sketching and

Journaling with Kath Macaulay R The Center, Hailey, 10am–4pm This quick-draw technique teaches students to “journal” anywhere in the world using a 4 x 6 art pad, a water soluble pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water. Learn to sketch in 25 minutes or less and capture what you feel is there, unlike a camera.

CONCERT: Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band T River Run Lodge, Ketchum, 7pm Josh Ritter is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style, narrative lyrics, and his incredible live performances. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine. Series sponsored by KSKI 94.5.

Images from Left: Kath Macaulay, Evening Catalinas, watercolor on paper; Andrew Alburger; Sun Valley Center Wine Auction Gala; Josh Ritter

LAURA WILSON

7–11 KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP: The Art of Recycling

AUGUST 6

CONCERT: Chris Isaak T River Run Lodge, Ketchum, 8pm Since his days as a child spinning his parents’ 45s in their Stockton, CA home, this deeply committed artist has been obsessed with the glory days of Memphis’ Sun Studio and the visionary artists who got their starts there—including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. Series sponsored by KSKI 94.5.

7–9

THEATRE: Company of Fools presents Shirley Valentine T The Liberty Theatre, Hailey This transformative comedy follows middle-aged Liverpool housewife Shirley Valentine, played by Denise Simone, who is trapped in humdrum domesticity, frequently talking to her kitchen walls just for a bit of conversation. But when her best friend invites her to Greece, Shirley is suddenly pulled into a life-altering adventure that allows her to see the world— and herself—in a different light. Generously sponsored by

Catharine Cappel.

FREE GALLERY WALK: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes The Center, Ketchum, 5–7pm

8–10 FREE SPECIAL EVENT: 46th Annual

Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Atkinson Park, Ketchum, 10am–6pm (Fri) & 10am–5pm (Sat & Sun) More than 100 artists from around the nation gather to share their unique handmade fine arts and crafts. All weekend long the festival features artist demonstrations, kids craft area, live music and food and drink. Generously sponsored by Atkinsons’ Market.

FREE LIVE MUSIC 12–5pm daily FREE ARTIST DEMOS 1–4pm daily FREE KIDS CRAFT AREA 11am–2pm daily opposite: Shannon Durbin, Forest Fire 10 (Series One) (detail), 2011, gouache on paper, courtesy the artist and Cullom Gallery, Seattle; images below from left: Chris Isaak; Shirley Valentine; Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

12 & 13 ADULT CLASS: Sun Valley Center Arts &

Crafts Festival Featured Artist: Art with Nature with Owen Mortensen R The Center, Hailey, 1pm–5pm Award-winning artist, Owen Mortensen, shares his passion for finding, preserving and designing with natural found objects. Learn how to use leaves, twigs, tree bark, stones and more to create simple, yet profound, collages. FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm

BIG IDEA | Multidisciplinary Project

FORESTS, FORAGING AND FIRES«

Aug 23 – Nov 12, 2014 Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritually—how we manage it, the creatures that inhabit it and the impact of fires. EXHIBITION Aug 23–Nov 12 at The Center in Ketchum. Free and open to the public.

«Events related to the multidisciplinary project are marked with a star.

29«FREE GALLERY WALK: Forests, Foraging and Fires

The Center, Ketchum, 5–7pm

CONCERT: The Head & The Heart T River Run Lodge, Ketchum, 7pm Seattle-based indie folk-rock band The Head & The Heart came together in 2009 through a series of open mic nights at the Conor Byrne Pub in Old Ballard. They scored a #1 single with their song “Lost in My Mind” and they’ve opened for Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists and more, and are on the ascent! Series sponsored by KSKI 94.5.

SEPTEMBER 4« FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*:

Forests, Foraging and Fires The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm

4« FILM SCREENING: Documentary Short Films as a part

of Forests, Foraging and Fires T Magic Lantern Screening Rooms, 7pm

Sep 11–Nov 13

18–20 ADULT CLASS: Beginning Printmaking

with Amy Nack R The Center, Hailey, 10am–4pm This three-day workshop will introduce the novice to printmaking while providing opportunities for seasoned printmakers to explore non-toxic materials for creating monotypes and intaglio prints.

22–26 ADULT CLASS: Oil Painting with Connie Borup

The Center, Hailey, 9am–1pm R This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling.

27« FREE Play Reading Series presented by Company of

Fools: A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing The Center, Ketchum, 7pm–9pm A Walk in the Woods is the story of an impossible friendship, one that grows between an earnest young American arms negotiator and his more cynical Soviet counterpart during their private walks together over a period of many months. It is also the story of two nations attempting to avert a nuclear holocaust in spite of the political and economic forces that seem to be pushing them relentlessly toward it.

EXHIBITION: Janet Starr: Abstract Landscapes The Center, Hailey, Thu, 2–5pm, or by appointment From white cloth, Hailey fiber artist Janet Starr uses dye and a variety of techniques to produce artwork which is bold in color and graphic in design. Her work is an abstraction of the natural world evoking forms like mesas, river beds, or aspen groves.

FREE EXHIBITION OPENING CELEBRATION: Janet Starr: Abstract Landscapes The Center, Hailey, 5:30–7pm

Images from far left: The Head & The Heart; Janet Starr The Aspen Grove by the Big Pond in January, 2013, courtesy the artist; Anne Siems, Iska Tree (detail), 2013, acrylic on panel, courtesy the artist and Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum

OCTOBER 2«

9 «

LECTURE: Timothy Egan T Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum, 6:30pm–7:30pm Author of several books chronicling the American West including The Big Burn—Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America. Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a popular columnist for The New York Times, and a National Book Award-winning author. Generously sponsored by

16«

Jane P. Watkins and Richard and Judith Smooke.

4«

FILM SCREENING: The Fruit Hunters T Magic Lantern, Ketchum, 7pm As we look at forests in the current exhibition, this film examines those who are obsessed with fruit and scour jungles and forests to track down and sometimes save fruits that are threatened by development and disease. FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*: Forests, Foraging and Fires The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm

18 & 19« ADULT CLASS: Fire as Subject and Symbol

ADULT CLASS: Exploring the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Wood River Valley with Darcy Williamson R Location TBA, 9am–12pm This morning workshop is a great opportunity to explore and appreciate our natural environment. Darcy Williamson, an Idaho herbalist, will show participants how our local forest can help feed and heal us by learning how to identify local plant species.

with William D. Lewis R The Center, Hailey, 10am–4pm Join Boise-based artist William Lewis as he leads students in this two day workshop. Students will create images of fire a year after the Beaver Creek Fire. Day one, participants will create their own charcoal which will then be used for drawing studies. Day two will be devoted to producing an oil painting on panel based on these studies.

4« FREE FAMILY DAY: Plant Identification and Scavenger

21, 23, 28 & 30«

Hunt with Darcy Williamson Sawtooth Botanical Gardens and The Center, Ketchum, 3–5pm Families will explore our relationship with one of our most significant natural resources: the forest. We will start at the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens and wrap up with a tour of the exhibition at The Center.

6–10

ADULT CLASS: Advanced Photography (Instructor to be announced) R The Center, Hailey, 10am–4pm Join The Center for this weeklong photography intensive. The class is designed for advanced photographers who are interested in furthering their artistic and technical skills. More information coming soon!

Images from the left: Set Design with Joe Lavigne; Timothy Egan; William D. Lewis, Bonfire (detail), 2012, gouache on paper, courtesy the artist

BARRY WONG

ADULT CLASS: Into the Set, Into the Woods with Joe Lavigne R The Center, Hailey, 6:30–8:30pm Joe Lavigne, who has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006, will lead students through the design process, using Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods as a subject. Through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the class will explore the progression of scenic design. FREE Junior Patrons Circle Reception The Center, Ketchum, 5pm Join the Junior Patrons Circle for drinks, a gallery tour of the exhibition Forests, Foraging and Fires and to learn more about the JPC and how you can get involved. Bring a friend— all are welcome.

FILM SCREENINGS: 21–23«

CONCERT: Portland Cello Project (and school residency) T Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater, Hailey, 6:30pm The Portland Cello Project has wowed audiences all over the country with extravagant performances, everywhere from A Prairie Home Companion to punk rock clubs. The group has built a reputation for mixing genres and blurring musical lines and perceptions wherever they go. Portland Cello P roject will work with students from Wood River High School’s chamber orchestra and their vocal group, Spiritus, while here. The students will participate in a few selections during the evening concert.

BIG IDEA | Multidisciplinary Project

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ROCK & ROLL«

Nov 21, 2014 – Jan 30, 2015 Under the Influence of Rock & Roll celebrates a uniquely American art form and its impact on our culture. The exhibition features historic and contemporary photography, show posters and painting. Performances and lectures will offer participants the opportunity to dive into the history of Rock & Roll and its continuing resonance today. EXHIBITION Nov 21, 2014 – Jan 30, 2013 at The Center in Ketchum. Free and open to the public.

NOVEMBER

1 & 2 TEEN WORKSHOP: Still Life Painting

Rockumentary Film Festival T Magic Lantern Cinemas, times TBA As a part of Under the Influence of Rock & Roll¸ we will screen a wide variety of documentary films (and a few feature films!) that bring to the surface the influence that rock musicians have had on each other and on our society.

with Jennifer Bellinger R The Center, Hailey, 10am–4pm Join Sun Valley artist Jennifer Bellinger as she teaches students the fundamentals of still life painting. She will show students how to set up their own still life concentrating on lighting and positioning. The students will learn the basics of setting up a palette, the use of color, composition, and light and shadow.

«Events related to the multidisciplinary project are marked with a star.

6« FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*: 6

Forests, Foraging and Fires The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm

FILM SCREENING: Finding Vivian Maier T Magic Lantern, Ketchum, 7pm A critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs. Hidden in storage lockers, they were discovered decades later. She is now considered among the 20th century’s greatest photographers.

TARINA WESTLUND

images from the left: Jennifer Bellinger, Love Those Lemons II, 2014, oil, courtesy the artist; Portland Cello Project; Ethan Russell, The Best Seat in the House

DECEMBER 4«

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR*: Under the Influence of Rock & Roll The Center, Ketchum, 5:30pm

« CONCERT: Guy Davis

T Sun Valley Opera House, 6:30pm Guy Davis is a musician, composer, actor, director, and writer, but most importantly, Guy Davis is a bluesman. The blues permeates every corner of Davis’ creativity. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as possible through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original songs, stories and performance pieces.

Dec 18, 2014 –Jan 3, 2015

THEATRE: Company of Fools Presents Peter and the Starcatcher, Liberty Theatre, Hailey T By Rick Elice—Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson A hilarious evening full of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination. This swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan will have you hooked from the moment you let your imagination take flight. Generously sponsored by Don and Marcia Liebich.

27« FREE GALLERY WALK:

Under the Influence of Rock & Roll The Center, Ketchum, 5–7pm SPECIAL EVENT: 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash T River Run Lodge, Ketchum, 9pm The New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash is a benefit for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosted by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle. images from the left: Guy Davis; Peter and the Star Catcher