Summer Calendar 2010 by Sun Valley Museum of Art

JUNe – SEPtember 2010 Newsletter

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Serving the Valley in Both Ketchum & hailey

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Photo: Dev Khalsa

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Director’s letter Dear Friends, Welcome to the Sun Valley Center for the Arts summer newsletter 2010! The upcoming season promises to be one of the most robust and popular in the history of The Center. You will see in this newsletter a variety of exceptional and engaging work—from the performing arts, to terrific exhibitions, great educational opportunities for the entire family, and stimulating and thought provoking presentations. And let’s not forget about the Sun Valley Center Wine Auction! We are here for you—please take advantage of our offerings. Speaking of taking advantage of us—if you are a Center member, I hope you do! Membership does indeed have its privileges, as the advertising line goes. Being a member of The Center means not only that you support our popular programming, but also that you understand the value of saving money. Members regularly take advantage of discounts for tickets to Center events, often saving more than 30% off the ticket prices offered to the general public. Members also take advantage of early sale opportunities and special receptions and events which provide in-depth and unique experiences. Beyond the personal benefits of membership, your annual support also provides funding for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ extensive education and outreach programs, and enables us to seek out the best artists, authors, performers and thinkers to bring to our community. Your membership truly contributes to the vitality and variety of arts and cultural opportunities that enrich life for all in the Wood River Valley. Please encourage your friends and family to become members, so they can join you in taking advantage of the many special arts and cultural experiences. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely

Bill Ryberg, Executive Director

What’s Happening in Hailey? The Center has a full schedule of events, classes and exhibitions happening at our classroom barn, the historic McKercher/Pound House and in other locations in Hailey. Hosting events in the south valley is an important part of our commitment to serving everyone, valley-wide. As with our Ketchum location, we do as many things as possible at The Center, Hailey, but sometimes we have to search out bigger venues or an actual auditorium to serve you better. Throughout the newsletter you’ll find many events that are happening in Hailey, but we’ve gathered them all here in one place to make it easy for you to search for events by location.

Writing Workshop with Steve Almond Jun 14–18 See page 4 for details

Fiction Workshop Student Reading Thu, Jun 17, 6pm, free See page 5 for details

Jose Conde & Nu Latin Groove, in association with CSI’s Sun Valley Summer Spanish Institute Fri, Jun 18, 7pm The Center, Hailey See page 6 for details

Zap Mama Fri, Jun 25, 7pm Hop Porter Park, Hailey See page 6 for details

Ice Cream Social Sun, Jul 4, 1–3pm, free After the 4th of July parade, stop by The Center for ice cream and birthday cake to celebrate the 4th and Roberta McKercher’s birthday.

Summer Art Camps for kids 5–10 Jul 19–30 (two one-week sessions) See page 3 for details

Nature Writing Workshop with Fara Warner

Photo: Dev Khalsa

Jun 21–25 See page 4 for details

Cover images: Zap Mama, photo: Jurgen Rogiers Alison Antelman, jewelry

Opening celebration for Timber!, an exhibition of work by local artists Thu, Jul 1, 5:30–7pm , free (exhibition runs Jul 1–Sep 10 at The Center, Hailey) See page 9 for details

Ira Glass Sat, Sep 25, 6:30pm The Community Campus, Hailey $20 members / $30 nonmembers See page 12 for details

And, 16 of our 20 summer and fall art classes will be held in our Hailey classroom! See pages 3–5 for details

Kids Classes TEEN WORKSHOP

KIDS CLASS

Camps

Teen workshops are co-sponsored by Yak! and are designed to be fun, creative, artistic activities just for teens. Please call 726.9491 in advance to guarantee your spot or visit www.sunvalleycenter.org.

Doing Art Together with Zoey Pierce

Summer Art Camp for ages 5 & 6 with Diana Sharpless

Sat, Aug 21, 2–3:30pm The Center, Ketchum Ages 5+ with adult $25 members / $50 nonmembers (per person) Registration deadline: Fri, Aug 6 Come discover the notorious artist Andy Warhol. We will have fun learning about his life and his creation of Pop Art. Then get ready for a hands-on experience making your own screen-print designs on various materials. Bring a love for art and a creative spirit. Zoey Pierce earned a BFA in printmaking from Boise State University and a master’s degree in counseling and art therapy from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM. Currently, she teaches elementary and middle school art at the Community School.

Mon–Fri, Jul 19–23, 9am–12pm Mon–Fri, Jul 26–30, 9am–12pm $190 members / $215 nonmembers (each week) The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Mon, Jul 5

Water Sat, Sep 11, 12–4pm The Center, Ketchum $10 pre-registration required Students will view the work of Megan Murphy and learn about her artistic process. Students will then have an opportunity to try a similar process. They will be asked to bring images of bodies of water which are important to them. These pictures will be used as photo transfers layered over drawings and text transfers.

Summer Art Camp for ages 7–10 with Diana Sharpless Mon–Fri, Jul 19–23, 2–5pm Mon–Fri, Jul 26–30, 2–5pm $190 members / $215 nonmembers (each week) The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Mon, Jul 5 Let your children experience fun and exciting ways to make art. They will be involved in designing and creating lots of different arts and crafts projects and will share their ideas and artwork with the group. Kids will be introduced to a variety of art media including drawing, painting, textiles and collage while having the freedom to express themselves as they choose. Every child will take home new skills, personalized artwork and great memories! An extended day option is available through the Blaine County Recreation District. For more details please call 208.788.2117.

Full scholarships are available for every adult and kids class. Help us spread the word! Through the generosity of our donors, The Center is committed to making classes available to all members of our community regardless of their ability to pay. Please contact Sarah Kolash at 208.726.9491 ex 21 for more details.

The Center and the Environmental Resource Center Present ECO Camp: Wild Art Nature Through the Artist’s Eye Mon–Fri, Aug 9–13 (overnight camp) For students entering grades 7–9 Early registration: $300 / ends May 14 Regular registration: $325 Central Idaho 4-H Camp, 17 miles north of Ketchum To register please visit www.ercsv.org or call 208.726.4333 One look at the works of Ansel Adams, John James Audubon and Andy Goldsworthy and we can see the unique intersection of art, nature and science. Eco Camp: Wild Art is an overnight field ecology and natural history program that uses art as the lens to explore nature, giving young teens the opportunities for self-expression and discovery that they crave. The Center will provide daily art workshops in small groups in a variety of mediums. Field instructors will then guide participants in applying those new techniques to complement our study of ecology, geology and natural history. There will be open studio time each day (and campfires every night), and the program will conclude with a gallery show for family and friends where the artists can proudly display their pieces.

Adult Classes Adult Classes

Writing Stories that Sing with Steve Almond Mon–Fri, Jun 14–18, 9am–12pm $300 members / $350 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Fri, May 28 This intensive workshop will focus on how to write stories that rise into the lyric register. We’ll look at stories by masters such as Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates and Donald Barthelme, and discuss the fundamentals (plot, character, voice). But the focus will be on pushing your characters into emotional danger, those moments when they reveal themselves—to you, and to the reader—in their full human measure. Expect a candid discussion of the mistakes aspiring writers make, and several take-home exercises. Workshop leader Steve Almond is the author of the story collections My Life in Heavy Metal and The Evil B.B. Chow, the novel Which Brings Me to You, and the non-fiction books Candy Freaks and (Not That You Asked). His latest book, Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, was just released.

Steve Almond, Public Reading / Discussion Tue, Jun 15, 6:30pm Free at The Center, Ketchum See page 12 for details

Reading by Workshop Participants Thu, Jun 17, 6:30pm Free at The Center, Hailey

Nature Inspired Memoir: A Reading and Writing Workshop with Fara Warner

Kathie Miranda, Bloodroot

CLASS Details Teaching Assistants and Scholarships Scholarships are available for all Center classes and are based on financial need. Applications are available on our website. Students may also inquire about becoming teaching assistants in exchange for a discount on tuition. Registration, Refund and Credit Policy For all classes a 90% refund is given upon withdrawal prior to the registration deadline. No credits or refunds will be given after the registration deadline. If a class is canceled, students are issued a full refund.

Materials Please note that is the responsibility of the students to know their own sensitivities to the materials that may be used in any of the classes. All adult classes require students to bring their own supplies. Students can obtain a supply list at the time of registration or through our website. Some supply fees may apply. College Credit College credit is available for most classes through the College of Southern Idaho. Inquire about college credit when registering. An additional fee is charged for college credit and is payable directly to the College of Southern Idaho.

Registration available online. Also please visit our website www.sunvalleycenter.org for extended class descriptions, information on instructors and class supply lists. To register in person for a class, stop by or call The Center in Ketchum, 208.726.9491 ex 10.

Mon–Fri, Jun 21–25, 10am–12pm & 1–3pm $300 members / $350 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Mon, Jun 7 The natural world has inspired writers for centuries—from Henry David Thoreau to Terry Tempest Williams. In this workshop, we will explore how nature can inspire us. Reading, writing and field trips will help participants begin a memoir or jump start an existing project. The workshop will take advantage of the natural beauty of the Wood River Valley, Sawtooth Mountains and Silver Creek Preserve. Mornings will be spent in writing and discussion with two hours of outdoor reflection in the afternoons. Participants will read from nature-inspired writings including, Wallace Stegner’s novels and short stories, Mary Oliver’s New and Selected Poems, Kim Barnes’s In the Wilderness, William Kittredge’s Hole in the Sky, Terry Tempest Williams’s Refuge, and Stephen Trimble’s anthology Words from the Land. Fara Warner is a lecturer in communication studies at the Univ. of Michigan and the 2007–09 Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism. She has been a journalist and author for more than 15 years, writing for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes. She is the author of The Power of the Purse: How Smart Companies Are Adapting to the World's Most Important Consumers—Women. She maintains a blog at www.thepowerofthepurse.com.

Don King willow chair class

The Center and Company of Fools Present Creative Jump-Ins: Abstract Watercolor and Abstract Collage with Donna Binfield Wed (Watercolor) & Thu (Collage), Jul 7 & 8, 5:30–7:30pm $25 (per class) The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Wed, Jun 23 Abstract Watercolor In abstract watercolor painting, artistic content depends on color and design rather than pictorial representation. This method of watercolor painting is fun for the experienced watercolorist as well as the beginner. It is full of surprises and stretches the imagination. In this class students will be asked to lightly brush or pour color onto wet watercolor paper. After the paper is dry students will be encouraged to find the various shapes and designs within their paper. These images are used to inspire a more realistic or abstract image within their piece. The creative possibilities are endless. Abstract Collage Whether you want to try a new medium, or experience your first art class, abstract collage is the perfect opportunity. This fun and flexible medium will help you get the creative wheels rolling. In this assemblage class students will focus on color harmony and design. After seeing finished examples and demonstrations from the instructor, class members will be encouraged to experiment and create their own personal collage style.

Botanical Drawing and Painting with Kathie Miranda Mon–Fri, Jul 12–16, 10am–2pm $325 members / $375 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Mon, Jun 28 Explore the beauty of flowering plants and learn traditional botanical art techniques to create realistic plant portraits. On days one and two, students work with graphite to study the variety of exciting forms, structures and textures found in live plant material. The goals are keen observation of details, accurate drawing and full tonal contrast for drawings with exciting three-dimensional form. For the remaining days, students will work in watercolor to paint a simple flower arrangement or flowering plant. Through demonstrations and lectures, learn precise brushwork techniques such as dry brush, how to quickly and accurately match colors of plant life and the correct use of values. Drawing and watercolor experience is required.

Travel Sketching in Watercolor with Susan Perin Sat, Jul 17, 8am–4pm $95 members / $145 nonmembers Supply fee: $35 The Center, Ketchum Registration deadline: Fri, Jul 2 Do you dream of painting a journal on your next trip? In this one day workshop learn how to do quick sketches with watercolor, pen and a special sketching brush. The materials and techniques are so convenient and compact you can even paint in a moving train, car or bus. Watercolor experience is required. Students will meet at The Center in Ketchum and then will move into the field.

Jewelry Making: The Art of the Chain with Alison B. Antelman Tue & Wed, Aug 10 & 11, 10am–4pm $145 members / $195 nonmembers Supply fee: $75 The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Tue, Jul 27 Handmade chains are one of the foundations of fine art jewelry from ancient to modern times. Students will experience the creation of beautiful jewelry by making a sterling silver Byzantine bracelet. They will learn to use a jeweler’s saw, to coil and cut jump rings, and to fabricate a bracelet using pliers. In addition, students will make samples of different varieties of chain patterns and learn to make woven chains using a textile technique. All students will leave the class wearing a handmade sterling silver bracelet and with samples, tools and the knowledge to further explore chain making on their own. Alison B. Antelman exhibits and sells her work at galleries and craft shows nationally. She was awarded “Best of Show, Jewelry” at the Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, Utah, and “Best of Jewelry” at The Center’s Arts & Crafts Festival in 2009. Her work is in the upcoming Lark Books publication, 500 Gemstone Jewels.

Woodblock Printmaking with Nick Wroblewski

A Short Tour of Watershed Health in the Wood River Valley with Jon Marvel

Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility with Daniella Woolf

Sat, Sep, 18, 10am–12pm $15 members / $20 nonmembers Group will meet at location TBD Registration deadline: Fri, Sep 3 The Executive Director of the Western Watershed Projects, Jon Marvel will lead participants on a walking tour of our local watershed. Along the way participants will have the opportunity to learn about historic and current human impacts on watershed health, basic hydrology, local water issues and steps that can be taken to improve current watershed conditions.

Trout Illustrations with Josh Udesen Sat, Sep 18, 10am–3pm $50 members / $100 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Fri, Sep 3 Idaho artist and fly fisherman Josh Udesen will lead students through the process of sketching local trout species. Using a combination of graphite, ink and turpentine on vellum, Udesen creates unique drawings reminiscent of traditional etchings.

Oil Painting with Connie Borup Mon–Fri, Sep 20–24, 9am–1pm $200 members / $250 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Fri, Sep 3 This weeklong 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. Each student is encouraged to develop his or her personal style and be open to new discoveries. Borup offers a wealth of experience from over thirty years of teaching. She now limits herself to an annual workshop in France and in Sun Valley. Borup exhibits her work locally at the Gail Severn Gallery.

Tue & Wed, Aug 17 & 18, 10am–5pm $125 members / $175 nonmembers Supply fee: $40 The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Tue, Aug 3 Discover the possibilities of printmaking with artist Nick Wroblewski. Through the tactile process of “carving” imagery, students will investigate the methods of relief woodblock printmaking. This class will offer an introduction and intermediate techniques for creating a multi-color woodblock print. Students will be shown techniques for transfer, carving, reduction and multi-block methods. The instructor will help simplify the seemingly complicated world of layers, woodcarving, reversed imagery, registration and printing. Learn hand printing techniques as well as techniques that utilize a manual printing press, and discuss imagery, abstraction and conceptual intent. Embark on the adventure of creating a unique, colorful image through woodcarving!

Nick Wroblewski, Bluebirds

Thu–Sat, Sep 30–Oct 2, 10am–4pm $250 members / $300 nonmembers $85 supply fee The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Thu, Sep 16 The ancient technique of encaustic is an exciting tool when used to expand one’s visual vocabulary. You will learn how easy it is to transfer images onto a number of surfaces, as well as metal leafing, collage and working with line and edge. The class will cover safety procedures and setting up your studio and include a presentation on encaustic with a textile sensibility. This translucent medium creates amazing layers, textures and surfaces beyond your wildest dreams!

Willow Chair Making Workshop with Don King Sat & Sun, Oct 9 & 10 / Fri–Sun, Oct 15–17, 9am–4pm $350 members /$400 nonmembers Supply fee: $50 The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Fri, Sep 24 Challis artist Don King has been making willow furniture for more than twenty years and has taken his craft to a high level of artistry, creating refined one-ofa-kind pieces of heirloom furniture. The class will focus on a traditional gypsy chair design with a bowed back and arms; however, students will be exposed to a variety of design possibilities and creativity will be encouraged. Learning the techniques of willow trimming will be physically challenging and rewarding. You’ll also learn to identify and collect willows—essential for further projects. Participants will leave with a completed (or nearly completed) chair.

Performing Arts ¡Fandango! concert with Jose Conde & Nu Latin Groove in association with CSI’s Summer Spanish Institute

Photo: Todd Stewart

Fri, Jun 18, 7pm The Center, Hailey $15 members / $20 nonmembers / $5 kids With subtle rhythmic intensity in voice and song, Jose Conde takes his Cuban roots and grafts them onto a dizzying range of Afro-Latin styles, from Puerto Rican bomba to Haitian compas to New Orleans swamp-funk, for a nonstop blend of party-stoking grooves. Conde and his New York–based Nu Latin Groove band funkify Afro-Cuban music with global perspective and groove. Born in Chicago and raised in Miami by parents who fled Cuba in the ’60s, Conde likes to tell people, “I feel en Cubano and I think en Americano. That's the core.”

Zap Mama

Photo: Jurgen Rogiers

Fri, Jun 25, 7pm Hop Porter Park, Hailey $20 members / $25 nonmembers / $5 kids

All Shows – Please carpool, walk or ride a bike! Coolers and blankets allowed. No dogs, high-back chairs, cameras or recording devices.

The group Zap Mama defies easy categorization. A blend of world music, fusion, African, a capella, soul, hip-hop and dance music, Zap Mama draws you in and gets you on your feet. Marie Daulne, the founder and lead singer of Zap Mama, has lived a life that rivals Homer’s in the Odyssey. Born in the Congo but raised in Belgium, Marie stands with one foot firmly planted in tradition and the other in the progressive sounds and sensibilities of a new century, and she consistently merges the two with an effortless grace that never fails to mesmerize. Over the years, Zap Mama has morphed from an a cappella quintet into the creative vision of one woman surrounded by talent from nearly every corner of the musical landscape. In the process, Marie Daulne has toured the globe in support of her music, with legendary performances at the Montreux and New Orleans jazz festivals, the UK’s Glastonbury Festival, the WOMAD festivals in Adelaide and Singapore, Coachella Festival, Austin City Limits, Roskilde, and the Blue Note Festival in Tokyo. Sponsor: Atkinsons’ Market This concert is part of the first annual Rhythm & Ride Festival

Photo: James O’Mara

Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour Concert

summer Concert Tickets! May 17 – SERIES TICKETS on sale to members only 10am. All 3 shows: $65 adults / $40 kids (limit 300 tickets) 2 shows: Zap Mama & Steve Martin: $50 adults / $35 kids (limit 1,250 tickets) 2 shows: Jose Conde & Zap Mama: $30 adults / $10 kids

A Benefit for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the t Alliance for d Ou the Wild Rockies l so7:30pm Mon, Jul 12, River Run, Ketchum

May 24 – INDIVIDUAL TICKETS on sale to members only 10am. June 1 – TICKETS ON SALE TO EVERYONE at 10am.

The genesis of this once-in-a-lifetime reunion tour was six performances by King and Taylor in 2007 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour theater. At that club some 40 years ago, Taylor had urged King to emerge as an artist from behind her piano, a seminal moment in the history of these pop singer-songwriter icons. King, an ardent advocate for educational and environmental issues and a long-time resident of Idaho’s Sawtooth Valley, selected the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies as beneficiaries of this very special evening of music. Sponsors: Zions Bank Sun Valley Resort

Kids tickets are for those 12 & under Members: limit 2 adult tickets (and up to 4 kids) per show until June 1. To purchase during the member pre-sales, you’ll need your member number which was mailed to you in late April. If you don’t have it, give us a call! 208.726.9491. Order tickets online at www.sunvalleycenter.org

Steve Martin Performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers An Evening of Bluegrass & Banjo

Steve Martin, the multitalented Grammy and Emmy award-winning actor/comedian/musician and bestselling author, has proven to be one of the most diversified performers in the entertainment industry today. Recently Martin experienced a successful foray into the music world with the release of his first bluegrass album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which was released by Rounder Records in May 2009 and reached #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Album chart where it stayed for 12 weeks. Taking the stage with Steve Martin are the Steep Canyon Rangers, an engaging Asheville, N.C., acoustic bluegrass quintet. Before being nominated for two International Bluegrass Music Association awards in 2008, the Rangers were named “Emerging Artist of the Year” in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville. The group has been regularly featured at the Grand Ole Opry, as well as at major U.S. festivals such as MerleFest, Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass. Sponsors: Bank of America US Trust

Photo: Sandee O

Tue, Aug 3, 7pm River Run, Ketchum $35 members / $45 nonmembers

NW Artists Draw

visual arts

Participating artists: Michael Brophy Cat Clifford Eben Goff Helen Loggie D. E. May The Center, Ketchum

Northwest Artists Draw May 7–Jul 3 Drawing has long been viewed as a secondary art form. In the past artists often limited their drawings to studies or sketches made in preparation for paintings. For painters, drawing was a kind of practice—a way to work out ideas and skills without committing paint to canvas. Recently, though, artists have begun to re-evaluate drawing as an artistic medium, making drawings that are unique artworks in and of themselves. This exhibition features drawings made by artists living and working in the Northwest, where a return to drawing seems to be particularly prevalent. Also included are works by Helen Loggie (1895–1976), for whom drawing was a vital artistic medium throughout her career. All the artists in the exhibition share an aesthetic common among artists in the Northwest, which is rooted in craft and in the importance of creating handmade objects. Most are in some way engaged with depicting the natural world. Many of us who live in the Northwest share a sense that nature has significance in our daily lives it might not if we lived elsewhere. The drawings in this exhibition reflect that notion.

Free Exhibition Tours Tue, Jun 15, 2pm and by arrangement Trained docents offer new insight into the artwork on display in free tours of our exhibitions.

Special Evening Gallery Tour Thu, May 20, & Thu, Jun 24, 5:30pm, free Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour Northwest Artists Draw with The Center’s curators and docents.

Gallery Walk Sat, May 29 & Fri, Jul 2, 5–8pm, free Join us for drinks and appetizers as you view Northwest Artists Draw.

images from top: Helen Loggie, Storm over “Woofty Goofs,” 1935, Collection of Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Gift of Robert D. Frazier, 1991.2.35 D.E. May, Template with Insets, 2008, courtesy of the artist and PDX Contemporary Art, Portland Nate Galpin, Untitled, 2001, courtesy of the artist

The Center, Hailey Nate Galpin and Jen Galpin-Mikesh: Drawings and Sculptures Through Jun 25 Jen Galpin-Mikesh and Nate Galpin have been making art in the Wood River Valley for almost 10 years. Jen Galpin-Mikesh is a master printer who works with artists to make etchings, woodcuts and monotypes in her Hailey studio. She is also an accomplished artist in her own right for whom drawing is an essential part of her artistic practice. Whether prints or drawings, her works on paper often feature imagery inspired by the beauty of the natural world. Conceptual artist Nate Galpin creates 2- and 3dimensional artworks in a variety of media ranging from photography to metal. Drawing, however, is an integral part of his artistic process. This exhibition features a series of drawings that combine ink and paper with gravity and centrifugal force to create lyrical abstract images as well as sculpture that reflect his interest in the use of line.

Participating artists: Paul Bergeron Jason Middlebrook William Smith Joseph Smolinski Jennifer Steinkamp Mary Temple

Trees

visual arts

The Center, Ketchum

Beam, Board, Breath: An Investigation of Trees Jul 9–Sep 3 Trees are an essential part of our human experience. Not only do they provide oxygen for our lungs, but their byproduct, wood, is critical for multiple commodities from paper to furniture. Trees are used for fuel and shelter by all sorts of species. They also offer shade and solace. They are ubiquitous, but each of us can locate a special tree that marks a moment, a place, a memory. As we become increasingly conscious of our relationship to nature and our physical environment, many contemporary artists have turned their attention to trees. Board, Beam, Breath brings together six artists who investigate different aspects of trees—silhouette and memory, the possibility of a looming environmental crisis, the relationship between trees, technology and an artificial “nature,” or the role of the tree as a symbol of endurance and growth.

Special Evening Gallery Tours Thu, Jul 15 and Thu, Aug 19, 5:30pm, free Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour Beam, Board, Breath with The Center’s curators and docents.

images from top: William Smith, Untitled, 2009, charcoal, courtesy Schmidt Dean Gallery, PA Partick Dougherty, Sortie de Cave

(Free at Last), 2008, Jardin des Arts,

Free Exhibition Tours

Gallery Walks

Tue, Jul 27, 2pm and by arrangement Trained docents offer new insight into the artwork on display in free tours of our exhibitions.

Fri, Aug 6 and Fri, Sep 3, 5–8pm, free Join us for drinks and appetizers as you view Beam, Board, Breath.

Chateaubourg, France

The Center, Hailey

Timber! An Open Exhibition

Call for Artists The Center invites local photographers, illustrators, painters and printmakers to present work on the subject of trees for inclusion in Timber! All work submitted must be framed, flat work, including photography, drawing, painting or original print work. Work must be delivered to The Center, Ketchum, or The Center, Hailey, by 5 pm on Thursday, June 24, and must be accompanied by a submission form. For guidelines and the submission form, please see The Center’s website, www.sunvalleycenter.org (under Exhibitions, In Hailey, upcoming exhibitions). The project is presented by The Center for the Arts and the Hailey Arts Commission.

Jul 1–Sep 10 Presented by Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Hailey Arts Commission Part of the City of Hailey’s “Month of Art” In conjunction with The Centers’ Ketchum exhibition Beam, Board, Breath, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Hailey Arts Commission present an open exhibition, Timber!, at The Center, Hailey. Idaho photographers, illustrators, painters and printmakers will present their interpretations of trees. The exhibition will also feature a temporary, outdoor installation incorporating the trees on The Center’s Hailey property.

Opening Celebration Thu, Jul 1, 5:30–7pm The Center, Hailey Join us for drinks and appetizers to celebrate local artists and kick off the City of Hailey’s “Month of Art.”

The Center LOT, Ketchum Patrick Dougherty An Installation on The Center Lot, Ketchum Jul 2010–Jan 2011

Lecture by installation artist Patrick Dougherty Wed, Jul 14, 5:30pm free The Center, Ketchum

Photo: Charles Crie

Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty began to learn primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. Beginning about 1980 with small works fashioned in his backyard, he quickly moved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental site-specific installations that require sticks by the truckload. To date he has built more than 200 such massive sculptures all over the world. His home base is his handmade log house in Chapel Hill, N.C., where he lives with his wife and son. He will be creating a site-specific installation on The Center’s lot across the street from the Ketchum post office on 2nd Avenue.

Water

multidisciplinary project

Jan Aronson, Water Series #11, 2007, graphite on paper, courtesy the artist and Gail Severn Gallery

Water Sep 10–Nov 5 Life source, rejuvenator, destroyer, purifier. Water is vital to all life. Its abundance in parts of the world and scarcity in others is rapidly making it the world’s most important commodity. Water is the new oil. For those of us who live in the American West water plays a role in every aspect of our economic and social life. Communities have long been settled near the source. Traditional industries from ranching to agriculture to mineral extraction are dependent on water. As the West’s economy shifts from these industries to tourism based economies, water and the places where it presents itself shape destinations. Recreational activities—boating, fishing, skiing, golf, hiking—all rely on water. Water in its winter form drives and shapes the foundation of our life in the Wood River Valley. Without snow our economy, as we know it, would not exist. Many contemporary artists are investigating their own feelings and ideas about water—some exploring its beauty, some its power, others its transformational qualities. This multidisciplinary project will include two visual arts exhibitions; lectures and discussions by scientists, resource managers, environmentalists and resource users; films; an evening of music; and art projects in area schools. Kate Bright, Spinney, 2008, glitter and acrylic on canvas, courtesy Locks Gallery, PA

The Center Galleries are always free and open to the public! Center Gallery Hours: M–F 9am–5pm, Sat 11–5 in Jul & Aug Hailey Gallery Hours: W–F noon–5pm

Maude Barlow as a part of the multidisciplinary project Water Thu, Nov 4, 6:30pm Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum Pricing announced late summer. Maude Barlow is an international leader in what she has dubbed the “global water justice movement” and is the founder of the Blue Planet Project, which argues that water is a basic right and not a commodity. In 2008–2009, she served as senior adviser on water to the president of the United Nations General Assembly. Her books include Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop Corporate Theft of the World’s Water and the recently released Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. She has received honorary doctorates from four Canadian universities for her social justice work and is the recipient of numerous educational awards including a Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship and the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”).

Photos: Dev Khalsa

Wine Auction Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction —Celebrating 29 Years! Thu, Jul 22–Sat, Jul 24 Proceeds from the Wine Auction, The Center’s only annual fundraiser, make up half of The Center’s operating budget and allow us to bring world-class arts and cultural programs to our community. The festivities begin Thursday, July 22, with intimate Vintner Dinners at elegant private residences with some of the valley’s most gracious hosts. Due to popular demand two Wine Symposia will take place, on Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24, with Maximilian Riedel and Master Sommelier Fred Dame, entertaining and educating all who attend. Friday evening, July 23, brings the main event, the Wine Auction Gala under the tent at Dollar Mountain Lodge. Uncork your Saturday with two of the community’s favorite events of the summer—the Wine Tasting Extravaganza at Dollar Mountain Lodge and the Wine Auction Picnic & Concert at Warm Springs Ranch. Please view our website for location details and map.

Underwriters: Lexus Warm Springs Ranch Wells Fargo Private Bank

Sponsors: Aston Hotels & Resorts, Sun Valley BACKROADS FIJI Water ResortQuest Sun Valley Riedel Sun Valley Magazine

Picnic Sponsors: Bigwood Bread The BrickHouse Bar & Grill CK’s Real Food The Chocolate Moose Cristina’s Restaurant & Bakery Engelmann, Inc. Globus Restaurant Ketchum Grill Lava Lake Lamb Rasberrys The Roosevelt Grille The Sawtooth Club Starbucks Coffee SEGO Restaurant and Bar Toni’s Sun Valley Ice Cream Co.

Schedule of Events Registration & Auction Lot Viewing

Wine Picnic & Concert Music by Clinton Curtis

Thu, Jul 22, 10am–5pm Fri, Jul 23, 10am–3pm Dollar Mountain Lodge

Sat, Jul 24, 6–9pm Warm Springs Ranch

Dinner with the Vintners Thu, Jul 22, 7pm

Riedel Wine Symposium with Maximilian Riedel Fri, Jul 23, 11:30am–1pm Sun Valley Resort

Win a Lexus RX 450h Hybrid in an exclusive drawing that supports the Sun Valley Center for the Arts! For more details on the raffle, please visit our website.

Wine Auction Gala Fri, Jul 23, 5:30pm Dollar Mountain Lodge

Wine Symposium – The Power of Pinot with Master Sommelier Fred Dame

All events are 21 and older only. Babysitting for the Picnic can be arranged through the Wood River YMCA. For tickets or more information, contact The Center or visit www.sunvalleycenter.org. Don’t delay—tickets go on sale in May.

Sat, Jul 24, 11:30am–1pm Sun Valley Resort

Wine Tasting Extravaganza Sat, Jul 24, 12:30–3pm Dollar Mountain Lodge

Arts And Crafts Festival

Photo: Dev Khalsa

Photo: Jen Smith

42nd Annual Arts and Crafts Festival Fri–Sun, Aug 13–15 Fri & Sat 10am–6:30pm, Sun 10am–5pm Atkinson Park, Ketchum Admission is free This three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography, fiber, ceramics, metal, jewelry and woodwork. Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous opportunity for Wood River Valley residents and visitors to meet artists and get a sense of what’s happening in the world of arts and crafts—and maybe even buy some art! This popular community event includes artist demonstrations, live music and a children’s activity area. Sponsors: Boise State Radio Yellow Book

Free Kids Crafts at the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Aug 13–15, daily 11am–2pm Atkinson Park, Ketchum All ages welcome. Kids under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. In the kids activity area, children will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty by trying some of the techniques used by the artists in the Festival. It’s all free, it’s all fun, and it’s all for kids!

The Center will be presenting a full Lecture Series for the third year in 2010–2011. Stay tuned for the full series listing! Tickets will be available late summer.

Photo: Suart Mullenberg

Photo: Beowulf Sheehan, PEN American Center

Lectures & Readings

Sir Salman Rushdie

Ira Glass

Fri, Sep 10, 6pm Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley $30 members / $40 nonmembers Raised in India and Pakistan and educated in England, Sir Salman Rushdie is famous for exploring the post-colonial relationships between Eastern and Western cultures in his fantastic novels. Rushdie is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors and critics of our time. His novel The Satanic Verses provoked a fatwā (religious edict) by Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his death, as a result of which he spent nearly a decade “underground,” seldom appearing in public. His other books include The Moor’s Last Sigh, Midnight’s Children and The Enchantress of Florence. A leading proponent for free speech, Rushdie was knighted by the British government in 2007 for “services to literature.” Lecture sponsors: Martine and Dan Drackett –Wodecroft Foundation Judith and Richard Smooke Sun Valley Company

Sat, Sep 25, 6:30pm The Community Campus, Hailey Pricing announced late summer. Ira Glass began his career as an intern at National Public Radio’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in 1978. Today he is the host and producer of This American Life, a program that each week chooses a theme and puts together different kinds of stories on that theme. The show is heard on 500 radio stations and, most weeks, is the most popular podcast in America. Under Glass’s direction, This American Life has won the highest honors of broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including several Peabody and DuPont-Columbia awards. Sponsor: Boise State Radio

Steve Almond

VOLUNTEER

Tue, Jun 15, 7pm The Center, Ketchum Steve Almond, a regular instructor at Tin House and a professor at Boston College, will be in the Wood River Valley to teach a fiction workshop. He will read from his newest book Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life. Publishers Weekly says that Almond “deftly straddles the line between intellectual and fan. He veers smoothly between funny, cruel takedowns of rock fatuity while registering its emotional impact.” Almond is the author of the story collections My Life in Heavy Metal and The Evil B.B. Chow, the novel Which Brings Me to You and the nonfiction books Candy Freak and (Not That You Asked).

Spend quality time with a fun group of people! Let us help you find a good fit for your skills. Over 500 people strong, Center volunteers provide the backbone of our operations. Your help is valuable to us. To volunteer call Kathleen Fergus at 208.726.9491 ex 10.

Fiction Workshop Reading

About us Community A community cannot be a “real” community without the arts. The Center was started in 1971 with this fundamental belief of Bill Janss. Our commitment since that time has been to build community through the arts. We invite you to join us this summer at our concerts, gallery events, ice cream social, classes, arts & crafts festival and more to celebrate the arts in our community.

Mission The mission of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts is to stimulate and provoke the imagination while opening hearts and minds through diverse arts programs. Sun Valley Center programs are supported by the Engl Trust, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, private foundations, proceeds from the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction, grants, donations, and your membership dues.

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Thu, Jun 17, 7pm The Center, Hailey Students in the Centers’ fifth annual writing workshop will read samples of their work. Please join us in celebration local talent and hearing new voices in fiction.