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Students will Install Temporary Exhibit at Marjorie Park Opening August 5th

SUBMITTED BY CARRIE HORN

Opening on August 5, the nine participating students in the 2023 Design and Build summer internship program will present their collaboratively made public artworks in a temporary exhibit within Marjorie Park in Greenwood Village. For over 30 years, The Museum of Outdoor Arts has provided the Design and Build program to motivate invention through collaborative creativity amongst emerging artists, students and creative minds. The program has multiple components in- cluding a summer internship, a national design competition, a fellowship and community outreach.

The public is invited to join the artist reception celebration to view these unique creations.

Design + Build Exhibition

Opening Reception

Saturday, August 5, 5-8pm

Marjorie Park

6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village Refreshing drinks and bites from the Uptown & Humboldt and Polar Bros Ice Cream food trucks will be available for purchase.

FREE and open to the public with registration. Details and registration at https://moaonline.org/good vibes/ The Design and Build internship program recruits

Romance vs. mature love

Traveling on a cruise around the Fjords of Norway with 2500 other passengers who are mostly in the winter of their lives, I was struck by the mature love and kindness I saw all around me. Elderly couples were everywhere, many in walkers, wheelchairs, and scooters. Their partners were right beside them holding hands, carrying their bags, getting them their meals at the buffet, and sometimes even wiping their mouths with a tender dab of a cloth napkin. Most of the people I was watching were not particularly attractive, fit or physically appealing. Yet, their life partner focused on their every move. It appeared to me that this life journey expanded and deepened the love these couples appeared to have for one another. Self-love had been replaced by a deep mature love and service to the partner of their youth.

I am fascinated by this and wanted to explore this intimacy which, very likely, does not include romance as most would define or describe it. It is an intimacy that means vulnerability, authenticity, safety, acceptance, kindness, service, and care. This life commitment im- plies a level of trust that may be present in no other relationship in life; communication is honest and supportive of one another. Reading about mature, loving, committed relationships, they were described as inclusive of a sense of mutual support, fulfillment, and a focus on growth through the life span of the relationship. Descriptions included compassion and a loving bond, with real engagement where nothing is withheld from one another. Fascinating!

I am sure that if these individuals were alone and not paired up with a loving partner, they would not be traveling and exploring the wonders of the world. It might be too difficult for them to maneuver by themselves. I found myself curious about their story, how and where they met, the number of children they might have, where they lived, what they did prior to retirement, their shared history, and their secret to developing the mature love we all crave and long for.

Mature love can be a love story that might have begun with passion, romance, chemistry, and attraction. That then turned into a commitment to build a life undergraduate students nationally for its 8-week summer program and generates temporary public art, exhibitions, installations and design concepts while offering lessons in collaborative teamwork, problem-solving and aesthetic and technical considerations. From concept to installation, students must consider all of the elements of the public art process, including environmental concern, safety, budgeting, project design, proposal writing, maquette making, construction, installation and removal.

Each year, MOA provides a request for proposal with a together with responsibilities, disappointments, joys, sorrows, overcoming obstacles, planning, goal setting and mutual vision-casting. The romance changes and becomes defined by common experiences, deep roots, respect, and shared history. Intimacy changes from pure physicality to years of trust, safety, reliability, closeness, and respect.

According to Walter M. Bortz II, MD, author of We Love Too Short and Die Too Long, Sexual expression is not about performance or pleasuring, but rather sharing that oneness of spirit and connection which is extremely satisfying. The cuddle hormones of oxytocin and dopamine get transported through our bodies even when body parts are not functioning the way they used to. Research suggests that this type of committed, mature and sacrificial love enriches our lives and has immeasurable health benefits.

In our youth we declare that we want to grow old with our partner. Being on this cruise and observing how this youthful declaration was being operationalized and manifested, I was in awe of how mature love could be sexier than passionate romance and the key to vitality and happiness. joneen@myrelationshipcenter.org specific theme for internship participants. The 2023 theme is ‘Good Vibrations’. The culminating project is curated to be representational of the theme and add aesthetic value to the site. The students engage in a pitch day where they present their ideas to leadership for approval and they have a budget of $10,000 for design, materials, fabrication and installation.

This marks the second year in partnership with the University of Colorado Denver College of Arts & Music and Metropolitan State University of Denver, which provides studio space and facilities for the interns to create their projects. Students gain experience with a vast array of skills throughout the program, including welding, bronze casting, wood work, 3D printing and more.

In 2023 MOA welcomed Erica Rawson as its fourth Design and Build Artist Fellow to mentor the students. Rawson is an artist and metal fabricator working in Denver. Her art is based in sculpture, painting, poetry and collage. She helped to facilitate the process, and distill student ideas for multiple design concepts.

“The Design and Build program is the heartbeat of MOA,” said Executive Director, Cynthia Madden. “We enjoy seeing participants grow their skill sets and confidence in their creative paths through this truly unique program.”

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