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| NOTES FROM
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We are coming to the end of
another year for the Arts Alliance. This month
marks our last event of the year, the fourth annual
exhibit of our Fellowship Award Winners. I
hope everyone came come to the reception on Nov. 8th at
Bemis Library to see the amazing work created this year
by our artists and hear the artists talk about their
body of work.
We also have several other
member artists with shows in November. Check out
their shows and keep sending in your notices when you
have a show coming up.
And finally for this month's
update, due to Board membership changes, I will be
working with CRC as part of our SCFD funded Technical
Assistance plan. More information and news will
follow as developments
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| 2007 AAL
Fellowship Winner's
Exhibition
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Door
on 78th
Jean Barban
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The three Fellowship Award Winners selected in
early 2007 are Jean Barban presenting an oil
painting series,"Doors of Denver", Deborah
Grigsby-Smith, with a study of black light
photography titled "Rhapsody in Black Light" and
Francesca Owens' acrylic painting series, "My
Modigliani, Van Gogh & Lautrec Blues..."
The artists will be presenting their Fellowship body
of work at a public reception at the Bemis Public
Library, Downstairs Gallery on Thurs. Nov. 8th.,
5:30-7:30. The Fellowship artists will also talk about
the creation of their body of work at the reception. The
exhibition runs from Nov. 2-Nov. 30, 2007. Bemis Library
is located at 6014 S. Datura Street, Littleton, CO
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| Featured Artist of the Month November: Peter
Veljkovich
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Side
Garage
Peter Veljkovich
(c)2007
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Peter has used photography to enrich his life from
the 1970s with his SLR film camera photographing his
hometown of Flushing, New York, and the streets of
Manhattan, to documenting his kids in the 80's and 90's,
and into the new millennium. In 2005, with
his new digital camera, Peter started to shoot alleys in
Littleton, Englewood and Denver. He wanted to look
behind the pristine storefronts, and he found his
version of paradise-old brick walls, painted circuit
breaker boxes, phone cables, downspouts, cans, and
refuse in the gritty alleys.
In the late hours of the day, when the harsh Colorado
sun moves close to the mountain tops, the light turns
subtle and adds the necessary mystery to the mundane
alleys. That is when Peter Veljkovich loves composing
images, by searching for the interesting components of
the industrial world and adding life to them, because
"attention must be paid" to the unnoticed.
Peter has exhibited at McKinner's Restaurant, the
Buck Recreation Center in downtown Littleton and at
Artists on Santa Fe in August of 2007.
Advise to other AAL Artists:
It sounds simple. Keep making art and
looking for places to display it. But really-
that's the key. Try to keep creating your art
consistently. This is how the artist grows-by creating
consistently. But that's not enough. One
must keep a ever vigilant eye for venues that showcase
your work. It's a balance. One thing I
personally have discovered is one thing leads to
another. If you keep creating and hanging your
art, good things will
happen.
Contact Info:
Peter Veljkovich, 521 E Nichols Dr, Littleton,
Co 80122, 303-548-0291, p.veljkovich@comcast.net, http://www.petervphoto.com/
Look for December's Featured Artist of
the Month: Ralph Nagel Thanks to SCFD
for funding and to Littleton Historical Museum
co-partnership.
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| AAL 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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November
Fellowship Winners Show,
Bemis Reception Thursday 11/8,
5:30p-7:30
Featured Artist Monthly At Littleton
Historical Museum
Members Meeting
TBA
ALL
DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, Workshops and other
programming to be announced as scheduled, Monthly Board
Meetings to be announced in
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"AUTUMN ACCENTS" EXHIBIT OPENS AT
LITTLETON'S GARAGE GALLERY
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Throughout the month of November an exhibit of
vibrant, new paintings will be featured at The Garage
Gallery and Fine Art Studio, "the gallery in the
alley," in historic downtown Littleton. Tucked in
the alley off Rapp Street, this beautifully renovated
former automotive garage serves as an elegant-yet-funky
working studio and a showcase for the four resident
partners and other featured artists on an ongoing basis.
Opening November 2, 2007 with an artists' reception from
5 - 9 p.m., "Autumn Accents" features the freshest work
of the gallery's four partners, Susan Rommel, Kati
Rosenbaugh, Barb Simasko, and Don Simasko. The show will
run through December 7, 2007.
These Colorado artists have been making art together
since meeting in a painting class several years ago.
Their prolific work reflects a broad range of styles,
from representational to impressionistic to abstract,
and has been selected for numerous awards and accepted
in many juried shows. Susan Rommel specializes in
luminous impressionistic landscapes, from reflecting
pools and mountain meadows to sunlit aspen groves. Kati
Rosenbaugh favors bold, splashy florals and dynamic
renderings of ballet and flamenco dancers who seem to
twirl right off the canvas. Barb Simasko's unabashed use
of bold colors, rich textures and loose brushstrokes in
her own art springs from a lifelong love of
impressionists in particular. Don Simasko's vivid,
harmonious paintings of rural and urban landscapes and
characters evoke a keen sensory response in the viewer.
His work was most recently featured in a one-man show at
Littleton's Terracotta Café.
According to Don Simasko, "In addition to creating a
venue for marketing the work of our four original
founding partners, our mission at The Garage is to
provide opportunities for local artists to showcase
their work." To this end, since its inception in 2000,
the Garage Gallery has featured the work of emerging, as
well as seasoned artists. The Garage also hosted and
will continue to host the opening of the popular
Littleton Public School Art Exhibit Tour.
The Garage Gallery is carving out a niche in the
burgeoning Littleton art scene, forming alliances with
other gallery owners and business organizations.
Exhibits at the gallery change regularly. With a new
exhibit every six weeks or so, visitors always find
something novel to intrigue and delight them. Since the
Garage Gallery opened its doors, the partners have
continued to build a reputation for quality, each with
his or her own loyal following. A recent article
in the Rocky Mountain News covering the
downtown Littleton community stated, "Everybody likes to
discover an artist. Here is a tip to help in your
search: Wander off Main Street and don't rule out places
that look like a garage."
The Garage Gallery's "Autumn Accents" exhibit opens
to the public on November 2nd and runs
through December 7th. Gallery hours are 11-5,
Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. Visitors
are welcome to come browse or just watch the artists at
work. For more information on the gallery, resident
artists, or the upcoming exhibits, contact The Garage
Gallery, 5784 S. Rapp St., Littleton, CO 80120
(303.703.4080), www.garageartgallery.com. | |
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Joanie Bauer Hupp is a winner once again
in a well-respected regional show!
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Joaine
has placed 2nd in the Colorado Watercolor Society's'
Fall Exhibit, now showing at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Her winning entry, "Sage", is a painting from her
winning trypitch from AAL's Kaleidoscope show. This
piece is a stylized organic representation of the herb
sage, showing lovely leaves interwoven with metallic and
rich acrylic greens and blacks The juror, Bob Coonts, is
an artist and graphic designer from Ft Collins. He
related to Joanie that there were over 300 entries,
which he had to narrow down to 90 for the show. Then
once seeing the paintings in person, he chose the
winners. Congratulations to
Joanie!
Show Dates run through
November 4th. Exhibit hours are 9:00am to 5:00 pm
at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
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News from South Suburban Parks & Rec
Cultural Arts
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Open Mic
Coffeehouse
Presented with Creative
Expressions, enjoy live readings, music and assorted
talent in an intimate setting. Beverages and sweets
complete a hip and family appropriate evening. Talent
should register with box office upon arrival. We would
love to hear from you!! Saturday November 10th 7:00 at
the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 Powers Blvd. Fee: $4
per person ($3 District Rate). Please visit www.sspr.org
or call 303-730-4612 for more information.
21st ANNUAL GOODSON ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
303-483-7072
Applications are now being
accepted for South Suburban's Annual Arts and Craft
Fair. Artists and Crafters who personally make their
pieces should call for guide lines and an application.
This year's event is at the Goodson Recreation Center,
6315 S. University Blvd. Dec 1 from 9:30-4 pm. Booth
rental $40-$50. Call 303-483-7072 for
information
THE SOUTH SUBURBAN PUBLIC ART
COMMITTEE (SSPAC) operates within the South
Suburban Parks and Recreation District (SSPRD). One
person art exhibits available with no fees, see this web
link for guidelines and applications. http://www.ssprd.org/
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| LITTLETON
HISTORICAL MUSEUM NEWS |
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Museum's First Thursday
Lecture
Date: 11/1/2007
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30
pm*
Location: Friends' Lecture Hall
Contact:
303-795-3950
Cost: Tickets on sale October 1 $5
public; $4 FOLM members
Description: My Grandfather,
Albert B. Sanford: A True Son of the Pioneers
By
Shirley Smyth
"It is
with a deep sense of regret that I was too young and too
unwise to appreciate the incredible life of my
grandfather, Albert B. Sanford. My grandfather was the
only son of Littleton pioneers and my great-grandparents
Mollie and By Sanford. He died when I was ten years old,
but I am blessed that I have some very special memories
of him from my childhood. His obituaries at his death
mourned the fact that with him gone, also gone was a
deep reservoir of lore and history of early Colorado and
its pioneers. It wasn't until many years later did I
realize the impact he had made, with his many writings
and projects in the desire to keep Colorado's early
history alive.
Albert
Sanford was born at Camp Weld in Denver during the Civil
War and grew up in Denver, becoming one of Denver's
first high school graduates. He attended Denver
University, receiving a diploma in mining engineering.
In 1924 he became the assistant curator of history at
the Colorado State History Museum. His primary specialty
for this position was mining and territorial history;
however he spent much of his time collecting stories and
writing about Colorado's early settlers and pioneers. He
realized that many of Colorado's early historic sites
were in danger of being lost; much of his dedication was
in marking these important sites.
His love
of Colorado history almost cost him his life. In marking
the 59th anniversary of Colorado's statehood he
advertently walked in front of a cannon that was being
fired. He did survive, however, to spend many more
productive years in the state he loved so
much."
Brown Bag lunch
program
Date: 11/13/2007
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm*
Location: Friends'
Lecture Hall
Contact: Lorena
Donohue Museum
Cost: $5.00 for embroidery kit or
bring your own
Description: Penny Squares embroidery
workshop (or Redwork) Hands on Workshop by Sheryl Witt
from The Creative Needle Redwork Embroidery kits will be
available for sale for $5.00 at the workshop or bring
your own.
Classical Concert
Date: 11/28/2007
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Friends' Lecture Hall
Cost: Free tickets available at the museum.
Limited seating.
Discription: The Mozart
String Trio
Stephen Weidner is the cellist with the Mozart
String Trio. He also is a cellist with the Evergreen
Chamber Orchestra and Musica Sacra and Voice of the Wood
Cello Quartet. Stephen is Adjunct Professor, Director of
Strings and Conductor at the Colorado School of Mines
and performs in local area orchestras. Stephen is the
cellist for the Mountain Chamber Music Society; whose
goal is to raise awareness and appreciation of chamber
music as an art form, and to enhance musical education
opportunities for K-12 students, university students,
professional musicians and the community. Stephen also
teaches privately at his studios in Golden and
Aurora.
Pamela Fritzler is a violist with the
Mozart String Trio. Pam also performs with Musica Sacra
Chamber Orchestra, Evergreen Chamber Orchestra and other
local small ensembles. She began playing string quartets
at the age of thirteen and has been a devotee of the
chamber music literature ever since. She studied viola
with Abraham Chavez at the University of Colorado and
the University of Texas at El Paso. Pam has played in
the El Paso Symphony and the Boulder Philharmonic. Along
with her passion for music Pam owns a professional
staffing company.
Carole Smith is the violinist
with the Mozart String Trio. She has been concertmaster
of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra and the Lakewood
Symphony, the Empire Lyric Players and the Evergreen
Chorale Show Orchestra. Carole received the Masters
degree in Violin Performance from the University of
Denver in 2002. Her love for the violin and music was
inspired by her experiences at the Aspen Music School
and her teacher Paul Kantor. She teaches violin in her
home studio, the School of Magic Strings.
Seating is limited, free tickets available at
the museum. Please arrive early; due to popularity of
the series, unused tickets will be reassigned to patrons
on the waiting list at 7
p.m. LITTLETON HISTORICAL
MUSEUM 6028 S.Gallup St. Littleton, CO
Hours are Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5p.m.; and Sunday 1 - 5
p.m. The museum is closed Monday.
Please visit the website for details and more
events http://www.littletongov.org/museum. |
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| LOCAL NEWS
AND HIGHLIGHTS |
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! WILLOW - AN
ARTISAN'S MARKET 5671 S. Nevada St,
Littleton
An art consignment shop located in historic
downtown Littleton is looking for fun, funky and
functional three dimensional art objects in any medium
(jewelry, wearable art, home decor pieces, lighting,
tableware, glassware, small furniture pieces,
etc.) Smaller, framed wall art will also be
considered.
Please contact Donna Jaegers or Helen
Rice at 303-730-8521
Store hours are Tuesday through
Saturday 10:30 - 6:00. Call 303-229-6545 after
hours.
COLORADO GALLERY OF THE ARTS/ARAPAHOE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE State Community http://www.arapahoe.edu/
5900 S. Santa Fe Dr, Ltn. Located on the 1st
floor, at the NE end of the main bldg in the Annex.
303-797-5649. Hours: Mon-Fri 12-5pm, Tue 5-7pm
GARAGE ART GALLERY & STUDIO 5784
South Rapp Street, Littleton, CO 80120, (303)
703-4080 New and Original Works by Kati
Rosenbaugh, Don Simasko, Susan Rommel and Barb Simasko
Gallery hours 11-6
The CURTIS ARTS AND HUMANITIES
CENTER- 2349 E. Orchard Rd-Greenwood Village
303-797-1779 http://www.greenwoodvillage.com
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER / 2006
EXHIBITIONS http://www.forrthillsartcenter.org
809 15th Street, Golden, Colorado 303-279-3922 FREE
ADMISSION
CORE NEW ART SPACE GALLERY http://www.corenewartspace.com
Core New Art Space Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr Denver CO
80204, 303-297-8428
EVERGREEN ARTS COUNCIL www.evergreenarts.org
Contact info
evergreeneaca@aol.com 303-674-4625; www.evergreenchamber.org
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AROUND TOWN NEWS AND
HIGHLIGHTS |
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Art Studios Available at WORKSHOPS, LLC and
The TarFactory
Atelier
WORKSHOPS offers
great affordable space for artisans and small arts &
crafts studios - ideal for budding and established
artists. Spaces range from 64 to 192 sq. ft. Rates range
from $105.00 to $347.00 per month - based on 12 month
leases. (Month-to-month and 6 month leases are also
available.) Includes utilities, common-area maintenance,
on-site management & maintenance, ample parking, 24
/ 7 keyed access, mailbox, and lounge and meeting room
space. Phone / high-speed internet packages are
available. Storefronts and garage size workshop spaces
are also available.
Convenient SE Denver / Cherry
Creek / Glendale location - 4340 E. Kentucky Ave. -
north of I-25 & Colorado Blvd.- between Home Depot /
Wild Oats and the Glendale Post Office.
For more
information, call 303-758-1900, e-mail us at office@wrkshops.com or visit our
website http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AI/e1715cb82f/bf5336c332/ea2932a463.
Located in the RiNo Arts District, The
TarFactory Atelier is a professional artist
facility with private studios, wood shop, metal shop,
and communal indoor/outdoor work areas. We currently
have a large, private studio available for rent. The
space is 800 sq. ft. with 22' ceilings and can be
subdivided to share. It is ideal for sculpture,
fabrication, wood & metal working and public
art.
Contact Tyler or Monica Aiello at
720.232.3445 / 720.232.3444.
Call For Artists From DIA
The
Denver International Airport would like to encourage
you/or your students to apply for the Emerging Artists
Temporary Public Art Project. The request for
qualifications (RFQ) is posted on http://www.callforentry.org/ and also
www.denvergov.org/publicart. The
Deadline date for entry is November 23rd. If
you are interested in applying, a mandatory
Pre-Submission is scheduled for either Friday, Nov. 2nd
or Thursday, Nov. 8th. (Please
call (303) 342-2521 to RSVP for the pre-submission
meeting and receive
GREAT WESTERN ART GALLERY http://www.greatwesternartgalleryllc.com/
. Many of our AAL Artists show work at this gallery,
check it out! And I've just learned GWAG is a new AAL
member, welcome!
November
14
Host the
Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau After Hours
at the gallery
November 24
"GW
Holiday Art Show"
A Miniature
Show to kickoff the holiday season.
AAL members are invited to join
ART-NIC, a new gallery co-op, which is opened
November 1st. ART-NIC is featuring photo, sculpture,
painting, jewelry, and pottery and is located at 3995
South Broadway. To find out more, members can
visit http://www.art-nic.com/, or use infor@art-nic.com. Phone
303.781.0060.
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SCFD NEWS |
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The SCFD board and staff welcome new Executive
Director, Marjorie (Peg) Long. Peg has served on
Judicial and Legislative state-level task forces and has
been a consultant and presenter on policy and legal
topics in the nonprofit sector. Her education includes a
BA in English and a JD in law from the University of
Colorado and an MS in nonprofit management with honors
from Regis University. Peg's first day will be November
5, 2007.
Rex Morgan Citizen Volunteer Award
Announced
The Board would like to extend
congratulations to this year's recipient, Maruca Salazar. Other honored nominees
are Jeff Tetrick and Robert Zachman. The board selected
this year's recipient during the October 11th board
meeting. A reception honoring Maruca and the other
nominees will be held on Tuesday, November 27 at the Denver Museum of Nature of Science
starting at 5:30. This free event is open to the public.
If you would like to attend please RSVP to the SCFD
office scfd@scfd.org or 303-860-0588
x110.
Call For Photographs
The Denver
Office of Cultural Affairs has begun working on their
2007 Report to the Community. They are seeking
photographs from various arts organizations and creative
businesses to include in this report. The deadline for
submissions is Friday, December 7, 2007. For submission
guidelines or other information please contact Pauline
Herrera at Pauline.Herrera@denvergov.org.
The SCFD staff and board mourn the loss of Clayton Freiheit, CEO and president of
the Denver Zoo. Clayton was the Executive Director of
the Zoo from 1970 until he became the CEO in 1998.
October 1, 1990 was proclaimed, 'Clayton Freiheit Day'
by Mayor Frederico Pena. Clayton lost his battle with
cancer on October 28, 2007. This is a huge loss for his
family and friends as well as the cultural community.
SEARCH CULTURAL
EVENTS. To find out about Colorado cultural
activities head over to the Denver365
website, http://ww.denver.org . Arts
Alliance of Littleton is now posting our events, with
pictures. So always be prepared to send us pictures
(jpegs) of your work for our events! Check it out!
This website is available to AAL though SCFD
affiliation. See our featured artist
here.
Visit the SCFD website listed
below to learn more about the great support and
community contributions they make! Thanks to all of
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AAL MEMBERSHIP
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ARTS ALLIANCE OF LITTLETON MEMBERSHIP
REGISTRATION Membership is annual due each
January and includes free entry to the annual
Kaleidoscope Exhibition. Joining at the Kaleidoscope is
a $25 entry fee membership due again in
January.
Please send your completed application form and
check to:
Arts Alliance of Littleton, P.O. Box 396,
Littleton, CO
80160-0396
Date
Renewal Member New
Member
Name
Address
City, State,
Zip
E-mail
Phone
Monthly Electronic Newsletters are sent via
email. If need yours mailed please note here
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Do you want to be added to the registry?
Yes or No
Registry information is private and used
only within the membership.
[ ] Yes! I want to support the
arts in my community and pay an annual membership fee by
joining as a (an):
[ ] Patron, $100
[ ] Organization or Business
(10+ people), $60
[ ] Organization or Business
(2-10people), $40
[ ] Individual, $25
[ ] College Student,
$12
[ ] High School Student,
$10
Which volunteer areas could you help
with?
[ ] Committees
[ ] Events
[ ] Exhibitions
[ ] Workshops
We truly appreciate the financial support of
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