Printmaking - Open House at Open Press

Ever wondered what is involved in the fine art of printmaking? Join the CBCA for conversation with Mark Lunning, Master Printer, Artist and Owner of Open Press Ltd. The four prints and processes of PrintFolio 2010, a project of the CBCA Leadership Arts Alumni Network, will be featured.

PrintFolio 2010 artists Teresa Haberkorn, Mark Lunning, Jim Milmoe and Tony Ortega will be present and available to answer questions. PrintFolio 2010 highlights Denver's vibrant visual arts scene and aims to encourage art collecting in the community. It benefits CBCA's Leadership Arts program, training for individuals interested in serving on nonprofit arts and cultural boards of directors. Each edition sell for $300 and includes four original, numbered prints.

This event is free and everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP to dgertner@cbca.org
or call 303.282.5135
by Monday, May 3, 2010.

Travel: River Writing & Sculpting Journey

Page Lambert's River Writing & Sculpting Journey, For Women Only - As featured in Oprah's O Magazine

Spend 5 days with Special Guest Artists from the Santa Clara Pueblo

September 1, 2010
$1299 ~ 5 days & 4 nights

Page Lambert returns to facilitate a 5-day river-writing journey for women in Utah's beautiful Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River. This special trip will explore writing and sculpting as complementary forms of creative expression. Whether journaling or writing professionally, an established artist or just beginning, the natural world unleashes powerful creative energy. Personal writing and sculpting time is woven into the moments between floating down the Colorado River, hiking at your leisure, or relaxing on shore. Although this is not a workshop, creative discussions about sculpting and writing will take place at the river's edge and continue throughout the day, ending with readings under the stars. "Women rediscover a unique part of themselves in the natural world," Page says, "and we inspire each other in uniquely feminine ways."

For more information, contact SGE or Page directly at: (303) 842-7360 or page@pagelambert.com.

Details and itinerary available here.

Do Schools Kill Creativity?

While attending a workshop on creativity at the Art Institute of Colorado, I was shown this intriguing video of Sir Ken Robinson. His dialogue is both witty and thought-provoking, and well worth a listen.



Also check out Ken's website www.ted.com, which is full of videos regarding all things creative.

Travel: Painting in Greece

Join Colorado's award winning painter Barbara Kornfeld for two weeks of sightseeing and painting on the Greek island of Hydra, from September 14-28, 2010.

For more information contact Barbara at:
barbarakornfeldarts@gmail.com or 720-937-1257

Trip price includes:
- 3 days in Athens
- 10 days on sunlit Hydra island set in the Aegean Sea
5 day watercolor and pastel workshop with Barbara on Hydra
Price: $2100 per person double occupancy including 5 day workshop.
$1800 per person double occupancy without the workshop.

The guide is Sherie Jakobsson who lived on the Isle of Hydra for 20 years and is fluent in Greek. See her web site at:
www.hydra-artist-tours.com or call her at 303-494-6020

Capture on paper the legendary olive groves, harbors, vineyards, ancient walls and rosemary-covered hillsides that have enchanted epic heroes as well as fine artists for centuries. Share the travel experience with a small group of artists who, like you, bring the aesthetic perspective to travel and to life. Rest your eyes (and soul) in the light, sounds, foods, wines and climate of the Mediterranean.

Barbara and Sherie will be hosting informational meetings at Barbara's studio at 1530 Lee Hill Drive #7 in the Holiday Neighborhood in North Boulder on the following dates:
Wed Jan. 20th 11AM
Sat Jan. 23rd 11AM
Wed Feb. 10th 11AM
Sat Feb. 27th 1PM

IMPORTANT - you must reserve your spot by March 1 - accommodations in Hydra are very limited!

100 Lectures for Art Enthusiasts

*by Philip Scott Johnson

Whether you're studying art, or are just interested in learning more about it, there's plenty of information to be found online. Some of the best resources for learning about art online are lectures, many of them offered by top universities like MIT, Princeton, and Harvard.

Here is a compilation of 100 lectures for your art education.