Events

LIFE SUPPORT JAPAN

Posted by THE CENTER on Apr 3, 2011 in Events, Notebook, Opportunities, Post by Kate Donaldson | 1 comment

Jun Masuda as Oyanagi © Hiroshi Watanabe

In the brief days since the devastation of Japan’s March 11 quake was compounded full fold by the subsequent tsunami, online arts communities have demonstrated that the impact of our digital spaces extends well beyond nifty did you knows and conversations free from real world relevance. Many rightly criticize the internet for its vacuous t.v. dinner soul but as a significant portion of an almost mythic country has been leveled by natural disaster, it becomes clear that the value of these communities – blogs, Facebook groups, Twitter followers – is in shared compassion.

Vineyard Blush © Tom Chambers

Moved to weeping by a lifelong affinity for a country she always meant to visit, wall space gallery‘s Crista Dix with photographer/blogger Aline Smithson are leading the charge with the creation of Life Support Japan – an amazing (and growing) effort that harnesses the talents of photographers world wide. Currently featuring the work of over 300 artists, wall space is offering limited edition prints (10 of each only) for $50, with proceeds split between Direct Relief International and Habitat for Humanity Japan. New collections are being added every few days.

Life Support Japan has spilled into its own web-space http://lifesupportjapan.blogspot.com and Facebook Group. Both are great ways to participate in and follow the progress of these efforts (over $50,000 raised and counting) We encourage you to join the cause (buy a print or two) and make a difference for the survivors of these tragic events.

GAYLE STEVENS TALK

Posted by THE CENTER on Feb 11, 2011 in Events, Gallery Talk, Post by Kate Donaldson | 2 comments

Know Thyself © S. Gayle Stevens

SATURDAY, MARCH 5
(IN)DIRECT ARTIST TALK WITH S. GAYLE STEVENS 2-3:30PM

March is definitely rolling in like a lion… if said lion were exceptionally photo savvy. Quick schedule change to note – please join us on Saturday, March 5 the Center for a matinee gallery talk with antiquarian photo specialist S. Gayle Stevens, currently exhibiting as part of the (In)Direct group show in the North Gallery.

Artist talks at the Center are FREE and open to the public but please RSVP to contact@c4fap.org so we can make room!

*PORTRAITS TALK CANCELED DUE TO ARTIST SCHEDULE CONFLICTS

Artist talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund Grant.

CONVERSATIONS

Posted by THE CENTER on Jan 3, 2011 in Events, Gallery Talk | 0 comments

Clockwise from top: Jami Saunders, Come and Go, Honorable Mention; Alec Von Bargen, Everybody’s Gone, Juror’s Selection; Andrea Tese, Untitled from the series AFTER, Juror’s Honorable Mention; Erin Sweeny, The Dakotas, Director’s Selection.

CONVERSATIONS IN BLUE
Join us for a special triple play gallery talk featuring Blue artists Gabi Helfert, Patricia Clarke and Alec Von Bargen. The artists will open the conversation with slides of their work and dig into their personal process.

Free and open to the public but please RSVP to contact@c4fap.org.

This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund Grant.

BLUE OPENING RECEPTION

Posted by THE CENTER on Dec 23, 2010 in Events, Reception | 0 comments

(Photo credit: Alec Von Bargen, Everybody’s Gone)

The Center is very pleased to present Blue. Please join us for the opening artist reception on Friday, January 7 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. FREE and open to the public.

The images were selected by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb: Alex Webb became a full member of Magnum Photo in 1979. Rebecca Norris Webb is a photographer, poet and educator. Visit www.webbnorriswebb.com for more information about these jurors.

NATURAL WORLD OPENING

Posted by THE CENTER on Nov 19, 2010 in Events, Reception | 0 comments

(Photo credit: Tami Bone, Night Fall)

The Center is very pleased to present Natural World, an exhibition of fifty-one national and international photographers examining nature in states both subatomic and cosmic. The resulting images run the gamut from the raw to the delicate. Please join us for the opening artist reception on Friday, December 3 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Juror Susan Spiritus writes:

those two words (subatomic and cosmic) resonated with me once I began to look at the works which were submitted. I knew that I wanted to see natural world beauty of a different kind – other than the beauty from the traditional landscape and the magnificent flora that we see everyday.

Spiritus will illuminate her Natural World selections as well as the life and times of a gallery maven when she joins us at the Center on Saturday, December 4 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM for a public gallery talk. Admission is free but do let us know you’d like to drop by – RSVP to contact@c4fap.org This gallery talk is made possible by a grant from The City of Fort Collins, Fort Fund Grant.

ENERGY TRACES: ARTIST TALK

Posted by THE CENTER on Nov 3, 2010 in Events | 1 comment

(Photo credit: Jesus Jimenez, Energy Trace II, 621 Calorie Circle)

The Center is pleased to present Jesus Jimenez’s first solo exhibition in the United States, Energy Traces, which is on display from November 5, 2010 through January 1, 2011. Mr. Jimenez will be speaking about his work on Saturday, November 6 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. There is not cost to attend but please RSVP to contact@c4fap.org.