Monthly Archives: November 2007

Not Quite Art

Today I stumbled across “The art show that believes there is life outside the galleries.” I found the show on iTunes. It is a show out of Australia and currently there are 3 episodes available for download. Each show is 30 minutes long. The host Marcus Westbury takes his camera out to look for art [...]

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How To Survive As An Independent Artist

A guy name Michael W. Dean made a nice little movie called D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist. It is made up of conversations with artists in many mediums who have made it on their own. Visual artists who stay away from the gallery system. Musicians who refuse to sign to [...]

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Former FC Mayor Publishes A Book

Former Fort Collins Mayor Ray Martinez has published a book called Baby Boy-R: A Memoir.
Mr. Martinez spent the first 5 years of his life in a state run orphanage. He then grew up to become a police officer, spending 24 years solving other people’s mysteries, all the while wanting to know his biological mother. This [...]

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Create For A Cause

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Bryan Collins Limited Prints Available

Local artist Bryan Collins has these 3 limited prints available for sale on his website. There are 50 of each and they are hand signed and numbered, they also include a certificate of authenticity.

Click here to buy. (You will be taken to Bryan’s website.)

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Is There Still A Rocky Mountain Foundry?

I ask the question, “Is there still a Rocky Mountain Foundry in the works?” because I have not been able to find any information about the upstart artist community. The idea of the RMF was to be an affordable artist community with studio, gallery, and living space built from large metal freight container boxes. It [...]

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When Artists Strike

I’ve been keeping an eye on the current writer’s strike since it may prove to be a watershed moment in art history. At the core of the strike is the fact that studios do not want to pay artists for material on the internet. I have been planning on posting about it at some point [...]

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The Fort Collins Art Festival

Ah the Fort Collins Art Festival, that great time of year when the city’s artists show off their work to the community and the nation. People of all types come out to see art and meet artists. Discoveries are made, deals are struck, connections begin, and inspiration is in the air. And all those people [...]

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CoCOA Call For Entries

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Colorado Coalition of Artists Benefit Show:
“Hook, Hammer, and Hang—An Art Happening”
Show Dates: Dec. 14-28, 2007
New Gallery Location: 402 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524
In the Poudre River Arts Center (with the Artists Nook)
Entry Fee (per piece): $12 for CoCOA member/$20 for nonmember
All artworks must be hang-able, and ready for display.
Doors Open to [...]

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Summit Studios

Summit Studios is a photography studio in Old Town Fort Collins. The works produced at the studio are created by the husband and wife team of Darren and Lisa Mahuron. Their work is always inspiring with a “how did they do that?” element to most images.
I wanted to share some of Summit Studios latest work:

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