Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Upcoming Events at FCMOCA: Lecture with FCMOCA Executive Director, Marianne Lorenz – Historical Perspectives on Politics & Art November 13 at 7:00pm FCMOCA invites you to an Evening with Bret Price November 15th 5:30 – 8 pm generously hosted by Jim & Wendy Franzen at [...] Read more »
Why Do They Buy?
Selling art is often the goal. So it is worth asking why people buy. Robert Genn has some good thoughts on that in his latest post on The Painter’s Keys website. In the post he quoted Shaw as saying “When you know the artist you think less of the art.” Is that true? I disagree [...] Read more »
Edward Weston And Odell Brewing Company
What: Eloquent Nude, The Love and Legacy of Ed Weston. Where: Odell Brewing Company, 800 E. Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins. When: Thursday November 1st, 2007. Why: To benefit The Center For Fine Art Photography. How Much: $10 Eloquent Nude is Portland filmmaker Ian McCluskey’s new film on the great American photographer Edward Weston. Emmy award-winning [...] Read more »
Emily De Araujo is coming to CSU
SOVA, The Student Organization of Visual Arts at CSU Presents: EMILY DE ARAUJO VISITING ARTIST IN DRAWING, PRINTMAKING & INSTALLATION “Most striking are her recent installations of cut paper and drawings that challenge the viewer with a multidimensional configuration of image, shadow and reactionary work. On the whole, these powerful artworks address the thought and [...] Read more »
“Mommy Can I Have A Rembrandt?”
I am not even sure how to introduce this article by the Wall Street Journal. Kids not old enough to watch PG movies are buying priceless art. You just have to read it for yourself. Click here to read the article. Thanks art news blog. Read more »
Art:21 Premiere Screening in Fort Collins
Art21 is proud to announce the following premiere screening of Art:21 – Art in the Twenty-First Century Season Four in Fort Collins: Movies with MOCA @ Lincoln Center Mini-Theater Screening of Episode 2: Protest, featuring artists Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, An-My Le and Nancy Spero Wednesday, October 10, 7p.m. 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, [...] Read more »
Painting And Drawing Intensive
(Found this post on Craig’s List) PAINTING & DRAWING INTENSIVE: The Portrait Model With Felipe Echevarria October 4 – November 15, 2007 Thursdays – 6:00 – 9:00pm All levels, beginners welcome! $200 + $35 model fee – or $40 single class drop in rate. Competent drawing skills are critical for sucessfully creating a quality work [...] Read more »
Do Or Die List For Artists
On September 28th I posted Robert Genn’s “Success Course of the Arts.” The Art News Blog created their own list to answer Genn’s: Do or Die List for Artists Learn to like noodles from packets as you probably won’t have much spare cash to buy real food for at least a few years. Have at [...] Read more »
An Acoustic Ninja Is Coming To Town
On October 27th finger style guitarist Trace Bundy will be playing in Fort Collins at Everyday Joe’s. Seeing Trace play live is indeed a treat. This man knows his way around the six strings. Take a peek at this video to get a glimpse at what I am talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgPlhCMlHIc Or this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MiFeQ43C_A [...] Read more »