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Art EnthusiAst is the official publication of the Longmont Council for the Arts.

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DEBRA HEISER, JOANNE KIRVES, ANNE SCHMID

ART DIRECTOR | DESIGNER

DEBRA HE ISER: HE ISER DESIGN

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PEGGY BRUNS, SUZANNE FRAZ IER,

JOANNE K IRVES, K IMBERLEE MCKEE,

ANNE E. SCHMID

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

DEBBIE ADAMS, AN I ESPR IELLA,

NATHAN PULLEY

LCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DONNA SCHULT, PRESIDENT

PEGGY BRUNS, VICE PRESIDENT

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JEFF S IMCOCK, SECRETARY

MARCELO FERNANDEZ, DEBRA HE ISER,

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Welcome to the first issue of our ninth year of the Longmont Council for the Arts’ ARTEnthusiast. Inside you’ll find everything from our all-inclusive arts and entertainment calendar to the life and diverse artistic and musical talents of featured artist Ani Espriella to new art-ists in residence in downtown Longmont. And don’t miss the amazing line-up of all new exhibitions at the Muse Gallery as well as the opening of House Concerts in

February that will showcase everything from Negro Spirituals to Celtic music. The new year brings new energy and fresh ideas to impel the LCA into

a successful future. I am thrilled to announce the inauguration of our new Executive Committee. Our new president, Donna Schult,Vice President - Business Banking Group, Chase Bank, takes the helm. Vice President Peggy Bruns cofounded the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts. Darren Klotz, an expert in sales and marketing, will be our treasurer. Both Bruns and Klotz are new to the Executive Committee. Jeff Simcock, an event management expert, is our secretary and rounds out the team.

Continuing their terms as directors are Mary McCoy, Debra Heiser, Nicolle Pratt, Erin Miller, Marcelo Fernandez, and Camille Rendall. We bid farewell to outgoing board members Debbie Adams, Barb Dingwall and Justine Witherspoon and thank them for their valuable service.

The Longmont Council for the Arts has come a long way. Twenty-nine years ago, our humble beginnings brought you Artists in Residence and Friday Afternoon Concerts and Art Shows. Since then we’ve worked to provide you with a pool of incredible local talent in Longmont as well as showcase national artists in the Muse Gallery’s WestEnd. This year brings with it a journey to formalize the Council’s strategic plan for the short and long term and plot out our collective creative future. We hope that you will join us in upcoming focus groups, surveys or participating in a volunteer task force. Your time will help sculpt the future of the arts in Longmont today and beyond. As Patti Burton said in the article on page 14, “By volunteering, artists can shape the down-town into what they want. Instead of waiting for the district to be created, make yourself a part of it,and the opportunities will come.” Together we can shape the future of our great artistic community.

~ Joanne Kirves, Executive Director Longmont Council for the Arts

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“Little House on the Prairie” by Ani Espriella


1 The pARTy on Sept. 19, 2013 Sanju Beri, Anne Schmid, Rosemary Eaton and Brittany

Oliver 2 Artist in Action at the pARTy - Ana Maria Botero 3 Artist in Action at the

pARTy - Rick Stoner 4 the pARTy Dancers! - Lou and Peggy DaHarb, Richard of Arabia,

Natasha, Heather and Sean Corey 5 The Champions! Lou and Peggy DaHarb 6 Art

Experience with Dr. Peter Schmid, Dru Marie Robert and Camille Rendall 7 the pARTy

- James Unger, Nicolle Pratt, Bryan and Stephanie Baum 8 the pARTy - Frank Oliver,

Mark Chamberlain and Vivek Beri 9 Dedication of Gamma Acosta's mural, "Longmont's

Story" 10 Gallery talk for Narrative Forms by Damon & Jessica Mohl 11 Opening

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS OFFER VARIETY, ARTISTRY, SIZZLE!by Peggy Bruns

What do Bach, jazzy brass, and Zimbabwean mar-imbas have in com-mon? They’ll all be featured in the exciting array of upcoming Friday Afternoon Concerts at the Longmont Senior Center! The LCA continues its season of world class concerts and engaging visual art exhibits, showcasing some of the outstanding and varied talent that exists along Colorado’s front range.

On February 21, hear three engaging classical musi-cians who have each appeared on the FAC series before, though not together as a trio. Musical Offerings for Three is an inventive program featuring violinist Barbara Barber, flutist Cobus du Toit, and pianist David Korevaar, performing works from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers. These musicians have earned international acclaim—don’t miss this opportunity to hear them in Longmont! The featured guest artist will be accomplished bird photographer, Ron Willocks.

The March 21st concert features the Denver Brass Quintet, appearing for their first time on this series. Hear the glory of brass within a fun, appealing mix of Americana, jazz standards, and classical repertoire. Included in this group is Longmont resident Cami Kidwell-Dodge, a longtime member of the Denver Brass, and principal trumpet of the Longmont Symphony Orchestra. Painter and pastel artist, Ani Espriella, will be the featured artist.

If you’ve never experienced the electrifying com-bination of Zimbabwean marimba music performed by highly talented, energetic teens, the April 18th concert is a “must-see” event! This concert will feature the Kutandara Center’s top teen performing groups, Shamwari and Tamba! Mixed media landscape painter, Kathleen Reilly, will be the guest artist. AE

Sequence. Their motto is “Where science and imagination take flight.” Flagstaff Academy’s art program serves as a great example of how the arts augment and amplify not only the arts important role in schools, but also highlights how it can elevate programs like sci-ence and technology.

Kyle Sumnicht, art teacher at Flagstaff, stud-ied the Fine Art masters as he prepared to become an Art Educator. But it wasn’t until his first long term substitute position that he saw the potential of what art education could be. He began to consider, and then proposed, a kind of situational expression and outlet by placing students in certain historical or creative contexts. What if he could, for example, take students back in time to experience art in prehistoric times (not literally, mind you, but imaginatively) and then challenge them to cre-ate, say, ancient pictographs or cave art? The result was an entirely new way of teaching.

Beginning in 2007, Kyle began Flagstaff ’s “Discover Program, the experiential based art program” that is fully integrated into the schools core curriculum. K5 students all experience a different aspect of art from a particular period in time. There are six units and each year is a new experience. In 2013, students at Flagstaff completed the Viking Unit. Kindergarteners created Norse Weavings while learning about their primary colors and patterns. Fourth graders can be seen around school wearing neck-laces with the Viking coins they created using a metal casting process from the Vikings. And what better way to experience the Vikings than a large Viking ship in the school.

Kyle has worked very hard to create an art program that the students love and an experience that compliments what they learn in their other classes. Kyle credits the administration’s support, where they encourage teachers to dream big and then find a way to make it happen. The student’s art will be showcased February2-28 at the Winot Coffee shop, 7960 Niwot Road, Niwot . There will be an opening on Friday, February 7th from 6-7:30pm. Kyle hopes this exhibition will be a way to get the word out about Flagstaff ’s very unique art program. AE

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and botanical jewelry present another storytelling per-spective that is in counterpoint to Damon’s work. The small metal sculptures are without characters or environ-ments; instead they stand alone, presenting a storyline of birth and decay occurring simultaneously, offering the viewer a quiet, slow, internal microscopic investigation into the organic processes that surround all of our stories.

Jessica's botanically-inspired jewelry features sensual, dramatic, wearable pieces that present yet another story

line of how we adorn ourselves with stories. “Botanical forms are not only beautiful, they are

intriguing. How things grow is exciting and mysterious; it is miraculous. The process of forming metal itself mim-ics the process of growth, and when working, I become a catalyst enabling the creation of something new,” Jessica writes.

Both artists present their personal inquiries into the mystery and wonder of life, and invite the viewer to join them in their presentation of experiences and thoughts that cannot be easily explained, rationalized or quantified.

The exhibition presents imaginatively-transportive works of art. AE

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The Full Art Experience. The Whole Art Experience.by Joanne Kirves

Flagstaff Academy, a Longmont Charter school, is known for integrating inquiry-based science and for-ward thinking technology with the Core Knowledge

NARRATIVE FORMSPAINTINGS, SCULPTURE & METAL-WORK BY DAMON & JESSICA MOHLby Suzanne Frazier

Everyone loves a good story, and art presents a sense of narrative for the viewer, through various media and from unique perspectives.

The current exhibition in the WESTend gallery, featuring the work of Damon and Jessica Mohl, presents four ways narrative can be expressed through painting, sculpture, dioramas and jewelry. The two artists explore a range of approaches that meditate on the idea of storytell-ing: how stories are conveyed and how they are presented.

Damon Mohl’s large-scale representational paintings and smaller sculptural viewing devices tell different stories in different ways. The paintings depict ambiguous scenes with characters frozen in time, offering a story line indi-cating that something happened just before the viewer looked at the painting, and that something will happen after the viewer leaves.

With the sculptural viewing devices, there is another approach to presenting a story through a miniature diora-ma world, complete with audio and mechanical move-ment, asking the viewer to peer into an environment that seems to have a sense of veiled secrecy. Juxtaposed next to the large paintings, the miniatures invite the viewer to investigate a different narrative experience.

“I am fascinated by the creative journey that occurs when one idea opens up, builds, informs and complements. It is ultimately this revelatory journey that keeps me intense-ly dedicated to the idea of making art,” Damon writes.

Jessica Mohl’s delicate silver and copper sculptures

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CHRISTOPHER NOWELL painting

“I am fascinated by the play of light. The dappled light of the sun dancing through a tree’s canopy of leaves cast shadows falling against stone. The way the sun burns the sky while turning behind the mountains. What I feel about what I see, that is what I strive to capture in my painting.”

TIFFANY EDWARDS art glass

“Fused glass allows me to express my love for color, light, texture and composition. I am filled with great inspiration from the natural, subtle beauty of the plains of Colorado where I live. The layers of light and the rich textures of the fields and river constantly spark my imagination with their energy. I love fitting the glass pieces together to create a fused glass design. Although the pieces are solid, they convey movement and energy with the changing light.”

REY FORD painting

“When I pick up the brush, I step into the unknown. Every painting is an evolution, a process of discovery that asks me to trust the mys-tery of seeing. Wholeness is there, gratefulness is there--painting is what feeds my soul. It teaches me how to live.”

DIANE WOOD painting

“I am a representational artist inspired daily by what I see. Whatever the scene, I intuitively transpose the mood and the feeling to my canvas and the image comes alive with color and excitement. If the viewer feels this same inspiration, then I am completely gratified with my accomplishment.” AE

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: LST artists Christopher Nowell, Tiffany Edwards, Rey Ford and Diane Wood.

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Creek High School, Erick Finnestead, with the idea that students could leave school a block period early and come to the Longmont Dance Theatre (LDT) to take dance classes as part of a pre-professional/collegiate dance pro-gram. To their surprise, Finnestead was not only excited about the program but he was ready to get it moving.

The pilot program started with eight students in 2012. Students leave before their last block and go to LDT from 1:15 – 4:30pm for ballet, pointe, modern dance classes, Zumba, yoga and Essentrics. The non-dance classes provide a balance for the students by strengthening them

in other areas. The curriculum also includes a lecture series on costumes and nutrition.

The goal of the program is to provide students the opportunity to study dance as an elective and

still be an active part of their school community and family. Students in

the program prepare for two additional annual shows in October and February. This school year there are 27 students in the

program from a variety of schools, and 30 students are expected next year. The Pre-Collegiate program pro-vides students in Longmont and surrounding areas the opportunity to pursue their passion and create a balance between dance, family and friends. “High school students can become experts in something they love and continue to interact with their peers,” said Tuley. Students in the program range from those who want to pursue a profes-sional career to those who want to be engineers, but love to dance. Longmont benefits with two additional ballet shows per year, more dance in the community, and the development of students who are driven to not just do well in dance but excel academically. AE

If your passion in high school is sports, art or music, chances are there is a class or an afterschool program to meet your needs. But what if your passion is dance? Dance requires several hours of dancing every day to stay competitive. In order to follow this passion, high school students must set aside most of their regular high school activities, friends and family. Unfortunately, few high school programs help the committed high school age dancer.

Enter Kristin Kingsley and Stephanie Tuley. Two years ago, a conversation began about how to

address the issue of balancing high school students’ com-mitment to dance and the long hours that come with it. Kristin Kingsley (Artistic Director and Founder of Longmont Dance Theatre) and Stephanie Tuley (Program Coordinator and Faculty) were concerned about the dancers’ late nights, exhaustion, and burn out. The more intensive dance program included dancing several hours each day. Students would come to class for several hours after school, then head home for dinner and homework, translating into very late nights. There wasn’t time for family, school activities and non-dance friends.

Sometimes great ideas and programs start with great questions. The two women asked themselves, “What if students could come here during the day and take dance lessons as an elective, and then have after school to be typical students?”

Kingsley and Tuley approached the principal at Silver

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Consummate ArtistLCA A R T I S T S P OT L I G H T

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When applied to an artist or their work, consummate conveys the kind of credentials and expertise gained only through long apprenticeships and refining their craft as a journey person.

Perhaps few other local artists fill the word’s mul-tiple definitions like Ani Espriella, a truly gifted creative professional who is not limited by medium or message. Musician at age six, photographer by sixteen. Painter at age…well, let’s just say since 2006.

“I don’t like to pigeonhole myself, that’s for sure,” Espriella says, smiling.

Like any good artist, Espriella is a storyteller first. Hers is quite an odyssey.

Born in Cartagena, Columbia, Espriella moved with her family to Miami, Florida, when she was quite young. Even at an early age, she aspired to create, at first through music. “My family was all very musical. I have three sisters, and we were always singing and playing guitar together. And our neighbor from our duplex, Gloria Estefan, was in a band with them called the Ladybugs.”

Yes, that Gloria Estefan. Naturally, this enthusiasm for music was contagious

with her, so Espriella formed her own band: the Ding-Dong Sisters (“Probably not the best name,” she says, shaking her head and rolling her eyes) in the fifth grade. From those auspicious beginnings, she continued to pur-

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Looking West, St. Vrain State Park, Cowboy's Best Friend

sue music both professionally and avocationally through high school and into college, including a second place fin-ish in the 1994 “Star Search.” Her former group, Pangea, has been performing for over twenty years together with just a few lineup changes over that time. Espriella no longer tours with them, of course. But she can tell you of when she and Pangea were asked to perform for a post-HBO special wrap party for a little rock group out of England: the Rolling Stones.

Yes, those Rolling Stones. Seeing a pattern here?Now, after ten years of not playing or performing,

Ani is re-emerging as a musician to the delight of audi-ences all over Boulder County. She sings and plays guitar at local venues like St. Julien’s (Boulder) with Sol Quatro (jazz, bosso nova, and more) and the Cheese Importers (Longmont) with Acoustic Harmony.

And while music became Espriella’s first and, perhaps, most significant natural creative outlet, it certainly wasn’t the last.

“Oh, I’ve been taking photographs professionally since I was sixteen,” she says. “I was hired by my sister to be the photographer on a cruise ship she was working on.” Indeed, her “exposures” would lead to more exposure to the art world in the form of the continental masters when she traveled by ship to the Mediterranean and other European destinations. She credits these trips with helping her develop her eye, the ability to handle a camera, and work in a darkroom, while also allowing her to tour the great museums of the art world.

Now she credits the Boulder Daily Camera and Visit Longmont (formerly Longmont Area Visitor’s Association) among the many customers of her photo-

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graphic work. Her pictures typically feature a Western U.S. flavor or element to them, indicative of the love she has for Colorado and the southwest, a state she moved to in 2003. Sometimes, though not frequently, these photos become sources for Espriella’s paintings and pastels – though most are examples of fine photos in their own right. More often than not, she prefers to work plein air when painting, with a group of local artist friends that were recently dubbed the “Crane Hollow Painters.”

“I’ve always been interested in the visual arts. I’ve been drawing since I was a child,” Espriella explains. “But after we moved here (in 2003), I decided to get more seri-ous about it. A trip to the Denver Art Museum was all it took to rekindle that interest.”

Shortly after that trip, Espriella enrolled in a painting class at the Longmont Free University and hasn’t looked back. Since 2005, Espriella has been actively learning and training as a visual artist, studying artistic methods under renowned local artist, Jake Gaedtke for, for over five years. A multifaceted visual artist, Espriella excels at both drawing and painting in oils, but she now treats drawing and painting as “distinct and separate” exercises in the visual arts – one does not necessarily feed the other. You will also find her working in the (cont. pg 12)

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ARTS & E NTE RTAI N M E NT D I STR ICT

A NEW SPACE TO CREATE IN DOWNTOWN!by Kimberlee McKee

Adoption of the Longmont Arts & Entertainment District plan in 2011 has made a tremendous impact on downtown and its revitalization. As part of the new mixed used development project at the corner of Longs Peak Avenue and Main Street, the Longmont Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) invested in artist studios to be built into the project, along with 115 residential units and 10,000 sq. ft. of retail and a parking structure. In October, a focus group was held with more than 40 artists to gain input and gather information for the art studios. A lively discussion and survey addressed artists’ fears and the types of barriers artists experience when implementing the business of art.

Currently, a plan is being developed that will include subsidized rent, business development ser-vices and assistance for creatives to overcome barriers and invest in their own spaces in the A&E District in the future. Applications are being finalized, and there will be up to three creatives that will share this space.

Although there is an extensive list of activi-ties, organizations and businesses in the district, the goal is to have visitors be closer to the creative pro-cess. By creating art spaces at a storefront level, the district is making a strong statement about the arts in Longmont.

We are thrilled with the recent energy in the district with new galleries and artists, including John Taft Studio, aHa Gallery and Kay Carol and Priscila Working Artist Studio on Main Street. Any artist interested in the spaces at Longs Peak and Main space should contact the LDDA at [email protected]. The project is expected to open in February. AE

sometimes-maligned media of pastels. “I love working in pastels,” she explains, “because it combines the rigors of drawing with the vividness of painting.” She still consid-ers herself an “experimenter” rather than a stylist with a signature method. “I’m always learning,” she says, “and I believe I may have a few things to teach as well. Someday.”

When asked what she likes about being an artist in Longmont, the answer is not so much about a “where” but several “whos.”

“Oh, I really admire some of the artists I’ve been privileged to work with and learn from. Artists like John Taft, Elizabeth Robbins, Jeff Legg, Chuck Ceraso, Mark Hanson,” she says. “It’s a seemingly endless list. And the art environment in Longmont is so supportive and the fellow artists are not competitive at all.” Striking a Three Musketeers chord, she says, “When one succeeds, we all do.” I guess kind of like, say, a band of musicians might.

“But Longmont is exploding in the arts,” she says. “It is a great time and place to be an artist.”

So if you see Ani out performing, or taking pictures, or painting, you will find yourself in the rare company of a truly consummate – and consumed – creative artist, in every sense of the words.

Ani Espriella’s work appears at the Muse Gallery in downtown Longmont and at the Mary Williams Gallery in Boulder. AE

“Make Lemonade” by Ani Espriella

Creativity begins at the center:DOWNTOWN NOW HOME TO FOUR MORE ARTISTS

by Joanne Kirves and Anne E. Schmid

With more than 200 artists making Longmont their home, and many more artists from surrounding com-munities moving here thanks to our dynamic art scene, downtown is emerging as Longmont’s creative hub, in perfect alignment with one of the key missions of the Arts & Entertainment District committees. Here we look at four unique artists: Patti Burton, Gary Markowitz, John Taft and Marcelo Fernandez. All had unique needs and desires and claimed downtown for their careers. If you are an artist in search of studio space, perhaps their stories will inspire you.

Rabid Rabits Galaria features a retail store and the working studio of jeweler Patti Burton. While Rabid Rabits is not new to downtown (their original location was on Kimbark Street), moving to 319 Main Street was a spontaneous but strategic decision that proved to be a good one. Last summer, Patti and her husband Steve were seriously considering leaving Longmont. When her hus-band went looking for a shoe repair shop and ended up in the wrong place, he discovered that the space would soon become available. The decision to move was made and together they created a space for Patti to work and an eclectic gallery representing more than 30 artists. Patti is adamant about the role of artists in the implementation of the Arts & Entertainment District. “There are a lot of opportunities to volunteer and join a committee,” said Burton. “By volunteering, artists can shape the downtown into what they want. Instead of waiting for the district to be created, make yourself a part of it, and the opportuni-ties will come.”

Paris. Barcelona. A private island in the Mediterranean. To say Gary Markowitz has led a fascinating life as an artist and publisher would be an incredible understatement. But, after traveling the world, Markowitz chose to return to Colorado to be close to family. He scoured spaces in Boulder County and (cont. pg 14)

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: GARY MARKOWITZ, PATTI BURTON AND JOHN TAFT


nearly wound up in Lafayette when he turned his atten-tions to Longmont and a second floor space at 338 Main Street. “In the past, I’ve been represented by galleries, but I wanted something different, a live-work space. I like the community here and the plan for downtown,” he said. “And downtown gives you extra exposure.”

Markowitz was further encouraged by Burton and local painter Gaynor Nelson. The space he leased was in serious need of renovation, so he stripped it down to bare bones and created studio and gallery space with a distinct-ly Bohemian flair. It is now fully operational and hosts not only Markowitz’s Rothko-inspired abstract paintings, but also the art of other cutting edge artists. He plans to hold professional workshops and painting classes regularly this year. “This [renovation] has been my art project for a while, now it’s time to get back to painting,” he said.

After a weekend retreat in Salida, accomplished land-scape painter John Taft made a long overdue decision. His converted garage studio was too limited, especially for his professional clients to view his work. He needed a showcase, but his criteria were distinctly different from those of Burton and Markowitz. He was in search of something more private for uninterrupted daily work, but with availability to host guests during 2nd Fridays, studio tours as well as private viewings. After a discussion he, too, had with Patti Burton, he called Joanne Kirves, Executive Director of the Longmont Council for the Arts and Kimberlee McKee of the Longmont Downtown Development Authority (LDDA). “When I heard from Joanne that John Taft was interested in the A&E District, I was thrilled at the prospect of having his wealth of talent downtown,” said McKee.

Taft chose a spacious studio with grand skylights at 525 Third Avenue and an entrance on Main Street. “As soon as we saw this space, things came together very quickly,” said Taft. The Longmont Council for the Arts provided a mini-grant for the installation of wood floor-

ing in his studio space. “I’ve always been a part of the artist community, but I’m excited about being part of the downtown community,” he said.

Having once worked for the LDDA, Marcelo Fernandez understood the need for affordable studio and teaching space in Longmont. An artist himself, Fernandez was also longing to devote more time to his own creativity. So, when the Quilter’s Studio at 364 Main Street closed, Fernandez saw an opportunity. He and his partner Tony Camp reside in the apartment above the space and opted to lease it. The new Kay Carol Gallery and Priscilla Working Artist Studio is now the home of four artist studio spaces, gallery space, a music room and workshop space. Fernandez himself has taken up residency along with a four other artists ranging from a tattoo to multimedia artists. Last year, he hosted the Front Range Community College Art Club show, and the workshop space was completely rented shortly after his opening. “This is my neighborhood, I walk everywhere, shop downtown, and my vision is to create a place where people can come to be inspired.” he said.

If you are an artist in search of studio or gallery space, downtown might just be the place for you. Start by calling Joanne Kirves at 303-678-7869 or Kimberlee McKee at 303-651-8483. AE

MARCELLO FERNANDEZ

The Longmont Council for the Arts extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Martha South, who died on November 28, 2013. Martha was an art-ist and dedicated volunteer of the Longmont Council for the Arts. She was a board member and volunteer for 16 years. Martha’s mark on the organization ranges from her dedication to Friday Afternoon Concerts and Art Shows to her artwork used on many of the program brochures. AE

IN MEMORIAM

Martha South


A R T S CA L E N DA R

LONGMONT CONCERT BAND SUNDAY, APRIL 13 SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 4 PM, FREE.

THE GREAT FRAME-UP ARTISTS’ GALLERY430 Main St 303-772-7293 Longmont.TheGreatFrameUp.com Exhibits can be viewed during regular business hours; Mon-Sat 10am-6pm

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2nd Friday 6-9 pm Solo Show Deviant Still Life featuring Thane Gorek with Special Encore Reception March 14th 2nd Friday 6-9 pm. Exhibition runs through April 5.

LONGMONT THEATRE COMPANY513 Main St. 303-772-5200

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 15 7:30 pm THE NERD rated PG by Larry Shue directed by Rob Mess. Prices: $17 / $16 / $15 *Sunday performances 2 pm.

KAY CAROL GALLERY & PRISCILA STUDIOS 364 Main St FEBRUARY 14TH 2ND Friday 6-9

LONGMONT COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

MUSE GALLERY 356 MAIN ST.

FRI. FEBRUARY 14 2nd Friday Reception 6-9pm, NARRATIVE FORMS Paintings, Sculpture & Metalwork by Damon and Jessica Mohl. Exhibition runs through March 1.

TUE. MARCH 4 ARTIST SOCIAL & TALK 6-9pm at Muse Gallery.Free to LCA Artist. $10 for other artists.

FRI. MARCH 14 2nd Friday Opening Reception for EcoCreations 5: Juried exhibition of art made from found objects and recycled materials. Exhibition runs through April 26.

FRI. APRIL 11 2nd Friday Reception 6-9pm. Reception EcoCreations 5. Exhibition runs through April 26.

LONGMONT LIVELocal musicians perform at 364 Main St. 7-10:30pm. Free.

MARCH 22 Listen to local emerging to pro-fessional musicians perform live. Musicians TBA.

HOUSE CONCERTS A benefit for the the Longmont Council for the Arts. Tickets are $35 and includes a post concert reception with musicians. Call 303-678-7869 for tickets and location.

FEBRUARY 23 FROM NEGRO SPIRITUALS TO GOSPEL MUSIC, Tenor Fred Peterbark

MARCH 16 THE GRANIAS: COLORADO’S OWN CELTIC WOMEN Jessie Burns, Beth Gadbaw, Margot Krimmel and Annie Sirotniak.APRIL 13 An afternoon of Harp Duets, Harpists Rachel Starr Ellins and Tonya Jillings

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT & ART SHOWLongmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Avenue, Art Exhibit opens at 1:30 pm, Concert at 2:30 pm. Tickets $8.

FEBRUARY 21 MUSICAL OFFERINGS FOR THREE. J.S. BACH AND BEYOND. : Barbara Barber, violin; Cobus du Toit, flute; David Korevaar, piano. Guest Artist: Ron Willocks, Bird Photographer.

MARCH 21 DENVER BRASS QUINTET. Tempting mix of Americana, jazz standards, and classical. Guest Artist: Ani Espriella, Painter.

APRIL 18 SHAMWARI AND TAMBA! Zimbabwean marimba music from the Kutandara Center's teen ensembles. Zimbabwe. Guest Artist: Kathy Reilly, Painter.

ARTS & ALES Left Hand Brewing Tasting Room, 1265 Boston Ave. Meet LCA artists, live demonstrations and original art for sale while enjoying Left Hand micro brews.

FEBRUARY 20 Linda Faul, Painting/Jewelry MARCH 20 Diane Wood, Pastels APRIL 17 Janet Aitken, Jewelry

LONGMONT MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTERIGNITE! THE ART OF SUSTAINABILITY. Prairie Constructs: New Work by Catherine Scott

FEBRUARY 6 7-8:30 pm, $5, A Snap Shot of Permaculture, slide lecture Isabel Sanchez

FEBRUARY 8 & 15 1-4 pm, $20 includes both sessions, Recycled Art Journaling Workshop, taught by Gretchen Skypek

FEBRUARY 20 7-8 pm, Free, Jessica Moon Bernstein Artist Talk

FEBRUARY 28 9am–12pm, $20 per child, Imagine & Invent, Lisa DeMattei Art Workshop

MARCH 13 7-8 pm, Free, Catherine Scott Artist Talk

MARCH 20 7-8 pm, Free, Energy Efficiency for Longmont Business Customers with Mike Frailey on LPC Energy Services team.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 4 9 am–12 pm, $100 per child, Earth Wise Art, Spring Break Art Camp with Lisa DeMattei

APRIL 17-8 pm, Free, Green Building Practices with Ben Holley

LONGMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRALongmontSymphony.org Vance Brand Civic Auditorium. Performances

at 7:30pm. Adult-$19, Senior (60+)-$17, Youth(-18)-$14. For information & tickets call 303-772-5796.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Orff: Carmina Burana with the Longmont Chorale.

SATURDAY, APRIL12Music Of Gershwin Guest Artist: Christopher McKiggan, piano.

FIREHOUSE ART CENTERFEBRUARY 5-MARCH 2 {Opening Reception 2/14, 6-9pm}: The Power of Water

FEBRUARY 7 Firehouse Films Films about water, 7-9 pm

FEBRUARY 21 7pm Pecha Kucha Night

MARCH 2-APRIL 6 Celebrating the Month of Printmaking

APRIL 9-20 Juried High School Exhibition

APRIL 18 7pm Pecha Kucha Night

FLATIRONS OPERA COMPANYSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Wolf-Ferrari’s Cemerentola (“Cinderella”) and Mozart’s The Impressario, Dickens Opera House, 1 pm, reservations and tickets: 303- 834-9348.

ECOCREATIONS5The 5th Annual EcoCreations

exhibition featuring art made from recycled materials and found objects opens with a reception on Friday, March 14th from 6-9pm.

EcoCreations5 is a national jur-ied exhibition and the jury will be looking for creative use of materials, intriguing subject matter and the artist’s ability to repurpose materials. There will be cash awards for the top prizes. Last year, Stephanie Hilvitz did a fabulous EcoCreations instal-lation in the Muse Gallery window and we are looking for an artist again this year.

Deadline for submissions is February 3, 2014. Call 303-678-7869 for details. AE

1 STAGE + 12 GRAND PIANOS + 250 STUDENTS =

THE MULTIPLE PIANO FESTIVALEvery year, the Annual Multiple Piano Festival is hosted by the Boulder

Area Music Teachers Association (BAMTA), and 2013 was no exception. On November 23, Longmont’s Vance Brand Auditorium was the site of the 28th annual festival for its tenth year. The Annual Multiple Piano Festival is a Boulder County favorite.

By the numbers, the event has 250 students of all ages and abilities partici-pating each year who perform, announce the pieces, and provide artwork for the program. Of the participants, 90 students and eight of the 30 teachers are from Longmont. And the stage is packed with 12 (!) grand pianos.

Carol Wickham Revier and Laura Boniek started the Multiple Piano Festival 29 years ago. The first concerts were small, with performances at Chris Finger Pianos in Niwot, and then grew to auditoriums at Boulder High School and Niwot High School. Vance Brand Auditorium, which can accom-modate their audience of 850, is the Festival’s current home.

The Festival has enjoyed much support from area businesses, including Boulder Piano Gallery, Joe Woods Piano, Rockley Music Center and the Piano Technicians Guild. The CU-Boulder College of Music allows students to use their keyboard lab for rehearsals. It is an amazing feat to see so much come together each year. Proceeds from the concert benefit the BAMTA scholarship fund, helping deserving students pay for music lessons. AE

THE ARTIST REGISTRY displays artists’ work through rotating art exhibitions at area businesses.

LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL

ARTWALK WAY

1950 MT. VIEW AVE: Joan Jordan, Dorothy Pecino, Hanlie Wessels, Roger Kopman, Tess Tubbs, Tabitha Benedict Aaron, Jean Frank & Sally Fulton.Jewelers: Connie Garcia and Laurey Gilbert

1ST NATIONAL BANK OF COLORADO

915 SOUTH HOVER: Elizabeth Shoeman, Tom Sheridan

BROSS STREET ASSISTED LIVING

537 BROSS ST: Nancy Champion

HIGH PLAINS BANK

600 KIMBARK ST: Suzanne Frazier

LONGMONT CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE

528 MAIN ST: Matthew Spencer, Janice Hardy, Jackie Young

NORTH VISTA MEDICAL CENTER

2017 100 YEAR PARTY CT: Vanessa Aves, Bruce Shaver, Shawn Shea AE

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A R T S CA L E N DA R C O N T. T H A N K YO U F R O M LO N G M O N T C O U N C I L F O R T H E A R T S

We depend on grants, corporate sponsorships and individual donations. There are many ways to contribute to Longmont Council for the Arts.

CORPORATEBusiness sponsors are welcome at any level from $250 to $2500 and will be recognized in marketing.

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONSConsider making an indi-vidual contribution to Longmont Council for the Arts.

MAKE A MEMORIAL DONATIONMake a donation in memory of someone who loved Art and would wish to have Art carry on.

LONGMONT COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS PO Box 208, Longmont, CO 80501

FRIEND $35AFFILIATE $50BEST FRIEND $100ENTHUSIAST $250TRENDSETTER $500PHILANTHROPIST $1000

The Longmont Council for the Arts gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the organiza-tions, businesses and persons whose names appear below. This listed contributors include donations received by December 31, 2012. All donations are used to maintain and operate the Longmont Council for the Arts and its outreach programs. Thank you for your support to embrace creativity and enhance

culture. For the Love of the ARTS!

GRANTS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZA-TIONSArts Galore

City of Longmont

Colorado Creative Industries

Community Foundation , Boulder County

Denver Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Longmont Community Foundation

Lynn & Helen Clark Fund

SCFD

Target Foundation

Visit Longmont

Xcel Energy Foundation

CORPORATE & BUSINESS SPONSORSBRUSH STROKE $2509th Avenue Liquor WarehouseAhlberg Funeral Chapel, Inc.Colorado Materials, Inc.Creative Framing #6Deere & Ault Consultants, Inc.Eco-Cycle, Inc.Fox Creek FitnessGuaranty Bank and TrustOlde Towne Animal Medical CenterOliver Financial GroupPostnet LongmontVisit Longmont

CANVAS $500Dr. Robert J Ahern, DDSChamberlain Coin & CollectiblesDelphi Management ServicesDel’s Masonry, Inc.

Golden Triangle Construction

High Plains Bank

Sunflower Spa, Inc.

PALETTE $1000

Denver Integrated Imaging

Longmont Downtown Development Authority

MASTERPIECE $2500

Friends of the Longmont Senior Center

Harold’s & The Bayonet Room

Longs Peak Animal Hospital

Remax Traditions, Pat Kahler

CREATOR’S CIRCLEPHILANTHROPISTSWilliam & Anne Boettcher

Marcelo Fernandez

Paul & Cynthia Noble

Dr. Peter and Anne Schmid

ENTHUSIASTSCathy & Subra Balan

Steve & Peggy Bruns

Linda Curran

Gerald & Harriet Golter

Geoffrey & Janet Howe

Greg & Erin Miller

Nicolle Pratt

Donna & Eric Schult

TRENDSETTERSDebra Adams

Mark & Rose Chamberlain

Barb & Jeff Dingwall

PATRONS OF THE ARTSBEST FRIENDS (BFA)Sarah Aavang

Donald & Dede Alspaugh

Susan Anderson

Clarence & Nancy Beaudrot

Nancy Berry

Laura Bickers

Karen D’Ambrosia

Al Dworak

Eagle Vision & Eye Clinic

Paula & Rick Fitzgerald

Karen Foxwell

Sibyl Goerner

Debra Heiser

Peter and Nancy Holt

Dr. David Jackson

Elaine & Darren Klotz

Roger & Jackie Lange

Nicholas Lee

Jennifer Martin

Mary McCoy

Kimberlee McKee

Anola E Radtke

Ellen Ranson

Camile Rendall

Richard & Anne Salberg

Dennis Seger

Hedwig Seger

Jeff Simcock

Joyce Todd

John & Pris Walker

FRIENDSNancy Anderson

Judy Bigger

Nancy Birchmeier

Jeanne Boyd

Chris Caron

Hillary Clarke

Lou & Margaret DaHarb

Jana Davis

Kenneth Dell

Twig Ertl

Carol Joy Evans

Bob & Susie Hajek

Gail Hill

Phyllis Johs

Darcy Juday

Lee Lawson

Edna Loehman

Anna Mahorski

Mike & Judy McDonough

Anna C Miller

John & Janet Mulay

Mary Poole

Mary Jane Ross

Sylvia Schmidt

Fred Schulerud

Cory B Sevin

Phil Straffin

Jennifer Vecchi

Hanlie Wessels

Frederic Wiedemann

Don Wilson

BUSINESS AFFILIATESDabble Paint and Sip Studio

Flatirons Opera Company

Longmont Concert Band

Longmont Theatre Company

Motus Theater Company

Firehouse Art Center

Particulars Art Gallery

Snyder Insurance Agency

Soft Voices

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Embracing Creativity. Enhancing Culture.

pm Heart Art with Tim Ellis. Exhibition runs through February 28.

DABBLE PAINT & SIP STUDIO2330 Main St. Longmont 303-827-3523.

Visit dabblepaintandsip.com to view upcoming featured paintings and session times. All supplies included and no experience needed!

ACRYLIC PAINT ART CLASS WITH MELANYE, $120 16x12 Canvas: Feb 11th 11am-2pm.

“TREE OF LOVE” $35 16x12 Canvas: February 12th 6-8pm

ROMANCE IN THE SNOW “Kissing Snow” $35 16x12 Canvas: February 13th 6-8pm

PUT A BIRD ON IT “Shadow Flock”: $35 16x12 Canvas: March 1st 5-7pm

NIWOT CULTURAL ARTS ASSOC.Niwot’s First Friday Art Walk every month in Historic Niwot. Enjoy the charming galleries, shops and restaurants in Niwot with food, drink and music throughout town! 5-8pm.

Visit niwot.com for more information.

ART NIGHT OUT AT PARTICULARS ART GALLERY & STUDIO401 S. Public Rd. Lafayette. 720-890-7888

ParticularsArt.com pARTiculars invites you to celebrate Art Night Out on 3rd Friday of each month 5-9pm along Public Road in Old Town Lafayette. Enjoy a taste treat and libations while you peruse new delights created by our artists.

ART CLASSESFor complete descriptions and details visit our website at ArtsLongmont.org

ANA MARIA BOTERO Contemporary painting, $35 each or $110 for 4 classes, Wednesdays 10 am–1 pm.

TINA DAVIS STUDIO Ongoing classes in ceramic art. $180, Monday evenings for 6 weeks, 6-9 pm.

LINDA SOLE FAUL Beginning oil and acrylic

painting, Mondays 10 am–12:30 pm. Begin-ning oil and acrylic painting with dinner and wine, $35, Tuesdays 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Call Linda Faul 303-249-6921 or e-mail to [email protected].

SUZANNE FRAZIER Oil pastel drawing, $72 for two sessions: February 15 10 am–3 pm “Introduction to Color Theory.” March 15, 10 am-3 pm, “Inner Landscapes – Introduction to Composition”.

GARY MARKOWTIZ Oil painting “Alchemy of Color.” 4 sessions/monthly $200, Wednesdays 10 am–1 pm.

AMY MATHEWS, Art Club! Ages 7+, $25, Tuesdays, 4-6 pm.

MOSAICS BY SUSAN Learn the craft of mosaics in these one-day workshops using a wide variety of materials provided (china, art glass, glass gems, tile) and create your own picture frame or 8x8 wall art. Cost is $135 per person.

Prospect New Town 9am-3pm with lunch break. For info: [email protected]. February 8, March 8 & April 26

JOHN TAFT Foundational Color Exploration, 3-day workshop for oil painters, March 20–22.

Fundamentals of Landscape Painting, 5-day workshop, June 9-13.

HANLIE WESSELS Painting classes in water-color, oil and acrylic mediums, $12 per hour, Thursday, Friday and selected Saturdays 9:30 am–12:30 pm.

DIANE WOOD, Brazil Adventures, March 3, 10 am-11 am, Longmont Senior Center. AE

B R A N D D E S I G N & S U P P O R T

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Advertising

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Brochures

Invitations

Posters

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DINING OUT FOR THE ARTSYOU DINE. THEY DONATE. WE ALL WIN!

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356 Main StreetPO Box 208Longmont, CO 80502-0208ArtsLongmont.org

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HOUSE CONCERTSFebruary 23FROM NEGRO SPIRITUALS TO GOSPEL MUSIC. Fred Peterbark, tenor & Stella Rabb Pradeau, piano. Today’s gospel music is rooted in yesterday’s spirituals.

March 16THE GRANIAS: Colorado's Own Celtic Women. Irish fiddle tunes, traditional ballads in English and Gaelic, sparkling Celtic harp solos, rich guitar accompaniment and rhythmic bodhran drum.

A fundraiser for the Council, tickets are $35. Call 303-678-7869 to purchase.

MUSE GALLERYEcoCreations5Opening Reception, Fri. March 14th 6-9pm. Awards at 7:30pm. Sponsored by EcoCycle

2nd FridayWHAT IS A HEART WITHOUT ART?Join us on Feb. 14th - Valentine's Day for a special evening celebrating the ART in heart.

Artist SocialTues, March 4th 6-8pmFree for LCA Artists!

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Ani Espriella - Consummate Artist CREATIVITY