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If you’ve ever seen a Julie Anderson ceramics installation, you know how awe-inspiring they are. If you haven’t, well, you’re missing out. The Steamboat artist’s large-scale works are impressive to say the least.

Imagine closing your eyes, sound bathing you, triggering ancient networks in your body that signal all is safe, all is calm. Your breathing becomes deeper, your muscles relax and you feel anxiety slipping away. Recent studies show that sound baths, a popular form of holistic health, can do just that, yet sound healing can be traced back to ancient civilizations in Greece, Egypt and India where vibrations were said to calm inner storms or chaos.

We’re all familiar with the “art snob” stereotype: black turtleneck and designer glasses, a glass of fine wine in hand. They’re at an art gallery, discussing the work with a dismissive and condescending air, opening their wallet to fund only the most high-brow exhibits. This isn’t a character you’d ever find in Steamboat Springs … right?

When Jon Couch first took a photograph, he was amazed that he could take a snapshot of something in his life and share that with someone else. “Share what I see, my perspective, my feelings, my experiences of my life,” said Jon.

What do trash truck drivers, firefighters, utility line workers, softball players, swimmers, soil testers, tree trimmers, and watershed protection backhoe drivers have in common? They are “virtuosic movers” when seen through the creative lens of choreographer Allison Orr.

In the summer of 1959, I got a job working on a stock ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. So when college ended, I threw my father’s old saddle in the back of the car, along with some other belongings, and started west.

On April 15, 1915, the doors to the Princess Theatre on Main Street opened to a crowd that filled the house. The theatre was hailed as a “credit to a town many times the size of Oak Creek,”

Maggie Smith’s work focuses on timeliness themes and images and is inspired by Colorado animals and current events.

The usual skiers, cowboys, livestock, and wildlife that regularly grace the walls of Steamboat Springs art galleries may soon be joined by an eclectic cast of robots, samurai and eldritch beasts because Will Cowman is redefining the Steamboat art scene.

Alison Zimmerman’s work encourages choice and awareness around death in a society that often outright avoids the topic. “I identify as a disruptor,” Alison says, “and this is a huge reason why I’ve become a death doula. It’s an act of rebellion to face the truth.” Her work teaches that confronting death can help us live life more fully.

Artist Marion Kahn’s personal inspiration insists that she paints large paintings with impact and color as an authentic expression of her joy. Her strength as an artist is in creating bold ideas uniquely expressed.

It is astonishing that music has been a part of the human experience since the Paleolithic era. But it’s only in recent decades that we have discovered the truly miraculous, life-changing nature of its power: 1) music can change the structure of our brain and 2) music can heal damaged brains.