Articles

A summer road trip. Everyone piles in the car, eats snacks and plays variations of I spy. Occasionally, a roadside attraction helps pass the time.

Some people belong to book clubs, Steamboat Springs artist Laurie Milne prefers her hooker’s circle. To be clear, Milne’s medium is non-traditional primitive form rug hooking, an artform she has perfected over decades, and it’s appreciated by several others who occasionally join her.

In the Yampa Valley, there are approximately 200 nonprofit organizations providing services across a wide spectrum—from environmental conservation and outdoor recreation to healthcare, food insecurity, housing, mental health and, of course, arts and culture.

Sculptor David Marshall's latest installation, Tangled Web, at City Hall in Steamboat Springs, is a testament to his extraordinary ability to transfer contemplation into creation.

Emily Stein loves to push the boundaries of body and mind through movement and dance. In 2019, she and her husband, Josh, started Mod Vaude (Modern Vaudeville), an event and performance group focused on burlesque dance, with classes based in Steamboat Springs.

For the members of the Delectable Mountain Quilters Guild, each quilt represents shared memories and conversations from the group’s many meetups and community events. After 30 years, the Guild is still stitching together close friendships—one quilt at a time.

A dynamic force in Steamboat Springs’ creative community, Deena Selko has spent over 16 years building MOTH Live Entertainment—a company that blends Broadway spectacle, circus artistry and live music into unforgettable performance experiences.

Steamboat Springs has long been a landing place for dreamers and visionaries: homesteaders, outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and artists. To live in Steamboat today is to be the lucky beneficiary of the talents and passions of those trailblazers who came before us, gifting our town with a priceless legacy.

Danielle SeeWalker has been a creative soul since forever. “I am self taught. I come from a family of self-taught artists and I think art is something that is innate in my family and a lot of other Native American people.

Art is a reflection of the times—a mirror held up to society and culture. But behind every theatrical performance, art exhibit and concert is a different story: how it all gets funded.