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.
Embroidery, with its painstaking process of stitching, threading and layering, stands in stark contrast to the perfection of artificially created art or even digital art.
More and more, notable hotels are displaying original art in their restaurants and lobbies, even in their bedrooms and bathrooms. The paintings instill an atmosphere that says, “we respect our guests’ appreciation of art.”
Ranching isn’t typically what comes to mind when you hear the word art, but the participants in the Art of Ranching (AoR) program are unraveling the artistry behind traditional agriculture in Routt county, and now, across the state, through storytelling.
