Narrative Threads at DAC September 2019 This is the final installment of a multi-venue exhibition curated by Abecedarian Artists’ Books Director Alicia Bailey. Narrative Threads is an exhibition featuring a range of works created by six contemporary artists working in the southwestern United States who use thread in combination with other materials to create [...]
Mechanical and Botanical: Works by Jody Boyer and Russ Nordman August 2nd - 31st, 2019, Barbara Conrad Gallery Together the artists explore concepts of space and place through their respective practices. Boyer's current work investigates the site-specific response to the natural world through the use of wet cyanotype, painting, and drawing. Nordman's work is part [...]
Burley Wisehart: Gerald Wells August 2 - August 31, 2019 A retrospective look at Well’s more than 30-year-old Burley Wisehart narrative, a visual story of the perfect American citizen played out in large-scale mixed-media artworks.
The Girl and the Shedding Fox by Lisa Sanders and Sandra Hunter June 7th - June 29th, 2019, Barbara Conrad Gallery Artist and Writer Talk TBD Collaborative hybrid installation of visual artworks around a narrative. The Fox lives in a small shed where she is isolated and hated by the villagers who blame her [...]
Triple Jeopardy By Kayla Shaggy June 7 - 29, 2019 Barbara Conrad Gallery Opening Reception, Friday, June 7th, 2019, 5-7pm “The goal of this gallery is to show what it means to be in "triple jeopardy" and how it influences me as an artist and my artwork. As a gay, indigenous woman I am [...]
25th Annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival September 21-22, 2019 September 21-22, 2019 10am-5pm East Second Ave Downtown Durango To Volunteer: email Liz or Selena Or click here AMENITIES: The Durango Autumn [...]
43rd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION Juried by Louise Martorano, Executive Director of RedLine, a non-profit contemporary art center and residency located in Denver, Colorado May 3, 2019 – June 1, 2019 AWARDS Best in Show: Rachael Anderson – Shiprocket Skates 2nd Place: Worn Denim – Jed Smith 3rd Place: Marge [...]
43rd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION Dates of Exhibit: May 3, 2019 - June 1, 2019 The Durango Arts Center is pleased to provide a professional juried exhibit for artists working in all media. In its 43rd year, the Annual Juried Exhibit continues to be a national competition in order to broaden creative expression, both in and [...]
ETCHINGS Printmaking by Ron Fundingsland May 3 ~ June 29, 2019, Friends of the Arts Library Opening Reception: Friday, May 3, 2019 5 ~ 7 pm Ron Fundingsland was born in Burlington, CO in 1947 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1970. More recently, he [...]
A Royal Celebration of 25 Years of Creativity Festivity! Durango's annual Creativity Festivity celebration launched in 1992, modeled after the Kennedy Centers’ Imagination Celebration. It was a one week event showcasing student art work at the Durango Arts Center, which was then housed on the second floor of the Main Mall. [...]
