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Colorado Springs women artists showcased at Pioneers Museum
If museums don’t collect women’s art, women’s stories won’t be told. And that would mean losing half of American history. “Across the globe museums are taking time to reflect on their role as gatekeepers and tastemakers,” said Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum’s Curator of History Leah Davis Witherow. “By not collecting women artists we’re not exhibiting…
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New exhibit features works by Colorado Springs sculptor Bill Burgess, his two children
Having an artist father can mean a childhood that doesn’t resemble the typical kid next door. Lisa Burgess remembers only being allowed one hour of TV every week, and that hour was devoted to “60 Minutes.” Instead, she and her brother, Bill Burgess Jr., were encouraged to get creative alongside their dad, Bill Burgess, in…