Tag: art
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Long, strange drip: Colorado Springs tie-dye studio is couple’s dream come true
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When it comes to tie-dye, there are degrees of knowing and not knowing. Holly and Matty Hilts know the best kind of dye (fiber reactive procion). They know the best kind of fabric (100% cotton). They know the colors that mix well and the colors…
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Meet Colorado Springs artist and Air Force veteran Daniel Logan
A fresh coat of paint now covers the walls of the Fountain Creek Nature Center. It’s a new mural, capturing local flora and fauna surrounding a winding river that flows across the walls. The vibrant colors and geometric designs are the work of Colorado Springs artist Daniel Logan. It’s Logan’s second completed mural. The new…
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‘An exercise in the absurd’: This whimsical art center in Salida is all about the unexpected
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Located in Salida, Colo., ‘Box of Bubbles’ is a whimsical artist resource center and gallery created by Ken Brandon. Within this eclectic space, Brandon fosters a safe haven for creative pursuits, describing it as “an exercise in the absurd.” (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette) SALIDA • Ken Brandon often will hear chatter about his…
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‘An exercise in the absurd’: This whimsical art center in Salida is all about the unexpected (copy) (copy)
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Located in Salida, Colo., ‘Box of Bubbles’ is a whimsical artist resource center and gallery created by Ken Brandon. Within this eclectic space, Brandon fosters a safe haven for creative pursuits, describing it as “an exercise in the absurd.” (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette) SALIDA • Ken Brandon often will hear chatter about his…
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‘An exercise in the absurd’: This whimsical art center in Salida is all about the unexpected (copy)
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SALIDA • Ken Brandon often will hear chatter about his square building on the corner, marked in the parking lot by a purple gypsy wagon, a dragon, a robot and a big, rusted drill labeled Astro Auger, among other things speaking to no certain business here. Passersby might spot the words on the wall: Box…
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9 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: All-Star baseball, fireflies, County Fair and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MLB All-Star Game baseball and fireflies, The Brothers Osborne and tiny houses, Broadmoor art and the County Fair this weekend. THURSDAY-SUNDAY Opening weekend for a fascinating COS150 Sesquecentennial “Then and Now” exhibit with Mike Pach’s 50 pairs of photos, our city’s historic photos paired with…
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Colorado Springs area art events starting July 26
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ARTS OPENING Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter & Marvel Art Show — Opens 5-8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.; tinyurl.com/ybdxev95. Friends of Mueller State Park Fine Art Show and Sale — Opens 9 a.m.-5 p.m.…
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Comprehensive Monet exhibit headed to Denver Art Museum
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Officials say the Denver Art Museum will be only museum in the U.S. to host a comprehensive exhibition of Claude Monet paintings. The Denver Post reports the museum announced Tuesday that “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature” will open in Denver in October…
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Pikes Pub: Enjoy a beer with friends, and become high art, at new FAC exhibit
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Tom Marioni, you had me at FREE BEER. That it’s being served as part of a museum exhibit, wherein imbibers become components of a living art installation celebrating the power of my favorite social lubrication? Certainly a bonus. But again: FREE BEER. If your…
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2018 Colorado Springs Debutantes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Twenty-one young women, graduates of seven area high schools this year, have been selected 2018 Colorado Springs Debutantes. They were chosen for school achievements, volunteer activities and contributions to their community, as well as for…