Carbondale Arts partners with Bonfire Coffee in Carbondale to feature new artists every 2 months. Now through April 2022, Roaring Fork Valley photographer Mark Ronay exhibits his photography.
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Now through the end of September, 2022, view local artists Hunter Hogan and Clarissa Fortier at FirstBank in Carbondale. Carbondale Arts partners with FirstBank to bring 2 new artists each spring and fall. Interested in participating? Email brian@carbondalearts.com.
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Friday June 17th, join Carbondale Arts for the 2nd annual Golden Putter, a community-building golf tournament with alternative scoring options, arts-themed holes, prizes and surprises! All proceeds will benefit Rosybelle and our arts education programming. Reception at the Homestead Bar & Grill included; with the best view in town! Early bird pricing for team registration through June 1st.
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UPDATE: Deadline extended! Carbondale Arts is seeking the next leader to carry the organization forward in the Executive Director position. We’re looking for someone with a passion for all things community. This person must believe that artistic expression is crucial, and that everyone’s voice is valuable. Visionaries and mystics preferred :)
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Carbondale Arts is pleased to announce our 4th Annual Artist Fellowship Program (AFP), consisting of two artist grant opportunities: The Alleghany Meadows Fellowship and The Carbondale Arts Fellowship. The AFP is for artists and creatives of any genre, who need some funding to help them further their career, their art, or their ideas. The criteria is fairly open for these grants, and any artist residing within a ZIP code beginning with "816" may apply.
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Carbondale Arts partners with Bonfire Coffee in Carbondale to feature new artists every 2 months. Now through April 2022, Roaring Fork Valley painter Maria Beam will be exhibiting watercolor originals and prints.
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Carbondale Arts partners with Bonfire Coffee in Carbondale to feature new artists every 2 months. Now through February 2022, Roaring Fork Valley painter Laela Rose Janssen will be exhibiting her framed watercolor prints.
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Do you have an idea for an art exhibition? Carbondale Arts is always looking for fresh inspiration and new artists! We host art exhibitions featuring local and regional artists at The Launchpad in our award-winning R2 Gallery. The majority of our shows run from 4-6 weeks at a time and are invitational, juried, or open call. Exhibitions in the R2 Gallery are planned a year in advance. Proposal applications for 2023 available online and will be due May 2, 2022.
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Join Santa at Weant Blvd & Main Street at 5:30pm to Light Up the Forest Service tree and Main Street tree lights. Holiday festivities continue at 4th & Main Street with free hot cocoa, cider, and sugar cookies with free sleigh rides with Santa 5:45pm - 7:45pm (line up at 4th & Main street).
Unanse a Santa en Weant Blvd y Main St a las 5:30pm para prender las luces Navideñas en el árbol del Forest Service y a lo largo de Main Street. Las festividades continuarán en 4th y Main Street con chocolate caliente, cidra y galletas de azúcar con los paseos gratis de trineo con Santa serán entre las 5:45pm hasta las 7:45pm
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We love hosting Deck the Walls Holiday Market each year, featuring unique, handmade gifts from 50+ local and regional artists. Open daily through Christmas Eve (be sure to check for a couple of holiday closures/modifications). The best part? 70% of each purchase goes directly back to the artist! Your gifts won’t be stuck on cargo ships, and you’re supporting the local creative economy. WooHoo!
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One of the valley’s largest and longest-standing exhibitions of work by local artists in a wide variety of media. The Valley Visual Art Show is a salute to the rich array of artistic talents in our area and venue for emerging artists, established artists, and everything in between!
Applications open through December 6.
*Must be a current Carbondale Arts member to be eligible.
The celebration starts on Monday, November 1st with the creation of a community ofrenda in front of The Launchpad. Please bring photos and mementos of those you would like to remember as the veil between the living and dying is thinnest during this week. The altar will remain up until November 11th.
The festivities continue on First Friday, November 5th, as Carbondale Arts celebrates the artists and community who helped create our latest mural at 4th and Main. Join us from 4-5pm on the side of the CenturyLink building for warm beverages and dedications.
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The Carbondale Arts staff is heading to Steamboat Springs this week for the Colorado Creative Industries Summit, an annual event for Colorado creatives to connect, learn, and be inspired. More than 300 creative stakeholders from over 60 Colorado cities and towns attend the summit.
The office will be closed Thursday through Tuesday (9/30-10/5). Thanks to some stellar volunteers, R2 Gallery will be open 12-3pm Thursday and Friday, as well as 10am-2pm on Saturday. The gallery will not be open for October’s First Friday, and closed Monday-Tuesday (10/6-10/7). See you soon!
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Carbondale Arts is launching the Youth Apprentice Program this fall, where youth are employed to gain creative skills and career readiness under the leadership of a professional artist. In this program youth will learn a series of skills needed to create zines, or mini-magazines.
This will include writing, editing, visual art and bookmaking techniques. There will be a series of outcomes from the program that will include an individual zine and a group zine that has content from the larger community. Weekly workshops will cover different creative skills from a variety of local artists. Youth will be asked to think critically about creating work for an audience, share their ideas in a group setting and engage with community residents in art making activities.
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Applications now open for the 2021 Deck the Walls Holiday Market! Deadline to apply is October 8th. Every holiday season R2 Gallery is transformed into a magical holiday market featuring 40+ local and regional artisans and artists. The market will open November 19 through Christmas Eve.
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A year in the works, through pandemic-logistic-obstacles, the community mural on the CenturyLink building is coming to fruition. The muralist team has been hard at work, and is excited to invite the community to help complete the mural, once installed at its new location of 4th and Main Street in early September. Learn more at carbondalecreativedistrict.com
Thank you to Brian Colley, Christie Interlante, Gabriela Mejia, Gayle Embrey, Lindsay Jones, Michael Stout, Sally Nicholson, Steve Keohane, Vanessa Porras for your time and talents!
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This fabulous concert series will finish with a BANG, with two shows at The Orchard. Death of the Pugilist takes us on a journey to 1800s England to tell the story of a young man in a rough-and-tumble profession. This is an experimental musical ensemble paired with narration directly from author Daniel Mason’s story. Tickets are available HERE.
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Our newest, and never been done before event, Convergent Circus, is coming up next month!! Inspired by the elements, this immersive art experience will be held at 13 Moons Ranch in alignment with the autumn equinox. Early bird tickets are available now through August 15. Full details on the Events page.
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What makes a place what it is? What traditions and rituals strengthen the soul of a community? How do we discern what is worth bequeathing to the next generation? The story of the Carbondale Mountain Fair is one that answers these, and other important questions. While today's world is changing quickly, the Mountain Fair surviving and thriving for 50 years reminds us that some things are worth honoring and passing on. Tune in to KDNK.org or 88.1 on Tuesdays starting June 29th at 4:00 and hear the voices, the music, and the story behind Carbondale’s treasured summertime tradition. Additional episodes will air on Friday July 16 and Sunday July 18th for two full hours on the music of Mountain Fair. Learn More!
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With much excitement we present the winning design for the 50th Mountain Fair happening this July. This eclectic and über-detailed illustration is by award-winning, local artist, Larry Day. Larry has illustrated for 25+ books and publications.
“Beginning at an early age, I drew everything around me. And what I didn’t draw, I observed. Art became even more meaningful to me after I flunked high school art class, I knew I was onto something bigger than learning macrame and decoupage. I was searching for the emotion of things. And I’ve been at it ever since.”
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