All posts tagged "culture"
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Opening Art Portals
How a push toward diverse programming is shifting Jackson’s cultural landscape and empowering audiences JACKSON HOLE, WY – Jasmin Nava Moreno was waiting in town to meet her mother when a white man accosted her. “Go back...
- Posted May 24, 2018
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Strong Stories: Artist June Glasson portrays women as they really are — strong, active and in control
The women in June Glasson’s paintings aren’t passively reclining on a couch or shyly looking at the at the viewer. “I like active, strong women that are presenting themselves to the world and have something to...
- Posted February 7, 2018
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So Many Activities! There’s lots to do in the Hole this week, so prepare yourselves for some fun
Jackson is rife with badass events this week — events we think you can’t, or don’t, want to miss. Here are three of those events, which we think you should look into for the betterment of your...
- Posted January 24, 2018
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Shaping Stars: Community exhibit at Center for the Arts showcases the simplicity, beauty of an iconic doodle
Anyone can draw a star, Bronwyn Minton realized a few years ago as she watched her son doodle them over and over. There is something so satisfying about connecting the lines and tracing an outline of an...
- Posted January 24, 2018
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I AM: New art exhibit showcases the brilliant work of contemporary Middle Eastern women
There are so many misconceptions people who have never been there have about the Middle East and what it’s like to live there, said Emy diGrappa of the Wyoming Humanities Council. There are even more when it...
- Posted January 10, 2018
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See More Birds: Art exhibit at Pearl Street celebrates the beauty of feathered friends
The Teton Raptor Center has a simple motto: “See more birds.” It’s about encouraging people to think about, look around and notice birds wherever they are, said Steve Poole, a volunteer and board member at the Teton...
- Posted January 10, 2018
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Touching Bear Spirit: Artwork at JH Middle School grows from an unlikely place
Reading Touching Spirit Bear has become a rite of passage for sixth graders at Jackson Hole Middle School. The story follows Cole, a troubled teen with abusive parents and anger issues of his own. It’s an intense...
- Posted January 3, 2018
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Go Tell It On The Mountain: Film tour hits Jackson with stories of dangerous descents and badass women
A 70-foot waterfall descent in a pool toy. An ode to badass women athletes, BASE jumping cliffs, climbing granite and shredding singletrack. A climber who dislodged a boulder that hit him on the head while rappelling from...
- Posted December 20, 2017
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A Bob Ross Moment: Ironic or not, you really can’t do much better than The Joy of Painting
To be quite honest, my viewing habits have always been somewhat skewed. There was a time when my father had to gently glide me toward more age appropriate viewing — Power Rangers and the like —...
- Posted December 13, 2017
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Pull the Wool: Teton ArtLab artist Erin Curry on Rumpelstiltskin, carving and the art of spinning wheel
Erin Curry’s home in Gainesville, Florida, is full of wool. “It’s gotten kind of intense,” she said. “It feels like I should be waiting for Rumpelstiltskin to arrive.” Instead, Curry left most of the wool to...
- Posted December 13, 2017