All posts tagged "local art"
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CREATIVE PEAKS: Curtain Call
Intimate, vibrant art with theatrical underpinnings debuts at the Center JACKSON HOLE, WY – A couple years ago, Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli was in a second-hand shop sifting through bins of junk when she came across a strange metal...
- Posted March 15, 2018
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A Couple of Colorists: Artists Kahn, Mason featured together in a rare dual exhibit at Tayloe Piggott
Tayloe Piggott gallery will offer a respite from the grays of winter with two exhibitions by renowned color field artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason. As soon a person walks into the gallery they’ll notice the colors,...
- Posted February 15, 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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Color Freak: Jina Kim brings the Rose to life with a world of patterns, bright pops of color all her own
When you walk into the Rose starting Friday, you’ll enter another world: the Colorfreak World. It is home to the Colorfreak Tribespeople, indigenous people from around the world who are dressed, draped and adorned in bright colored...
- Posted January 31, 2018
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Feather Sculptor: Artist Chris Maynard uses a surgeon’s precision to create delicate, intricate sculptures
Even from a distance the sculpture seems intricate and delicate. A line of ravens on a branch are ready to leap off, and then they are falling — not flying — until their wings suddenly open and...
- Posted January 31, 2018
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Armchair Anecdotes: Storytelling takes on a new twist with Wild Wyoming
Carl Oksanen arrived in Jackson in 1967 to lead pack trips at the Triangle X Ranch and to escape the heat of Phoenix. “When my cowboy days were over, I loved the mountains so much I started...
- Posted January 17, 2018
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Glowing Peaks: Hidden treasures abound in photographer Josh Metten’s work
The thing everyone notices first in the photograph is the Tetons. Morning sunlight makes the peaks glow. But on closer examination, toward the bottom of the frame, hidden in the shade, is a moose. Once noticed, it...
- Posted January 17, 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