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Enjoy refreshments as you tour the\nexhibition with T he Museum’s curators.
Coinciding with renewed\ndialogue about the possibility of breaching dams throughout the Columbia\nRiver Basin\, this BIG IDEA project offers a conversation about the impact\nof dams on Idaho and the American West. For more than a century\, dams have\nshaped Idaho ’s landscapes\, ecosystems and economies. At this historic\nmoment\, the project considers the history of damming in the Pacific\nNorthwest\, the effects of dams on the region\, and a reimagined future for\nrivers and th e life dependent on them in the American West.
SVMoA\nhas commissio ned artists Carolina Caycedo\, Eirik\nJohnson\, James Prosek and Rachel\nTeannalach to create new work for the exhibition\, including\nlarge-scale and imm ersive installations.
Enjoy refreshments as you tour the\n exhibition with The Museum’s curators.
Coinciding with renewed\nd ialogue about the possibility of breaching dams throughout the Columbia\nR iver Basin\, this BIG IDEA project offers a conversation about the impact\ nof dams on Idaho and the American West. For more than a century\, dams ha ve\nshaped Idaho’s landscapes\, ecosystems and economies. At this histor ic\nmoment\, the project considers the history of damming in the Pacific\n Northwest\, the effects of dams on the region\, and a reimagined future fo r\nrivers and the life dependent on them in the American West.
SVMo A\nhas commissioned artists Carolina Caycedo\, Ei rik\nJohnson\, James Prosek and Rachel\n Teannalach to create new work for the exhibition\, including\nlar ge-scale and immersive installations.
Enjoy refreshments as you tour the\nexhibition with T he Museum’s curators.
Coinciding with renewed\ndialogue about the possibility of breaching dams throughout the Columbia\nRiver Basin\, this BIG IDEA project offers a conversation about the impact\nof dams on Idaho and the American West. For more than a century\, dams have\nshaped Idaho ’s landscapes\, ecosystems and economies. At this historic\nmoment\, the project considers the history of damming in the Pacific\nNorthwest\, the effects of dams on the region\, and a reimagined future for\nrivers and th e life dependent on them in the American West.
SVMoA\nhas commissio ned artists Carolina Caycedo\, Eirik\nJohnson\, James Prosek and Rachel\nTeannalach to create new work for the exhibition\, including\nlarge-scale and imm ersive installations.
Enjoy refreshments as you tour the\n exhibition with The Museum’s curators.
Coinciding with renewed\nd ialogue about the possibility of breaching dams throughout the Columbia\nR iver Basin\, this BIG IDEA project offers a conversation about the impact\ nof dams on Idaho and the American West. For more than a century\, dams ha ve\nshaped Idaho’s landscapes\, ecosystems and economies. At this histor ic\nmoment\, the project considers the history of damming in the Pacific\n Northwest\, the effects of dams on the region\, and a reimagined future fo r\nrivers and the life dependent on them in the American West.
SVMo A\nhas commissioned artists Carolina Caycedo\, Ei rik\nJohnson\, James Prosek and Rachel\n Teannalach to create new work for the exhibition\, including\nlar ge-scale and immersive installations.
Produced by\nPatag onia\, this powerful film explores the sea change in our national\nattitud e from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing\nawareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our\nrivers. Da mNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected\ndiscoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams\, and also\nthrough a metamo rphosis in values.
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P roduced by\nPatagonia\, this powerful film explores the sea change in our national\nattitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the gr owing\nawareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of ou r\nrivers. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected\n discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams\, and also\ nthrough a metamorphosis in values.
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Produced by\nPatag onia\, this powerful film explores the sea change in our national\nattitud e from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing\nawareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our\nrivers. Da mNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected\ndiscoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams\, and also\nthrough a metamo rphosis in values.
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P roduced by\nPatagonia\, this powerful film explores the sea change in our national\nattitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the gr owing\nawareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of ou r\nrivers. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected\n discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams\, and also\ nthrough a metamorphosis in values.
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Play\, create\,\nd iscover and have fun! Families are invited to explore works in SVMoA’s\n current exhibition\, Dams: Reservoirs\, Reclamation\, Renewal\, a nd\nuse their experience in the gallery as inspiration for art-making in t he\nclassroom. Projects will change monthly.
Participants a re\nencouraged to register in advance (include participants and their adul t\ncaregivers)\, and walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.
\nP lay\, create\,\ndiscover and have fun! Families are invited to explore wor ks in SVMoA’s\ncurrent exhibition\, Dams: Reservoirs\, Reclamation\, Renewal\, and\nuse their experience in the gallery as inspiration fo r art-making in the\nclassroom. Projects will change monthly.
< em>Participants are\nencouraged to register in advance (include participan ts and their adult\ncaregivers)\, and walk-ins will be accommodated if spa ce allows.
\nJoin SVMoA\nEducat ors\, Sophie Sawyers and Allison Fluetsch for an exhibition Tour of\nD ams: Reservoirs\, Reclamation and Renewal followed by an activity\nin the Makers’ Lab.
This event takes place from 5–7pm.
J oin SVMoA\nEducators\, Sophie Sawyers and Allison Fluetsch for an exhibiti on Tour of\nDams: Reservoirs\, Reclamation and Renewal followed b y an activity\nin the Makers’ Lab.
This event takes place from 5 –7pm.
The\nVi olins of The World is the brainchild of French Gypsy jazz guitarist and\nc omposer Mathias Duplessy. It brings together the rhythms and melodies of\n many different cultures in an incredible new style of exotic and unique\na rrangements. Asian always\, spirit of the blues often\, and Celtic rhythms \nand melodies of the Mongolian steppe offer an astonishing cross-cultural \nencounter. The four virtuosos bridge the gap between tradition and\nmode rnity.
The group consists of Guo Gan from China with his fiddle\nEr hu\; Enkhjargal (Epi) Dandarvaanchig from Mongolia with horse-headed\nfidd le and throat singing\, and Grammy-nominated American Casey Driessen\nwith the fiddle\, backed by Duplessy’s propulsive acoustic guitar. Fall of\n 2022 brings Duplessy &\; The Violins of The World to tour the United\nS tates for their very first time.
For over 25 years\, SVMoA has been\ nbringing professional musicians\, authors\, and artists into Blaine Count y\nSchools to work with and perform for local students. All of the artists in\nthe 2022–2023 Performing Arts Residency &\; Concert Series will share\ntheir talents with students through our Residency Program.
The\nViolins of The World is the brainchild of French Gypsy jazz guitarist and\ncomposer Mathias Duplessy. It brings together the rhythms and melodies of\nmany different cultures in an incredible new style of exo tic and unique\narrangements. Asian always\, spirit of the blues often\, a nd Celtic rhythms\nand melodies of the Mongolian steppe offer an astonishi ng cross-cultural\nencounter. The four virtuosos bridge the gap between tr adition and\nmodernity.
The group consists of Guo Gan from China wi th his fiddle\nErhu\; Enkhjargal (Epi) Dandarvaanchig from Mongolia with h orse-headed\nfiddle and throat singing\, and Grammy-nominated American Cas ey Driessen\nwith the fiddle\, backed by Duplessy’s propulsive acoustic guitar. Fall of\n2022 brings Duplessy &\; The Violins of The World to t our the United\nStates for their very first time.
For over 25 years\ , SVMoA has been\nbringing professional musicians\, authors\, and artists into Blaine County\nSchools to work with and perform for local students. A ll of the artists in\nthe 2022–2023 Performing Arts Residency &\; Con cert Series will share\ntheir talents with students through our Residency Program.
Join SVMoA for a\n figure drawing open studio on Tuesday nights\, October 4\, October 25\, an d\nNovember 15. SVMoA provides a model and the space for participants to c ome\nstudy as artists\, new and experienced\, engage in their own artistic \npractice.
Bring your own supplies\;\nd rawing boards provided.
Age and ability: 18 years and\nolde r\, all skill levels welcome!
Bob Dix earned a BA at San Francisco State\nUniversity and an MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred\nUniversity. He has e xhibited his work widely in California\, Nevada and\nIdaho at institutions including the Headlands Center for the Arts\, San\nFrancisco Artspace\, t he San Francisco Art Institute\, the Richmond Art\nCenter\, the San Jose M useum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern\nArt.
J oin SVMoA for a\nfigure drawing open studio on Tuesday nights\, October 4\ , October 25\, and\nNovember 15. SVMoA provides a model and the space for participants to come\nstudy as artists\, new and experienced\, engage in t heir own artistic\npractice.
Bring your own supplies\;\ndrawing boards provided.
Age and ability: 1 8 years and\nolder\, all skill levels welcome!
Bob Dix earned a BA at San Francisco State\nUniv ersity and an MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred\nUni versity. He has exhibited his work widely in California\, Nevada and\nIdah o at institutions including the Headlands Center for the Arts\, San\nFranc isco Artspace\, the San Francisco Art Institute\, the Richmond Art\nCenter \, the San Jose Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern\nArt.