You may know the\nname \, you likely know the voice\, but you have not seen a show like the\ntrou badour-style solo performance by Scottish-born\, Australian-raised\,\nCali fornia-dwelling\, Men at Work frontman\, Colin Hay. He’ll bring a\nguita r and his distinctive voice to Sun Valley and will intersperse his\nclassi c and new songs with hilarious\, poignant\, and downright surreal\nstories drawn from his often unbelievable experiences over the past three\ndecade s.
Please note: Colin Hay’s shows contain adult language\nand material that may not be suitable for all ages or audience\nmembers.
“Hay’s charm and reputation as a raconteur on\nstage also ende ar him to audiences.” The Age – theage.com.au
You m ay know the\nname\, you likely know the voice\, but you have not seen a sh ow like the\ntroubadour-style solo performance by Scottish-born\, Australi an-raised\,\nCalifornia-dwelling\, Men at Work frontman\, Colin Hay. He’ ll bring a\nguitar and his distinctive voice to Sun Valley and will inters perse his\nclassic and new songs with hilarious\, poignant\, and downright surreal\nstories drawn from his often unbelievable experiences over the p ast three\ndecades.
Please note: Colin Hay’s shows contain adu lt language\nand material that may not be suitable for all ages or audienc e\nmembers.
“Hay’s charm and reputation as a raconteur on \nstage also endear him to audiences.” The Age – theage.com.au
\nJoin us for a\ntour of the exhibition followed by artist Rebecca Kamen’s talk about her\nsculp tural work and its relationship to the drawings of Santiago Ramón y\nCaja l\, who won the 1906 Nobel Prize for his drawings of neurons. This\nprojec t investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the\nbrain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA through\nlectures\, films\, brown bag lunches and small format classes to examine the\nbrain\ , how it works and how we care for it. Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA\nmu ltidisciplinary project The Brain. Exhibition on view Feb 6-Apr\n 17\, 2015 at The Center in Ketchum. Free and open to the public.
Join us for a\ntour of the exhibition followed by artist Rebecca Kamen’s talk about her\nsculptural work and its relationship to the drawings of Santia go Ramón y\nCajal\, who won the 1906 Nobel Prize for his drawings of neur ons. This\nproject investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrat es the\nbrain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA th rough\nlectures\, films\, brown bag lunches and small format classes to ex amine the\nbrain\, how it works and how we care for it. Part of The Center ’s BIG IDEA\nmultidisciplinary project The Brain. Exhibition on view Feb 6-Apr\n17\, 2015 at The Center in Ketchum. Free and open to the public.
All is not as it\nseem s in this fun photography workshop! Sharpen your photo skills\, explore\nt he art of illusion and develop your own perspective. Students will be\nreq uired to bring their own digital camera and lap top. A limited number of\n Center lap tops will be available. To reserve a laptop please contact Sara h\nKolash\, Education Coordinator at skolash@sunvalleycenter.org.
This is a two-day cla ss that\ntakes place Sat &\; Sun\, April 11 &\; 12 from 10am-4pm.
All i s not as it\nseems in this fun photography workshop! Sharpen your photo sk ills\, explore\nthe art of illusion and develop your own perspective. Stud ents will be\nrequired to bring their own digital camera and lap top. A li mited number of\nCenter lap tops will be available. To reserve a laptop pl ease contact Sarah\nKolash\, Education Coordinator at skolash@sunvalleycenter.org.
This is a two-day class that\ntakes place Sat &\; Sun\, April 11 &\; 12 from 10am-4pm.
Local directors\nTodd Soliday and Leah Warshawski award-winning documentary\, Finding\nHillywood chronicles one man’s road to forgiveness\, his effort to heal\nhis coun try\, and the realization that we all must one day face our past.\nCreated by local directors Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday\, the film\nfunctions as a Rwandan history lesson and also reveals the power of film as\na cata lyst for cultural healing. Finding Hillywood introduces the key\npeople wh o set the beginning of Rwanda’s film industry (nicknamed\nHillywood for the country’s rolling hills) in motion. The film’s final\nact takes a inspirational final turn as Hillywood connects the people of\nRwanda by se eing their culture represented on the biggest screen available.\n2013
Local directors\nTodd Soliday and Leah Warshawski award-winning documentary\, F inding\nHillywood chronicles one man’s road to forgiveness\, his effort to heal\nhis country\, and the realization that we all must one day face o ur past.\nCreated by local directors Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday\, th e film\nfunctions as a Rwandan history lesson and also reveals the power o f film as\na catalyst for cultural healing. Finding Hillywood introduces t he key\npeople who set the beginning of Rwanda’s film industry (nickname d\nHillywood for the country’s rolling hills) in motion. The film’s fi nal\nact takes a inspirational final turn as Hillywood connects the people of\nRwanda by seeing their culture represented on the biggest screen avai lable.\n2013
These smaller\nencaust ic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to\nthe enc austic process. Demonstrations are followed by independent work\ntime\, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and\ntools. St udents can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up for the\nwhole mont h. This class is perfect for both beginner and experienced\nencaustic pain ters.
Alison Higdon is a mixed media artist focused\nprimarily in e ncaustic painting. Using this ancient art form of molten wax\,\nresin\, an d pigment she combines design elements from various cultures\,\ntextures f rom nature and a sense for the abstract. Higdon states\, “The\nnatural w orld provides an immense palette of inspiration to fuel my\ncreativity.”
This class is offered Saturdays\, Apr 18\, 25 &\; May\n9\, 16\, from 1-5pm. Students can register for individual sessions or take\nall fo ur sessions.
These smaller\nencaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introdu ction to\nthe encaustic process. Demonstrations are followed by independ ent work\ntime\, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and\ntools. Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up fo r the\nwhole month. This class is perfect for both beginner and experience d\nencaustic painters.
Alison Higdon is a mixed media artist focuse d\nprimarily in encaustic painting. Using this ancient art form of molten wax\,\nresin\, and pigment she combines design elements from various cultu res\,\ntextures from nature and a sense for the abstract. Higdon states\, “The\nnatural world provides an immense palette of inspiration to fuel m y\ncreativity.”
This class is offered Saturdays\, Apr 18\, 25 &am p\; May\n9\, 16\, from 1-5pm. Students can register for individual session s or take\nall four sessions.
TorQ Percussion\nQuart et was formed by four Canadian percussionists looking to add new\nvitality to percussion repertoire and performance. Renowned for their\nengaging pe rformances and repertoire\, TorQ is also committed to\ncommissioning new w orks for percussion quartet from both established and\nup-and- coming comp osers. In addition to promoting new music\, TorQ is also\na strong believe r in the importance of music education.
The Center\nhas engaged Tor Q to be in the Wood River Valley for a week-long residency\nwhich will inc lude performances at every elementary school and the middle\nschool in add ition to their full length evening concert.
Learn more\nabout TorQ at torqpercussion.ca.
< p>Part\nof The Center's 2014-2015 Winter Performing Arts Series.< /p>\n2014-2015 Performing Arts Series
Portland C
ello\nProject\, October 25\, 2014
Blues musician Guy Davis\, Decembe
r 12\,\n2014
Bill Payne\, co-founder of Little Feat\, January 30\, 2
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\nBrian Sanders' JUNK - dance company\, March 19\, 2015
Tor
Q Percussion\nQuartet\, April 18\, 2015
Performing Arts Tic
ket\nPackages
• Performing Arts Series:\
n$112.50 for all 5 performances
• Performing Arts Mini\nSe
ries: $67.50 (January to March only: includes Bill Payne\, JUNK\,
\nand TorQ)
TorQ Percussion\nQuartet was formed by four Canadian percussionists looking to add new\nvitality to percussion repertoire and performance. Renowned for t heir\nengaging performances and repertoire\, TorQ is also committed to\nco mmissioning new works for percussion quartet from both established and\nup -and- coming composers. In addition to promoting new music\, TorQ is also\ na strong believer in the importance of music education.
The Center \nhas engaged TorQ to be in the Wood River Valley for a week-long residenc y\nwhich will include performances at every elementary school and the midd le\nschool in addition to their full length evening concert.
Learn more\nabout TorQ at torqpercuss ion.ca.
Part\nof The Center's 2014-2015 Winter Performing A rts Series.
\n2014-2015 Performing Arts Series
Portland Cello\nProject\, October 25\, 2014
Blues musician Gu
y Davis\, December 12\,\n2014
Bill Payne\, co-founder of Little Feat
\, January 30\, 2015
\nBrian Sanders' JUNK - dance company\, March 19
\, 2015
TorQ Percussion\nQuartet\, April 18\, 2015
Pe
rforming Arts Ticket\nPackages
• Performing Arts
Series:\n$112.50 for all 5 performances
• Perform
ing Arts Mini\nSeries: $67.50 (January to March only: includes Bi
ll Payne\, JUNK\,\nand TorQ)
In anticipation\nof th e August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios\, the Sun Valley\nCenter for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working\nartists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES.
Andria Friesen\nwill s hare her 30+ years of fine art industry experience with professional\narti sts seeking to understand how to communicate effectively with art\ndealers and how to prepare for gallery relationships.
Andria Friesen\nmove d to Idaho in 1986 to establish Friesen Gallery Sun Valley. Twenty-two\nof the Gallery's twenty-eight and counting years included a second\nlocation \, Friesen Gallery Seattle. The Gallery was located across from the\nSeatt le Art Museum was Andria's endeavor from 1990-2012. Friesen Gallery is\nre cognized for showcasing artists of national and international\nrecognition \, representing an array of mediums. In 2009 Andria composed and\npublishe d Speak For The Trees\, a 200-page hardcover book featuring\n76 i mportant artists from around the world. Poignant offerings by 70+\nsignifi cant authors (throughout history) are also showcased. Andria is an\nactive Board Member of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival\, other\ncontributions t o the community include Co-Chair of the 2013 Sun Valley\nCenter for the Ar ts Wine Auction and she is a founding member of Animal\nHospice/Compassion ate Crossings.
For more information on the studio\ntour\, visit www.wrvstudiotour.com.
In an ticipation\nof the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios\, the Su n Valley\nCenter for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working\nartists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES.
Andri a Friesen\nwill share her 30+ years of fine art industry experience with p rofessional\nartists seeking to understand how to communicate effectively with art\ndealers and how to prepare for gallery relationships.
And ria Friesen\nmoved to Idaho in 1986 to establish Friesen Gallery Sun Valle y. Twenty-two\nof the Gallery's twenty-eight and counting years included a second\nlocation\, Friesen Gallery Seattle. The Gallery was located acros s from the\nSeattle Art Museum was Andria's endeavor from 1990-2012. Fries en Gallery is\nrecognized for showcasing artists of national and internati onal\nrecognition\, representing an array of mediums. In 2009 Andria compo sed and\npublished Speak For The Trees\, a 200-page hardcover boo k featuring\n76 important artists from around the world. Poignant offering s by 70+\nsignificant authors (throughout history) are also showcased. And ria is an\nactive Board Member of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival\, other \ncontributions to the community include Co-Chair of the 2013 Sun Valley\n Center for the Arts Wine Auction and she is a founding member of Animal\nH ospice/Compassionate Crossings.
For more information on the studio\ ntour\, visit www.wrvstudiotour.com .
What is art? In\n2012\ , the Los Angeles County Museum of Art had 22 cities asking themselves\nth at exact question as a 340 ton boulder made its way through Southern\nCali fornia neighborhoods to its destination – a 456-foot-long negative\nspac e where it rests above a concrete slot. The film documents this journey\nf rom idea to fruition and the questions it raised among the public\, the\na rts community\, public officials and cities.
What is art? In\n2012\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art had 22 cities aski ng themselves\nthat exact question as a 340 ton boulder made its way throu gh Southern\nCalifornia neighborhoods to its destination – a 456-foot-lo ng negative\nspace where it rests above a concrete slot. The film document s this journey\nfrom idea to fruition and the questions it raised among th e public\, the\narts community\, public officials and cities.