Join us and enjoy\na g lass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and\n gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the\nco llection of Jay and Gretchen Basen\, this exhibition considers the history \nof animation\, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lantern sho ws\nto its impact on contemporary artists. On May 6\, collectors Jay and\n Gretchen Basen\, will discuss their collection of animation cels and optic al\ndevices. Moving Pictures: Early Animation and Its Influence exhibition on\nview May 1–July 3\, 2015. *Please note that the May 6 tour is a\nWednesday evening (tours generally take place Thursday\nevenings).
Join us and enjoy\na glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center ’s curators and\ngallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animatio n cels from the\ncollection of Jay and Gretchen Basen\, this exhibition co nsiders the history\nof animation\, from its roots in 18th and 19th centur y magic lantern shows\nto its impact on contemporary artists. On May 6\, c ollectors Jay and\nGretchen Basen\, will discuss their collection of anima tion cels and optical\ndevices. Moving Pictures: Early Animation and Its I nfluence exhibition on\nview May 1–July 3\, 2015. *Please note t hat the May 6 tour is a\nWednesday evening (tours generally take place Thu rsday\nevenings).
Striving to make\nthe greatest animated film of all time\, visionary and acclaimed animator\nRic hard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) toiled for more than three\ndecade s on his masterpiece – best known today as The Thief and the\nCobbler – only to have it torn from his hands. Directed by Kevin Schreck\nand ho nored with virtually universal acclaim at over 70 international film\nfest ivals\, Persistence of Vision is an award-winning documentary film about\n art\, obsession\, dreams\, and the greatest animated film never made.
\ nRuntime: 83 minutes
Striv ing to make\nthe greatest animated film of all time\, visionary and acclai med animator\nRichard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) toiled for more t han three\ndecades on his masterpiece – best known today as The Thief an d the\nCobbler – only to have it torn from his hands. Directed by Kevin Schreck\nand honored with virtually universal acclaim at over 70 internati onal film\nfestivals\, Persistence of Vision is an award-winning documenta ry film about\nart\, obsession\, dreams\, and the greatest animated film n ever made.
\nRuntime: 83 minutes
These smaller\nencaust ic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to\nthe enc austic process. A one-hour demonstration is followed by\nindependent wor k time\, giving participants a chance to experiment with the\npaint and to ols. Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up\nfor the w hole month. This class is perfect for both beginner and\nexperienced encau stic painters.
Alison Higdon is a mixed media\nartist focused prima rily in encaustic painting. Using this ancient art form\nof molten wax\, r esin\, and pigment she combines design elements from various\ncultures\, t extures from nature and a sense for the abstract. Higdon states\,\n“The natural world provides an immense palette of inspiration to fuel my\ncreat ivity.”
This class is offered Saturdays\, Apr 18\, 25 &\; May\ n9\, 16\, from 1-5pm. Students can register for individual sessions or tak e\nall four sessions.
These smaller\nencaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introdu ction to\nthe encaustic process. A one-hour demonstration is followed by \nindependent work time\, giving participants a chance to experiment with the\npaint and tools. Students can sign up for individual weeks or can s ign up\nfor the whole month. This class is perfect for both beginner and\n experienced encaustic painters.
Alison Higdon is a mixed media\nart ist focused primarily in encaustic painting. Using this ancient art form\n of molten wax\, resin\, and pigment she combines design elements from vari ous\ncultures\, textures from nature and a sense for the abstract. Higdon states\,\n“The natural world 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 individua l sessions or take\nall four sessions.
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.
Learn how to\nfine tun e your resume and artist statement by working with the curatorial\nstaff a t the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Participants will be asked to\nbring questions. Pre-registration is required due to limited space.
\nK ristin Poole holds an MA in Modern Art History from the University of\nChi cago (1989) and a BA in Studio Art and English from Denison University\n(1 980). She has served as Artistic Director at the Center since 1997. Prior\ nto joining the staff at the Center she worked as an Independent Lecturer\ ,\nConsultant\, and Art Historian. Previous experience includes: Director of\nChicago International New Art Forms Exposition\, Curatorial Assistant\ ,\nMuseum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)\, Director of the Sun Valley Cente r for\nthe Arts Gallery\, and Director of Lill Street Gallery (Chicago).
\nCourtney Gilbert holds Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in art history from\nthe University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth C ollege.\nMost recently she worked at the Blanton Museum of Art at the Univ ersity of\nTexas at Austin\, where she coordinated the planning for a majo r exhibition\nof Latin American abstract art. Prior to joining The Center\ , she also\ntaught Art History at Columbia College Chicago\, and Texas Sta te\nUniversity.
For more information on the studio tour\, 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.
Learn how to\nfine tune your resume and artist statement by working with the cu ratorial\nstaff at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Participants will b e asked to\nbring questions. Pre-registration is required due to limited space.
\nKristin Poole holds an MA in Modern Art History from the U niversity of\nChicago (1989) and a BA in Studio Art and English from Denis on University\n(1980). She has served as Artistic Director at the Center s ince 1997. Prior\nto joining the staff at the Center she worked as an Inde pendent Lecturer\,\nConsultant\, and Art Historian. Previous experience in cludes: Director of\nChicago International New Art Forms Exposition\, Cura torial Assistant\,\nMuseum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)\, Director of the Sun Valley Center for\nthe Arts Gallery\, and Director of Lill Street Gal lery (Chicago).
\nCourtney Gilbert holds Ph.D. and Master’s degree s in art history from\nthe University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.\nMost recently she worked at the Blanton Museum o f Art at the University of\nTexas at Austin\, where she coordinated the pl anning for a major exhibition\nof Latin American abstract art. Prior to jo ining The Center\, she also\ntaught Art History at Columbia College Chicag o\, and Texas State\nUniversity.
For more information on the studio tour\, visit www.wrvstudiotour.com .