Use this\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\nenvironment. All s kills welcome.
This class is offered Wednesday\,\nJan 13 &\; 27\ , Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10)\, Wednesday\,\nFeb 24\, A pril 6 &\; April 20 and May 11 &\; 25 from 6:30–8:30pm).
\nUse t his\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\ne nvironment. All skills welcome.
This class is offered Wednesday\,\n Jan 13 &\; 27\, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10)\, Wednes day\,\nFeb 24\, April 6 &\; April 20 and May 11 &\; 25 from 6:30–8 :30pm).
\nJoin us and enjoy\na g lass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and\n gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? \nOr sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication\, a handwritten\ nletter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presentation o f\nmundane tweets as Western Union telegrams to Gail Tarantino’s\ntransl ations of her own letters into patterns of colorful dots\, the artwork\nin the exhibition considers the changing nature of communication. Will\nsoci al media make us less…social? Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project\nI Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and\nCommuni cation Today. Exhibition on view Feb 26–May 6\, 2016 at The\nCenter \, Ketchum.
Join us and enjoy\na glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center ’s curators and\ngallery guides. When was the last time you received a h and-written letter?\nOr sent one? In this era of instantaneous communicati on\, a handwritten\nletter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute ’s presentation of\nmundane tweets as Western Union telegrams to Gail Ta rantino’s\ntranslations of her own letters into patterns of colorful dot s\, the artwork\nin the exhibition considers the changing nature of commun ication. Will\nsocial media make us less…social? Part of The Center's BI G IDEA project\nI Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter W riting and\nCommunication Today. Exhibition on view Feb 26–May 6\, 2016 at The\nCenter\, Ketchum.
This heartwarming\ndoc chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney\, the man who has been Sesame\ nStreet's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969.
For over 4\ndecades\, Caroll's characters have been cherished by generations of\nch ildren. At 81 years old\, the tenacious and enthusiastic performer has no\ nintention of slowing down. I AM BIG BIRD features incredible\n footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces\ nCaroll's journey from bullied child to celebrated performer. This loving \nportrait peels away the instances that inspired his creation of Big Bird \nand as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair\, it is the man\, not t he\npuppet\, who will steal your heart.
Running time: 90 minutes
\nThis heartwarming\ndoc chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney\, the man who has been Sesame\nStreet's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969.
For over 4\ndecades\, Caroll's characters have been cherished by g enerations of\nchildren. At 81 years old\, the tenacious and enthusiastic performer has no\nintention of slowing down. I AM BIG BIRD feat ures incredible\nfootage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Hen son as it traces\nCaroll's journey from bullied child to celebrated perfor mer. This loving\nportrait peels away the instances that inspired his cre ation of Big Bird\nand as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair\, it i s the man\, not the\npuppet\, who will steal your heart.
Running ti me: 90 minutes
\nBorn in Ethiopia\nand raised in Brooklyn\, Meklit has called San Francisco home since\ngraduatin g from Yale in 2002. Her music is an intoxicating blend of jazz\,\nAmerica n folk and singer-songwriter traditions and Ethiopia’s unique\nmelodies and rhythms. “Soulful\, tremulous and strangely cinematic\,\n[Meklit] Hadero’s voice will implant scenes in your mind—a softly lit\nsupper club\, a Brooklyn stoop\, a sun-baked road. Close your eyes listen and\ndr eam.” – Seattle Times
Part of The\nCenter ’s 2015-2016 Performing Arts Series.
2015-2016\nPerformin
g Arts Series
The Bros. Landreth\, Saturday\,\nSeptember 26
th 2015
Black Violin\, October 21st 2015
Dala\,\nNovember 12th
2015
Martha Redbone Roots Project\, February 20th\n2016
PostS
ecret: The Show\, March 29th 2016
Meklit\, Friday\,\nApril 8th 2016<
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Born in Ethiopia\nand raised in Brooklyn\, Meklit has called San Francisco home since\ngraduating from Yale in 2002. Her music is an intoxicating blend o f jazz\,\nAmerican folk and singer-songwriter traditions and Ethiopia’s unique\nmelodies and rhythms. “Soulful\, tremulous and strangely cine matic\,\n[Meklit] Hadero’s voice will implant scenes in your mind—a so ftly lit\nsupper club\, a Brooklyn stoop\, a sun-baked road. Close your ey es listen and\ndream.” – Seattle Times
Part of The\nCenter’s 2015-2016 Performing Arts Series.
2015-
2016\nPerforming Arts Series
The Bros. Landreth\, Saturday\
,\nSeptember 26th 2015
Black Violin\, October 21st 2015
Dala\,
\nNovember 12th 2015
Martha Redbone Roots Project\, February 20th\n2
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PostSecret: The Show\, March 29th 2016
Meklit\, Friday\,\n
April 8th 2016
Revive the art of\nsen ding letters and postcards by creating something to hold\, fold and hang\n on to! Participants will be introduced to two simple and awesome\nprintmak ing techniques. The finished prints will be used for personal\ncards and stationery. Students will also leave with a carved block that can\nbe use d for years to come. Students are encouraged to bring a design or\nimage f or inspiration.
In 2005 Amy received a BFA with a printmaking\nemph asis from Boise State University and is currently seeking an MA in Art\nEd ucation. Amy’s prints and cut paper works have been exhibited\nthrough out the United States\, Germany\, Great Britain and New Zealand and\nare h eld in public and private collections.
This workshop runs April\n9t h &\; 10th from 12pm-4pm.
Reviv e the art of\nsending letters and postcards by creating something to hold\ , fold and hang\non to! Participants will be introduced to two simple and awesome\nprintmaking techniques. The finished prints will be used for pe rsonal\ncards and stationery. Students will also leave with a carved block that can\nbe used for years to come. Students are encouraged to bring a d esign or\nimage for inspiration.
In 2005 Amy received a BFA with a printmaking\nemphasis from Boise State University and is currently seeking an MA in Art\nEducation. Amy’s prints and cut paper works have been e xhibited\nthroughout the United States\, Germany\, Great Britain and New Z ealand and\nare held in public and private collections.
This worksh op runs April\n9th &\; 10th from 12pm-4pm.
Use this\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\nenvironment. All s kills welcome.
This class is offered Wednesday\,\nJan 13 &\; 27\ , Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10)\, Wednesday\,\nFeb 24\, A pril 6 &\; April 20 and May 11 &\; 25. Each session takes\nplace fro m 6:30–8:30pm.
Use t his\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\ne nvironment. All skills welcome.
This class is offered Wednesday\,\n Jan 13 &\; 27\, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10)\, Wednes day\,\nFeb 24\, April 6 &\; April 20 and May 11 &\; 25. Each session takes\nplace from 6:30–8:30pm.
Peggy Guggenheim\nwas a colorful character who was not only ahead of her time\, but helped to\nd efine it. Heiress to her family’s fortune\, she became a central figure\ nin the modern art movement. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of \nthe 20th century\, she not only collected art\, but artists. Her colorfu l\npersonal history included such figures as Samuel Beckett\, Max Ernst\,\ nJackson Pollock\, Alexander Calder\, Marcel Duchamp as well as countless\ nothers. While fighting through personal tragedy\, she maintained her visi on\nto build one of the most important collections of modern art\, now ens hrined\nin her Venetian palazzo.
96 minutes
Peggy Guggenheim\nwas a colorful character who was not only ahead of her time\, but helped to\ndefine it. Heiress to her family’s fortune\, she became a central figure\nin the modern art movement. As she moved through the cul tural upheaval of\nthe 20th century\, she not only collected art\, but art ists. Her colorful\npersonal history included such figures as Samuel Becke tt\, Max Ernst\,\nJackson Pollock\, Alexander Calder\, Marcel Duchamp as w ell as countless\nothers. While fighting through personal tragedy\, she ma intained her vision\nto build one of the most important collections of mod ern art\, now enshrined\nin her Venetian palazzo.
96 minutes