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Gallim Dance photo by Eric Berey
Visual artists, poets and dance enthusiasts: Gallim Dance will be in residence at Dancers’ Workshop June 16 – July 6th, 2013. And they’re doing this project….
Poetry and visual artists are invited to attend open rehearsals and create work that responds to what you see and hear. Gallim Dance is thrilled to partner with founding commissioner Montclair State University’s Peak Performances Series and Dancers’ Workshop on the creation and premiere of a new work, “Fold Here.”
“Inspired by Raymond Carver’s short story Cathedral,” says DW, “in which the narrator describes a cathedral to a blind man by drawing it while holding the man’s hand, “Fold Here” researches the perceptive possibilities and challenges of getting to know what exists outside and within us.”
Dancers’ Workshop’s Babs Case
There is a long calendar of workshops and collaborations associated with this extended residency…..visual collaborations are led by Babs Case, Mark Nowlin, Bronwyn Minton and Tom Woodhouse. Poetry projects have Matt Daly as chief inspirer. Artists have six months to create and finish works; these will be juried and exhibited in a show at the Center for the Arts early next year, when Gallim returns to Jackson to perform their finished dance concert. Selected artists will receive honorariums.
The only stipulation is that you use cardboard in some way. Fold that! To get the full scoop, contact DW at (307) 733-6398. www.dwjh.org
“Cruise” by Travis Walker
“Stability is something we all seek. That’s why we’ve built things up. You can find amazing classes to take, but carving out your own space is another story. We don’t have a central place for that, and that’s the demand.” ~ Travis Walker
Now for that cake. This interview reflects Travis Walker’s views developed from years of working independently and otherwise in Jackson’s art scene.
“The way we’ve built our arts scene, it hasn’t been community based,” says Jackson Hole artist and newest NEA grant reviewer Travis Walker. “We have a great commodity. Galleries are lined with paintings and artwork. But when we built the Center, we forgot about the cake. The cake is artists. Without them, nothing works. If you don’t have people in classes, if you can’t afford to live here, you’re not invested, and you have to move. We’re finite, and we deal with the same people.”
(Insertion: The Center for the Arts and the Art Association are two different entities. As you’ll see, Walker realizes that the expense of real estate is a heavy mantle for arts groups here. Classes represent grass roots efforts, touch countless lives, create indelible memories, and are highly formative for Jackson’s young people, as well as adults. The point is there are many currents at work; every class listing represents vast numbers of people of all ages either making, observing or leading a class.)
People of means who can afford studio space or industrious, hard-working people like John Frechette, whose business is expanding, are doing well. But real estate is a big problem, says Walker. We need to make space affordable—it’s difficult, yet very desireable to be here. The only way to attract people is to create affordable space, and now we’re back in a situation where decent space is hard to find.
Walker believes the way to start anything is to create work space.
“The Factory was a place for artists to work, the rent was cheap, and people —kids, too—could come in and see how art was made. We did have to shut down, but for reasons unrelated to this core need. We all had a common goal,” he says. “At this stage in my career I don’t need classes. But now what? Artists who know their craft like classes, but not every month. The demand for affordable studio space, though—that’s something artists pay for every month. It’s steady income for the building occupied.”
Walker is giving away his plan. Is he ok with that? Yes.
“You have to know how to approach all sorts of people, and I’m not sure that is something you can learn in school. Things change. Our Latino citizens are, as of the 2010 census, almost 30% of our population. Those kids are in my classes. It’s organic; we have to change. I’ve changed. People have not known what the hell I was doing; we were all fluctuating violently in reaction to our crashing local economy. We’re still seeing the fallout.”
Maybe THAT will change. The desire is present. Arts work together.
Unwitting contributing writer Tom Woodhouse tells us about holiday Art Association drawing & painting classes! Tom, am I getting a complimentary press pass membership ANY TIME SOON?????? Already asked your boss. I think he forgot! (slightly bemused smiley face goes here) …Oh, and I edited your letter just a teensy bit, adjusting for timing of events.
Dear Friends~~~
“Ready or not, December is here! We have many drawing & painting opportunities for you this month!
Sharon Thomas is offering classes in Acrylic Painting every Monday night from 6pm to 9pm, and moi, I am offering Drawing Exercises on Tuesdays, 6 – 9pm, right up until Christmas! These classes are only $99 for any four sessions you attend.
We’ve started a “Beginning a Second Life” drawing session each Wednesday morning, 9 am – noon; Open studio to any Art Association member (or?) a $15 to drop in. We continue our regular Wednesday night group from 6 – 9pm.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December 7-9th) I am teaching a etching workshop
for all levels, introducing basic etching and printing techniques. To everyone who has been asking me for this class for the last year this is your opportunity to get in here! Please call Kadie at the front desk for details and enrollment.
Be sure to get your work ready for the Art Association’s Salon Show in January, open to all Art Associations Members. There is a $10 submission fee that is put towards cash awards for show participants. Opening reception is January 25, 2013. This show has always brought out the entire community for a fun party and a very diverse collection of Art…..Check our website–www.artassociation.org– for specific topics covered each week!”
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If you can read this, you’re too close!
But a winter tailgate at the annual Wilson Bazaar isn’t a bad idea. Usually, besides all the global gifts strewn around the home of Brot & Didi Coburn, you’ll find hot cider, cheeses, cookies, coffee and other warm winter treats.
But go for the Teton Culture rugs, Mongolian and Tibetan cashmere, and Sweet Peony Design jewels.
Date: Dec. 8 & 9th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Place: 1520 Fish Creek Road, Wilson, WY
Contact: Didi Thunder–307-733-3124 or email didi@wyoming.com
NAMASTE!
Still from "Elusive Stranger” by Hole Dance Films.
Culture Front’s final live event of the season features Jackson’s Hole Dance Films performing artists, delving into “Live Process,” says Culture Front director and moderator Meg Daly. This season-ending event takes place Thursday, October 25, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Rose cocktail lounge. The event is free and open to the public; you must be at or over the age of 21 to attend….this IS a bar, folks!
There’s no Jackson artist getting more media exposure right now than Kathryn Mapes Turner. “Live Process” will take the evening’s audience behind the scenes of the making of a dance film, a project about Turner’s family history, and her legacy as the sole woman in a big ranching family—ultimately, it’s about her connection to place. Phrasing, setting, theme and story create cohesive films–this film has dance at its core. Audience members will have the opportunity to observe a current work-in-progress and offer feedback.
Hole Dance Films specializes in dance film and is a non-profit program of Dancers’ Workshop, artistically directed by Carrie Richer and Kate W. Kosharek.
“This is a different project for us,” Kosharek said. “In the past we have started with a simple concept or abstract idea. With this project we have a more complex approach because it is a documentary of someone’s life.”
Imagine this: Heading out into Jackson Hole, one of the most beautiful places on earth, with two of Jackson’s most noted photographers, for a workshop. You’d assume you’d need to be super adept at photography, yes? Well, you needn’t be super adept. You can be a beginner, and sign up for a 4-day fall photography workshop with two of Jackson’s veteran photographers, Ed Riddell and Jon Stuart.
“Chasing the Light” doesn’t require sophisticated photographic skills, but there is a maximum number of 16 students, allowing for a higher-quality experience. “Chasing the Light” takes advantage of our region’s special fall light, running Thursday, September 27 – Sunday, September 30, 2012. There is an option to add an extra day, October 1st, if you’d like to continue with a printing and image manipulation session with Riddell. The small student number assures learning a variety of approaches to different subject matter alongside two photographers with very different ways of “seeing the light.”
