Revisionist at Artworks Loveland

Save the date: Opening July 8 "Revisionist", an art installation by Suchitra Mattai.

Inspired by folklore and fairy tales, pop culture, and travel, Suchitra's work centers on the themes of identity and globalization. She uses intense fluorescent colors, distorted perspective and uncanny shifts in scale, to investigate the fragility, fluidity, and fragmentation of personal and cultural identity in the era of globalization.

Suchitra is a RedLine Contemporary Art Center resident and teaches at the University of Denver. She earned an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in South Asian Studies, both from the University of Pennsylvania.

Rejoinder

Join LSC Arts for the opening reception of Rejoinder, a collaborative art exhibition with the Downtown Artery. This exhibition features the work of 7 CSU alum artists with a on focus on response; each artist created their piece in response to what was created by the artist before them.

The reception will take place in the Curfman Gallery of the LSC from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, July 1.

Workshops for Young Choreographers

For more information visit http://alicialaumann.com/

Help Fort Collins Create a “Creative Industries Director" Position!

If you would like to see the “Creative Industries Director" position created and finally have sustainable, on-going support for our growing arts community, then please share your voice. You’d be surprised how effective each voice can be to our politicians and City Leaders!!  Here’s a short list of ways to express yourself during the budget process and be heard by City Leaders.

1. Visit http://www.fcgov.com/citymanager/budget.php now.  Here you can create your own budget and leave comments. City staff will compile reports from input received on the website in mid-July and again on August 19th, so comments are valuable now and again in August.

2. Contact City Leaders directly.

City Manager, Deputy and Assistant City Managers and other City staff are reviewing and determining a recommended budget over the next month to present to City Council.
datteberry@fcgov.com
jmihelich@fcgov.com
wwilliams@fcgov.com
kdimartino@fcgov.com

Contact City Council:
Its never too early to start letting Council know your thoughts. You can email or attend a listening session that several council members host for their constituents. Listening sessions are posted on the City’s Calendar of events on the home page or http://www.fcgov.com/events/ .You can find Council emails at http://www.fcgov.com/council/  or email all of Council and the City Manager at once: cityleaders@fcgov.com

City Council: Council will have their first work session on the budget on August 9th and continue till approval on November 1 (see schedule below).


3. Attend a City Council Public Hearing on the budget and share your support in person during public input (3 minutes each!). Meetings are held at City Hall starting at 6pm.  Visit http://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/agendas.php the Thursday before the meeting to see the published agenda with times, materials, and info.

Pubic Input can be made at these meetings:

Sept. 20th – Council Meeting - Public Hearing
Oct. 4th – Council Meeting - Second Public Hearing
Public Input can be made at these meetings too, but anticipate most decisions will have been made prior to these meetings.
Oct. 18th – Council Meeting - First Reading of the Budget Ordinance
Nov. 1st – Council Meeting - Second Reading of the Budget Ordinance



Here’s the Budget schedule pulled off of the website:
Now through August 19th – Public Input and Awareness (online activity will be available through August 19th and City employees will be presenting and help facilitate community meetings through the summer)
August 19th – Final Report pulled and created to present Council with community feedback
Aug. 9th – Council Work Session (high level preview of the City Manager’s Recommended Budget)
Sept. 2nd – City Manager's Recommended Budget submitted to the City Clerk's Office
Sept.13th – Second Council Work Session
Sept. 20th – Council Meeting - Public Hearing
Sept. 27th – Third Council Work Session
Oct. 4th – Council Meeting - Second Public Hearing
Oct. 11th – Fourth Council Work Session
Oct. 18th – Council Meeting - First Reading of the Budget Ordinance
Nov. 1st – Council Meeting - Second Reading of the Budget Ordinance

Here is the blurb about the position from the budget:

Fort Collins Becomes a Creative District! (and holds a happy hour to celebrate!)

After a two year candidacy and competitive application process the Downtown Fort Collins Creative District has received certification by the Colorado Creative Industries Council as an official Creative District. Our district was selected along with only a handful of others from a pool of 15 Colorado cities and towns who applied to be certified this year. 

We are very excited and appreciative of all your feedback, ideas, participation, help and leadership that has helped us get this award.  The impact of artists and creatives in Fort Collins is evident and we hope to be the megaphone telling your stories, advocating for the industry and serving as a hub for arts and creative industry.

The Downtown Fort Collins Creative District will now begin to grow into the visions developed throughout this discovery process.  We will continue to work towards the district's goals in as we begin connecting with you, weaving this creative tapestry together on our exciting and challenging journey.  Continue to develop more creative ideas, solutions, events, and art, and let us know what you are doing so we can help support your efforts.

More to come as we develop, for now we want to say thank you and congratulations it's another step in our recognition for our vibrant arts, creative businesses, innovative spirit and economic impact! 

And so we want to celebrate! You are invited to join us for a fun casual celebration next week. Here are the details:

Celebration Social Hour   
Thursday, June 23, 2016
5:00pm
Downtown Artery (254 Linden St, Fort Collins, CO 80524)
Open house, cash bar, art & fine folks!

Stan Scott starts Trimble Court Mural

Loveland Artist Stan Scott began working with the Fort Collins Mural Project on an awesome geometric mural that will grace the alley near Trimble Court Artisans. Looking good!

Bike In Music Festival

Rist Canyon Mountain Festival & Fine Art Auction CALL FOR ARTISTS

Artist Information
Are you interested in being one of the artists represented at the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Fine Art Auction? Below you will find a Letter of Intent and a Fact Sheet for the 2016 Fine Art Auction. Both of these documents will get you started in the submission process for being an artist at the 2016 Fine Art Auction.

Fact Sheet

Letter of Intent

The 2016 Auction is a Juried Auction -
The Live Auction is accepting a variety of mediums, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, and bronze pieces. For Silent Auction items we are also considering photography, and stained glass. The BUY IT NOW option for pieces selected in the Silent Auction allows buyers to purchase immediately for 15% below the stated gallery price. Artists receive 60% for sold live auction, and 50% for silent auction pieces. We make every effort to sell your art at a reasonable price versus gallery price, if you must have a minimum bid contact April Freitag. Any unsold art will be returned at the artist's expense. Artists may retrieve unsold art after the close of the auction by presenting appropriate identification. You may not send a substitute.

Fee: 
First piece submitted $40, second piece $20 and third piece $20. We are not accepting more than 3 pieces per artist.

Please send your art as a .jpg or other downloadable file to April@AspenEandD.com. Payment can be made at RCVFD.org via PayPal and write in the note "Art Auction."  You will be notified by July 15th if you have been accepted. RCVFD is a 501(c)3 and you may use the appropriate amount for a donation per IRS rules.
 

Youth Photo Camp

Fort Collins Museum of Art Announces June Community Arts Activites

Education Outreach June Activities Coming Up
Mark your calendars!

Art on Oak with Mamas & Co.
Thursday, June 16, 10:30 - 11:30am
Join FCMOA and Mamas & Company in the Oak Street Plaza Park (just North of FCMOA) for nature and water themed art activities all summer long.Free and great for kids of all ages, and adults too!

Food Sculpting at Larimer County Farmers Market
Saturday, June 18, 8:00am - noon
Look for FCMOA's art activity table at your local Farmers' Market!

Food Sculpting at Fort Collins Farmers Market
(Harmony & Lemay, in front of Ace Hardware)
Wednesday, June 22, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Off the Hook Design Fair @ CCC North Lawn
Friday, June 24, 2:00 - 4:00pm
 Open Community/group project with Diversity and Interconnectedness CityScape activity.

Global Village Museum Prsents: Bring me Back a Souvenir!

Paint and Sip Fundraiser for FCCT

PAINT & SIP FUNDRAISER
PINOTS PALLETTE - FORT COLLINS
TUESDAY, JUNE 14TH, 7-9PM



LEARN TO PAINT 'HELLO MOON'
IN COLORS OF YOUR CHOICE!
$40 includes instruction, all materials,
and a $10 donation to Fort Collins Childrens Theatre.

Register online today, please register before Friday, June 10th.
https://www.pinotspalette.com/fortcollins/event/103315

Aladdin Jr. at the Lincoln Center

Pee Wee Herman Art Show!

Inviting all local artists to join us for this years art show, "I know you Art but what am I?" A celebration of Paul Reuben's (Pee Wee Herman's) fantastic TV and movie career. Last years show "The Art of the Murray" was a fantastic success with over 36 pieces entered and nearly 1/3 of the art sold! If you are an artist or have a friend who is an artist please let them know about our art show. Art pieces can be anything Pee Wee Herman related including other characters in his shows and movies. The only rules are the art can not be defamatory to Mr. Reubens, pieces should be no larger than 18x24 and need to be hang-able. Show is September 22nd-30th. If you want to sign up to enter a piece into the show, simply message us. We only have space for 40 artists. This will be the largest Pee Wee Herman art show in history!