Steamboat Springs Artposium: Plains, Frames & Land Use Ideals
A weekend for people who love art, writing, and the land
An inspiring and thought provoking weekend. We will be looking at how land is used from many different perspectives. The Artposium will be held on the Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch, west of Steamboat Springs.
Presenters:
Joel Allen is an artist and teaches a course called Art in the Environment. Joel lead a workshop in creating in-situ sculptures using natural materials.
Bruce Beckum is a writer, educator and fly fishing guide. Bruce lead a workshop on adding a sense of "place" to our writing
Mollie Fager is an associate director of development at the Nature Conservancy in Colorado and a poet. She is the former director of the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder.
Shelley Mastran is a preservation-planning consultant and co-director of the Your Town: Citizens' Institute on Rural Design program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Matthew Moore is a fourth-generation farmer and artist from Phoenix. His large projects explore the relation of urban sprawl and agriculture. Matt will be an artist in residence, creating a new work at Carpenter Ranch. Matt is a recent recipient of a Creative Capital Grant and his work is showing in Phoenix and at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
John Sant'Ambrogio is a cellist who was first chair for the St. Louis Symphony for 37 years. John founded Arts for the Soul, an interdisciplinary arts retreat in Steamboat Springs. He now plays with the Generations Quartet.
Dean Visintainer is a longtime rancher in Moffat County and a participant in
Colorado's Ranching for Wildlife program.
Steamboat Springs and Hayden
Located in the Northwest section of Colorado these towns have a rich ranching heritage and now are known for recreation and wide open spaces.
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