Jewelry artists sought for May show at DAC
New Face Productions and the Durango Arts Center invite artists to submit original works for a national juried jewelry design exhibition to be held May 16 through June 28 at DAC.
The deadline for submissions is April 11. Interested artists can find the entry prospectus at www.DurangoArts.org/top-jewels. Submissions need to be entered through WESTAF’s online CaFé application process at www.callforentry.org. Search: TOP Jewels National Jewelry Design Exhibition or Durango Arts Center. Professional photos are encouraged.
Cash prizes will total $5,000. Submitted pieces must be wearable jewelry such as neckwear, pins, bracelets, earrings, rings and buckles. All works must be for sale.
Complete details, including entry fee and guidelines, can be found in the entry prospectus at http://durangoarts.org/top-jewels. Jurors of selection are acclaimed jewelry designers and sculptors Jeff and Susan Wise. The juror of awards is Allison Buchsbaum Barnett, co-owner of Patina Gallery in Santa Fe. Barnett holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in metalsmithing from Syracuse University and is an authority on contemporary jewelry design.
The exhibition also will feature workshops and classes.
For more information, contact DAC at 802 East Second Ave.
Mary Ellen Long featured in FLC Art Gallery exhibit
Durango artist Mary Ellen Long will open a new exhibit, “Journey of an Artist: the Art of Mary Ellen Long,” today at the Fort Lewis College Art Gallery in the Art Building. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
The exhibition is a survey of prints, paintings, works on and of paper, artists’ books and environmental projects by Long, covering almost 50 years. The exhibition will run through March 19.
For more information, call 247-7167 or email raab_h@fortlewis.edu.
Film tackles tough child-rearing issues
The Durango Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will present a free screening of the short film “Talk to Strangers,” chronicling the price children pay when parents fail to manage conflict. The film will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 419 San Juan Drive.
The film will be followed by a brief presentation by family practice lawyer/filmmaker Larry Sarezky. A panel of experts from the community will address how parents can avoid the impacts of conflict on their children and what local resources are available.
Come early to submit questions and sign up for door prizes. Learn more about the film at www.childcustodyfilm.com or visit www.skydancerproductions.net.
DAC exhibit takes art ‘down the rabbit hole’
Durango Arts Center will open the group interactive sculpture exhibit “Down the Rabbit Hole” from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at 802 East Second Ave. The exhibit will remain on display through March 25 in the Barbara Conrad Gallery.
The exhibit features a collaborative installation by Sandra Butler, Jeff Madeen and Joan Levine Russell, Mike Breiger, Aaron Schmitt, Debra Greenblatt, Meredith Rose, Minna Jain, Crystal Hartman, Scott Dye, Shay Lopez, Amy Felker, Jules Masterjohn, Maureen May, Miki Harder, Tori Williams, Rebecca Barfoot, Karen Pittman, Tim Kapustka, George Schmidt and Adriana Cubides.
Navigating through this world sometimes takes us down the “rabbit hole,” a metaphor for the conceptual path, which is thought to lead to the true nature of reality. The exhibit exemplifies some of the situations we are presented with in this world and remind us to be aware of our responses.
For more information, call 259-2606 or visit www.DurangoArts.org.
Herald staff
