Artists invited to apply for residency program
The Durango Arts Center will offer its inaugural Artist-in-Residency Program for contemporary and performing art with two one-week residencies offered in the spring and fall.
The residency program is part of DAC’s 2014 Art Revolution and is in collaboration with Willowtail Springs Preserve/Education Center outside Mancos.
The first one-week residency, offered exclusively to DAC members, is intended to support a 2014 DAC Theatre Season special Reader’s Theatre performance honoring mothers and fathers in May and June. The residency will take place in March and/or April at WPEC and allow time, support and encouragement for the artist to engage in creative growth and pioneering thought. Anyone can become a member.
The application and sample artwork deadline for the first residency is Jan. 31. For more information and application, visit www.DurangoArts.org/artist-residency-program.
Miniatures Club to meet in Mancos
The Four Corners Miniatures Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mancos Public Library, 211 First St. Attendees will make a variety of bread and rolls from polymer clay.
Techniques for texturing clay, using cutters and molds, and working with liquid clay will be demonstrated. Supplies and tools for completing the project will be provided by club members.
The Four Corners Miniatures Club is for dollhouse and miniaturists of all skill levels. Meetings are held monthly and include workshops in creating a variety of miniatures.
For more information, call Marilyn White at 259-9401 or email paintedady49@frontier.net, or learn more about the club at www.4cornersminis.com.
Open Shutter to host craft woodworker
Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., is showcasing wood furniture created by Mancos resident Kevin DesPlanques. Each piece is a unique work of art.
The reception is one night only, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 382-8355 or visit www.sublimerockers.com
Playwriting, printmaking classes to be offered
Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., announces two upcoming classes:
Playwriting: The 10-Minute Play, with instructor Dinah Swan, will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. In Session 1, writers will develop their story idea through plot and character. In Session 2, writers will polish their scripts and read portions for feedback from the class. Swan, through email, will assist students before and during the class to focus ideas and solve writing problems. The cost is $60 for DAC members and $75 for nonmembers.
Solar-Powered Prints with Louise Grunewald will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 25 and 26. Students will learn how to transfer their images to a UV-sensitive Solarplate using the power of the sun. The cost is $150 for DAC members and $195 for nonmembers with a $10 supply fee paid to the instructor.
Visit www.durangoarts.org to learn more or call 259-2606.
Snowdown fashion tickets on sale Saturday
Ticket sales for the Snowdown Fashion Do’s & Don’ts will begin at noon Saturday at Magpie’s Newsstand, 707 Main Ave.
This adult-humored event will begin at precisely 12:01 p.m. Jan. 29 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed, Worst Dressed, Funniest Costume, Best Theme and The Grand Prize to the lucky in vogue Safarian in attendance.
Tickets cost $15 for regular seating, $20 for runway and are limited to four per person. Lunch is included. Standing-room-only tickets cost $6 and are limited to the first 125 people. All proceeds benefit Snowdown Durango.
The event sells out quickly, so it’s recommended to get in line when Magpies opens at 7 a.m. Saturday.
For more information, contact Linda Mannix at 749-2995 or email lindamannix@durango.net.
Herald Staff
