Visual Arts - The Durango Herald

Arts in Embassies picks local photographer’s work

Durango photographer Chris Marona’s photograph “Riders on the Edge of Night” has been chosen to be included in the U.S. Arts in Embassies program conducted by the U.S. State Department as pa...

DATE: Dec 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

The art of exploring in 3-D

FLC sculpture professor shows new work

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell wins Trailblazer Award

Former senator recognized for cultural work

DATE: Nov 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Yoko Ono unveils lotus-petal sculpture in Chicago park

CHICAGO – Artist-singer Yoko Ono has unveiled her first permanent public installation in the U.S. in a Chicago park that will be home to President Barack Obama’s library. Ono on M...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Durango Arts Center mounts intriguing exhibits

The two October exhibits at the Durango Arts Center make a provocative pairing. Jane Steele’s quiet exhibition of mixed-media works is beautiful and highly personal. The big annual show in t...

DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

National Gallery acquires rare 17th-century Dutch painting; will be on display starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Timing is everything. The National Gallery of Art will open an exhibition Tuesday featuring a rare 17th-century painting by Caspar Netscher that it acquired only last...

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Van Gogh paintings stolen in 2002 found in Italian farmhouse

ROME – Police investigating suspected Italian mobsters for cocaine trafficking discovered two Van Gogh paintings hidden in a farmhouse near Naples, masterpieces that had vanished in 2002 dur...

DATE: Sep 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Galleries open their doors for Colorfest Gallery Walk

There’s no better time to get out and walk downtown than during the fall. And though autumn doesn’t technically begin until Thursday, leaves have started changing and you can see your breath...

DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Durango Autumn Arts Festival celebrates 22 years

Annual DAC fundraiser to be held next weekend

DATE: Sep 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Check out Salvador Dali in Colorado Springs

Artist’s ‘Divine Comedy’ prints on display through December

DATE: Sep 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Satire in Santa Fe: Native American artists reframe imagery

From Po’pay to Chief Wahoo: Images that traffic in cultural power

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Gold King Mine spill’s effect on artists

Nature can be a huge influence on art, and when something disastrous happens in nature – such as the Gold King Mine spill that overwhelmed the Animas River with its mustard-yellow plume last...

DATE: Aug 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday