A Huge Success!
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Opening night of the show had 460 attendees! (This was a record for the gallery.) The pieces in the show were wonderfully diverse, as you can see in this slideshow:
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Then, two weeks later on August 16th, we hosted an artist talk, theme discussion and acknowledgement where we handed out prizes for People's Choice and Best In Show. (24 minutes.)
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About the Show
Join us throughout August at Art 111 Gallery & Art Supply where many local artists and members of The Unsteady Hand are visually exploring the theme of bee extinction. Opening night was First Friday, August 2nd, the final day of the show is September 6th.
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Location:
Art 111 Gallery & Art Supply
111 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 471-3438 https://www.artgallerycoloradosprings.com/ |
Save the Dates:
August 2nd, 2019 - Opening Night (first Friday) August 16th, 2019 - Discussion and Artist Acknowledgment (third Friday) 6:00pm to 7:00pm Show will remain on display through September 7th. NO TICKETS REQUIRED - open to the public. |
This show features the 2019 Peak Arts Prize winner for Individual Artist, Thom Phelps’ sculpture, “A Farewell to Bees” and many other artists from the Pikes Peak region as well as members of The Unsteady Hand, an artist collective. Artists will explore the ubiquitous and unnerving imagery of bee die-off and have the freedom to delve into causes, importance, hoax or not, impact on civilization, culprits, other pollinators, or how the bee has been historically depicted.
Then, on August 16th (the third Friday) at Art 111 Gallery & Art Supply there will be an artist talk and artist acknowledgment open to the public, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, where attendees are encouraged to discuss the theme of the show and its imagery. Guests are welcome to participate in the dialogue.
The Peak Arts Prize is a program of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, funded by The Fund for the Arts, a fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.
Then, on August 16th (the third Friday) at Art 111 Gallery & Art Supply there will be an artist talk and artist acknowledgment open to the public, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, where attendees are encouraged to discuss the theme of the show and its imagery. Guests are welcome to participate in the dialogue.
The Peak Arts Prize is a program of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, funded by The Fund for the Arts, a fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.