Page 27 - the NOISE March 2015

BY CaleB mcCluRe & gRaCe Fenlason
This year the show will be in the Hozhoni Art Gallery. The location allows for many outdoor pieces, and after the success of last year’s outdoor pieces (particularly a gi- ant interactive musical instrument) the Artists’ Coalition would like to see many more pieces in the garden.
The best aspect of the show for many is its ability to produce new local artists. “There’s always someone who comes in and looks at a piece, is inspired by it and says, ‘You know this is giving me a thought,’” says Mr. Frankel, “‘I think I could do something along these lines,’ and ‘I’ve never even thought I was an artist,’ and then invariably,
next year I see the people I’ve talked to and they have artwork in the show!” Applications are available online and are due April 15. The show opens May 2 with
entertainment by Circus Bacchus and a recycled material fashion show. flagstaff-arts. org/recycled-art.html
CeleBRating Youth aRt
Coconino Center of the Arts is featuring the Annual Youth Art exhibition, which exhibits artwork from K-12 students from private, public, charter and specialized Flagstaff schools. Paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics and much more will be displayed in the main gallery of Coconino Center of the Arts. some of the schools featured are: Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy, Flagstaff High school, sechrist el- ementary school, Coconino High school, DeMiguel elementary school and Montes- sori school of Flagstaff.
An opening celebration will be held February 27, from 4PM to 7PM and perfor- mances are scheduled throughout the evening. There will be performances from stu- dent musicians, drummers, actors and dancers from Ballet Folklorico, Velocity Dance Company, All That Dance and Flagstaff Aerial Arts. The exhibition will be open March 3 through April 4, on Tuesdays through saturdays 10 AM to 4 PM and has free admis- sion. Flagartscouncil.org
a Flagship awaRd show
named after Viola Bab-
bitt, a Flagstaff matron of
the arts and painter, the
2015 Viola Awards are
considered the Oscars of
the Flagstaff Arts commu-
nity. nomination-based,
the awards honor visual
arts, performing arts, arts
education, storytelling, sci-
ence education, business
for the arts and excellence
in leadership. The Viola
Awards Gala takes place March 7, at the High Country Conference Center.
The nominees for excellence in the Visual Arts are: Ulrike Arnold for Earth Art, shon- to Begay for Map of My Heart, sky Black & Mural Mice Artists R.e. wall & Maggie Dewar for Sound of Flight, Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy for Chairs for Change, Tina Mion’s Memento Mori, MOCAF for its 2014 Exhibitions and nAU Art Museum for Wound- ed Landscapes: Post-Holocaust Drawings, Artists’ Books and Paintings.
FlagArtsCouncil.org
aRound town
The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff invites the community to “Be Your Own Van Gogh,” on sunday, March 1, 5PM-8PM at Creative spirits, 2616 n. steves Boulevard. In- spired by Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, participants will be instructed step-by-step as they create their own masterpiece. whether you’ve never picked up a paintbrush or you’re an accomplished painter, this event is open to all. To join in the fun, bring a bottle of wine or a 6-pack of beer. Light snacks will be provided. Flagstaff-arts.org
The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and Jean ‘n Classics will be performing a sym- phonic arrangement of the entire Beatles’ album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at 7:30PM, Friday, March 6, at Ardrey Memorial Auditorium at northern Arizona Uni- versity. FlagstaffSymphony.org
Congratulations to last month’s featured Jerome artist, Bernie Molaskey, whose metal sculpture, Birds of a Feather, was selected for the southwest Invitational Art ex- hibit 2015, a traveling exhibit to six prestigious Arizona galleries & art centers over the course of 16 months beginning April 10. YumaFineArts.org
This month at Brandy’s Restaurant & Bakery is Lou Corp’s 17th anniversary art show called “Celebrating the Ability of Disabilities.” Lou Corp is an organization that helps adults with disabilities. An opening reception will be held on March 27, 6PM to 8PM.
For the month of March the paintings of David Brimhall, new to the gallery artist Transy Lopez, and precious metal clay jeweler Kelly witanen are featured at The Artists’ Gallery, 17 n. san Francisco. David Brimhall has been a member of the Artists’ Gallery since its second year. An avid traveler, his brightly colored landscapes and mandalas are inspired by the southwest & south America. FlagstaffArtistsGallery.com
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