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Nine galleries and shops will be open tonight, Sept. 3, celebrating September First Friday.
At The Art Center, four new exhibits open. In the North Gallery, the Mile High International Juried Pastel exhibit will open. This will be the first time this yearly exhibit will be on the Western Slope. Normally, it is held in Denver.
This year's judge, Sally Strand, is an internationally known pastel artist, who will also hold two workshops while she is in Grand Junction. In the Atrium, “The Studio Drawings,” works by Dale Leys, opens. The interestingly intricate work of this Kentucky artist showing at The Art Center was made possible by the generous sponsorship of Flint and Elisabeth Ogle.
From “Taos to Denver and Beyond” will be featured in the Gould Gallery. Guest curator Michael Hurshman has put together this one-time only exhibit of eight artists who began their careers together in Taos and then moved to Denver. They all are now living in other places and have successful careers as artists, but Hurshman posits that they will always be known as the Denver Group. “From Taos to Denver and Beyond” is made possible by Alpine Bank, the title sponsor, and Stoller, the catalog sponsor.
Studio Colorado will feature the clay art of the Junction Clay Arts Guild. This group of 35 local clay artists opens “Fireworks,” an exhibit showing a wide variety of styles and techniques.
FIRST FRIDAY ELSEWHERE
• Back by popular demand, the Push/Don't Pull Dance Theatre will once again perform at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens, South 7th Street and Riverside Parkway. If you missed their amazing performance in May, don't miss them this time!
• The Great Frame Up, 2518 Broadway (near the Redlands Albertsons), will open an exhibit of the expressive oil and acrylic paintings of Raechel Bailey Kolb. Kolb will also be signing her award-winning novels, “A Dance Around the Desert” and the sequel, “Margarita on the Rocks.” Wine and refreshments will be served.
• The Raw Canvas, 755 Rood Ave., again highlights their show N9NE. This is a show not to be missed featuring the work of 10 local artists. Refreshments and snacks will be served.
• On Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, three exhibitions open for the evening. Grand Valley Books, 350 Main St., will host a new exhibit of photo collages by local artist Patrick G. Metoyer. “Fire, Air, Earth and Water” represents Metoyer's latest digital photographic experiments.
• Planet Wines, 420 Main St., opens Pastel Society of Colorado-Group Exhibit. The opening will also feature a wine tasting.
• Just down the street at 523 1/2 Main St. and upstairs, First Friday welcomes its newest gallery. The David Riley Gallery and the La Puerta Dance Studio's big Grand Opening will feature artists David Riley, Nealy May Riley, Paul Gray, Kris Dille and Shari Daly-Miller. Stop by to see paintings, sculpture and the new dance studio.
• Moving down to Colorado Avenue at Hang Ups Galley, 209 Colorado Ave., John Lintott will be painting during the evening. Stop by to see his new work.
• Don't miss Saturday's opening at the Frame Depot, 529 Bogart Lane, for Kelly Robison and her photography from 1 to 4 p.m. “To me, even the most normal objects can be beautiful and unique. When life is seen through the lens of a camera, it becomes something intimate and special,” said Robison of her work.
At The Art Center, four new exhibits open. In the North Gallery, the Mile High International Juried Pastel exhibit will open. This will be the first time this yearly exhibit will be on the Western Slope. Normally, it is held in Denver.
This year's judge, Sally Strand, is an internationally known pastel artist, who will also hold two workshops while she is in Grand Junction. In the Atrium, “The Studio Drawings,” works by Dale Leys, opens. The interestingly intricate work of this Kentucky artist showing at The Art Center was made possible by the generous sponsorship of Flint and Elisabeth Ogle.
From “Taos to Denver and Beyond” will be featured in the Gould Gallery. Guest curator Michael Hurshman has put together this one-time only exhibit of eight artists who began their careers together in Taos and then moved to Denver. They all are now living in other places and have successful careers as artists, but Hurshman posits that they will always be known as the Denver Group. “From Taos to Denver and Beyond” is made possible by Alpine Bank, the title sponsor, and Stoller, the catalog sponsor.
Studio Colorado will feature the clay art of the Junction Clay Arts Guild. This group of 35 local clay artists opens “Fireworks,” an exhibit showing a wide variety of styles and techniques.
FIRST FRIDAY ELSEWHERE
• Back by popular demand, the Push/Don't Pull Dance Theatre will once again perform at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens, South 7th Street and Riverside Parkway. If you missed their amazing performance in May, don't miss them this time!
• The Great Frame Up, 2518 Broadway (near the Redlands Albertsons), will open an exhibit of the expressive oil and acrylic paintings of Raechel Bailey Kolb. Kolb will also be signing her award-winning novels, “A Dance Around the Desert” and the sequel, “Margarita on the Rocks.” Wine and refreshments will be served.
• The Raw Canvas, 755 Rood Ave., again highlights their show N9NE. This is a show not to be missed featuring the work of 10 local artists. Refreshments and snacks will be served.
• On Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, three exhibitions open for the evening. Grand Valley Books, 350 Main St., will host a new exhibit of photo collages by local artist Patrick G. Metoyer. “Fire, Air, Earth and Water” represents Metoyer's latest digital photographic experiments.
• Planet Wines, 420 Main St., opens Pastel Society of Colorado-Group Exhibit. The opening will also feature a wine tasting.
• Just down the street at 523 1/2 Main St. and upstairs, First Friday welcomes its newest gallery. The David Riley Gallery and the La Puerta Dance Studio's big Grand Opening will feature artists David Riley, Nealy May Riley, Paul Gray, Kris Dille and Shari Daly-Miller. Stop by to see paintings, sculpture and the new dance studio.
• Moving down to Colorado Avenue at Hang Ups Galley, 209 Colorado Ave., John Lintott will be painting during the evening. Stop by to see his new work.
• Don't miss Saturday's opening at the Frame Depot, 529 Bogart Lane, for Kelly Robison and her photography from 1 to 4 p.m. “To me, even the most normal objects can be beautiful and unique. When life is seen through the lens of a camera, it becomes something intimate and special,” said Robison of her work.
