Events
Winter Symposium | Spring Show | Other Events
Winter Symposium (Saturday, January 23, 2010)
Location:
The Boettcher Mansion (Lookout Mountain)
900 Colorow Road
Golden, CO 80401
(720) 497-7632
Our regular calendar kicks off with the Winter Symposium, held in late January at the Boettcher Mansion. This cozy Fireside Room gathering includes the Society's annual business meeting, followed by a catered dinner and keynote address (past guest lecturers have included David Rago, Suzanne Perrault, Dard Hunter III, Paul Duchscherer, Tommy and Beth Ann McPherson, Bruce Smith, Dianne Ayres, Bruce Bradbury, Robert Rust, Richard Guy Wilson, Ann Chaves, Lawrence Kreisman and Christian Gladu. Our next Symposium will focus on "The Art & Craft of Navajo Weaving" and will include an all-day weaving workshop prior to the dinner. For more information on this outstanding event, click here
A Gathering of the Guilds (Saturday, May 8, 2010)
A Gathering of the Guilds Flyer
Location:
The Boettcher Mansion (Lookout Mountain)
900 Colorow Road
Golden, CO 80401
(720) 497-7632
The Colorado Arts and Crafts Society has changed the focus of its Spring Show, Sale and Workshops to promote the ideals and aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts Movement produced by such local guilds as the Book Arts League, Colorado Calligraphers' Guild, Colorado Metalsmithing Association, Colorado Woodworkers Guild, Glass Artist's Fellowship, Northern Colorado Potters Guild and the Rocky Mountain Weaver's Guild. Entitled "A Gathering of the Guilds", this inaugural event will feature demonstrations, presentations and/or workshops on the best craftsmanship in and around the Rocky Mountain region. While the emphasis of this event is on education, a variety of artisans will have their works on display for sale.
To download a pdf of this photo sheet to share with other guild members click here. Many requests were made for a copy of the Address Delivered at the Colorado Arts & Crafts Society Gathering of the Guilds by Philip Normand.
Other Events
Periodically, the Society organizes walking tours in and around Denver's older neighborhoods (such as Highland, Park Hill and Washington Park), filled with textbook examples of the Bungalow and Craftsman styles. Narrated by architectural historians, these outings focus on characteristic exterior and interior elements. Planned exclusively for Society members, these special gatherings offer a great opportunity to learn about local building trends vs. neighborhood cohesiveness and to socialize in a more intimate setting.
Other past events have included field trips to significant Arts and Crafts sites (to date, Society members have enjoyed behind-the-scenes visits to such local treasures as the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in Denver, the Van Briggle Memorial Pottery in Colorado Springs, the Trinchera Ranch near Alamosa, Colorado and La Foret (To read article about La Foret view our Summer 2009 Newsletter) in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs).
Winter photo of La Foret in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs, CO.