Kinetic sculpture installation to bring color and whimsy to City Park

The Aurora Art in Public Places Commission approved the selection of George Peters and Melanie
Walker to create a public artwork for City Park, currently under renovation.

Public artwork by George Peters & Melanie Walker

The art selection panel, made up of residents, artists, the construction project landscape architects, a Fire Station 1 representative and an AIPP Commission member, spent over a year reviewing artists and art proposals for the project. The final result is an installation of six wind vanes placed within the entry plaza on 16th Avenue and Emporia Street.

The renovation of the park is planned for completion this fall and will add a new skate plaza, basketball court, walking path around the park and several new trees and plants.

For more information about Aurora’s Art in Public Places Program, visit www.auroragov.org/publicart or call 303-739-6747.

“The Collection” art project through Original Aurora Renewal

Found Art:

A Found Art Project is based upon “Reduce-Reuse-Repurpose-Recycle”. Project begins in September 2009 and the theme is called “The Collection”. What we collect collectively we’ll create with under the tutelage of Found Art Artist, Phil Bender. For more information contact Peg Alt at (303) 739-7930 or palt@auroragov.org.  

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Festival International

Enjoy the music, dance, food, children’s activities,
art and craft of more than 20 nationalities representing six continents
at the second annual Festival International.

Join us for this event’s exciting second year in Aurora’s East End Arts District!

This free event is happening from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009, at FletcherPlaza, the outdoor urban plaza at 9898 E. Colfax Ave., between Havana and Yosemite, in Aurora’s East End Arts District.

Entertainment will be provided by cultural groups representing such countries and continents as Ireland, Australia, Africa, the Polynesian Islands, Japan, China, Mexico, Eastern Europe, North America, India and elsewhere. Visitors will be able to sample foods from several cultures. A World Market will feature arts and crafts from around the world.

Finally, the Passport to Culture, a children’s activity area, will host hands-on, interactive cultural activities touching on global dance and performance, international sports and games, make-and-take projects and exploratory experiences such as trying on authentic heritage attire. Children will receive their own Festival International Passport to Culture in which they may receive marks for each activity and food vendor they visit during the festival.

We are looking for a wide variety of artists, entertainers, and food
and craft vendors to be a part of Festival International each year.
Please contact us if you are interested in participating.

Festival International is presented by the Northern Aurora Business Association, and sponsored by the City of Aurora. To find out more, call 303-361-6169 or e-mail info@aurorabusiness.info

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Fall Fest 2009

Artful Banner Bags for Sale

Eco friendly banner bags

Get an eco-friendly banner bag from the city’s Original Aurora Renewal Division in the East End Arts District. Call Peg Alt at 303-739-7930.

Jung Sook Chon of Chambers Shoe Repair & Clothing Alterations displays bags she made from old event banners. Net proceeds from the bags will help fund OAR’s upcoming ‘found art’ community art project, called ‘The Collection,’ in Original Aurora.

Event banners are sewn into bags

Open Studio for Teens at TOSA

Aurora Sculpture on the ‘Fax program to install new round of sculptures

Sculpture on the ‘Fax Exhibit
June 2009 through June 2010

Aurora Art in Public Places is mounting another year of Sculpture on the ‘Fax in the East End Arts District on East Colfax Avenue.

"Anat" by David Mazza

Six Colorado artists were selected for the one-year-long exhibit, including Andy Libertone of Denver, David Mazza of Denver, Mark Castator of Boulder, John Ferguson of Denver, Sherrill Stone of Carbondale and Louis Deangelis of Fort Collins.

About Sculpture on the ‘Fax
This exhibit is part of the ongoing collaboration between the City of Aurora Art in Public Places Program and the Urban Renewal Division to utilize public art as a tool to invigorate Aurora’s Original Downtown.

Funding for this exhibit was made possible by the Urban Renewal Division.

All of the sculptures are for sale.

Sculptures & Locations
Love of a Child by Sherrill Stone
Florence Square, 9801 E. Colfax Ave.

Upper Deco by Andy Libertone
The Other Side Arts, 1400 Dallas St.

Gestation by Louis Deangelis
Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave.

Anat by David Mazza
La Cueva, 9742 E. Colfax Ave.

Passages by John Ferguson
Arc Thrift Store, 10000 E. Colfax Ave.

Vincent’s Dream by Mark Castator
Red Delicious Press, 9901 E. 16th Ave.

For more information on public art in the City of Aurora, contact Deana Miller, public art program manager, at 303-739-6747 or dsmiller@auroragov.org.

www.auroragov.org/publicart  

Mail Art call for entry: ‘Where RU coming from?”

Fe-Mail Box would like to invite you to:

participate in a mail art exhibition themed “Where are you coming from?”  We are looking for regional and international artists to submit 4” x 6” original work on paper for exhibition and sale.  Each work will be sold for $10, with proceeds funding this project and future Fe-Mail Box events. Painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and mixed media are all welcome.  The exhibition will be hosted by East End Applied Arts and anderson’s art box which are both located at 1556 Florence Street in Aurora, Colorado.

“Where are you coming from?” was inspired by the fact we are ‘stuck’ in the middle of America. We want to know ‘where you are coming from’ not only in the physical sense but psychological, spiritual, philosophical, theoretical (art) whatever.  We want to engage our viewers in an international dialogue and need your help. So, in the spirit of ‘mail art’ we request your submissions and if this is a new art form for you please check out the following websites:  www.mail-art.de; www.spareroom.org; www.zyarts.com

We will accept entries until the week of June 8th, the date we hang the show.  We have been eagerly awaiting the daily post and have received some great entries from regional, national, and international artists thus far.  Okay- we are hooked!

“Where are you coming from?” will open during the East End Arts District summer art walk, Friday, June 12^th from 5-9 pm.  We will post video and images from the opening on our websites. 

Show Dates:  Thursday, June 12^th – Wednesday, July 8th

If you would like to participate, please see the attached submission forms.

Instructions:

1. Create or attach your artwork to any 4”x6” heavy weight paper (140lb or above).  No more than three entries per artist.
2. Sign and print name on the BACK only – and indicate the top with an arrow.  The collector will have a list of participating artists but will only find out the artist upon purchase. 
3. Package your artwork carefully.
4. Please complete BOTH forms in the pdf below.
5. All unsold artwork will not be returned unless a 6”x9” self addressed and stamped envelope is included.  Please attach the appropriate amount of post for the return of the work. For international participants, your work will not be returned unless you are able to attach American postage stamps. Fe-Mail Box is not responsible for any lost or damaged artwork in the mail.

 Click here for the prospectus on pdf.  pros00011.

“Where are you coming from?”

c/o Fe-Mail Box

1556 Florence Street

Aurora, CO 80010

USA

We appreciate your participation in this mail art project and will post all entries on the blogspot as well as mail you a piece of art in the true spirit of mail art!

Fe-Mail Box is comprised of artists Theresa A. Anderson and Kim Harrell.  You can visit the mail art blog at http://www.fe-mailbox.blogspot.com.  For information about the artists please visit their individual sites http://theresaaanderson.blogspot.com; www.eastendarts.com; www.kimharrell.blogspot.com.  To learn more about Aurora, CO: www.auroragov.org. 

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Sculpture on the ‘Fax Exhibit

April 2008 to April 30, 2009

Totem Poles by Mary Williams

Six Colorado artists were selected to exhibit sculpture in the East End Arts District including Andy Libertone of Denver, William Mueller of Sedalia, Madeline Wiener of Aurora, John King of Lyons, Doyle Svenby of Colorado Springs and Mary Williams of Castle Rock.

 The Art in Public Places Program will purchase the sculptures by John King and Mary Williams from the exhibit for its permanent collection. All of the sculptures are available for purchase.

Funding for this exhibit is made possible by the City of Aurora Urban Renewal Division while funding to purchase one sculpture is made possible by the Art in Public Places Program.

 This exhibit is part of the ongoing collaboration between the City of Aurora Art in Public Places Program and the Urban Renewal Division to utilize public art as a tool to reinvigorate Aurora’s Original Downtown. 

Where
Red Delicious Press, 9901 E. 16th Ave. – “Sunflower/Dragonfly” by John King
Florence Square, 9801 E. Colfax Ave. – “Danger Zone” by Andrew Libertone
The Other Side Arts, 1400 Dallas St. – “More, Bow Tie Series #10” by William Mueller
Arc Thrift Store, 10000 E. Colfax Ave. – “Ask” by Doyle Svenby
East Colfax Ave. at Elmira St. – “Gopi & Suresh” by Madeline Wiener
La Cueva, 9742 E. Colfax Ave. – “Totem Poles” by Mary Williams

COMING SOON: CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR THE 2009 SCULPTURE ON THE ‘FAX EXHIBIT

For more information contact Deana Miller, Public Art Program Manager, 303-739-6747 or dsmiller@auroragov.org.

Painted Footprints by Cynthia Thomas

 Mixed media artist Cynthia Thomas created  Painted Footprints to reflect a visual journey that she experienced while abroad in 1982 on a mission trip. She spent time in Bomet, Kenya, North West of Nairobi and on the northeast border of the Chepaluncu Forest. Other artworks created by the artist are also influenced by trips to Korea, Thailand, France, and New Mexico. She is fascinated by cultures worldwide and has chosen to express her inspirations with mixed media collage artworks.

Thomas has been teaching art for 17 years at the Community College of Aurora. She teaches drawing, painting, sculpture, and watercolor studio classes. Presently, she is teaching Art Appreciation, Art History, and a special college prep class at Aurora Central High School.

June 27 to Dec. 15, 2009: Theresa Lugo, Parker, CO

For more information contact Deana Miller, Public Art Program Manager, 303-739-6747 or dsmiller@auroragov.org