Join us for the opening night of three new visual art exhibits!
Practice: A Celebration of the Human From 
A collaborative exhibit featuring work by members of Life Drawing Groups of The Durango Arts Center, The Eldorado Community Center, and Argos Studio Gallery from Santa Fe, New Mexico.

There is an element of many artists' practice that never goes outside the studio. Figure drawing groups are found in almost any community, but only a very small percentage of work created in those settings is viewed by the public. Throughout history figurative studies have been integral to an artist's understanding and expression of the human form. This exhibit brings many of these studies into the public eye, revealing an essential part of an artist's practice.

Wild Grace Art 365: A Year of Daily Painting, by Sarah Sumner
The landscapes of the Southwest give those who walk through them a special means of finding peace. The mountains, deserts and rivers of this area allow us to feel both infinitely vast and incredibly tiny at the same time. The stillness felt sitting on a red rock cliff overlooking a winding river valley is the same stillness that exists within each and every human – behind the noise and chaos of our daily lives. With this project, Durango artist Sarah Sumner hopes to bring the essence of these places, of that still feeling, into the viewer’s being.

Sumner says of her project:
"In the spring of 2017, I set the intention to begin a year-long art project starting January 1, 2018, in order to give the longing to paint its full expression. I call it Wild Grace Art 365. It quickly became bigger than the need to create art. It became a way to express a deep, important relationship to the Southwest. I took on this project to hold in reverence the land that surrounds us, to give gratitude to its majesty. I set out to honor the colors, light, and life of the sacred places where so many of us feel our best selves."

Meanderings: Landscapes in Pastel, by Jan A. Goldman
Durango artist Jan A. Goldman creates her pastel paintings either in plein aire or in the studio from photographs taken trailside throughout the region. Inspired by the natural local landscape as well as the color and textures of the Southwest, her paintings transport the viewer to a familiar time and place.