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Written by John Kloster
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 06:58 |
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Each state in this region is working actively to develop their public arts programs. These typically provide a mix of private and public funding to bring arts into the community to enhance their ambience for citizens and visitors alike.
COLORADO
“Opening Doors” at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver is intended to signify the doors that are opened to us through higher education. They also reflect the fact that the scientific research taking place there opens the doors to new biomedical discoveries, tying together the center’s educational and research missions.
“The Pendulum Project” at Adams State College in Alamosa is a sculptural piece that creates context for the building’s time-keeping Foucault Pendulum. The hand in the center of the mosaic is planting the seed of knowledge and the granite tiles around the perimeter represent the various scientific disciplines taught within the building. As the work rises, there are layers of images including the horizon, constellations, the zodiac and a meteor shower.
The Denver Museum of Art recently opened a new wing, the Frederic C. Hamilton Building, designed by noted architect Daniel Libeskind. The second level of the new building contains the Institute for Western American Art. The collection includes Catlin, Remington, Russell, John Mix Stanley and others. The highlight of the works is Charles Dea’s “Long Jakes, the Rocky Mountain Man,” arguably the most influential piece in Rocky Mountain art. This collection was greatly expanded several years ago by a gift of more than 800 pieces by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen, founders of the Jolly Rancher Candy Company. Read More
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