The Center for the Arts Evergreen is pleased to announce its next art exhibition opening Friday, August 29th, 5:00pm-8:00pm, as part of the Evergreen Galleries monthly Last Friday Art Walk. “900 Santa Fe Drive Exhibition” will explore the styles, esthetics and varied artistic mediums of the artists that reside in the galleries at “900 Santa Fe Drive” in Denver. Twenty-four artists are presented in this show that represents three unique and diverse art galleries; Core New Art Space Gallery, Spark Gallery and Fresh Art Gallery. This exhibition promises to be an exciting explosion of diverse art works that highlights both contemporary and traditional themes in art. The exhibition closes Sunday, Sept. 21.
Core New Art Space has had many locations in its 25 year history as a cooperative gallery that promotes and supports an independent approach to contemporary art. Its artists, working in all mediums, represent varied views and subject matter that embody a freedom of expression and encourages personal growth. Melissa Rackliff one of the artists represented in the show, and the organizer and curator of the exhibition, has been a member of Core gallery for five years.
Adjacent to Core is Spark Gallery, a cooperative gallery since 1978, represents a large stable of artists, many of whom have earned regional and national recognition. These artists work in a variety of artistic mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, found objects, embroidery, assemblage, encaustic, ceramics, photography and installation art. Their work has been represented at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, North American Sculpture Exhibition, the All Colorado Art Exhibit and many national galleries and museums. Both Core and Spark are non-profit cooperative galleries run by the artists themselves who take turns working at the gallery and installing the exhibitions.
Just behind Core and Spark galleries is the Fresh Art Studios which houses a number of private artist studios and galleries featuring art works in various mediums including book arts, painting and photography.
As a special feature to this exhibition there will be two talks by the artists of “900 Santa Fe Drive” as part of the Center’s Brown Bag Lunch Series. The first artists’ talk will be on Wednesday, September 3rd followed by a second talk by a group of different artists on Wednesday, September 10th. Both talks will be from noon-1:00 pm in the Center for the Arts Gallery. This event is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.
The Center for the Arts Evergreen is open 10:00 am-5:00 pm Monday – Friday and 12:00 noon-5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Center for the Arts Evergreen is located at 32003B Ellingwood Trail in Buchanan Park at Hwy 74 (The Evergreen Parkway) and Squaw Pass Road. For further information call 303-674-0056 or go to www.evergreenarts.org