UPCOMING EVENTS:
Winter Symposium | Spring Show | Past and Periodic Events |
Winter Symposium, Annual Meeting & Workshop - Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Fred Zweig - Guest Speaker and Workshop Host
Workshop 10am - 4pm, Symposium 4pm - 8pm
Location:
The Boettcher Mansion (Lookout Mountain)
900 Colorow Road Golden, CO 80401
Dinner will be catered by The Pines at Genesee - $40/members $50/non-members
RSVP by 1/18/12 to Cynthia at (720) 497-7632
Our upcoming Winter Symposium and Workshop, will feature Fred Zweig, a self-taught metalsmith from Tucson, Arizona. Born in 1949, Fred has been working in metal for more than 30 years. He discovered the Arts and Crafts movement while still in high school, and has been passionate about it ever since. For more information on his work, visit http://fredz49.blogspot.com. Fred will be teaching a workshop from 10am - 4pm, please bring your own lunch. Participants will be finishing a copper wall switch plate, using simple tools and repousse techniques. While a blank switch plate and chasing tools will be provided, students are asked to bring a
12"- long board of 2" x 8" pine and a ball pein hammer. The cost of the class is $55. Space is limited to 12, so please call Cynthia at 720-497-7632 to reserve your spot.
Spring "Gathering of the Guilds" (Saturday, April 28, 2012).
Details from our 2011 show follow:
2011 Gathering of the Guilds Flier
Location:
The Boettcher Mansion (Lookout Mountain)
900 Colorow Road
Golden, CO 80401
(720) 497-7632
The "Gathering of The Guild" is intended to promote the ideals and aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts Movement produced by such local guilds as the Book Arts League, Castle Clay Artists, Colorado Calligraphers' Guild, Colorado Metalsmithing Association, Colorado Woodworkers Guild, Friends of Dard Hunter, Guild of Book Workers, Handweavers Guild of Boulder, Red Rocks School of Fine Woodworking, and the Rocky Mountain Weaver's Guild. Entitled "A Gathering of the Guilds", this interactive event will feature demonstrations, presentations and/or workshops on the best craftsmanship in and around the Rocky Mountain region. Other participants and vendors include The Arts & Crafts Press, The Bungalow Craft, Dard Hunter Studios, David Howell, Denver Botanic Gardens Illustration Program, Dry Creek Art Press and Mystic Star Alpacas. 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.
Past Events
The Master Craftsman Studio Tour - Saturday, October 9th, 2010, 10am to Noon
Ray Tomasso, Master Printer and Papermaker - Print Informational Postcard, (pdf)
The studio includes an extensive library of books, periodicals and ephemera associated with papermaking, printing, printmaking, book arts, graphic design, sculpture, fine art and related topics. Ray produces earth-friendly handmade archival rag paper for printmakers, artists, illustrators, calligraphers and book makers all across the country and offers workshops in papermaking on a select basis.
Periodic Events
From time to time, 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.