Events
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Spring Show, Sale & Workshops
(Saturday & Sunday, May 9-10, 2009, 10am - 4pm)
2009 Spring Show, Sale & Workshop Program (pdf)
Location:
The Boettcher Mansion (Lookout Mountain)
900 Colorow Road
Golden, CO 80401
(720) 497-7632
Free Admission to Show & Sale
$5.00 registration fee covers 2-day admission to all Workshop Lectures.
Clock-building Workshop requires a $200 materials fee. Limited to 10 people.
This popular event, sponsored by Stickley, features decorative arts and other items pertaining to the Arts and Crafts period (1895-1920), such as books, furniture, jewelry, lighting, metalwork, paintings, pottery, prints, tiles and textiles. New and returning vendors include American Bungalow Magazine, Craftsman Wooden Lite Company, Dard Hunter Studios, Diverse Ayres Fine Art, Dry Creek Art Press, North Prairie Tileworks, Phoenix Window Restoration, R.M. Design & Construction, 2R Fine Arts-Roycroft Associates, Thunderbird Design, The Wall Rebuilder and Laura Wilder. The show will also include local artisans selling fresh food and other handmade wares outdoors on the patio (farmers-market style).
Clock-Building Workshop
This year, we are offering a special 1/2-day clock-building workshop. Don Nord from the Craftsman Wooden Lite Company in Williams, Arizona will teach 10 lucky students how to assemble and finish a Mission-Style clock to take home at the end of the day. The class costs $200 per person and includes all components of the 15" x 16" quartersawn white oak clock (see photo below). To register for the Workshop, please call 720-497-7632.
Workshop Lectures
The daily seminars, to be held in the Carriage House, will be led by nationally known experts who will focus on different aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement. The schedule is the same for both Saturday and Sunday except where noted. The $5 registration fee covers admission on both Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are not required, but space is limited to 40 attendees per session on a first-come, first-serve basis.
10:00–10:45 a.m.
Arts and Crafts in Colorado
• Robert Rust, Roycroft historian, author and lecturer
Based on eight years of research by Robert Rust and Pamela McClary in preparation for their book and exhibition planned for 2012-13, this lecture will illuminate recent discoveries about the significant contributions of Colorado men and women (many of whom gained national and international recognition) within the context of the overall Arts and Crafts Movement.
11:00–11:45 a.m.
The Prairie Printmakers
• Marc Williams, Diverse Ayres Fine Art
Founded by Birger Sandzen of Sweden in 1930, the Prairie Printmakers represent one of the most influential artistic collaborations of the early 20th century. Beginning with seven original members, the group eventually swelled to 47 (with more than 100 associates). True to their mission of making art accessible and affordable to the general public, they organized annual traveling exhibits and espoused an Arts and Crafts aesthetic that profoundly impacted the development of American Art, particularly in the Midwest and West. Marc’s talk will provide a brief glimpse of the history and philosophy of the artists while presenting actual works (many of which will be available for purchase).
Lunch Break: 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
1:00–1:45 p.m.
Period Gardening: Plants and Pots in the Arts and Crafts Style
• Chad Brunette, Thunderbird Design
Formerly a horticulturist with Denver Botanic Gardens, Chad is an accomplished landscape designer who has enhanced many gardens in and around Denver’s bungalow neighborhoods. After giving a brief introduction to gardening in the context of the Arts and Crafts movement, he will present a class on how to choose and arrange colorful plants from the period in beautiful containers for your porch, patio or backyard. Please bring your gardening questions for Chad to answer.
2:00–3:30 p.m. (Saturday Only)
Stickley Furniture Care
• Mike Danial, Stickley Corporate Historian and Museum Restoration Specialist
With more than 30 years’ experience as a woodworker and finisher at the renowned Manlius, New York factory, Mike will show ardent collectors how to identify, value, maintain and restore their prized possessions and reveal the construction variations that distinguish re-issued Mission Oak pieces from original works. On a lighter note, he will offer advice on how to refurbish neglected pieces and demonstrate his own paste-waxing techniques (it’s easier than you think)!
2:00–3:30 p.m. (Sunday Only)
A Random Walk in Wood Noise
• Alexander Vertikoff, Architectural Photographer
One of the leading photographers in the U.S., Alex specializes in architectural interiors and exteriors. His award-winning images have been on the cover and inside pages of every issue of American Bungalow magazine as well as dozens of other publications. Today’s final presentation will focus on the “inside story” behind some of Alex's most memorable photo shoots over the course of his career.
Winter Symposium
Our regular calendar kicks off with the Winter Symposium, held in late January at the Boettcher Mansion. This cozy Fireside Room gathering includes the Society's annual business meeting, followed by a catered dinner and keynote address (past guest lecturers have included David Rago, Suzanne Perrault, Dard Hunter III, Paul Duchscherer, Tommy and Beth Ann McPherson, Bruce Smith, Dianne Ayres, Bruce Bradbury, Robert Rust, Richard Guy Wilson, Ann Chaves, Lawrence Kreisman and Christian Gladu).
Other Events
Periodically, the Society organizes walking tours in and around Denver's older neighborhoods, 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, and the Trinchera Ranch near Alamosa, Colorado.