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Art Matters – Enjoy our local art scene: walk, ride, or drive

By Janet Sellers

National Artist Sunday is in November

National Artist Sunday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, is a time for the local community to engage with local artists—not only for their work but to visit with and enjoy them. We have many artists in our area that are not in our local venues but have fine art in many genres for sale.

Public art helps create community

We can see our local public art in sculptures along the Santa Fe Trail and places around our community. Dog walkers, runners, bike riders and many people going along the Santa Fe Trail see the wonderful sculpture art that we have there. We have a sculpture park at Second and Jefferson Streets in Monument and other spots around town, including the Monument Town Hall.

Audio for the local public art walk/ride tour

We can access the artists talking about their work at each sculpture via the phone app known as OTOCAST at www.otocast.com. It’s simple to use the app. On it are stories about each artwork in the words of the artist. The recordings of the artists are updated frequently.

Local art shows in the gifting season

Bella Art and Frame Gallery—Over 25 artists show in this inclusive art format. Many beautiful genres are represented here, including Colorado landscapes, wildlife, impressionism, abstracts, as well as black and white and color fine art photography. Images are changed out often so the gallery has new works constantly. 251 Front St. No. 11, Monument.

Jefferson Studios—Daryl Muncey’s Jefferson Studios collection is getting so big, he’s adding another gallery space on the campus. On the alley off Second Street at 215 Chapala Plaza, Monument.

Palmer Lake Arts Council—Recently hosted several plays in the area and is also looking to encourage local artists to submit their art for an artist’s call; deadline is Feb. 1, 2024. Public art displays are at Palmer Lake town offices and Palmer Lake Library. Selected art is on display for six months and is for sale.

Above: A public art display is enjoyed by Kendra Burr, a Palmer Lake librarian, and Phil Wilkinson, a library visitor. They are viewing the rotating art exhibit at the Palmer Lake Library. Contact info@PLartscouncil.org for sale information. Next entry deadline is Feb. 1, 2024. Email request to Dennis: denbook@comcast.net. Photo courtesy of Palmer Lake Arts Council.

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts—Ray Shaw and Joe Beavers teamed up for Different Strokes, a fine art exhibition at the TLCA that opened Oct. 13. Shaw is an acclaimed wildlife painter who exhibits in fine galleries throughout the U.S. Beavers likes to utilize unusual media in his paintings as he experiments with his work. The pair will have a revolving, renewing exhibit for the next year in the Lucy Owens Gallery. 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake

Janet Sellers is an artist, writer and thinker, showing her public and gallery artworks in the Tri-Lakes area and the West (see www.otocast.com..). To include your art events, contact her at JanetSellers@ocn.me.

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