AUGUST 29, 2009

SALLY FULTON

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Title:  Pastels Made Easy

8 adults (18 or over)

303-776-7761

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

DAN GROENWALD

10:00 am to 12:00 noon

7 participants (18 to adults)

Title:  Basic Approach to Landscape in Watercolor

970-980-8450

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

TONY UMILE

10:00 am to 12:00 noon

10 participants Adults

Title:  Photography Technique and Results

Participants are asked to bring in prints of photos
they have taken.  The objective is to explore the connection
between the photographer's intent and the image.
Did the photographer meet her/his intention, if not
how could it have been improved.

303-772-6961

ArtLink
Art Link, May 15th, July 17th, September 18th



“Children create a collage environment at ArtLink in July.”

The Longmont Studio Tour tent is located in front of
the Old Firehouse Gallery at the corner of
4th Avenue and Coffman Street during ArtLink.
Join the artists of the Longmont Studio Tour
for art demonstrations and a special
Children’s Tent with creative activities to delight your child.

Rhythm on the River

“Diane Wood demonstrates pastel techniques at Rhythm on the River.”

Longmont Studio Tour artists create an outdoor gallery at Rhythm on the River.
Participating artists offer work for sale and demonstrate techniques.
This year’sThis show is a preview
of what is to come during the Longmont Studio Tour in September.

This year’s participating artists:
Dan Groenewald (Watercolor Paintings)
Gretchen Hill (Art Quilts and Mosaics)
Susan and Peter Stark (Functional Pottery)
John Taft (Oil Paintings)
Diane Wood (Pastel Paintings)
Maria Yu (Pastel and Encaustic Paintings)

2009 is the inaugural year for this project, collaboration between Tour artists, their artist colleagues and the Outreach United Resource Center (OUR Center) of Longmont. In this project, initiated by Robert Goldsworthy and co-chaired by Gaynor Nelson, both Studio Tour members, a local figure drawing class employed homeless clients of the OUR Center to replace their professional models for four sessions. The art created by the group is available for sale with most of the proceeds benefiting the OUR Center.

According to Edwina Salazar, Executive Director of the Center, the program surpassed everyone’s expectations with the discovery of improvement in the self esteem of the homeless models, and showcasing, through the artists’ work, the supportive programs that the OUR Center provides for those in personal economic difficulty. Both the models and the artists captured the humanity and universality of the human experience.

Art for OUR Center 2009 artwork will be a feature of the live and silent auctions of the OUR Center’s Dinner Dance, an annual fundraising event, this year to be held September 19th. Many pieces of this work may be viewed earlier at Buzz Coffee (1139 Francis Street) beginning August 7th and The Great Frame Up (430 Main Street), beginning September 11th, in Longmont.

The September OUR Center Dinner Dance will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd in Longmont, Saturday September 19, 6:00 to 11:30 p.m. Video of interviews with the homeless clients who participated as models will be featured at the event. For more information or to purchase tickets to the fundraiser, go to www.ourcenter.org or call 303-772-5529. To view more photos of the figure drawing class with these models and learn more about the project, visit art4ourcenter.blogspot.com.