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Stories & Spotlights
Noah Wetzel Tells All: How He Got His Solar Eclipse Shot
This August, Noah Wetzel’s photographs will be on display in Bliss Hall at the Depot Art Center. “Surreal Perspectives” features a mix of landscape and action sports imagery.
This is Native Art
When the Tread of Pioneers Museum opened the doors to its new exhibit this fall, the acclaimed home on Eighth and Oak Street emitted a new kind of energy.
Welcome to the Madness: A Look Behind the Scenes
Opera Steamboat’s “Welcome to the Madness,” is a celebration and exploration of the history of the founding and founders of the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp.
A Burning Sense of Place
For the past year, weaver Wendy Kowynia has been thinking about the concept of place and how it inspires local artists. Sometimes, she points out, it’s obvious. “Landscape artists paint landscapes,” she says, “but my work is more abstract and the links aren’t as obvious.”
Studio Tour: Paper Artist Paulina Johnson Shares her Space, Technique and Favorite Color Scheme
Paper artist Paulina Johnson prefers neutrals but her second floor studio is bright, airy and inviting.
Building Worlds in Miniature: Ryan Scheer’s Western Dioramas
Ryan Scheer didn’t set out to become a miniature world builder. Four years ago, he realized that the photographic style he was pursuing was perfectly suited to the micro scale.
Rooted in Steamboat
For Pine Moon’s February exhibit titled “Rooted: The Art of Trees,” artist Missy Borden created a painting of a single pine, and she took “Yampa Valley Arts & Culture Guide” behind the scenes of her creation.
Carving a New Path
Deb Armstrong has made a life and career as a professional skier and instructor, but for once she is the student. Her new passion is art –printmaking to be specific – and she’s taken to it with the tenacity of a champion.
All Arts Week Will Elevate Steamboat Arts
Steamboat Springs' All Arts Week will take place for the first time this year from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Ryan Scheer Creates Western Nostalgia
Ryan Scheer left Steamboat Springs after high school and swore he would never come back...
YVSC Insight Art Auction Becomes an Annual Staple Heading Into Second Year
The Yampa Valley Sustainability Council announced the opening of the month-long show of "Insight: Art for Climate Action" will open Friday, June 7, at 5 p.m as part of the First Friday Artwalk.
Barrett Smith of Steep Canyon Rangers on Working Together, Sleeping in the Woods and More
Strings kicks off their summer season on Friday, June 21, with an impressive array of Grammy winners, award recipients and, perhaps one of the biggest modern names in bluegrass, Steep Canyon Rangers, who are set to perform at Strings on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m.
More Than Music
Strings Music Festival is synonymous with music in the mountains but it wasn’t until the pavilion was built in 2008 that their programming expanded.
