Peace Walking Member Preview Night
Friday, May 2 | 5 – 7 p.m. | Free, Members-only
Calling all members! Join us for your member sneak peek of Melanie Yazzie: Peace Walking before it opens to the general public. Hear from exhibition artist, Melanie Yazzie, and then explore the grounds to discover all six sculptures.
Schedule of events:
5 p.m. Event begins
5:30 p.m. Remarks from exhibition artist Melanie Yazzie and Gardens Director Kim Manajek
5:45 – 7 p.m. Self-guided tours docents will be located at each installation around The Gardens
7 p.m. Event ends
Cash bar available. Members-only. Reservation required.
Artist Conversation: Melanie Yazzie
Instructor: Melanie Yazzie, Contemporary Diné (Navajo) Artist, Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado
Saturday, June 14 | 2 – 3 p.m. | $25 In-person
Come spend an inspiring hour with artist Melanie Yazzie, as she expands on the inspiration and meaning behind her art and exhibit on display at The Gardens on Spring Creek. Melanie is Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Her works belong to many collections such as: the Denver Art Museum, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, the Art Museum of Missoula, the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Kennedy Museum of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and in countries such as, New Zealand, France, Russia, Canada, Estonia, Northern Ireland, Korea, China, United Kingdom, and Australia. She is known for organizing print exchange projects that connect communities across the world. She makes prints, sculptures, paintings, does surface design and jewelry design. She has been represented by the Glenn Green Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1994.
Gelli Plate Printmaking with Melanie Yazzie: Story Making Through the Monotype Process
Instructor: Melanie Yazzie, Contemporary Diné (Navajo) Artist, Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado
Saturday, July 20 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | $150 In-person
Come join our exhibit artist to learn how to make prints with Gelli plates using stencils and symbols that represent something important to our life experience. The prints will create an opportunity that will help each member share a personal story about who they are. Experience the freedom to begin a journey of self-discovery of making art that helps express yourself in a new way. You will have a chance to create work that can go home with you, and the hope is that you will also have time to create a small series of work.
Note to participants: All materials will be provided