San Miguel County Reconciliation Ceremony/Chipeta

Chipeta was an Indian Rights Advocate, Diplomat, and Peacekeeper. She used diplomacy to try to achieve peace with the white settlers in Colorado. She was highly respected by both the Ute and white people. In 1985, Chipeta was inducted into Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

 On October 8, 2016, Wayne Iverson of the Chipeta Mountain Project was able to gift my painting of Chipeta to a great grand nephew, McCook, at a reconciliation ceremony in San Miguel County. You can read more on my blog. I am so grateful and feel honored that the gift was received by an ancestor of this incredible woman and peaceful leader of the Utes.

Exhibition at Sellars Project Space through September 1st

Reconnection to Spirit is the title of an exhibition of recent work by Linda Armantrout. From July 22nd through September 1, Sellars Project Space is offering a solo show of Armantrout's spirit messengers. The artist reception is August 13, 2016 from 4pm to 8pm. Sellars Project Space is in the Twitchell Building, 101 North F Street in the heart of the Creative District in beautiful Salida, Colorado.

Armantrout’s work offers symbolically charged animals and people as  messengers of the power of Spirit. It is important to the artist to paint from a state of exploration and experimentation. Her intention is to allow room in each piece for the viewer to find personal meaning and connection.

Sellars Project Space to Exhibit 9 Colorado Artists in June

Sellars Project Space will be exhibiting 9 Colorado Artists during the month of June to coincide with the 24th Annual Salida Art Walk (Salida, CO: June 1, 2016) - Sellars Project Space is proud to present an exhibition of 9 Colorado Artists titled simply, “9”, during the month of June. This exhibition will openon Saturday June 11th and continue through July 6th, 2016. A three day showing will be held during the 24th Annual Salida Art Walk on June 24th (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.), June 25th ( 10 a.m. - 9 p.m), and June 26th (12 p.m. - 4 p.m.). A special reception for the public will be held on Saturday, June 25th from 5 - 9 p.m. with all 9 artists inattendance.

Sellars Project Space has served for a catalyst for contemporary art for over 20 years. Over 200 exhibitions in gallery locations in Denver, Colorado and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and now in Salida, Colorado. Sellars Project Space has mounted a variety of award winning exhibitions, public happenings, and global projects to further the understanding and integration of the arts into educational institutions and in both large and small communities. The gallery has exhibited local, regional, and international artists working in all media and continues to focus on the art itself and not the art market. Salida Art Walk, presented by High Country Bank, features the best local and regional artists exhibiting their dynamic works, musicians both on the streets and at participating venues, the infamous street performers of Salida, Shakespeare in the Park, and the newest event, Art Walk After Dark (a performing arts celebration). For more information visit SellarsProjectSpace.com or call (719) 221-9893. Artists are available for interviews both in person and on the air. Sellars Project Space is located at 101 N. F Street (upstairs) and is open Mondays - Fridays from 10 - 5 p.m. and always by appointment.

The Bison has been officially named National Mammal

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Bison Poised to become the National Mammal

Of the EarthBison may be getting the recognition they deserve. After surviving decades of aggressive hunting that dwindled their numbers near the point of extinction, a Congressional bill seeks to establish the American bison as the national mammal of the United States. The bill, which was passed by the Senate in December and the House this week, is the result of a five-year campaign by conservation and Native American groups to get some recognition for the hulking plains-dwellers. Bison have survived much worse than the human threat: as a species more than 10,000 years old, they're a relic from the Ice Age that managed to survive what mammoths did not. Click here for available images.