CHAC May Events
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 Cinco de Mayo 2009
Can for Entry and Invite: 5280 CHAC CINCO DE MAYO
Show Dates: May 1st - May 30th
Reception: May 1st, 2009, 6 - 10 pm
Drop off work on Sunday, April 26th from 12 - 4 pm
Entry Fee: CHAC Members $5, non-members $10
Limit 5 small pieces per artist, less if large
All mediums welcome. Get creative with 5's! Try to use the number 5 in your piece.
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CHAC Gallery Artist Show: Montage
Montage is exactly that! A combination of traditional and non-traditional artwork. The show will consist of hide paintings, retablos, bultos, oil paintings, drawings, straw applique and other various medias.
Opening Night: First Friday - May 1st 6pm - 10pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday, Thursday - 10pm -4pm, Friday, 12 noon - 10pm, Saturday, 12 noon - 4pm
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"Montage" Featured Artists
- Gary Bellah
- Lena Blea
- Meggan DeAnza
- Esha Drapean
- Teresa Duran
- Beverly Green
- Ronnald Miera
- Carlos Santistevan
- Carlos Santistevan II
- Frank Zamora
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Chile Harvest Festival 2009
Planning for the Chile Harvest Festival is well underway. In conjunction with the City of Lakewood, CHAC Gallery presents Chile Harvest 2009 on August 29th and 30th. Plan your part in this wonderful harvest.
May 15th is the deadline for applications! Its coming fast so get yours in ASAP. Artist and food vendor applications are available at the gallery. Calll and we'll mail one to you. In the meantime, check out this great link!
http://www.lakewood.org/comres/page.cfm?ID=441&ChileHarvestFestival/
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CHAC Norte Featured Artists
World class designer, Matt Achziger is again exhibiting in the front room in CHAC Norte gallery. If you haven't caught this his show, you have another chance. Don't miss it this month.
http://angellic.carbonmade.com/
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Gallery A features Crystal O'Brien and Michael J. Penny
Our own CHAC director, Crystal O'Brien uses a variety of mediums to express her eclectic and colorful personality. Her unique works appear to take on a life of their own. Check out her latest creative offerings at Gallery A.
Michael's artwork reflects the custom beliefs and artistry of ancient civilizations. He combines the natural beauty of stone and the expressive texture of deep relief sand carvings. See his unique sandblasting techniques in Gallery A this month.
www.archembellishments.com
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Robert Martinez returns to Gallery B this month. His paintings are both contemporary and traditional. He is inspired by the artists Malcolm Furlow, John Nieto, and Fritz Shrolder to name a few. Bob enjoys working with bold colors, and a variety of subjects from Native American to modern.
www.robertmar.com
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CHAC Norte's Meta Studio once again features philosopher artist Stevon Lucero on his spiritual journey. Each painting reflects a metaphor of his own internal dialogue between himself and God.
www.stevonlucero.com
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Donations Please!
CHAC's New Wish List
CHAC gallery is looking for your extras to help supply the galleries. We are dependent on donations for many of our everyday items. These are the items we need the most. Please help us replenish our supply cabinets if you can!
- CD player for multiple CD's. Ours is broken after 7 years of faithful service. We love to play latin music.
- paper towels
- toilet paper
- liquid soap
- dish soap
- coffee
- soda pop
- bottled water
- laundry soap
- soft scrub
- stamps
- envelopes
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Kid's Art Saturday
The third Saturday of May features Carlos Santistevan working on retablos with the kids. Come in for a free workshop from 2 to 4 pm on May 16th for this special event. Carlos' work is featured in the Artist's Gallery during the month of May in the "Montage" show at CHAC.
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Workshop Wish List
Donations also are needed for our Kid Art Workshops. Again, any help is greatly appreciated! Here is a list of what we really need at this point.
- acrylic paint in primary colors - large bottles for murals and small ones for other projects
- yarn
- popcicle sticks
- construction paper
- colored tissue paper
- glitter glue
- sequins
- beads
- feathers
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Poetry y Mas -- 2nd Saturday
Join us for Poetry readings on May 9th from 2 to 4 pm.
Poets, writers, story tellers, singers, musicians (y mas) are invited to share their creative words with all!
Call Suzanna Vega @ 720-877-8610 for more info
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The Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC) is a Colorado non-profit-(c)(3) organization. Since it's inception in 1978 CHAC has been dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Chicano/Latino/Hispanic culture through the expression of the Arts.
The Chicano Humanities & Arts Council is located at 772 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Colorado. Gallery hours are Wednesday’s & Thursday’s 10-4, Friday’s 12-10, Saturday & Sunday 12-4. For more information please contact CHAC at 303-571-0440, visit http://www.ChacWeb.org or email us at info@chacweb.org
Gracias,
Your friends at CHAC
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