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| The Biennial of the Americas is a month long cultural celebration of innovation, imagination and the artistic achievement of the Western Hemisphere, hosted by the city of Denver. |
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Call for Artists from Biennial Partner PlatteForum
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2010 Biennial Residency: an artists & writers collective
Application Deadline March 26, 2010 PlatteForum and Lighthouse Writers Workshop, in partnership with the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and the 2010 Biennial of the Americas, are pleased to announce a unique opportunity for regional artists in July 2010. Regional artists are encouraged to apply for a month-long residency at PlatteForum in conjunction with the 2010 Biennial of the Americas. Funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the project is an artist residency for two literary artists and two visual artists simultaneously at PlatteForum. During the 2010 Denver Biennial of the Americas, cultural institutions throughout metropolitan Denver will present a wide array of arts and culture programming inspired by the Americas. Programs will include both local and international artists, and range from film screenings to exhibitions of art from across the Hemisphere. At PlatteForum, four artists will create work in response to one of the Biennial themes: one of the four revised Biennial themes: Innovation, Sustainability, The Arts, and Community. The Biennial Residency is open to regional visual and literary artists, with preference to artists who thrive working collaboratively. We welcome applications from established professional artists and emerging artists, as well as graduate students. Artists can apply as individuals or collaborative teams. A total of four artists will be selected (two visual and two literary artists). Application packets and information about the project can be found at www.platteforum.org or by calling 303.893.0791. |
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Biennial Partners with the Denver Art Museum
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The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is excited to partner with the Biennial of the Americas, with a focus on its unparalleled collections from the western hemisphere and a special exhibition highlighting unique landscapes of the Latin American region. The museum has more than 69,000 art objects in its collections and the Libeskind-designed Hamilton Building and Ponti-designed North Building each demonstrate the creativity and innovative spirit that is Denver.
The museum is more than 100 years old, and is one of the first U.S. museums to collect the pre-Columbian art of Mexico, Central and South America in the time prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, as well as deep holdings of Spanish Colonial art. The DAM's extensive holdings in this area are supported by world-class scholarship, publications and symposia - and students worldwide come to the museum to study its collection. In celebration of the Biennial and of the Americas of today, the museum will pair photographs of Latin American landscapes by Edward Ranney with objects from the museum's renowned pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial collections. Ranney's quiet, thoughtful landscapes evoke connections between art, the cultures that created them and their places of origin to enhance awareness of the New World's rich and varied cultural heritage. Ranney's work is held in the collections of museums throughout the Western Hemisphere, and in Europe and Japan. His photographs have been featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Museo de la Naciõn in Lima, Peru, the Princeton Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum. Speaking of photographers, we need to correct an error contained in the last newsletter. We are pleased that the Museum of Nature and Science will feature for the Biennial a month-long photo exhibition entitled "Where Pink Dolphins Swim." We inadvertently referred to the photographer, Ms. Tory Read, as "he" rather than "she." We look forward to all of you meeting her at the reception she will host to discuss her time in the Amazon on July 28. |
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Biennial of the Americas Special Roundtable
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The Biennial of the Americas is pleased invite you to attend this important event. The special Americas Roundtable on Canada this Friday, March 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Lewis Sharp Auditorium in the Denver Art Museum, the new wing. The program will include:
Opening Remarks by Mayor of Denver the Honorable John Hickenlooper Moderator Jim Polsfut, President of The Americas Roundtables Roundtable Panelists The Hon. Gary Doer - Ambassador of Canada The Hon. Federico Peña - Former Secretary of Energy and Transportation Dean Tom Farer - Josef Korber School of International Studies Denver University Lee A McIntire - President and CEO of CH2MHill William Glover - Deputy and COO of NREL Dr. Tucker Hart Adams - The Adams Group Please RSVP to frh@fhillyard.com |
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