Community Art Program
Community Art Program
For over 50 years the NCAR Community Art Program has presented art exhibitions by a range of regional artists at the NCAR Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, CO. Each year, hundreds of artists from the Rocky Mountain region, and beyond, participate in the jury process from which artists are selected for individual and group exhibitions. The exhibit space is in the expansive cafeteria within the laboratory building and is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
April 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013
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Margaret Donharl paints on reclaimed materials—infusing her work with multiple layers of imagery. |
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Heidi Wagner intentional leaves room within her photographs to encourage the viewer to discover their own meaning. So, peruse these images and enjoy where they take you. Deconstruct, redefine, and savor. |
February 1, 2013 to March 30, 2013
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Bruce Henderson seeks detail in shadows and in bright light. This is both a metaphor for perception and a technical description of how he creates photographic artworks. |
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Sarah Hanson's artistic representation of space, earth, and minute, unseen structures that combine to reflect life itself. |
December 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013
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Photographer Ralena Gordon considers herself to be a visual storyteller and hopes that her images evoke a response of emotion and contemplation. |
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Photographer David Mayhew strives to make new and remarkable images of skyscapes, landscapes, and the abstract geometry that only nature presents. |
October 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012
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Leigh Cabell's work presents a paradox. Crafted from found materials with subtle and startling tactile and visual qualities, her artwork mirrors the beauty, organization and elegance of nature.
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Sullivan's graphite drawings convey unforgettable stories of wildlife and animals of all kinds. He has a realistic, representational style of immense detail.
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August 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
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Through Earth Dancing, artist Wendy Rochman has deepened her exploration of paper-making while exploring the infinite beauty in nature. |
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Carol Walker's images illuminate the relationship between horses and their people. Showcasing the beauty of horses with her stunning images at liberty. |
June 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012
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In "The Diner Series," artist Dan Frazier uses the classic techniques of portraiture to have some fun and to provoke a unique response from the viewer -- salivation. |
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Wood's Monet-inspired pieces capture the serenity and tranquility of these scenes. Landscapes of Colorado and the flowers that grow in Wood's own garden are also included in this show. |
April 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012
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Chris Browns Photography has been a testament to the beauty of our Planet.Over the years Chris has been in hundreds of shows and has won numerousawards. Most recently he edited 30 years of Grand Canyon photography, thatwas published in the book, Path of Beauty. His prints are in many collections, public and private. |
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Judith Trager is an artist, teacher, and curator known internationally for her quilt artistry. Her work has appeared in many major exhibitions including Quilt National, Art Quilts at the Sedgewick, Crafts National, The Quilted Surface, and the International Quilt Festival. Trager is also a popular workshop teacher and lecturer, and has curated several traveling art exhibitions. |
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Julia Lunk began exhibiting her work in 2004 most notably in Boulder, Lyons and Aspen. Her paintings and prints are softly colored, sometimes whimsically, often carrying themes encompassing children, animals, and childlike innocence. |
February 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
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Ashley Williams studied studio art and art history at the University of Virginia. After graduation, she received the Aunspaugh Fellowship to continue her work at UVA for one year. She is currently completing an MFA at the University of Colorado at Boulder, in addition to teaching classes in painting and drawing. Icebergs contain iron-rich minerals. When the ice melts, these minerals are released, enriching the surrounding water and attracting phytoplankton, jellyfish, and krill, creating what Williams imagines to be an abundant garden. As the icebergs drift into warmer waters, they drag these transient ecosystems along with them. |
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Removed from context within the rest of the world, Aurelius Rune's photographic subjects are meditations unto themselves. The bridge goes to nowhere and the black thistles reach forever to the untouchable sun.
Most of what you see in Rune's exhibit are black and white prints stretched on canvas. Some of the photos have blue and yellow tones in them. All of the artworks are original prints with specific and intentional edits to show isolation. By removing certain elements from the background of these images, the artist presents the subject in a distilled and purified form. Each image exudes a meditative quality and imparts a sense of simplicity. |
December 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012
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Ken Schmeelk captures his artistic process best when he says, "For me, the process of image making in the photographic arts in from start to finish one of seeking and discovering a sense of 'rightness.' From moment to moment, finding the balance and harmony of light, color, and form may result in an image that is realistic, impressionistic, or abstract, but ultimately it is the dialogue and dance of the raw elements with the imaginative function that may reveal something that feels surprising yet true." |
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Artist Erin King started Deadwilder Design & Illustration in 2007 after a long stint of hanging out in the natural history museum collection department. She has worked as a scientific illustrator, graphic designer, taxidermist, and a teaching assistant in the human anatomy lab at CU, but is now focused on working as an independent artist with a long term goal of illustrating a book on comparative primate anatomy. |
October 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011
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With over 25 years of experience as a fine artist, Kit Hevron Mahoney has been showing in galleries nationwide. Her work has received numerous awards and is found in both corporate and private collections. She is passionate about travel and painting landscapes and florals that represent the places she has been. Says Mahoney, "My paintings are a response to the passion and beauty I feel from and for Nature. As an artist I want to communicate visually and vibrantly the peace and serenity that I find in Nature, which I see as a visual and spiritual wonderland. I use my brush and palette knife to translate nature onto the canvas. I describe my dynamic compositions as a unique style of contemporary Impressionism with a bold use of color and texture." |
