{"id":808116,"date":"2020-06-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=384452"},"modified":"2020-06-05T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:00:00","slug":"arts-alive-gallery-moves-to-frisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/arts-alive-gallery-moves-to-frisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts Alive Gallery moves to Frisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRISCO \u2014 After over a decade of calling Breckenridge home, Summit County Arts Council\u2019s<\/a> Arts Alive Gallery<\/a> has moved to Frisco. <\/p>\n

Now at 101 S. Main St., the new location gives the cooperative gallery about 20 more square feet of display space and 50% more artists, up to a total of 29. Hundreds of pieces of local art across various mediums adorn the walls, pedestals, cabinets and baskets.<\/p>\n

The council was formed in 1992 by Sandy Greenhunt<\/a>, who died in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe started almost every arts organization, I think, in the county, and the gallery itself started about 14 or 15 years ago in Breckenridge,\u201d said council President Joanne Hanson<\/a>, adding jokingly that people such as treasurer Bob Hoppin were coerced into the nonprofit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the way she did things,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cShe talked you into it, and if you didn’t really want to do it, you did it anyway. That’s how she got things going. She was a force to be reckoned with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanson got involved with Arts Alive before the council roughly a decade ago because she needed the extra wall space for her paintings and figured selling them would be an added bonus. A real estate agent prior to retirement, Hanson followed her artist sister out to Arizona for an oil painting workshop. She became hooked and found herself a new hobby for when she was done working, in addition to the Summit County pastimes of skiing and hiking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can fix it if I mess it up,\u201d Hanson said about her choice in that style of painting over other mediums. \u201cYou can scrape it off or let it dry and paint over it. \u2026 Kind of like skiing, I have enough troubles sliding down the hill one way without adding other ways into it, as well. One medium is enough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the timing of the gallery\u2019s leases coincided with the pandemic. They hoped to open the new space in April but then found themselves not in as much of a rush to move everything because of the shutdown. Since being allowed to open May 15, the gallery has implemented protocols for health and safety.<\/p>\n

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\u201cColor of Blue\u201d by Joanne Hanson. Hanson is the president of the Summit County Arts Council and originally was a real estate agent before practicing oil painting.<\/strong>
Courtesy Joanne Hanson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Aisles are one way (similar to grocery stores), masks are required, hand sanitizer is provided and gloves are required to touch any items such as jewelry. Because of the pandemic, all work can be viewed, purchased and shipped online, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cA gallery isn’t a high-traffic area anyway, and we’re limited seven people inside,” Hanson said. “And for a gallery, that’s pretty good.\u201d <\/p>\n

The council\u2019s main mission is to provide arts outreach in the community. It hosts art classes at Snowy Peaks high school, Wounded Warrior events at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, and other activities to bring art to the underserved. <\/p>\n

While the pandemic won\u2019t stop the council\u2019s mission, it has affected operations. The council\u2019s biggest fundraiser of the year will be 100 for $100<\/a> in August with art fairs being canceled. Artists will donate pieces that can be purchased for $100 or less.<\/p>\n

In addition to the fundraisers, members of the public can support by joining and contributing $35 dues annually. If they wish to sell art at the gallery, it costs $250 a year if accepted to become a resident. Artists can test the waters and join on a six-month trail basis without paying dues, but at a higher split between them and the nonprofit.<\/p>\n

According to Hanson the gallery\u2019s 2D wall space is full, but they have pedestals available for 3D works such as jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, glass and wood.<\/p>\n

One of the gallery\u2019s artists is Laurie Lippert<\/a>, who is so new to the group that May was the first time her work has been displayed at either location. However, Lippert has been in the art world for decades. She studied graphic design at Columbia College in Chicago and moved to Breckenridge in 2007.<\/p>\n

After retiring from her graphic design business for 25 years to spend time with her family and teach fitness classes at the Breckenridge Recreation Center, she realized she missed having a creative outlet. In 2012, she took a jewelry-making class from Holly Stein, who is also from Illinois, and rekindled her passion in fine art. Lippert painted, drew and made crafts from a young age yet went into graphic design as a happy medium between making art and making money. She designed logos, brochures, menus and more, but the desire to make jewelry and play in a three-dimensional space was always there.<\/p>\n

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A piece of jewelry by Breckenridge artist Laurie Lippert. Lippert has a background in graphic design and got into jewelry making in 2012, but she only recently joined the cooperative Arts Alive Gallery.<\/strong>
Courtesy Laurie Lippert<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe college I went to didn’t offer classes of that kind,\u201d Lippert said. \u201cI just always wanted to do it. There’s color and shape and texture. I think I liked it because the first time I tried it, it worked for me; there wasn’t a big learning curve. \u2026 You can make jewelry simply or complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with Stein, Lippert is inspired by jewelers such as Gogo Borgerding from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jocelyne Aubree of Paris in addition to artists like Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas. Her pieces are contemporary, but she also incorporates Summit County\u2019s love of the outdoors in her work with images of mountains and bicycles.<\/p>\n

All pieces are handmade one at a time with silver, copper, brass, stone and sometimes textiles. She usually starts with crafting earrings and then will turn it into a set with a matching necklace or bracelet since customers often want a collection of similar materials or patterns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best part about making jewelry is the freedom to create, and if someone loves it enough to buy it, you have more time and money to keep on creating,\u201d Lippert said.<\/p>\n

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Laurie Lippert, a local artist at Arts Alive Gallery, is inspired by people such as Gogo Borgerding, Jocelyne Aubree, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Making jewelry has been one of her lifelong dreams.<\/strong>
Courtesy Laurie Lippert<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

With her items being one-of-a-kind, she prefers selling them physically rather than online and has been featured in various boutique stores throughout the years. Jessica Johnson of Dry Fly Art convinced her to come to HighSide Brewing\u2019s Third Thursday Art Night<\/a>, and the exposure there lead her to joining Arts Alive Gallery.<\/p>\n

The gallery has rotating visiting artists, as well. Currently exhibiting pieces through the end of September are Bryan Goldstein\u2019s hand-blown recycled glass, Sumi von Dassow\u2019s ceramics, Judi Mitchell\u2019s animal sculptures, Randy Blunt\u2019s beetle-killed wood and Mary Waters\u2019 beaded jewelry and gourds. On June 26 will be a daylong reception from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the artists discussing their work in shifts.<\/p>\n

Arts Alive Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesday and Wednesday through June 18. Afterward, it is open daily for the summer. On Thursdays from June 25 through Aug. 20, the gallery will be open until 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Breckenridge artist Laurie Lippert likes to incorporate bikes, mountains and other outdoor images into her work. She moved to the county in 2007 and is originally from Illinois.<\/strong>
Courtesy Laurie Lippert<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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