Eco Exploration: A Celebration of Our Environment
Exhibits
Earth, Air, Fire, Water
Colorado Mosaic Artists’ Exhibition
Green Room
January 20 – May 13, 2018
The beauty of Colorado’s striking landscape has inspired artists for centuries and in many different mediums.
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Brandon S. Gellis: Innate Confluences
Main Gallery
March 3 – April 29, 2018
Innate Confluences is a visceral, multimedia experience comprised of 3D printed sculptures, laser cut interactive pieces, layered-digital reconstructions of Rocky Mountain and Wyoming landscapes, and original video work inspired by environmental data and the artist’s experiences in nature.
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The Fragile Bee: Nancy Macko
Foote Gallery
March 10 – April 29, 2018
California based artist Nancy Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore the relationships between art, science, technology and ancient matriarchal cultures.
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Accumulation: An Installation by Hailey Myrick
A History as Art Exhibit
Mezzanine Gallery
April 7 – July 8, 2018
Accumulation, a suspended installation of slip cast ceramics, is a reflection on the negative impact that humans have had on our environment.
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Programs
Artist-Led Gallery Tours with Brandon S. Gellis
Saturday, March 3, 1 and 2:30 pm
Included with $5 Main Gallery admission
(Members and 12 and under free)
Two tours, 45 minutes each.
As a digital artist working at the intersection of art, science, and technology, Brandon Gellis explores issues of human and biological relationships throughout his work.
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Geology Ties in Gellis’ Art
Thursday, March 8, 5:30 – 7 pm
Included with $5 Main Gallery admission
(Members and 12 and under free)
Presented by Mark Clementz, Professor of Paleobiology at the University of Wyoming
Dr. Clementz’s research interests lie within paleoecology and involve reconstruction of ancient environments and the ecological interactions of extinct organisms within them.
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Gallery Talk with Nancy Macko
Thursday, March 15, 5 – 6 pm
FREE
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Bee Business
Thursday, March 22, 5:30 – 7 pm
Presented by Arlo Pelegrin
Humans and bees have worked side-by-side for countless generations.
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Honey Bee 101
Friday, April 13, 6 – 8 pm
Beth Conrey, owner of Bee Squared Apiaries in Berthoud, CO, will kick off swarm season with a discussion about the physiology and social structure of the honey bee.
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Living Mosaics: understanding GMOs
Saturday, April 21, 11 am – 2 pm
FREE
The age of designer genes is upon us and advances in technology bring genetically modified organisms ever closer to our marketplace.
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Poetry Café
Celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month with Eco poetry
Thursday, April 26, 5:30 – 7 pm
Presented by Arlo Pelegrin
With local poets Kathleen Willard and Veronica Patterson as your guides, join us as we transform the Museum’s Foote Gallery into a poetry café.