Author Archives: Lauren Metzger

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: JENNIFER DEWEY

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Jennifer Dewey is a local gem. Mea culpa, but the pun was irresistible. The artist in question is a custom jewelry designer, who works in the community in a variety of creative ways. She obtains gemstones on request, repairs watches and jewelry, and sells her own beautiful designs. Now add instructor to the list. This…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: A WINTER OF POSSIBILITIES

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Did you draw the hand to buy for a family member in this year’s Secret Santa and now you are looking for a unique gift that will truly inspire? Let the Ah Haa School for the Arts help you with your gift list. Completed your shopping list? Perhaps you deserve a treat yourself. Check out…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH GILHOOLY

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Barbara Gilhooly’s art is an extension of her vivacious personality. And this year, Barbara’s personality and art are sure to enliven the Ah Haa School for the Arts’ New Year’s Eve gala.. But Barbara is not just about energy and spunk. The work she is bringing to the celebration – paint on wood, wire sculptures, …

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: GIVING THANKS

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With Thanksgiving upon us, I sit here thinking about creativity in general and Ah Haa School for the Arts specifically and I am filled with gratitude. Reflecting upon the past year and all the good that has come to fruition, I am compelled to give thanks. I left Ah Haa as a full time employee…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: CANVAS & COCKTAILS

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Have you ever wanted to just dabble in paint? Take your doodling to the next level? Mess around with color? Ah Haa School for the Arts offers the perfect opportunity to dip your toe into the painting experience – while dipping a swizzle stick into a beverage and hanging out with friends. “Canvas & Cocktails”…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: BRAvo

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Boy in bras? Nope, not a drag club. Anything but a drag. Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 18, 7 p.m., historic New Sheridan Bar, when the Ah Haa School for the Arts presents its third annual BRAvo event in support of the San Miguel Resource Center and in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: CAPTURING BLUES & BREWS

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It’s right around the corner, the big grand finale of the Telluride’s summer festival season: Telluride Blues & Brews. The Ah Haa School for the Arts and Telluride Blues & Brews have joined forces to bring you a unique and exclusive photographic twist on this years event. Not only will participants have access to the…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: A SEMESTER OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION

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The historic Telluride train Depot has housed many a business and organization over the years, but it truly came to life when the Ah Haa School for the Arts took up residence there in 2006. This fall will bring a new level of energy and inspiration to the building and to Telluride: Introducing the Painting…

YOUR AH HA MOMENT: SHOOTING THE AUTUMN LANDSCAPE

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Great photographs hold more profound possibilities and deeper meaning than aesthetics alone would suggest. They allow our minds to remove the shackles of reality and recreate the feeling, emotion and mystery that infuse and surround the images. It is these moments that fine art and documentary photographer Memphis Barbree seeks to inspire. The Ah Haa…

YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: PHOTOS IN FOCUS

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Zoom in on a celebration of photography, now in full swing at Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts. In collaboration with Kim and Simon Pertuz of Shot Images, Niles, Illinois, Ah Haa is pleased to present Britain, the first retrospective of work by acclaimed British photographer Michael Ward since his death in 2011. Britain…