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• Canyon Gallery and Corridors
• Main Library Bridge Display Case
• Main Library Bridge Walls
• Main Library Teen Art Gallery
• Main Library Arapahoe Ramp
• Meadows Branch Library
• Carnegie Branch Library for Local History

Sand, Soda, and a Twist of Lime
An all-Colorado, all-glass invitational art show

Artists' reception: Saturday, May 17
Public reception: Saturday, May 17, 2-4 p.m.
On display: May 9-July 19

Works by 38 outstanding contemporary glass artists are on display in the Canyon Gallery May 9- July 19 in this show that includes works representing virtually all types of contemporary art glass, from blown vessels to architectural panels and fused glass. Professional glass artists throughout the state have been invited to show work that pushes the limits of glass technology and demonstrates how glass has evolved from craft to fine art.

The show’s title, “Sand, Soda and a Twist of Lime,” is based on a formula for glass, a medium that combines with extreme heat and creativity to create colorful, light-infused works of art. The show is a natural match for the sun-filled Canyon Gallery.

The exhibition is supported by the Boulder Public Library, the Boulder Arts Commission, and D&L Stained Glass.

See a slideshow of the artists' work (requires Flash Player)

Information: Boulder Public Library Exhibits Coordinator Greg Ravenwood at ravenwoodg@boulder.lib.co.us or 303-441-4397, or to talk with a participating glass artist, call Julie Golden at 303-241-2438.

May 1 - July 19 
D&L Stained Glass has assembled an informative, educational display in conjunction with the exhibition titled “Sand, Soda & a Twist of Lime,” in the Canyon Gallery. The D&L display addressed the five current-day techniques of creating glass: cold work (polishing and beveling), glass blowing, lamp work, kiln work and stained glass).

Information: At the library, contact Greg Ravenwood at 303-441-4397 or ravenwoodg@boulder.lib.co.us. To talk with a participating glass artist, contact Mary Barron at 303-402-0330.

May 2 - June 30 Photographs by David Silver

Images in this set were found in and around Boulder County. “For me,” Silver notes, “photography is a personal contemplative practice that helps bring into clearer focus my True Nature … Like a game of hide-and-seek in reverse, one must actually be found by the subject … In the silent interchange that transpires, ‘subject’ and 'object’ dissolve … This exhibition [is] a glimpse into some of life’s intimate gifts and a moment of time to look into the great mystery of our ‘true face.’”

Information: Grayson Hardman at the Boulder Public Library at 303-441-3114. For more about David Silver’s photographs, visit www.silvercloudphoto.com.

Note: This space exhibits work exclusively by teenaged artists

May – Painting on Silk
Artists’ reception: Thursday, May 8, 4-6 p.m.
Come and enjoy a beautiful art technique, on display through the month. Boulder High School students in the “Portfolio Arts” class created silk paintings after studying traditional Japanese silk-painting techniques. Students painted using soft brushes and vibrant dyes. The project was funded by a classroom mini-grant from Impact on Education.

Information: Melanie Howard, Boulder Public Library Teen Services at 303-441-3099.
Web site: www.boulderteens.org/creative.htm

The University of Colorado President's Office, CU-Boulder Community Relations, and the Boulder Public Library cooperate to present a series of changing exhibits displayed on the library Arapahoe Ramp.

May 1-July 31: Art & Ethnography: Photographs Taken by Displaced/Disappeared Survivors of Colombia

This presentation consists of photographs taken by displaced people and survivors of violence in Colombia. These are people who have been displaced from their homes in the jungle by paramilitary groups and guerillas who have killed families and sometimes slaughtered whole communities. People living in jungle villages were given disposable cameras and were told to photograph whatever they wanted.  This was the first time that any of them had owned a camera and taken photographs. They were instructed on how to use the cameras and were told to return the film in 30 days. What resulted is their view of themselves, their families, their home, their community and the jungle environment.  The project was undertaken in connection with work by Ayuda Humanitaria (Humanitarian Aid Corporation), a private agency that helps these survivors start a new life.

CU-Boulder Community Relations and the Boulder Public Library cooperatively present the series of changing exhibits displayed on the library Arapahoe Ramp.

Information: Gail Siegel at CU-Boulder Community Relations: 303-492-7084 or gail.siegel@colorado.edu.
Web site: View Autrey’s portfolio at www.withoutbounds.net/photography/

May: Artwork from Horizon School 

Information: Donna Klopf at 303-441-4390 or klopfd@boulder.lib.co.us

May:  Casey Middle School 
Almost everyone at the time had an opinion about where the new Northside Intermediate School should be built. Because there were so many different ideas, school board president C.C. Cleveland suggested that perhaps the building should be put on wheels and moved from one location to another. The people who supported the old Boulder Brick Yard site (Thirteenth and High streets) won the location sweepstakes and construction of the junior high began in 1922. Two years later, Northside opened with a registration of 373 students and Susan Lovelace, an outstanding educator, as its first principal. In 1944 Northside was renamed Casey Junior High in honor of William V. Casey, who for over forty years  had been Boulder's superintendent of schools. Today Casey, now Casey Middle School, can boast of being the only school that dates back to the junior high school system in Boulder. The school's history is documented at Carnegie Branch Library for Local History during the month of May.

Information: Mary Jo Reitsema at 303-441-3110 or reitsemam@boulder.lib.co.us