TWO EVENTS OFFERED JANUARY 6TH FIRST FRIDAY 2012

 Birds of a Feather                                   © by Sylvia Falconer

Looking Through the Kaliedescope, Mixed Media Collage and Assemblage, an art exhibit by Sylvia Falconer, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley, 929 15^th St. and 10^th Ave. The artist will be present to talk with the public on First Friday Jan 6 from 5 to 6:30 pm. The Exhibit will continue through January 22, 2012. (a change to the previously scheduled exhibit) Open also Sundays 10:30 am-12 noon. 

To read about Ms Falconer's background,  please see the previous post.

Write with Matches, a performance of original poetry by young performance poets, including slam poetry  is planned for the last half of the First Friday event, 6:30 until 8 pm or so. Donations encouraged. Sponsored by Chalice Arts.

Images shown on this site are the sole Copyright  © of the Artist creating the work.

Looking Through the Kaliescope

 
Looking Through the Kaliedescope, Mixed Media Collage and Assemblage, an art exhibit by Sylvia Falconer, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley, 929 15^th  St. and 10^th Ave. First Friday artist reception Dec. 2 from 5 to 8 pm. The Artist will speak about her work at 7 pm. The Exhibit will continue through January 29, 2012. Open also Sundays 10:30 am-12 noon, sponsored by Chalice Arts.

 

Sylvia Falconer's Background:

Sylvia Falconer has followed a career as a minister, a writer and a speaker. She has become well known in Greeley as a minister and a writer. In addition to raising a family, she has spent 23 years as a Unitarian Minister. She has taught, counseled, has had two TV programs, and has lived in several different places in her life so far, including Seattle, the Netherlands, and Alaska.

Ms Falconer has been moved by art since she was a child, and it has been part of her life everywhere she has been, spending time studying, collecting art or supporting artists where she has lived.

Seventeen years ago, she developed Essential Tremor, which affected her voice and hands. She continued her ministry in spite of the devastating loss of the ability to speak, through writing for various publications, including Faith columns in the Greeley Tribune. After a friend suggested she experiment with art, she decided to try, and began with fabric collage. Thus began Sylvia’s expression through art.

“With my shaky hands, the cutting and placement was difficult, yet the joy of creating a story with fabric, paper, paints, or whatever trinkets I found filled me with delight.  I was creating something, not with words (though you’ll find words therein), but with a whole different part of my senses.” ,

Recent Art Experience:

The content of Sylvia’s work is related to all of her life experiences, including  family, feminism, and social justice, and simply the joy of creating beauty. She loves experimenting with various media. Sylvia has exhibited her artistic work now for around seven years, receiving awards  in Art from the Heart Competitions and Senior Exhibits, for her work in mixed media, collage, assemblage, oils and acrylics.

Deep  Brain Stimulation Surgery has enabled her to speak again, to use her hands, to write, and to create artwork with more dexterity, which she expects to continue for the rest of her life.

The Joy of Song on First Friday, Nov. 4

"The Joy of Song," a performance by the Unitarian-Universalist choir will be offered as part of the 50^th Anniversary Celebration of the church. Six choral pieces by thirteen singers, interspersed with instrumental music by four other musicians is planned. Begins promptly at 7 pm  on First Friday Nov. 4, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley, at 929 15^th St and 10^th Ave.  The public is welcome. A reception is included. "Art and Images of Unitarian -Universalism," an exhibit of collages and artifacts curated and assembled by Judith Meyers hangs on the walls through November. Guests are invited to visit the collection between 6 and 7 pm before the concert. (Exhibit is also open Sunday mornings, 10:30 am–noon through Nov. 28.

Art and Images of Unitarian Universalism: Fifty Years of liberal religion in Greeley.

            The Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley is marking its 50th anniversary this year with an exhibition in the sanctuary of the church depicting its history, as well as many other

related events, and special speakers.

            The 50th Anniversary Celebration will open on Saturday September 24, with a public reception and celebration from 6 to 8 pm. Special guest Neal Carpenter of Colorado Springs, one of the original founders of the church will be present. Dr. Denise Hall, a former member will speak and sing at that program.

              Much of the history of the church spans a much earlier time (1880 on), and is interwoven with the history of the evolving community of Greeley. Residents of the city interested in Greeley's history should enjoy both the images and the information Judith Meyers will also present in a historic review of the church to the present, to be presented at 7 pm on  First Friday Oct. 7, 2011.

            The Exhibit is curated by Judith Meyers, a Unitarian Universalist Church member since 1964. Meyers is been a practicing artist and art educator, who has designed a number of church and community quilt and wall hanging projects. She is a member of Madison and Main Gallery, where she exhibits drawings, watercolors, fiber pieces and paper cuts. She holds two degrees from the University of Minnesota and has taught art at various levels for many years.

            The exhibit collection contains 8 banners, three quilts, numerous photographs, photographic collages, and mementos from the past.

              A special feature of the show is a quilt borrowed from the Greeley History Museum created in 1902 by women of the Unitarian Universalist Church which existed in Greeley from 1880 to 1938.  The current church was founded as a fellowship in 1961 and today is located at  15th Street and 10th Ave.

               The exhibit can be visited on Sundays beginning Sept 25 through November 26th  from 10 am until noon, and on First Friday Oct. 7, 2011, from 6 to 8 pm, and First Friday Nov.4 TBA. The address is 929 15th St, and 10th Ave. Greeley, CO. 80631. Ph 351-6751 or 970-352-9530

Submitted by Ruth Zachary, Chalice Arts Coordinator, UUCG.

SEPTEMBER 2 FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM,

Story Quilts and the Underground Railroad

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The Story In The Quilt, a special exhibit and presentation, including musical interpretation will be offered by quilt-maker Corrine Cummins-Dietz and vocalist Jeanie Snyder. The first presentation will begin at 7 pm ,and the second presentation about other story quilts on display will start at around 7:30 pm. This First Friday Exhibit will be open September 2, 2011, from 5 until 8pm at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley, 929 15th St., Greeley, 80631, sponsored by Chalice Arts, a committee of the UU Church. Open also on Sunday Sept. 4, following church from 11:30 to12:30. This exhibit ends Sept. 5th.

The first presentation, featuring The Underground Quilt is based on the Underground Railroad.[1]  Twelve quilt blocks containing the “ secret quilt  codes” will be displayed to accompany the commentary.  After the “secret code” of each quilt block is explained, a Spiritual with the same message will be sung. The “secret quilt codes” will take the listener from the “gather your tools” time to the “home in heaven” time.            

The story of the Underground Railroad is also used as a vehicle to address some current social issues.

Ms. Dietz will talk briefly about story quilts and the piecing techniques used in the wall hangings in the second part of her presentation.

Corrine (Corki) Cummins-Dietz, the story teller, is a retired fifth grade teacher.  She taught in a bilingual/bicultural classroom.  She has always enjoyed telling stories and/or doing dramatizations to make history come alive.  Since retirement Ms. Cummins-Dietz has presented several of her stories at nursing/assisted living facilities, and other organizations in Greeley. Ms Dietz has loved sewing since early in life.  Later, this turned into a passion for quilting. As a teacher she was known for her pieced/quilted clothing that coordinated with the  various units being taught. Many of  her quilts/quilted wall hangings tell a story.              

Jeanie Snyder, the vocalist, has been singing all her life. Currently, she is a member of the First United Methodist Church choir.  She periodically entertains at various nursing/assisted living facilities. Ms. Snyder has performed in several Greeley Stampede Troupe productions. She was  the Bird of Samarkand in “Once Upon a Mattress," Mrs. Bumble in “Oliver”, and Miss Hannigan in “Annie”.  Ms Snyder enjoys supporting Ms Cummins-Dietz in her quilt history presentations.  

The Images above are the exclusive Copyright © of Corrinne  Cummins-Dietz and may not be reproduced without written permission from the artist.

A Moment In Time -Richard and Marcy Trahan Photography

A Moment in Time, Photography by Richard and Marcy Trahan will be on exhibit July 1 through August 28 at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley at 929 15^th Street and 10^th Avenue in Greeley. The public is invited to the opening and reception from 5 to 8 pm on First Friday, July 1. The artists will be available to talk with the public, and will speak more formally about their work at 7 pm. Additional hours to view the work on Friday July 15 from 5-8 and First Friday August 5 from 5-7 will be arranged. Visitors may also see the show from 11:30 am to 12:30 on Sundays in July. The Exhibit is sponsored by Chalice Arts and UUCG.

Anyone who appreciates monumental landscape photography will not want to miss seeing this show!. The team included this quote about their theme for their exhibit, A Moment in Time, “a photographic image not only provides an impression of what exists, but it also illustrates a personal interpretation of place and captures that unique moment in time that will never come again.”

As long-time outdoor enthusiasts, they continue to explore the wonders of nature and push themselves to improve their photographic skills both with the camera and with the digital potentials of the computer.  Their work has been recognized with awards regionally for the unique ways in which they capture the spirit of the wild.  Recently in 2010,  Richard was awarded Best of Show by the Photographic Society of America Electronic Imagining Division. 

Fans may have seen their striking images previously in local exhibits of their work at Family of Christ Presbyterian Church, at the Farr Library, in the Mari Michener Gallery, at the James A. Michener Library and in Tointon Gallery at the UCCC in 2009/2010, as well as at the Greeley Medical Clinic at Centerra. Their work has been displayed in other area cities as well . 

The experienced talents of these two local artists are truly a gift to our community. Richard has written monthly articles for the Greeley Tribune on digital photography.  Both Rich and Marcy teach a “Digital Photography 101” course for Aims Community College Continuing Education to assist beginning photographers on how to get the most out of their digital cameras. Both are active in the Loveland Photographic Society as judges for club photo competitions and as photography field trip leaders/mentors.

Images and text on this site are the © Copyright of Richard and Marcy Trahan, and may not be used for any purpose without their permission.

Art That Speaks

A Children's Art Exhibit

Unitarian-Universalist Youth brought their art creations to be exhibited on the Sanctuary walls for May through June 29. The challenge for all ages was to think about what their art means, and what it says. A further task for conceptualizing art imagery was to try to see if the art illustrated one or more of the seven principles that are the foundation of Unitarian-Unitarian practice and standards for living.

These Principles are stated in an abbreviated form as follows:

*Belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

*Justice equity and compassion in human relations.

*Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.

*A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

*The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.

*The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.

*Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.


Chalice Arts was formed to encourage spiritual growth through creative expression. We hope to present a variety of art forms, visual arts, literary arts, music, dramatic and performance arts and more, which are open to the public, to encourage a dialogue between artists of various art forms and the public, with a goal of enrichment for all. The group is open to non-church members.