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Colorado's home for great art shows!Colorado's home for great art shows!A letter to artists from our show director...
Fight this chaos with hope and beauty.
To my artist friends,
Fight this chaos with hope and beauty. Without hope and beauty, what are we fighting for?
Many are predicting doom and suffering. But I want to remind you that is not us artists. It is our job, even more, it is our calling to be hopeful. We are the reminders of what mankind can be.We are the reminders that the world has beauty. In this time of uncertainty, we must remind ourselves of our calling. Show those who are losing hope possibility. Remind those that see only sickness and destruction of the beauty in our world.
I must admit that as I write this, I hear the snakes in my mind throwing up negative platitudes: “that’s wishful thinking, we are in trouble”, “your head is in the clouds”, “your are not seeing the reality of our situation”, and “great, another touchy feely immature view from an artistic hippy type!” Wrong. We as artists live in the real reality. Are we immature with our heads in the clouds? I think not. We have chosen this artistic/ creative life and endured hardship after hardship: continual rejection, continual insecurity, continual suffering. And yet we continue. We have soldiered on bringing the beauty to the world and hope for the future. We need to bring that beauty and hope to everyone now.
So I remind us of our artistic calling: fight this chaos with hope and beauty. For without hope and beauty, what are we fighting for?
Sincerely and with hope,
Darren Skanson
Show Director - CCM Events
303-324-5956
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For over twenty years, CCM has excelled at creating memorable and
crowd-pleasing events. In 2004, CCM expanded its services to produce fine art festivals featuring award-winning Western regional and national artists and artisans. By working to gather a wealth of talent showcasing their art, coupled with top-quality musical entertainment, CCM ensures that all attendees enjoy a rich cultural experience in a unique, entertaining environment. Past art festivals include The Colorado Springs Fine Art Festival at Briargate (2005 & 2006), The Littleton Art and Music Festival at Aspen
Grove (2005 thru 2009), A Taste Of Lone Tree (2010 & 2011) and The Lake Dillon Arts Festival (2011-2018), The Park Hill Art Festival (2012-2018), The Holiday Handmade Gift Market (2017-2018), The Evergreen Western Art Celebration (2018 & 2019), & Fall Fest in Dillon, CO (2018 & 2019).