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Unfortunately, the art world is largely white-washed, whether that be in prominent museums, small galleries, or the curricula of art history classes. As One Green Planet’s founder, Preeta Sinha, says, “There is no shortage of diverse artists. There is, however, a lack of thoughtful intentional sourcing and true representation is lost in the illusion of inclusion. I challenge the decision-makers in the art world to go beyond lip service.”
As a follow-up to our article featuring incredibly talented Black artists, this article focuses on 10 South Asian artists everyone should learn about! South Asia is an incredibly diverse region that is full of complex cultural histories including numerous languages, ethnicities, and religions. Some of these artists are inspired by traditional South Asian art, others draw from personal anecdotes, and still, others are informed by their experiences living as a person of color in America or European countries, all of which have a hist
When: December 18 through February 28
Cost: Free
Live music lives! A rotation of local Roaring Fork artists provide a soundtrack for après ski on the Tower Stage in Snowmass every Thursday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. through February, and 3 to 5 p.m. during March and April.
When: Every Thursday through April 15
Cost: Free
Beaver Creek
Members of Elephant Revival perform at Beaver Creek’s Vilar Performing Arts Center this summer. The Vilar is scheduled to host a series of live concerts for a limited indoor crowd this winter. Photo by Shauna Farnell
Yes, you read that correctly. You can go to actual, live concerts at Beaver Creek’s Vilar Performing Arts Center, which is limiting events to less than 10 percent capacity throughout the winter. The lineup includes many big-name artists, such as singer-songwriter Keller Williams and the Oteil Burbridge Trio.
Roshni Gorur/Anderson Ranch Arts Center
The pandemic provided inspiration for Anderson Ranch Art Center’s outdoor exhibition “Sculpturally Distanced,” which featured 17 works of art scattered throughout the Snowmass Village campus this summer. As part of the art institution’s newest outdoor exhibition, six Roaring Fork Valley artists decorated trees around the facility for an artful take on more traditional holiday aesthetics.
“Anything that we can do outside with visitors where we can be safe and distanced we’re going to do,” said Anderson Ranch’s Studio Coordinator of Sculpture Zakriya Rabani of the impetus for the project. “In the call we put out to artists, we mentioned that it doesn’t have to be holiday themed, it was just a chance for them to come out and decorate a tree. We chose those words strategically.”