Seven local artists will share heartfelt, funny and often vulnerable stories for “A Green Bird on Orange Trees” this weekend at The Arts Campus at Willits.
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One local artist’s effort to show support for LGBTQIA+ youth in the Roaring Fork Valley through notes of affirmation has “snowballed” into a project with an investment of resources and of heart from dozens of individuals and organizations between Aspen and Glenwood Springs.
A team from Anderson Ranch Arts Center hangs one of seven banners on a construction barrier on East Hyman Ave. in Aspen on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Anderson Ranch received a grant from the City of Aspen to partner with nonprofit organizations within the Roaring Fork Valley to artistically represent the organization’s mission statements. On top of the artistic partnership, Anderson Ranch also made a donation to each of the organizations as part of their grant. Each of the seven banners is designed by a different artist for a different organization. Organizations like ACES, English in Action and AspenOUT, depicted in this image, were represented. Anderson Ranch hopes that the banners will hang for at least four months in the three locations around town. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)