{"id":6488,"date":"2011-05-27T21:27:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T03:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=6488"},"modified":"2011-05-27T21:58:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T03:58:10","slug":"the-eccentric-artists%e2%80%99-gardens-exhibit-and-tour-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=6488","title":{"rendered":"The Eccentric Artists\u2019 Gardens Exhibit and Tour is back!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rebecca DiDomenico garden, photo by R. DiDomenico<\/p><\/div>\n

Grab your spring-fever and take yourself on a tour of enchantment through the eccentric gardens of 15 Boulder artists.\u00a0 Visit the Boulder Public Library Canyon Gallery and see how 30 painters, photographers and sculptors were inspired by these 15 artists\u2019 gardens.\u00a0 Then head home and plant seeds of inspiration in your own garden!<\/p>\n

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The Peters-Walker garden, photo by George Peters<\/p><\/div>\n

The Eccentric Artists\u2019 GARDENS TOUR<\/h2>\n

Sunday JUNE 12th<\/strong><\/a> 2011, 11am \u2013 6pm.\u00a0 Buy a map-guide for $10 and tour the gardens of 15 Boulder artists.\u00a0 All gardens are free and open to the public. Map-guide sale locations: Boulder Arts & Crafts Co-op, Sturtz & Copeland, Piece Love & Chocolate, Indochine.<\/p>\n

The Eccentric Artists\u2019 GARDENS EXHIBIT<\/h2>\n

MAY 31st through JULY 10TH<\/strong><\/a>, 2011.\u00a0 The Canyon Gallery of the Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon, Boulder, CO (303) 441-3100. Hours: M-Th 10am-9pm; F, Sa 10am-6pm; Su 12-6pm. Opening Reception:\u00a0 Friday, June 3rd, 5 – 7pm.<\/p>\n

About Us<\/h2>\n

For the past year, 15 Boulder artists have opened their gardens to 32 painters, photographers and sculptors.\u00a0\u00a0 Inspired by these 15 gardens, the exhibiting artists created new work which will be on display at the Boulder Public Library from May 31st \u2013 July 10th.\u00a0 On June 12th<\/sup>, the public will have their own chance to tour these 15 gardens, meet the artist-gardeners, and talk to painters demonstrating plein-air painting in the gardens.\u00a0 From baroque to eclectic, from funky to elegant, these gardens span all styles and offer many ideas to gardeners searching for inspiration in their own spaces.\u00a0 Our mission is to cross-pollinate the visions of gardeners with those of artists, and to germinate seeds of inspiration, which will sprout into artistic flights of fancy in your own garden. Please join us.\u00a0 You may find that your own garden and life will change!<\/p>\n

Related Events<\/h2>\n

The Eccentric Garden JOURNAL WORKSHOP: On June 25th <\/sup>from 12-4PM, join book-maker Kristen Law for a FREE half-day book-making workshop at the Boulder Public Library, and create your own garden journal to document changes in your yard.\u00a0 To sign up, contact Carol Hepke at 303-441-3196.\u00a0 Suggested donation for materials: $10<\/p>\n

Climate-Wise Gardening<\/h2>\n
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click to view entire cartoon<\/p><\/div>\n

As a part of the Eccentric Artists Gardens Exhibit<\/a> at the Library, the Eccentric Artists are tackling the issue of what Front Range gardeners can do in their own back yards to adapt to and mitigate climate change.\u00a0 Visit the exhibit at the Canyon Gallery of the Boulder Public Library or our website<\/a>, and learn how to turn your yard into a carbon-munching machine! <\/a> See examples of Climate-Wise gardening practices in other Boulder gardens on the Eccentric Artists\u2019 Gardens Tour<\/a> on June 12th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The Eccentric Artists decided to take on the topic of Climate-Wise Gardening because it is timely and there is not a whole lot of information about it.\u00a0 We have outlined 10 easy guidelines which gardeners can follow to become \u201cClimate-Wise.\u201d\u00a0 Many gardeners will find that they have already been doing some of these things, and they should be commended!\u00a0 New gardeners will find lots of new ideas to try out.\u00a0 The guidelines are all inexpensive, non-capital-intensive solutions.<\/p>\n

I have designed, written and produced this exhibit.\u00a0 To present the guidelines, I have created a character named Climate Wise-Guy, who is designed to be friendly, non-threatening, comforting and wise. Climate Wise-Guy, along with his dorky side-kick Little Bunny, is able to present disturbing information in a non-threatening way, so people can hear it better. \u00a0My drawings of Climate Wise-Guy and Little Bunny are available for free to use in educational material about climate change.\u00a0 Contact me at 303-449-7532 or Elizabeth@ElizabethBlackArt.com<\/a> if you want to use Climate Wise-Guy in your own educational campaign.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Climate-Wise Gardening on the Front Range, follow this link: http:\/\/www.eccentricartistsgardens.com\/climatewisegarden.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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