The inspiration for this exhibition came from two events: I had coffee with a woman I’ve come to call a friend who attends our Creativity, Coffee & Conversations events for our friends in the community aged 60 and better. She said to me, “No matter what’s going on in the world, being at CAE surrounded by all the art always gives me hope.” I love that CAE can be a hub for hope! Then Amanda Ingalls, our amazing Marketing Director, was brainstorming exhibition names while perusing social media trends in the arts community and said, “What about Radical Optimism?”
Radical Optimism. Our world is filled with so much uncertainty right now. The one thing I do know is that coming to work each day, focusing on the good in every part of life may not fix things, but it sure carries us through the tough days. That’s why I love this show. From the moment I started looking at the selected artwork, I was met with color and joy and light and humor. Beautiful artwork that captures the no-matter-what optimism that keeps us all going!
I invite you to spend some time soaking in all 58 pieces. This artwork, gathered in one space, helps us celebrate the power of hope and creativity. I always say, Art is Hope!
I want to offer a huge thank you to Chris Stevens for his artistic vision in curating this show, to my incredible staff for making CAE the best place to work in Evergreen, and to our generous sponsors: LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, SCFD, and Colorado Creative Industries. Your support makes exhibitions like this and all the important work at CAE possible.
Sara Miller Executive Director
CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVERGREEN
Executive Director: Sara Miller
Director of Exhibitions: Chris Stevens
Director of Marketing & Development: Amanda Ingalls
Director of Education & Outreach: Emiko Martinez
Accounting Manager: Tom Maxey
Community Engagement & Gift Shop Manager: Jackie Weaver
Events & Sponsorships Manager: Zach Figurski
Board President: Kelly Haley THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
LORRI ACOTT | THE JOURNEY
14.5” x 14.5” x 3” | bronze | $3,500
BEHNAZ AHMDIAN | SWEET FRAGRANT ROSE
36” x 36” | mixed media | $2,600
SUSAN BOGARD | EQUILIBRIUM
MICHELLE BRACEWELL | THE GREAT ESCAPE
15” x 17” | mixed media assemblage | $1,150
ANDI BURNUM | PRAIRIE MORNING
12” x 12” | watercolor | $550
PATRICIA CARBERRY |
AND FUTURE
x 36” | oil on canvas | $1,800 BARB CHIARELLA | MASAI STUDENT LEARNING NUMBERS
x 10” | photography | $150
DIXIE CLARK | HOLY HOPE OFFERING
36” x 9” x 11” | terracotta and porcelain clay | $1,200
TORY
CUSACK | EARTH’S EBULLIENCE
6” x 12” | watercolor | $350
DAN DE LOS MONTEROS | COLORADO FIRES
19” x 30” | photograph, pigment translucent to acrylic | $650
OLIVIA DORENCZ | BRIDGES
18” x 24” | acrylic | $300
BOB DOYLE | A WALK ON THE BEACH
| oil |
SUSIE DRUCKER | RHYTHMS
30” | oil on linen | $2,300
24” x 18”
$890
16” x
JONI EMILY | TANGERINE II 44” x 44” | oil | $8,700
VICTORIA EUBANKS | LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON 24” x 12” | encaustic | $650
NATHALIA FARIBAULT | YOUNG ONE
|
9” x 12” | oil on canvas board | $475
KATHY FRIESZ | VIBRANT FLOURISH
48” x 30” | oil on gallery stretched linen
$2,100
24” x 18” | acrylic | $1,000
ALIYANA
20” x 16” | oil on panel | $1,800
BRIANNA GARCIA | SYNESTHETIC HARMONY
GEWIRTZMAN | THREE INVADERS
JOE GLASMIRE | EMBRACING A WARM HEART
22” x 20” | colored pencil | $995
TOM GOLDBERG | OPTIMISTIC SUNRISE
16” x 20” | photography | $200
CARLENE HOLTZ | WALKING ON SUNSHINE
48” x 36” | acrylic mixed media | $1,170
ANITA HORN | PEAK OPTIMISM
24” x 48” | oil on cotton wrapped canvas | $1,000
NICOLE HUGGINS | HOLLYHOCK - BUSY BEE
| acrylic | $175
| $2,700
14” x 14”
VICKI JOHNSTON | TURNAROUND
17” x 20” x 14” | sculpture
CATHY JONES | PLAYGROUND
14” x 11” | watercolor and collage | $400
48” x 32” | oil and cold wax | $3,840
NICOLE KORBE | DANCING IN THE CITY
ZOE KOWALCHUK | OUTRAGEOUSLY STELLA
44” x 17” x 14” | glass | $980
18” x 24” | acrylic on cradled gessobord | $1,200
RACHEL LANTON | CITY PARK SUNSET
11” x 15” | acrylic and textile on italian paper | $300
LAURA LEMNA | UNTITLED 5 (2024)
36” x 24” | acrylic on canvas | $750
CHRISTA MACFARLANE | WILD BOTANICAL #1
15” x 12” | acrylic monotype on paper | $250
JESSICA MAHAN | A LIGHT WITHIN
20” x 24” | acrylic on canvas | $750
BRENDA MEYERS | DAILY OCCURRENCE
6.5” x 4.5” | mixed media | $120
CHRISTINE MORROW | BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
37” x 25” | mixed media | $750
KYLE NELSON | FRENCH INHALER
30” x 20” | acrylic on canvas | $600
RONDA PALAZZARI | REDEMPTION’S EMBRACE
36” x 24” | acrylic mixed media | $1,500
KENDRA PETERSEN | A MOMENT OF SUNSET
4.5”
| acrylic on a preserved cottonwood leaf | $995
BETSY RICH | BEES GOT THE BLUES
x 16” | fiber | $150
x 5”
30”
WENDI RICHARDSON | SSDD (SAME SH*T DIFFERENT DAY)
24” x 36” | mixed media | $1,100
SASCHA RIPPS | DANCE OF THE COLUMBINE
8” x 16” | oil on panel | $975
BRYANT ROBERT | CATARINA
16” x 12” | graphite and colored pencil | $200
30” x 24” | oil | $1,200
MARISA ROBINSON | WATERFALL SAYS LISTEN
TRICIA ROSENTHAL | HELLO WORLD
20” x 20” | oil | $950
ADAM SCHULTZ | HANGING ON TO HAPPINESS
5” x 5” | watercolor | $300
CHRISTINE SEGAL | ECHOES OF SERENITY
48” x 30” | oil | $1,800
BEVERLEY HARPER TINSLEY | KERR GULCH COMPANIONS
18” x 24” | watercolor and water-soluble graphite on multi media canvas | $875
SUNSHINE UNDERWOOD | CANOE SUNSET
20” x 30” | photograph | $600
TERESA ANNE VOLGENAU | STEPPIN’ UP
30” x 24” | acrylic |
$5,555
MARTHA WADDELL | PEACE OF MIND
20” x 16” | mixed media | $950
AMY WADE | BRIGHT HORIZONS
20” x 16” | cotton fiber | $900
GAIL WAGER | BE MINDFUL, BE JOYFUL, BE GRATEFUL
24” x 18” | acrylic mixed media | $800
ARLO WHITE | BOOM BOX
| mixed media | $525
9.5” x 11” x 3”
DENISE WHITTAKER | MIRACLE
10” x 21” x 7” | terracotta | $1,200
NOI WILLIAMS | SPRING HEAVEN
22” x 22” | acrylic | $500
AMY WINTER | CLARITY
36” x 48” | acrylic | $3,400
DAVID YETTER | ALTERNATE ROUTES SUGGESTED
18”
16.5”
11” | terracotta and wood | $600
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