IIDA Forum at Translations Gallery

The International Interior Design Association Forum is held at Translations Gallery every month. This month, we heard Keynote Speaker Cheryl Durst, the CEO of the IIDA. Her talk was about the future of design and how changes in the world and American population are affecting those changes. One of the more interesting points for us was her description of a Time of Optimism. People are craving signs of an optimistic future in every part of their lives. A symbol for this optimism is the color yellow. Yellow was a popular color for design in 2009, and it will continue for 2010. We can find this symbolic color not only in design but in film. In the movie Slumdog Millionare, yellow is strategically inserted into scenes every 20 minutes. We pay attention to these trends, and so do our artists. See above, Anita Lewis: Yellow Morning, oil on canvas.

Art for a Cause - Rob Williams

We are proud to announce that Translations Gallery artist Rob Williams is a participating artist in Artma, a biennial auction of art that benefits the Morgan Adams Foundation. Funds that are raised will support researchers who are searching for a cure for pediatric cancer.

For more details visit artmaonline.org

Image: Rob Williams, Let It Be Me, water-based oil, ink, graphite, & resin on wood panel, 33"w x 33"h

Denver Theatre District Exhibits Large Scale Art Canvas with work by Translations Gallery Artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold

Artwork entitled Pixie by Translations Gallery artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold has been blown up on a huge banner that is located on the wall behind the Buell Theater on Champa Street between 13th and 14th Streets. The banner will be on display alongside two others for the next 6 months. The three large-scale art canvases were curated for display by Plus Gallery owner Ivar Zeile.

The Denver Theatre District's vision is to fill downtown Denver with giant outdoor media as well as arts-related signage for cultural organizations and art galleries to promote artists, shows, upcoming events, and exhibits.

The Denver Theatre District unveiled the first of a series of large-scale outdoor art canvases as part of its new "outdoor gallery" of contemporary art. This is the first time a privately funded, outdoor art presentation has been attempted on this scale anywhere in the U.S., once again positioning the city of Denver as a pioneer for innovative public-private downtown development efforts.

Image: Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Pixie, acrylic & mosaic tiles from recycled mail, 24"w x 24"h