Translations Gallery Artist Mark Bowles Selected for Sacramento Public Arts Project

We are proud to announce that Mark Bowles has been selected to participate in the Franklin Boulevard Urban Plein Air Public Art Project in Sacramento, California!

We congratulate Mark on being part of such a unique and exciting project!

View the website for Sacramento Public Arts

Denver Art Scene Undergoing "Cultural Renaissance"

We were very happy to read today's Denver Post that Denver's art scene is undergoing exciting changes! We've always had a vision of what Denver's art scene could be and we're excited to see that it's moving in that direction.

"Feds Put Denver, Ft. Collins on Serious List"
by Claire Trageser The Denver Post

"Visit Denver spent $16 million promoting tourism last year, and [Visit Denver Pres. Richard] Scharf said the list does not dilute efforts to play up the city's attractions-pro sports teams, a hip dining scene, outdoor recreation and an art scene undergoing what he calls a 'cultural renaissance.'"

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Denver Business Journal: Ritz Carlton turns to Translations Gallery for art

Denver Business Journal, July 3-9, 2009 (p. A17)
Sharon Gillen

"The new Ritz Carlton hotel in Lake Tahoe, Calif., turned to Translations Gallery of Denver to supply artwork for public spaces and guest rooms. The Ranch House Interior Design in Boulder coordinated the deal. The hotel will open later this year with eight original pieces by various artists - including Colorado's Deidre Adams - purchased from Translations Gallery, and 38 prints from works by artist Jason Pollen."

Article on Sandhi Schimmel Gold in Green Living Nevada

"From Trash to Treasure "
by Jared Harmon

Green Living Nevada

"There are no shoeboxes of old birthday cards collecting dust in Sandy Schimmel’s closet. There are no take-out menus cluttering her kitchen counter or pieces of junk mail taking up space on her coffee table. The colorful paper waste that most people can’t wait to shove in a drawer or a trash can, Schimmel is turning into art worth thousands of dollars." Read the article

James Dormer's Work Now in Permanent Collection of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking

The 7th Biennial International Print Competition at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Connecticut is currently on view. A print by one of our artists, James Dormer, entitled Winter Trees, was awarded a purchase prize in the exhibition. We would like to congratulate James on this exciting acquisition into a permanent collection! The show runs through August 15th. view James' work on our website

Anne Bossert featured in new book: 500 Tables

Translations Gallery artist Anne Bossert was recently selected to appear in a new publication entitled 500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style.

"The work of today's preeminent furniture artists as well as up-and-coming innovators can be found in 500 Tables, a spectacularly diverse juried collection. Andrew Glasgow - Executive Director of the American Craft Council and former Executive Director of The Furniture Society - has selected pieces that reflect classic, traditional, and masterful woodwork along with tables that utilize alternative materials and aesthetic sensibilities." (from inside flap of publication, 500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style, edited by Ray Hemachandra, Lark Books, New York, 2009.)

Ruth Borgenicht reviewed in the Denver Post

"Rings of fire at LoDo gallery" By Kyle MacMillan
Posted: 06/12/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT

In an art world that can too often seem derivative, collectors, curators and critics are always on the lookout for something fresh and different.

Fitting the bill are the wonderful,loose sculptures of Ruth Borgenicht of Glen Ridge, N.J. — basketlike, mesh works meticulously constructed of hundreds of interwoven rings of salt-fired stoneware. Read more