TUESDAY TALKS --- hosted by Northern Colorado Artist Community (NOCOAC)
"I love a good story! A good story connects me to people. I become a willing participant with the main characters in their story and I am rewarded with excitement, adventure, insight, knowledge, and the opportunity to practice empathy. "
The Art happens when the audience connects with the storyteller.
Tuesday Talks is about connecting with people and building a community. NOCOAC invites a diverse set of speakers to share their stories with you.
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We will gather at NOCOAC Headquarters - across the parking lot from the gallery, Unit A
These are Free Events -- donations are welcomed for the nonprofit
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This year we were awarded a grant from Dwain Horn Memorial Fund which allowed us to provide this program free to the public and pay our presenters!!!!
Dec. 9th, 6:30-8pm,
XAVIER PERIRA & JENN SNOW: Paint-making With Foraged Materials
Xavier and Jenn will share their process for making handmade paints from foraged materials.
· DEMO: raw materials to pigments that can be used to make any kind of paint – watercolor, gouache, acrylics, and oils
· BENEFITS: of making your own paint
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Xavier: Xavier Pereira is a Fort Collins-based artist whose work is deeply rooted in tradition, process, and the natural world. Whether painting, making his own natural earth pigments, or crafting hand-painted tiles, his work is a meditation on connection—between material and maker, past and present, and landscape and art.
Inspired by the lessons that nature provides us, his creative practice embraces traditional methods that honor the beauty of natural materials. Through these, he finds deep personal meaning in techniques passed down through generations, and indeed this world we are merely borrowing and passing on to its next caretakers. Actively engaged in the Fort Collins art community, Xavier organizes and exhibits in First Friday Art Walks, hosts workshops sharing different processes, and consistently works to enable individuals to explore their creative potential through art.
More of his work can be found on his website: xavierpereira.art
Jenn: Jenn is a Jill-of-all-trades when it comes to art. From drawing to painting, she loves it all! Her work is inspired by nature and trying to see the world in the best light. She really enjoys studying the properties of different art materials and exploring how different supplies can be used in new and exciting ways. As a teacher and therapist, she has a passion for helping others thrive and overcome the many challenges of being a human.
Dr. Marta Dean
Nov. 11th, 6:30-8pm,
MARTA DEAN: The Art of Healing Animals
Dr. Dean will speak about her journey as a veterinarian and her clinic in Laporte.
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Dr. Dean is interested in all aspects of small animal and exotic medicine. She enjoys the challenges of pursuing internal medicine, diagnostics and surgery for dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, birds and other unique pets. She believes strongly in developing close relationships with her patients and “their people”. Much of her time is spent in client education regarding the proper care of pets, especially in the case of exotic animals where many medical problems can be prevented by proper nutrition and husbandry. She believes in life long education for herself as well as her clients, and enjoys attending continuing education classes on new techniques and ideas in medical treatment for dogs, cats, and all species in her care. As a result, Laporte Animal Clinic provides up to date and innovative approaches in areas such as pain management, treatment of metabolic diseases and other aspects of medicine and surgery.
Oct14th, 6:30-8pm,
KAREN & GILBERT JOHN: Adventure in Scotland
Come be transported by stories and photos of misty lochs, ancient castles, kilts, and lots of sheep!
Gilbert & Karen John
Gary Raham
Sept. 9th, 6:30-8pm,
GARY RAHAM: The Faces of Humankind - An artist’s renderings of human fossil relatives spanning the last 7 million years
Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois commissioned Gary Raham to illustrate 25 of our human ancestors for an upcoming book by Jeffrey McCulley, Professor of Sociology.
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Join Gary as he outlines how he tackled the project and displays his pencil and charcoal drawings of our human (and almost human) extended family.
Aug. 12th, 6:30-8pm,
KAREN JOHN: From Vegetables ... to Ink … to Art
Karen John and a panel of Kids will discuss and share their experiences and art they created during KIDS WEEK. They learned to make dyes from vegetables and used the ink to make art.
Karen John
July 8th, 6:30-8pm,
KAT DILL: The Art of Being Seen: Branding for Artists
This talk is meant to help you to understand how branding can shape how people perceive you and your art/business and learn practical marketing strategies. Attendees will discover tools and insights to help you build and communicate your art brand more effectively.
Kat Dill
Adrienne Scharli
June 10th, 6:30-8pm,
ADRIENNE SCHARLI: Reversing Autoimmune Diseases
Adrienne is a Health coach, author, and health marketing specialist. She was diagnosed with MS and soon after discovered how diet could be a big part in healing. She changed her eating habits and within a few months her symptoms vanished.
This set her on a path to educate and share how diet and lifestyle contributes to our wellbeing and helps us to take back our power to heal.
Damien Todd
MAY 13th, 6:30-8pm,
DAMIEN TODD: Exploring Africa ~ Kilimanjaro, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
Magical moments are behind every corner and blade of grass in the African wilderness. Each country and region, across this enormous landmass, have a distinctive combination of geography, geology and culture that creates an intoxicating cocktail of exploration and adventure.
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Damien will share photographs about preparation for the expedition, the people he met along the way, the terrain, the beauty, the dangers and overall incredible experiences that are uniquely Africa.
Hazel
Addie
APRIL 8th, 6:30-8pm,
HAZEL & ADDIE: Celebrating Young Artists
Join Hazel and Addie for an evening chat about their views on being an artist, why they consider themselves artists and their future plans in the art world.
Dale Crawford
MARCH 11th, 6:30-8pm,
DALE CRAWFORD: I Can't Remember When I Didn't Draw ~ A Art Retrospective
Join Dale for an evening chat about his journey as an artist over 50 plus years. How early black and white movies & TV shaped his interest in drawing and the west that still influences his art today.
Gary Raham
FEBRUARY 11th, 6:30-8pm,
GARY RAHAM: LOREN EISELEY-HAUNTED BY THE GHOSTS OF LINDENMEIER
Gary will speak about Loren Eiseley, anthropologist, author, and poet fascinated by deep time and space. He joined the Smithsonian expedition in 1935 that excavated the Lindenmeier Folsom site 12 miles north of Fort Collins.
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Come learn about Eiseley’s discovery and ecological concerns of the region.
JANUARY 14TH, 6:30-8pm,
LIVING HER LEGACY: ROLE MODELS & MENTORS - A PANEL DISCUSSION
As a community, historic, public art/education exhibit that promotes awareness of local cultural and historic figures, Living Her Legacy exists to help create a world where all girls are included, embraced and belong.
Patty Smith