The Art Center of Western Colorado opening holiday exhibits Friday, showcasing Navajo weavings
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Art Center of Western Colorado is set to unveil intriguing new art exhibitions, including one that celebrates Native American art.
The new exhibits showcase unseen works by local artist Jac Kephart, ceramics by the art center’s nationally known potter Terry Sheppard, and a Navajo weaving display called Textile Art of Spider Woman.
As part of the Textile Art of Spider Woman exhibit, The Art Center is hosting a lecture by Mark Winter, who operates the historic Toadlena Trading Post on the eastern slope of the Chuska Mountains.
In that region, Navajo reservation weavers developed the Two-Gray Hill weaving pattern, which only uses natural wool. Peter Booth, the art center’s advancement director, said visitors will learn a lot from Winters, who’s operated the Toadlena trading post for more than thirty years.
Visitors can see the exhibits starting this Friday, Dec. 1 and Winter’s lecture Saturday, Dec. 2. It’s free to visitors. The art center will have its Textile Art of Spider Woman exhibit along with other holiday exhibits open through Jan. 26.
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