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Four Corners Arts Forum

Who knew that the small mountain town of Durango had such an active art scene! Four Corners Arts Forum features art that is visual, performance, literary, musical, corporal, culinary, and art that you may not have thought of as art. Host Margy Dudley finds remarkable stories of creative and dedicated artists who have long lived at the corners of our minds, and brings them to the center of our conversations.

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28:45

Join me for a conversation with Dr. Michael Rendon,...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/03/27

Dr. Michael Rendon, a long time Durango community member is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Political Science here at Fort Lewis College. He is also the President of the Board of the San Juans Citizens Alliance among many other things. In the past he’s been on the City Council and Mayor of Durango as well as the first male Director of SASO, Sexual Assault Services Organization. Although he is very busy with his community involvement, he still finds time to play violin with the band Carute

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29:06

Learn about the evolution of Mariah Kaminsky’s...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/03/11

Mariah Kaminsky, a fine art surrealist painter and mural artist has been instrumental in making the town of Durango a beautiful place to enjoy the visual arts. You can find her oil paintings in Eolus Bar and Restaurant, the Durango Coffee Company and the Animas Chocolate Company. She has participated in multiple exhibitions at the Studio & Gallery as well. Her paintings include people portraits, aerial acrobats and floral compositions. Some of the larger ones which can be found on the walls at Eolus

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29:46

Join me for a conversation with Alex Riad an...

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2024/03/04

Alex Riad, an Egyptian-American playwright from New York City will be visiting Durango as part of PlayFest's 2024 Real-World Speaker series as a way to connect young theatre professionals from diverse backgrounds with our local high school and college students. This Thursday March 7 at 1pm Alex will give a free talk for the Fort Lewis College students and the general public at the FLC theatre building. During the week Alex will also speak to students at Durango High School and Animas High School

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28:46

Learn about FACETS, the exciting collaboration...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/02/29

My guests on this episode are Anne Bartlett and Jessica Perino co-artistic directors of 20 Moons Dance Theatre Company and Jeroen Van Tyne, musical director of 20 Moons and Executive Director of Stillwater Music. In this episode we talk about this year’s 2024 Durango Bach Festival which celebrates it’s opening night with FACETS, a production combining 20 Moons dancers with select musicians from the San Juan Symphony and members of the San Juan Symphony Chambers singers. This takes place at the Light

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29:36

Rosie McGowan never gave up on her passion for art...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/02/22

Rosie McGowen always knew she was an artist beginning at the age of 11 when she created remarkably sophisticated paintings and drawings. Although she had support for her art as she was growing up, she eventually found herself with a career in the corporate world managing businesses and as a consultant to leaders and start-ups. In her family she was the youngest of five children and at the age of 30 she was finally introduced to the man that she hadn’t known was her real father, different from her

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29:33

Join me for a conversation with director Zachary...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/02/09

Once again the Merely Players Theatre Group is presenting another great theatre performance. You never know what they are up to but it’s always something unique and exciting. Zachary Chiero is directing the show called “Small Mouth Sounds” and Tara Demmy is one of the actors in the play joining us from Washington, DC. There is almost no dialogue in this show written by Bess Wohl which is based on the experiences of six participants on a five day silent retreat. Even without words there is great

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30:18

In this episode professional artist Lisa Pedolsky...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/01/30

Join me for a conversation with long time Durango community member and professional artist Lisa Pedolsky. Her unique fine art hand built ceramics are sophisticated yet playful reflecting a fusion of African and Japanese influences from textiles and crafts as well as mid century modern designs. These ceramic sculptures are made with a process called slab construction using red earthenware clay. Lisa takes us through the steps of this process from the two dimensional sketch to the finished piece which

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27:13

In this episode I speak with Tyana Arviso and Lapita...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/01/22

Tyana Arviso and Lapita Arviso both Diné artists and photographers are based in the Colorado high desert. They share a unique bond as a mother and daughter pair supporting and inspiring each other in their creative journey, sharing the language of photography. They currently live in Cortez, Colorado but travel the region extensively finding inspiration for their photographs. Lapita was practicing landscape and commercial photography when her daughter Tyana became interested and picked up her own

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28:41

In this episode Thomas Heuser Music Director and...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/01/08

Thomas Heuser has been the Music Director and Conductor of the San Juan Symphony since 2016, a regional orchestra bringing professional high caliber music and concerts to our area as well as collaborations with other community organizations. They also support music education with a junior orchestra and youth orchestra providing many opportunities for youth development in orchestra music. After merging earlier this year with the Third Avenue Arts, the Symphony has begun a new series called Beyond the

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30:15

Scott Smith talks about his career as a professional...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2024/01/08

Scott Smith, a graduate of Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO started his professional photography studio, Imagesmith Photography, 30 years ago and it has been growing ever since. He shares with us the evolution of his career and the path on which he has found himself by doing what he loves, spending time outside snowboarding while shooting images of some of the world’s best professional athletes. His work has taken him to many mountain locations around the world including some of the highest

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28:39

Christmas is the perfect time to be talking about...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/12/30

It’s Christmas and the perfect time to be talking about culinary art! Kate Naumann brings elegant and tasty French pastries to the Durango community. She opened her shop a year ago at 3101 North Main Avenue. Using European techniques to create delicious pastries such as opera cakes, tartines, eclairs, croissant, chocolate peppermint cream puffs to name a few as well as empanadas with southwest flavors. Kate’s ingredients are local and fresh, working closely with farmers and ranchers in the area. She

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28:13

Join me for a conversation with professional artist...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/12/11

In this episode I speak with local artist Ted Moore about his current exhibit at Gallery at 11th Street Station. The show is titled Ec(h)o and features artwork inspired by landscape, culture and the history of the Southwest where we live. Ted uses wood panels, gold leaf and ink paint to create these unique and stunning pieces, a result of observation and meditative attention to detail. He references Medieval iconography creating hand-crafted frames, triptychs and reliquaries honoring the mundane and

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29:59

Join me for an informative discussion with...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/12/04

In this episode my guest is professional tattoo artist Tom Kipp, owner of Conductor Tattoo. Join me for an informative discussion about the tattoo industry and how local artist Tom Kipp learned his skill though multiple apprenticeships in the trade. Tom has been passionate about line drawing since elementary school and through the support of his family he continued to develop his skill. Beginning in the Front Range where he grew up, Tom became more serious about his career through various

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30:30

The Merely Players Theatre Company is excited to...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/12/02

The Merely Players Theatre Company has been bringing professional theatre to the Durango community since 1994 when it was founded by Mona Wood-Patterson and her husband Charles Ford. In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Dallas Padoven who is directing the upcoming performance of “Hands on a Hard Body” and the very talented actor Zachary Chiero who plays the role of Benny Perkins. Benny is one of ten characters who are hoping to win a Nissan truck by keeping at least one hand on the

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30:01

Join me for a conversation with local artist Ilze...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/11/29

Longtime Durango artist Ilze Aviks whose mixed media and fiber arts has been recognized internationally speaks about the history of textiles and the role they play as an expression of culture and storytelling. She received her MFA in textiles at Colorado State University and over the last 30 years has taught Studio Art and Theory at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. She has been a visiting artist at many universities throughout the country and has also conducted artist workshops in the US,

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29:30

Mary Jane Ramos and Alix DuBois speak about their...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/11/21

Mary Jane Ramos and Alix DuBois both students at Durango High School speak about their final project, an Integrated Marketing Campaign for the business class they are enrolled in. This is an opportunity to work with the community and gain real life experience as they promote and advertise the upcoming holiday events at the Art Room Collective at the Smiley Building in downtown Durango. Cindy Miller Atchison, an artist and graphic designer in the Art Room Collective will also be following their

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28:11

Local artist Joe Schafer shares his unique process in...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/11/08

Joe Schafer, a local self taught artist who has developed his own unique style of creating stunning landscape paintings on metal canvases shares his technique with us in this interview. After a successful career as a house painter he discovered his talent for fine art faux finishes which lead him to experiment using mixed media in the fine art realm. It is through this experimentation that he learned to express his love of the beauty of the surrounding wilderness in our area. His scenes of mountain

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29:31

Leading cell biologist and author Ursula Goodenough...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/11/07

Join me for a conversation with author and scientist Ursula Goodenough. She is a professor emerita of biology at Washington University in St. Louis and is one of America’s leading cell biologists. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her book is titled “The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved. This is the second edition of the book which was originally published in 1997. Understanding mankind and our place on earth is the main topic covered in the

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29:01

Chef Arnold Safari Ngumbao introduces us to the...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/11/06

Join me for a conversation with local Chef Arnold Safari to learn more about the journey that has brought him from his home village in Kenya, to Europe and then Durango. He began his culinary training at the age of 9 in the kitchen with his father who was a chef at one of Kenya’s most prestigious resorts. From there he entered the Kenya Utalii College’s culinary program after high school and later continued his international training at the Sweden Culinary School. Along the way he has participated

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30:31

Durango is poised to select its first poet laureate...

Four Corners Arts Forum ·

2023/10/26

Join me for a conversation with Gail Lovell and Daisy Grice, co-chairs of the Durango Poet Laureate committee. The committee will be selecting the first Poet Laureates for Durango, an exciting addition to the literary scene in the community. There will be both an adult and youth poet laureate selected to represent Durango and La Plata County, both will serve a three year term and receive a stipend. Gail Lovell is on the board of Friends of the Library and Daisy Grice is the Adult and Circulation

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