Join us for a magical evening led by first Artist-in-Residence, Jena Argenta. Held in an historic, candlelit copper-roofed barn, nestled on a working permaculture farm.
Event includes:
-Cash wine & specialty farm cocktail bar
-Art-show
-Silent Legacy Works auction
-Sunset bonfire meet & greet
-Remarks by Argenta
-Special discounts on works & early bird access to fall / winter programming
-Secret announcements.
-Organic/locally sourced Mediterranean eats made by Argenta's hands.
Sponsored by anonymous lovers, Brotherhood Winery, Smart Mobile Notary, Brush & Reed, & more.
Pay what you can: This is a together thing. (Suggested donation $5-$50).
PLEASE rsvp to Jena: info@jenaargenta.com)
From the artist:
This co-created residency is personal: It's reckoning & roots. My first bedroom was in a clay studio on a nowhere, dirt Colorado road. My father built a high-fire kiln in the back yard & my mother biked up to the foundry to pour molten bronze for sculptures herself. We had sheep, chickens, a llama named Snooder, & grew our own food. I've traveled quite a bit since then, when NYC was a myth like college--let alone studying Arabic Calligraphy in Istanbul or oil painting in Santiago de Chile. Works in the "Legacy Works" silent auction are those of my parents--ceramics & life drawings.
I need you to help me create a trust supporting artists brave enough to excavate & transform their own legacies, whatever they may be, & to solidify ways to pass it on.... The first step for me is to bronze the moulds of my mother's I still have--upping scale, pricepoint, & visibility.
At the very least, this soirée is one of legacy, intimacy, earth, subtle savoring, elegant organic eats & community-centered hospitality.
If you're new to the arts--come: Welcome to networking with a pulse.
With gratitude to you & yours,
Jena
505-504-3393