Events

Gary Hixon and Lincoln Center Presented the
15^th annual

 
on September 16^th through 25^th, 2011
in the newly renovated Lincoln Center Art Gallery and Magnolia Theatre

 

Our goal forArtWear Fashion Week  is to present innovative and wearable works of the highest quality and provide a forum to share our enthusiasm for an exploration into wearable art techniques and materials.
 
The brand new Lincoln Center Art Gallery was funded in part by the biennial ArtWear Fashion Week event. We are particularly grateful to Gary and Carol Ann Hixon for their tireless support, volunteerism, and artistic vision in making ArtWear a success since 1992.
 
This year’s ArtWear Fashion Week was a great success! Presenting the Fashion Show in the Magnolia Theatre was a thrill and offered new creative challenges and possibilities. We opened our new Art Gallery with a featured exhibition by Horst Couture, and established the elegant sales gallery in the space as well. We had a exciting week with opportunities for many of you to see the fabulous wearable art through the Preview Event Fashion Show, a week-long Sales Gallery, Jewelry Trunk Shows featuring Gary Hixon Designs, Flying Anvil Designs and Pam Caidin Jewelry, and finished off the week with the 5^th Annual KnitWear: Fiber Arts Experience with artist and merchant booths and three demonstration tables running all day!

 
Thank you to all who participated and donated their time and talent toward these events!
 
SALES GALLERY
ArtWear Fashion Week highlighted the work of 43 artists from the United States and Canada through the week-long Sales Gallery and the Preview Event Fashion show. Money from garment sales will benefit the Lincoln Center Visual Arts Programs, allowing us to provide outreach to the community, Colorado State University, Poudre School District and other area schools. It also allows the Visual Arts Department to purchase needed equipment and provide support for special events and continue to provide the community with quality visual arts exhibitions.

We are pleased to report that over $28,000 in wearable art was sold this year through the Sales Gallery!

KNITWEAR: A FIBER ARTS EXPERIENCE
This year marked our 5^th annual KnitWear event. We expanded into both of the Lincoln Center’s Conference Center rooms, with demonstrations, Sit ‘n’ Knit community tables, and our Knit Knot Help Desk in the Columbine Room, and artist and vendor booths filling the Canyon West Ballroom.

The event provided over 14 free demonstrations throughout the day, the opportunity to get to know local and regional vendors from Colorado, Wyoming, and California, to purchase supplies, learn new techniques and participate in community crafting.
 

The Horst Couture ArtWear Fashion Week Runway Collection

FEATURED ARTIST: HORST COUTURE
Trunk Shows and Outreach

Horst visited from the Akron, OH area to speak with nearly 100 CSU Fashion Design and Merchandising students, presented a Gallery Talk at the Lincoln Center, and offered a trunk show during his weekend visit.

In addition, we invited three jewelry artists, Gary Hixon, Julie Jerman-Melka and Pam Caidin, for Trunk Shows during the final weekend of the event.


AWARD WINNERS

ArtWear Fashion Week Award
Hans Christensen
“Hand Painted Silk Organza Jacket”
Sarah Bashore-Imhoff/Hixon Interiors Award
 
Sharon Cahn
“Hungarian Anticipation”
Gary and Carol Ann Hixon Award
Deborah Murphy Designs
“Dark Blue Fiori Cape”
Marilyn Murphy & Robert Medlock Award
Jacquelyn Rice and Uosis Juodvalkis
“Hand-dyed boiled wool jacket with leather trim”
Juror’s Award

Maggy Pavlou
“Black and White Bark Jacket”
Handweavers Guild of America Award
 
Josette Luyckx & Marie Payne
“Ring of Fire Cape”

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Alexis Abrams
Ileana Andruchovici (Digital Couture
Robin Bergman
Sharon Cahn
Hans Christensen
Lauren Dreiling (Hopestone)
Wendy Franzen
Fritelli and Lockwood
Elizabeth Garver
Krista Gorrell
Ann Haile-Carson
Hanna Hall
Wildrose Hamilton
Lee Anne Hoff
Teri Inman
Jackson Friedman
Marjorie Johnson
Chun Pil Kim
Joanne Kleijunas
Phillippa Lack
Josette Marie
Mary Mortenson
Caryne Mount
Deborah Murphy
Lori O’Neill
Loretta Oliver
Michele O’Reilly
Marylou Ozbolt-Storer
Sharelle Pankey
Gina Pannorfi
Maggy Pavlou
Guild the Lily
Trudie Roberts
Lauri Schafer
Alexandra Shoaff-Bembry
Elaine Sipes
Carter Smith
Vicki Square
Genie Stewart
Celia Stapleton
Anne Vickrey-Evans
Beverly Westra



THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

ArtWear Fashion Week would not have been successful without the donation of time and talent from the many volunteers. We would like to thank the following people:

Gary and Carol Ann Hixon

Producers/Directors:  Gary Hixon, Ellen Martin
Exhibit Design: Jack Curfman
Stage Manager: Lesli Tanski
Lighting Designer: Gina Cochran & Gene Younkin
Board Operators: Joey Luck and Hannah Brooks
Hair and Make-up: Buzz and Bliss Salon and Spa
Dance Choreography and Performance: Impact Dance Company
Rental Space Coordinators: Robin Stitzel & Dave Dale
Poster Design: Bob Coonts & John Schiller
Volunteer Coordinator: Carol Ann Hixon
Award Jurors: Gary Hixon, Marilyn Murphy
Award Sponsors: Gary and Carol Ann Hixon, Sarah Bashore-Imhoff for Hixon Interiors, Marilyn Murphy and Robert Medlock, Handweavers Guild of America
KnitWear Event and Sales Gallery Coordinator: Jeanne Shoaff

Additional in-kind sponsorship provided by: Mama Said Sew, Paul Wood Florist, The Light Center, American Furniture Warehouse, Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandise, CSU, Fiona’s Delicatessen, Republic National Distributing Co. Inc.

Models:

Nicole Baker
Sarah Bashore-Imhoff
Happy Bennett
Mary Buchholz
Terri Burke
Justine France
Debbie Gentry Gee
Cori Hixon
Melissa Katsimpalis
Sandra Lundt
Tracey Ryk
Molly Speck
Vicki Square
Donna Stroh


Backstage, Sales Gallery, KnitWear and additional volunteers:


Sylivia Ashley
Mary Pat Aukema
Megan Baker
Natalie Barnes
Gary and Marge Brodahl
Gail Budner
Ren Burke
Gretchen Carney
Andrea Carney
Nola Catlow
Monica Christen
Libby Colbert
Madeleine Collinson
Sallie Coonts
Mackenzie Dotson
Jane Folsom
Beverly Gast
Jan Gilligan
Stacy Grant
Gwen Hatchette
Vance and Erica Hermanson
Cathy Hettleman
Pat and Bob Hollinger
Pam Huss
Maryanne Ingratta
Selina Karim
Leslie Kucera
Mary Lacock
Bonnie Lebesch
Dawn Mallette
Gentry Moellenhoff
Elizabeth and Clementine Morisette
Carroll and Jan Morony
Carrie Newman
Jessica Palmquist
Myra Powers
Michelle Reynolds
Margery Richmond
Trudie Schade
Jean Schaefer
Sue Shannon
Allison Sheldon
Ruth Skogerboe
Lois Smith
Kate Stieben
Robin Stitzel
Cheryl and Emma Sullivan
Lesli Tanski
Amanda Tate
Rachel Tojar
Kim Trionfera
Sharon Weaver
Sherri Wera
Lois Winegarner


Additional thanks to KnitWear vendors and participants, Lincoln Center Staff, and many other volunteers who donated their time to help make ArtWear Fashion Week a success.

See the MAP to the studios (PDF)

The Lincoln Center presents the Fort Collins Studio Tour - a free self-guided tour of artist studios in and around Fort Collins - June 25 & 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days. Visit the Preview Exhibition at ArtLab, 239 Linden Street, to view an artwork from each artist on the tour, and join us there for the Preview Reception on Friday, June 24, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Maps to the studios are FREE and will be available starting May 23rd at the Senior Center, Northside Aztlan, the Gardens at Spring Creek, all three Poudre River District Library branches, and at ArtLab.

Preview Exhibition Dates and Hours:
Thursday, June 23, 12-6 p.m.
Friday, June 24, 12-8 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 12-6 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 12-4 p.m.

Participating Artists:

Michael Allison, painting
Anne Bossert, fibers, furniture
Ren Burke, painting, sculpture
Lisa Cameron, painting, ceramics
Amelia Caruso, painting
Bob Coonts, painting
Louise Cutler, painting
Jennifer Davey, painting
Kathi Dougherty, fused glass
Diane Edwards, painting
Pam Furumo, painting
Ryan Guillaume, painting
Ayn Hanna, fibers, printmaking
Gwen Hatchette, fibers
Shelly Hearne, painting, pastels
Gary Hixon, jewelry
Carole Hossan, painting
Erick C. Johnson, sculpture
Maggie Kunze, mixed media
Mark Leichliter, sculpture
Kari Lennartson, painting
Joan Mangle, painting
Christine Martell, sculpture, painting
Bob Martino, photography, painting
Kumiko McKee, painting, drawing
Elizabeth Morisette, mixed media, fibers
Connie Murray, painting
Lori Pandy, sculpture
Peggy Quinn, painting
Abbey Rothenbuehler, pottery
Stan Scott, drawing, printmaking
Marcy Silverstein, painting
Susan Sternlieb, pottery
Cole Thompson, photography
Rita Thornton, painting, drawing
Art342, artist residency studios
Senior Center, studio classrooms open
Fort Collins Pottery Studio, pottery

For more information contact Jeanne Shoaff at 416-2737 or