The Art Base

Classical Oil Painting II: with Matt Hays
2026-10-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Classical Oil Painting – Part II
October 1 – November 5, 2026
Thursdays, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
All Skill Levels
Supplies Provided
Explore the full painting process from start to finish, with an emphasis on using light to create depth, atmosphere, and life. Learn surface prep and why it matters, then dive into underpainting, grisaille, and the slow build of color through glazing and finishing. With demos, guided practice, and individual feedback, you’ll strengthen values, form, and luminosity at every stage—great for oil beginners or painters refining their process. You will choose your own image to paint in this class.
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Classical Oil Painting I: with Matt Hays
2026-10-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-10-29 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-11-05 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-05 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-11-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-11-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-11-26 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-12-03 17:30 - 19:30 and 11 more dates
Classical Oil Painting I
October 1 – November 5, 2026
Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
$225
All Skill Levels
Supplies Provided
Explore the full painting process from start to finish, with an emphasis on using layers and light to create depth, atmosphere, and life. Learn surface prep and why it matters, then dive into underpainting, grisaille, and the slow build of color through glazing and finishing. With demos, guided practice, and individual feedback, you’ll strengthen values, form, and luminosity at every stage—great for oil beginners or painters refining their process.
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Exhibition: Chris Hassig
2026-11-06 11:00 - 2026-12-04 17:00
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM

Chris Hassig (b. 1987) is an artist and community leader based in Carbondale, Colorado, whose intricate drawings and prints blur the boundaries between landscape, abstraction, and imagined worlds. Rooted in a lifelong fascination with mapping and mark-making, Hassig’s work ranges from expansive multi-panel etchings of his fictional country, Saiopor, to densely detailed ink drawings inspired by close observations of nature. His practice merges precision and play, incorporating printmaking, cyanotype, collage, and sewn elements that highlight both meticulous craftsmanship and improvisation.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Rachel Becker "Net-work: Weaving the World"
2026-11-06 11:00 - 2026-12-04 17:00
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM

Rachel Becker brings a series that explores weaving, webs, and networks as structures that connect, hold, and move vital energy. Constructed from found and foraged materials: branches, plant fibers, fishing line, and produce netting, the lightweight hanging sculptures reference nets, tapestries, and natural systems. Installed as an immersive canopy, the works invite visitors to step inside the visible and invisible networks that shape our world, from mycelial pathways to the “World Wide Web.” Drawing inspiration from ancient textile traditions and the mythic weaver goddesses of pre-medieval Europe, the project reflects on how the threads of fate, ecology, and technology intertwine.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Chris Hassig
2026-11-06 17:00 - 19:00
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026

Chris Hassig (b. 1987) is an artist and community leader based in Carbondale, Colorado whose intricate drawings and prints blur the boundaries between landscape, abstraction, and imagined worlds. Rooted in a lifelong fascination with mapping and mark-making, Hassig’s work ranges from expansive multi-panel etchings of his fictional country, Saiopor, to densely detailed ink drawings inspired by close observations of nature. His practice merges precision and play, incorporating printmaking, cyanotype, collage, and sewn elements that highlight both meticulous craftsmanship and improvisation.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Rachel Becker "Net-work: Weaving the World"
2026-11-06 17:00 - 19:00
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026

A mixed media installation exploring webs and networks as technologies and phenomena that have the power to connect, contain, and circulate vital energy and information.
Using found objects, textiles, and plant fibers, this exhibit will reference the invisible and visible systems that connect life throughout the world, from the “World Wide Web”, to collective consciousness to underground root systems — articulating an identity that extends far beyond the individual.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Inner Workings - Staff Show
2026-12-11 11:00 - 2027-01-02 17:00
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

Inner Workings brings together the artists who shape the Art Base on the ground; our staff and instructors. This lighthearted exhibition offers a look into the creative practices that unfold behind the scenes, highlighting the ideas, experiments, and personal work that run parallel to our community programs. Rather than a “secret life,” this show reveals the true character of our organization: a network of thoughtful, committed local artists whose practices embody our mission and values.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Lindsey Yeager
2026-12-11 11:00 - 2027-01-02 17:00
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

Lindsey Yeager creates large-scale gouache paintings that explore disconnection, grief, transformation, and the emotional weight of living in a rapidly changing world. Their work merges personal narrative with broader cultural anxieties, examining loss, fear, and the longing to be understood. Through vivid imagery and metaphor, the paintings probe the messy, creature-like experience of navigating a world that often feels uninhabitable.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Inner Workings - Staff Show
2026-12-11 17:00 - 19:00
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

Inner Workings brings together the artists who shape the Art Base on the ground; our staff and instructors from 2025. This lighthearted exhibition offers a look into the creative practices that unfold behind the scenes, highlighting the ideas, experiments, and personal work that run parallel to our community programs. Rather than a “secret life,” this show reveals the true character of our organization: a network of thoughtful, committed local artists whose practices embody our mission and values.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Lindsey Yeager
2026-12-11 17:00 - 19:00
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027

Lindsey Yeager creates large-scale gouache paintings that explore disconnection, grief, transformation, and the emotional weight of living in a rapidly changing world. Their work merges personal narrative with broader cultural anxieties–examining loss, fear, and the longing to be understood. Through vivid imagery and metaphor, the paintings probe the messy, creature-like experience of navigating a world that often feels uninhabitable.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank
