The Art Base

Opening Reception: Savanna LaBauve "Echoes"
2026-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Exhibition Details
On view: May 8 – June 6, 2026Opening Reception: Friday, May 8 | 5:00–7:00 PMLocation: The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave, Basalt, COAdmission: Free and open to the public
Artist Talk/Interactive Public Art Event: includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM in the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.
Public Events with the Artist:
Textures of Topography
Opening Reception Friday, May 8From 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Please join us the night of Savanna LaBauve’s opening reception, visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.
Art Lunch with Savanna LaBauve – Public Event
Thursday, May 2812:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Free and open to the publicArt Lunch is our routine excuse to gather around the table. Bring a bagged lunch and let conversation roam.
Closing Reception with Savanna LaBauve
Saturday, June 6
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Join artist Savanna LaBauve at the close of Echoes for an artist talk and the unveiling of Textures of Topography. During the opening reception, the community was invited to leave their barefoot mark on a large slab of clay — that piece has since been fired and returns to the gallery transformed. Come see what we made together, hear more about the ideas behind the show, and celebrate the close of the exhibition.
About the Artist
Savanna LaBauve is a ceramic artist based in Carbondale, Colorado. With a background in painting and drawing, her practice has evolved over the past six years into a deeply tactile exploration of form, material, and process. Her work investigates repetition, memory, and transformation through hand-built ceramic forms that balance structure and fragility.
About Echoes
The Art Base is pleased to present Echoes, a solo exhibition by Carbondale-based ceramic artist Savanna LaBauve, on view May 8 through June 6, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with an artist talk at 5:30 PM.
Echoes is a sister show to Orbit, opening a few weeks later at Seesaw Gallery in South Denver; together, the two shows thematically explore the idea of constellations and their points of intersection. In LaBauve’s practice, echoes are the reverberations of previous choices and ideas, returning from somewhere else slightly anew — distorted by time and experience. The connective tissue is what gets left behind, and how that memory shapes what comes after.

This exhibition is sponsored by Karen White Interior Design, and we are grateful to our 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank.

Present in this exhibition are what LaBauve calls “portals” — rectangular forms built around a deliberate absence, a cut-out at the center that draws the eye inward. Some of these portals feel like longstanding caverns, others are suspended in their forward momentum, a snapshot in time. The portals carry a sense of struggle: to puncture primarily, but also to preserve the space between. As the mass around them presses in, there is a sense of vulnerability in how they resist the weight of the clay. The work suggests that an absence is contingent: a space can is best perceived when it is in danger of collapsing. These sculptures ask the viewer to consider the space as the subject — a thin threshold between what is, what was, and what could be.
A recurring theme in the work is bifurcation, where one becomes two, like trees branching or rivers forking. In the series of pierced sculptures that resemble baskets, this plays out through a dialogue between object and shadow. A cyanotype, a sun-printed photographic record of shadow, captures the outline of one structure, and that shadow becomes the blueprint for the next. The process repeats, as each shadow inflects and distorts the form of the next sculpture— a process LaBauve likens to memory. Solid and inanimate become interchangeable, as the work moves forward, alternating between directions — the shadow sometimes leading the form for a change.
For LaBauve, the work is formed by pinch and touch, a slow process of mark-making with an emphasis on remaining a physical record.
The exhibition opening also includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM at the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.

Textures of Topography with Savanna LaBauve
2026-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Textures of Topography
A public art event with participation from the public
Friday, May 8
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
A part of Savanna LaBauve’s exhibition, Echoes, includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM at the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.

Exhibition Details
On view: May 8 – June 6, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, May 8 | 5:00–7:00 PM Location: The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO Admission: Free and open to the public
Public Events with the Artist:
Textures of Topography
Opening Reception Friday, May 8 From 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Please join us the night of Savanna LaBauve’s opening reception, visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.
Art Lunch with Savanna LaBauve – Public Event
Thursday, May 28 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Free and open to the public Art Lunch is our routine excuse to gather around the table. Bring a bagged lunch and let conversation roam.
Closing Reception with Savanna LaBauve
Saturday, June 6
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free and open to the public

About the Artist
Savanna LaBauve is a ceramic artist based in Carbondale, Colorado. With a background in painting and drawing, her practice has evolved over the past six years into a deeply tactile exploration of form, material, and process. Her work investigates repetition, memory, and transformation through hand-built ceramic forms that balance structure and fragility.
About Echoes
The Art Base is pleased to present Echoes, a solo exhibition by Carbondale-based ceramic artist Savanna LaBauve, on view May 8 through June 6, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with an artist talk at 5:30 PM. Echoes is a sister show to Orbit, opening a few weeks later at Seesaw Gallery in South Denver; together, the two shows thematically explore the idea of constellations and their points of intersection. In LaBauve’s practice, echoes are the reverberations of previous choices and ideas, returning from somewhere else slightly anew — distorted by time and experience. The connective tissue is what gets left behind, and how that memory shapes what comes after.

This exhibition is sponsored by Karen White Interior Design, and we are grateful to our 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank.

Present in this exhibition are what LaBauve calls “portals” — rectangular forms built around a deliberate absence, a cut-out at the center that draws the eye inward. Some of these portals feel like longstanding caverns, others are suspended in their forward momentum, a snapshot in time. The portals carry a sense of struggle: to puncture primarily, but also to preserve the space between. As the mass around them presses in, there is a sense of vulnerability in how they resist the weight of the clay. The work suggests that an absence is contingent: a space can is best perceived when it is in danger of collapsing. These sculptures ask the viewer to consider the space as the subject — a thin threshold between what is, what was, and what could be. A recurring theme in the work is bifurcation, where one becomes two, like trees branching or rivers forking. In the series of pierced sculptures that resemble baskets, this plays out through a dialogue between object and shadow. A cyanotype, a sun-printed photographic record of shadow, captures the outline of one structure, and that shadow becomes the blueprint for the next. The process repeats, as each shadow inflects and distorts the form of the next sculpture— a process LaBauve likens to memory. Solid and inanimate become interchangeable, as the work moves forward, alternating between directions — the shadow sometimes leading the form for a change. For LaBauve, the work is formed by pinch and touch, a slow process of mark-making with an emphasis on remaining a physical record. The exhibition opening also includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM at the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.

Art, Healing + Hope: with Sheri Gaynor
2026-05-09 09:30 - 11:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
May 9, 2026
Saturday, 9:30AM / 11:30AM
Open to all skill levels
Bring your own journal, all other supplies provided
Experience the power of visual journaling at The Art Base—an uplifting, FUN process for healing, stress relief, and decompression. Explore your inner world through paint, color, and images, making connections and drawing insight from within. All levels welcome; the focus is on process, not the end result. Bring a sketchbook/journal (or purchase one for $20). Supplies included. We can’t wait to see your creativity come to life!

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Oil Painting: with Matt Hays (Session II)
2026-05-14 13:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-21 13:00 - 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
April 30 – May 21, 2026
Thursdays, 1:00PM – 3:30PM
Open to all skill levels
Supplied Provided
Explore the complete painting process from beginning to end, with special emphasis on using light to bring depth, atmosphere, and life to your work. Students will be introduced to surface preparation and why it matters, then focus primarily on underpainting, grisaille techniques, and the gradual build-up of color through glazing and finishing.
Through demonstrations and guided practice, participants will learn how to establish strong values, develop form, and harness light at every stage of the painting. Whether you are new to oils or looking to refine your process, this class offers practical tools, clear structure, and individual guidance to support your growth as a painter.
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(Rescheduling for Fall 2026) Quickscapes - Landscapes and Libations: with Matt Hays
2026-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
May 14, 2026
Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Supplies Provided
No experience necessary
Learn dynamic acrylic speed painting techniques to quickly create imaginative environmental landscapes in this painting class with Matt Hays. This class focuses on building scenes from your imagination using bold brushwork, efficient layering, and expressive color. Snacks and beverages included.

Painting from Within: with Alissa Davies
2026-05-16 10:00 - 16:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
May 16, 2026
Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Open to all skill levels
Supplies Provided
Create a series of 12” x 12” abstract paintings using a rich mix of materials—including acrylics, graphite, oil pastels, collage, and charcoal. Learn how to prioritize process over product, using intuitive mark-making and layered surfaces as a pathway for emotional release and for uncovering your own unique artistic voice. Through demos, prompts, and supportive instruction, the instructor will gently encourage you to trust your instincts and listen to your inner (and wise) artist. As your paintings evolve through layers, you’ll bring in thoughtful attention to value, color, and design, refining what’s already emerging on the page.
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Figure Drawing: with Mike De La Rosa
2026-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Join our bi-monthly Figure Drawing Class!
Every 1st Thursday and 3rd Thursday
May 21, 2026
Thursday, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Open to all skill levels
Please bring your own supplies
Join us for a relaxed evening figure drawing session open to artists of all levels. Working from a live model, participants will explore gesture, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making through a series of timed poses ranging from quick sketches to longer studies. This monthly class offers a supportive, community-focused environment to practice, experiment, and sharpen your observational drawing skills. Instruction and light guidance will be available, making this an ideal space for both beginners and experienced artists to draw regularly and stay inspired.
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Bone to Blossom: with Laurie Doctor
2026-05-23 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-24 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-25 09:30 - 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
May 23 – 25, 2026
Saturday – Monday, 9:30AM – 5:00PM
Bone to Blossom invites you into a rare, protected studio space where inspiration can land. Through writing, painting, and simple bookmaking, you’ll explore how one breath of insight can unfold into form—bone to blossom. We practice uninterrupted creative time by leaving phones, watches, and other interrupters outside. Open to all experience levels, especially the warriors willing to make space, listen inward, and create.
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Hues + Brews - Create Your Own Blueprint: with Ethan Merritt
2026-05-26 18:00 - 20:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
All levels welcome
Supplies included
Study and Sketch like an architect. Learn to draw and render plans and elevations. Perfect for beginners and experienced makers alike.
4th Tuesday LGBTQIA+ Art & Social Night On the 4th Tuesday of each month, local LGBTQIA+ community and allies gather to socialize, make art, network, and have fun—optionally with an adult beverage. Enjoy a rotating mix of creative projects in a variety of media; no art experience needed. Come as you are, meet new friends, and explore creativity in a welcoming, low-pressure space.

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Sponsored by ASPEN OUT

Bone to Blossom: with Laurie Doctor
2026-05-27 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-28 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-29 09:30 - 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
May 27 – 29, 2026
Wednesday – Friday, 9:30AM – 5:00PM
Bone to Blossom invites you into a rare, protected studio space where inspiration can land. Through writing, painting, and simple bookmaking, you’ll explore how one breath of insight can unfold into form—bone to blossom. We practice uninterrupted creative time by leaving phones, watches, and other interrupters outside. Open to all experience levels, especially the warriors willing to make space, listen inward, and create.
Register Here
Materials List

Art Lunch with Savanna LaBauve
2026-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Thursday, May 28
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Join us for Art Lunch with our exhibiting artist, Savanna LaBauve, as we dine and discuss art and anything else! This is a great chance to walk through their current exhibition, Echoes, and ask questions or connect.
Art Lunch is our routine excuse to gather around the table. Bring a bagged lunch and let conversation roam. Some weeks we’ll toss in a discussion prompt to get things rolling, but mostly it’s about food, company, and a potluck of ideas.
Exhibition Details
On view: May 8 – June 6, 2026
Location: The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO
Admission: Free and open to the public
Public Events with the Artist:
Textures of Topography
Opening Reception Friday, May 8
From 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Please join us the night of Savanna LaBauve’s opening reception, visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.
Art Lunch with Savanna LaBauve – Public Event
Thursday, May 28
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Art Lunch is our routine excuse to gather around the table. Bring a bagged lunch and let conversation roam.
Closing Reception with Savanna LaBauve
Saturday, June 6
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Join artist Savanna LaBauve at the close of Echoes for an artist talk and the unveiling of Textures of Topography. During the opening reception, the community was invited to leave their barefoot mark on a large slab of clay — that piece has since been fired and returns to the gallery transformed. Come see what we made together, hear more about the ideas behind the show, and celebrate the close of the exhibition.
About the Artist
Savanna LaBauve is a ceramic artist based in Carbondale, Colorado. With a background in painting and drawing, her practice has evolved over the past six years into a deeply tactile exploration of form, material, and process. Her work investigates repetition, memory, and transformation through hand-built ceramic forms that balance structure and fragility.
About Echoes

The Art Base is pleased to present Echoes, a solo exhibition by Carbondale-based ceramic artist Savanna LaBauve, on view May 8 through June 6, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with an artist talk at 5:30 PM.
Echoes is a sister show to Orbit, opening a few weeks later at Seesaw Gallery in South Denver; together, the two shows thematically explore the idea of constellations and their points of intersection. In LaBauve’s practice, echoes are the reverberations of previous choices and ideas, returning from somewhere else slightly anew — distorted by time and experience. The connective tissue is what gets left behind, and how that memory shapes what comes after.

This exhibition is sponsored by Karen White Interior Design, and we are grateful to our 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank.

Present in this exhibition are what LaBauve calls “portals” — rectangular forms built around a deliberate absence, a cut-out at the center that draws the eye inward. Some of these portals feel like longstanding caverns, others are suspended in their forward momentum, a snapshot in time. The portals carry a sense of struggle: to puncture primarily, but also to preserve the space between. As the mass around them presses in, there is a sense of vulnerability in how they resist the weight of the clay. The work suggests that an absence is contingent: a space can is best perceived when it is in danger of collapsing. These sculptures ask the viewer to consider the space as the subject — a thin threshold between what is, what was, and what could be.
A recurring theme in the work is bifurcation, where one becomes two, like trees branching or rivers forking. In the series of pierced sculptures that resemble baskets, this plays out through a dialogue between object and shadow. A cyanotype, a sun-printed photographic record of shadow, captures the outline of one structure, and that shadow becomes the blueprint for the next. The process repeats, as each shadow inflects and distorts the form of the next sculpture— a process LaBauve likens to memory. Solid and inanimate become interchangeable, as the work moves forward, alternating between directions — the shadow sometimes leading the form for a change.
For LaBauve, the work is formed by pinch and touch, a slow process of mark-making with an emphasis on remaining a physical record.
The exhibition opening also includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM at the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.

Figure Drawing: with Mike De La Rosa
2026-06-04 17:30 - 19:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Join our bi-monthly Figure Drawing Class!
June 4, 2026
Thursday, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Open to all skill levels
Bring your own supplies
Join us for a relaxed evening figure drawing session open to artists of all levels. Working from a live model, participants will explore gesture, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making through a series of timed poses ranging from quick sketches to longer studies. This monthly class offers a supportive, community-focused environment to practice, experiment, and sharpen your observational drawing skills. Instruction and light guidance will be available, making this an ideal space for both beginners and experienced artists to draw regularly and stay inspired.
Register

Closing Artist Talk with Savanna LaBauve
2026-06-06 16:00 - 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Closing Artist Talk with Savann LaBauve
Saturday, June 6
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Join artist Savanna LaBauve at the close of Echoes for an artist talk and the unveiling of Textures of Topography. During the opening reception, the community was invited to leave their barefoot mark on a large slab of clay — that piece has since been fired and returns to the gallery transformed. Come see what we made together, hear more about the ideas behind the show, and celebrate the close of the exhibition.

Exhibition Details
On view: May 8 – June 6, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, May 8 | 5:00–7:00 PM Location: The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO Admission: Free and open to the public

About the Artist
Savanna LaBauve is a ceramic artist based in Carbondale, Colorado. With a background in painting and drawing, her practice has evolved over the past six years into a deeply tactile exploration of form, material, and process. Her work investigates repetition, memory, and transformation through hand-built ceramic forms that balance structure and fragility.
About Echoes
The Art Base is pleased to present Echoes, a solo exhibition by Carbondale-based ceramic artist Savanna LaBauve, on view May 8 through June 6, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with an artist talk at 5:30 PM. Echoes is a sister show to Orbit, opening a few weeks later at Seesaw Gallery in South Denver; together, the two shows thematically explore the idea of constellations and their points of intersection. In LaBauve’s practice, echoes are the reverberations of previous choices and ideas, returning from somewhere else slightly anew — distorted by time and experience. The connective tissue is what gets left behind, and how that memory shapes what comes after.

This exhibition is sponsored by Karen White Interior Design, and we are grateful to our 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank.

Present in this exhibition are what LaBauve calls “portals” — rectangular forms built around a deliberate absence, a cut-out at the center that draws the eye inward. Some of these portals feel like longstanding caverns, others are suspended in their forward momentum, a snapshot in time. The portals carry a sense of struggle: to puncture primarily, but also to preserve the space between. As the mass around them presses in, there is a sense of vulnerability in how they resist the weight of the clay. The work suggests that an absence is contingent: a space can is best perceived when it is in danger of collapsing. These sculptures ask the viewer to consider the space as the subject — a thin threshold between what is, what was, and what could be.
A recurring theme in the work is bifurcation, where one becomes two, like trees branching or rivers forking. In the series of pierced sculptures that resemble baskets, this plays out through a dialogue between object and shadow. A cyanotype, a sun-printed photographic record of shadow, captures the outline of one structure, and that shadow becomes the blueprint for the next. The process repeats, as each shadow inflects and distorts the form of the next sculpture— a process LaBauve likens to memory. Solid and inanimate become interchangeable, as the work moves forward, alternating between directions — the shadow sometimes leading the form for a change. For LaBauve, the work is formed by pinch and touch, a slow process of mark-making with an emphasis on remaining a physical record.
The exhibition opening also includes a participatory artwork and public event, Textures of Topography, on Friday, May 8, from 5 – 7 PM at the Art Base gallery. Visitors are invited to make barefoot impressions in clay, adding their marks to those already there. Over the course of the event, these layers will overlap and change one another. The finished piece will be fired and returned to the gallery later in the exhibition, creating a shared record shaped by many people.

Nature’s Art Toolbox: with Sarah Schlichter
2026-06-08 09:30 - 2026-06-12 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 8 – 12, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Grades: 1+
What if your art supplies grew on trees? In this hands-on camp, young artists will explore nature like an art store—responsibly foraging leaves, twigs, grasses, and more to make brushes, stamps, and texture tools. Back in the studio, students will use their handmade supplies to create prints, collages, and original artworks to take home.
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Nature's Superheros: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-06-09 09:00 - 2026-06-11 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 9 – 11, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Thursday at 11:45AM
PreK (Ages 4+)
Create nature-inspired projects using paint, collage, and simple sculpture. Make bold art, explore animals and habitats, and use their imaginations to celebrate the outdoors—with plenty of play, creativity, and movement mixed in.
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-06-11 12:45 - 14:15, 2026-06-18 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive the day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
June 25 – Tish: Abstract Close Up (Oil Pastels)
July 2 – Nicole: Watercolor Columbines
July 9 – Carter Johnson: Occasional Cards
July 16 – Tish: How to Paint Clouds (Acrylics)
July 23 – Carter Johnson: chalk pastel
July 30 – Carter Johnson: Watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Exhibition: Molly Altman and Sabrina Piersol "FLORAL PANIC"
2026-06-12 11:00 - 2026-07-24 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, June 12 at 5:30 PM
On view: June 12 to July 24, 2026
Molly Altman’s ceramic sculptures explore the fragile balance between resilience and impermanence in the natural world. Working with flora gathered from the Carbondale landscapes and flowers, leaves, vines, and grasses, she dips these materials in porcelain and fires them, transforming organic forms into delicate, ghostlike structures. By reassembling these elements onto hand-built ceramic frameworks, Altman creates intricate micro-environments that echo the ecologies from which they came. Her work honors the abundance and vulnerability of the Roaring Fork Valley, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship to a rapidly changing environment.
Sabrina Piersol’s paintings emerge from a spark of inspiration a loose sketch, a color palette, or a single natural form before unfolding into an intuitive, responsive process. Guided by presence and improvisation, she follows each mark as it appears, allowing the composition to evolve with the same unpredictability and openness found in meditation. Her work prioritizes the relationships of color, form, and movement, resulting in dynamic, emotionally resonant paintings shaped by both intention and discovery.

Generously sponsored by Krista Klees and Palladium Group, and Z Group Architecture & Interior Design

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

Opening Reception: Molly Altman and Sabrina Piersol "FLORAL PANIC"
2026-06-12 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States

Art, Healing + Hope: with Sheri Gaynor
2026-06-13 09:30 - 11:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 13, 2026
Saturday, 9:30AM / 11:30AM
Open to all skill levels
Bring your own journal, all other supplies provided
Experience the power of visual journaling at The Art Base—an uplifting, FUN process for healing, stress relief, and decompression. Explore your inner world through paint, color, and images, making connections and drawing insight from within. All levels welcome; the focus is on process, not the end result. Bring a sketchbook/journal (or purchase one for $20). Supplies included. We can’t wait to see your creativity come to life!

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Art on the Edge: with Sophie Catto
2026-06-15 09:30 - 2026-06-19 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 15 – 19, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Art Show/Hip Hop Performance on Friday at 11:45AM
Grades 1 – 3 (2026/2027 school year)
Jump into a week packed with creativity, color, and movement! You’ll design graffiti-style art with bold letters, stencils, and spray-paint effects—then paint your own custom skateboard deck and style a one-of-a-kind baseball hat. In addition to the art sessions, you’ll learn hip hop dance basics—beats, grooves, and fun choreography—then wrap up the week with a mini showcase that puts your art and your moves in the spotlight. Create, move, experiment, and leave inspired.
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River Critters: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-06-16 09:00 - 2026-06-18 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 16 – 18, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PreK (ages 4+)
Dive into a river adventure! Explore rivers, rocks, and ripples—and create art inspired by the creatures that live in and around the water. Paint swirling currents, design fish and frogs, make dragonflies and turtles, and build a colorful river habitat with collage and simple sculpture. Use playful materials and plenty of imagination as you create, explore, and take home a splashy bundle of river-inspired masterpieces!
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Birding & Brushstrokes: Cedar Waxwing
2026-06-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
June 16, 2026
Tuesday, 5:00PM – 8:00PM
All levels welcome
Supplies included
Collaboration with Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
This class will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
Join us at the inspirational setting of Rock Bottom Ranch for an evening of birds and watercolor! The class will start off with a short birding outing with ACES Bird Guide Rebecca focusing on the Cedar Waxwing and other resident birds, their behavior, and how they interact with the environment. The students will then explore with Amy the various techniques, materials, and tools of watercolor to paint several perspectives of the Cedar Waxwing. One of the valley’s most beautiful birds, its silky plumage of browns, grays, and yellows is accented by its bold black mask and expressive crest. Let your creativity fly!
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Figure Drawing: with Mike De La Rosa
2026-06-18 17:30 - 19:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Join our bi-monthly Figure Drawing Class!
June 18, 2026
Thursday, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Open to all skill levels
Bring your own supplies
Join us for a relaxed evening figure drawing session open to artists of all levels. Working from a live model, participants will explore gesture, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making through a series of timed poses ranging from quick sketches to longer studies. This monthly class offers a supportive, community-focused environment to practice, experiment, and sharpen your observational drawing skills. Instruction and light guidance will be available, making this an ideal space for both beginners and experienced artists to draw regularly and stay inspired.
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Art on the Edge: with Sophie Catto
2026-06-22 09:30 - 2026-06-26 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 22 – 26, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Art Show and Hip Hop Performance on Friday at 11:45AM
Grades: 4 – 6 (2026/2027 school year)
Big style and big energy! Learn how to create graffiti-style letters and bold artwork using spray paint, stencils, paint, and collage. Customize your own skateboard deck and trucker hat, then hit the dance floor to learn hip hop moves. Finish the week with a super-fun dance performance and art show to show off your art (and your moves!).
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