Plus Gallery invites you to Melissa Furness artist talk, Thursday February 17th from 6:30-8pm

Join Plus Gallery this Thursday evening, February 17th from 6:30-8pm for an artist talk with Melissa Furness in conjunction with her current exhibition "trans - f o r m a t i o n s."

Furness' exhibition is an extraordinary multi-dimensional feast, we've fielded many questions about the work since opening the show in late January and are offering the opportunity to hear Melissa discuss the work herself.

Please join us for the talk and a glass of wine that night.

RSVP's welcome

BILL AMUNDSON'S ARRIVAL IN WISCONSIN INSPIRES GREENBAY TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL

The universe works in strange ways.....within three months of Bill Amundson's arrival in Wisconsin, the only professional football team from that state somehow happens to win the superbowl.  Coincidence?  We don't think so, the enormity of Bill's personality and sheer impact of his arrival in that state has obviously caused others with some talent to pick up the pace and stand out, including the Greenbay Packers.  Maybe, just maybe one day Bill will return and help turn around the beloved Broncos, or other local sports teams that have been stagnating since his departure.

Bill recently sent us some shots of his new studio cave, as well as a giant snow-creature about to pounce on his wife Anita.  He only scoffed when told that Denver was experiencing a deep freeze.

Bill will soon begin new works set for an exhibition here in Denver towards the end of the year, we can't wait to see the results and to welcome him back for some fall revelry.

NICE INTERVIEW WITH PLUS GALLERY ARTIST ALLIE POHL

Allie Pohl sent us her most recent interview with the culture/style blog Wetheurban, revealing much about her inspired "Ideal Woman" line of art and necklaces, as well as her upcoming shows including a solo at Plus Gallery later this spring.  Catch up with Allie online at:

http://www.wetheurban.com/post/3206138629/wetheurban-interview-allie-pohl-of-ideal-woman 

AND A NICE INTERVIEW WITH PLUS OWNER IVAR ZEILE ON ARTMEME

Plus Gallery owner Ivar Zeile was recently asked to shed some light on the gallery by Laura Greb for online blog ArtMeme and 303 magazine.  Read what he has to say online at:

http://artme.me/2011/02/plus-gallery-and-a-little-more/

FUSEBOX OPENING THIS FRIDAY AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM, AND OTHER UPCOMING DAMC RELATED EVENTS

The DAM Contemporaries are Denver's longest running and most exciting support group for enthusiasts of Contemporary Art, supporting the collections, programs and endeavors of the Denver Art Museum.  This Friday evening, February 11th the group will unveil new work in the Fusebox on the 4th floor of the Hamilton Wing at the DAM,  a space sponsored by the DAMC and generally engaging in new media projects.  The new exhibition features regional artist Stacey Steers' most recent film "Night Hunter." The film, produced over a period of four years, is comprised of 4,000 meticulously handmade collages and shot on 35mm film. Steers' animated films have been screened at The Sundance Film Festival, New Directors/New Films Festival presented by The Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., along with other festivals and venues worldwide.

Along with "Night Hunter" screening in the Fusebox, Friday evening will include a festival of Steers films screening in the Sharp Auditorium, with the schedule as follows:

6:30 pm Totem (1999) screening

6:45 pm Phantom Canyon (2006) screening

7:00 pm Night Hunter world premiere screening

7:30 pm Champagne reception and exhibition viewing on 4th Floor

This event is free with Museum admission but the screenings in the auditorium that night are sold out as of today!  But, you can be added to the waitlist by emailing jbrunecky@denverartmuseum.org or calling 720-913-0152.

Patrons can still view Night Hunter in the FuseBox throughout the night and join the DAM Contemporaries for the 7:30 reception. If you are not a DAM or DAMC member, you can join Friday night for a very special deal!  The full $10 general admission will go towards your membership and you will receive two complimentary admissions to Stacey Steers' Logan Lecture on May 18th, a $36 value, for joining both DAM and DAMC at a total cost of $100.

Here are some additional upcoming programs the DAMC will be sponsoring in the coming month, with special reduced rates and benefits for members:

February 16th:  Logan Lecture with Steina

February 25- 27: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Film Festival (Saturday screenings with Christo sold out).

March 6th: 'Watching Me Watching You' Exhibition Opening, DAMC members only

March 10th: 'Blink! Light, Sound and the Moving Image' Exhibition Opening, DAMC members only

March 16th: Logan Lecture with Charles Sandison

To find out more, visit the DAMC website at

http://damcontemporaries.denverartmuseum.org

FURNESS EXHIBITION A "TOUR DE FORCE" FOR LOCAL CONTEMPORARY ART

Plus Gallery opened the exhibition "trans - f o r m a t i o n" last friday evening to much applause and mixed interpretation, people reacting very strongly to the expansive nature of Melissa Furness' paintings and stunning installation piece that centers the show.   There is a lot of depth and symbolic nature to Furness' work, requiring some time to peel back the layers within.  We feel this makes for a truly great and thoughtful gallery experience, something that validates the ongoing buzz that Denver receives as a hot-bed for contemporary art .  Not only did the exhibition get a critic's pic for the opening by Denver Post's Kyle MacMillan, but it also made the Channel 9 news that afternoon, a first in the gallery history!  We welcome everyone to come visit and see for themselves.

Read one initial blogger's reaction from the opening at

http://www.illiteratemagazine.com/blog/view/475

MORE ON FURNESS: A REVIEW FROM LONGMONT ART CRITIC FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO DAIRY CENTER EXHIBITION

We were pleased to see such positive and astute reaction coming from up north in reaction to Melissa Furness' work currently on view at the Dairy Center for the Arts.  Here's how Quentin Young's article "A show for the eyes and mind" starts off:

"Melissa Furness gives the eyes plenty to do in her mixed media exhibition "Cessation." What makes the show worth talking about is what Furness gives the heart and mind to do.

"Cessation" is one of the exhibitions on view at The Dairy Center for the Arts through Feb. 11. Also on view are "Organic Garden," a set of clay works by Dan Friedlander, and "Rapture," a series of oil paintings by Michelle Weddle.

Give your eyes to Furness' dense, disjointed images, with their glimpses of ancient ruins, their tangles of monochrome lines, their fields of geometric patterns, and their swimmers, and you'll find the works bear concentrated and prolonged scrutiny. They get more interesting the more you gaze." - Quintin Young, Longmont Times-Call, January 21, 2011

Read the full report online at

http://www.timescall.com/entertainment/entertainment-story.asp?ID=24993