Loveland Museum, University Of Northern Colorado Host Shows
Monday, August 11, 1997
FORT COLLINS--The work of a well-known African artist and a
collection of posters from American designers will highlight
satellite exhibitions in Loveland and Greeley as part of the 10th
Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition.
The Loveland show, titled "UN Rights: A Collection of
Posters by African Artist Chaz Maviyane-Davies," showcases
posters with political themes, including the artist's own
thoughts on colonialism in his native South Africa.
The Loveland Museum will host the exhibit through Oct. 31.
The museum is at 503 N. Lincoln Ave. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. Saturday; and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition is free
and open to the public.
The University of Northern Colorado in Greeley will showcase
"American Designers," a collection of more than 80 posters from
some of the best artists in America. The show is planned in the
Mariani Gallery in Guggenheim Hall on campus from Sept. 12-Oct.
3. A reception will kick off the show from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 12.
The satellite shows are part of the 10th Colorado
International Invitational Poster Exhibition, which opens Sept.
11. The exhibition, held at Colorado State University, will
showcase more than 400 posters from artists around the world.
In addition to the Loveland and Greeley shows, satellite
poster shows also are scheduled at the Fort Collins Museum, One
West Art Center in Fort Collins, and the Direction Gallery and
Glass Gallery at Colorado State.
The honor laureate for the 10th international poster show is
Vladimir Chaika, a Russian artist who broke from official
government design offices to work independently. Chaika's work,
along with
posters from the exhibition's juror, directors and Fort Collins
high-school students, will be part of a separate exhibition that
opens Sept. 11 at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 W.
Magnolia St.
The poster exhibition is presented by Colorado State
University, the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, Poudre School
District, the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce and the Fort
Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau. Financial sponsors
include Colorado State's department of art, the Colorado Council
on the Arts, Fort Fund from the city of Fort Collins, the
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation and many private donors.
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