The second symphony requires some unusual instrumentation, from oversize tubular bells to offstage brass and percussion, from mixed chorus to soprano and alto soloists. And an organ. Macky is well suited for the later, with its Austin organ, built in the structure of the hall itself.

More on the preview article by Kelly Dean Hansen, here. A more detailed description of the second symphony, here.

Tickets for MahlerFest XXV still available.

We are excited to announce our new project, BMoCA AT MACKY, a new collaboration between Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and The Andrew J. Macky Gallery, located in the foyer of the Macky Auditorium Concert Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder. This series of exhibitions is curated by BMoCA as an extension to its rotating exhibition schedule. Exhibitions take place at The Macky Gallery on the CU campus.

The first edition of BMoCA AT MACKY presents the large-scale figurative paintings of Denver artist Terry Campbell. This exhibition is curated by BMoCA and will be on view at The Macky Gallery from April 6 to May 27, 2012.

Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm and to ticketed patrons during Macky Auditorium performances and events.

TERRY CAMPBELL: NO LONGER IN MY HANDS

Terry Campbell tells of personal experiences and impressions through large-scale figurative paintings. Executed in natural muted hues on vast canvases, their presence induces a sense of somber unease. Although often depicting his friends or relatives, the artist regards these works as self-portraits, documenting his own emotions and memories of specific situations.

The characters are set to navigate austere interiors and barren landscapes of an undefined yet specific time and place, tinted with nostalgia. Here, every aspect takes on symbolic meaning – from the people’s pensive expressions and stationary postures, to the dress or costume they are wearing, their position towards objects and each other, and even the implied place the observer assumes in relation to them. But as the meaning of these details is never fully revealed, viewers are drawn to conceive and insert their own narratives.

Terry Campbell was born in 1982. He lives in Denver and teaches art at Colorow Elementary School in Littleton, Colorado. He holds a Bachelor of Art Education and a Bachelor of Fine Art from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver (2005). Campbell is a member of Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver and a Resident Artist at RedLine Denver, where he exhibits regularly. In 2007 he curated the exhibition He Did What? of works by Harry C. Walters at Rhinoceropolis, Denver.

UPDATE 1: Tickets are $25 + applicable fees. $10 discount for CU Boulder students (more details to come).

After a long wait, Brett Dennen will finally visit us for a show on Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m.! Places will open the show.

Tickets will be available online this Friday, February 17th at 10 a.m. at macky.colorado.edu.

Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

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Dennen’s wunderkind rise has been impressive. In 2004 Dennen released his self-titled debut, followed quickly by his sophomore LP So Much More (2006,) which spent months on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The release drew the attention of John Mayer, for whom Dennen opened in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 the artist released his follow-up, Hope for the Hopeless, which debuted at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 and firmly established Dennen as a definitive new voice in modern songwriting. He’s worked with Femi Kuti, Natalie Merchant, and Jason Mraz; he’s toured with Dave Matthews, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and The John Butler Trio; and he’s played Bonarroo, Austin City Limits, Coachella, Outside Lands, and Newport Folk Festival. He’s also become the go-to guy for some of the best and most artfully soundtracked contemporary TV shows. His songs have appeared on Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, Parenthood, Brothers & Sisters, and House among others.

“In many ways this is my first album,” Brett Dennen says of his fourth record, Loverboy. “On my previous albums I said what I needed to say. I evoked every different mood and sentiment and emotion. Now I don’t really have anything to prove. I’ve been the new kid on the block and now that phase is over. I get to start all over again, relax, and refocus.” He pauses and flashes a laidback grin. “And what I’m focused on is having fun.”

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The Eastern Plains of Colorado are definitely not empty of interest and devoid of beauty, as those who only photograph in the mountains might have you believe. This show of a few of my Eastern Colorado images is my attempt to offer you proof.

True, you have to invest a bit more to see that beauty. It doesn’t smack you in the face like the view of a snow covered 14’er and it doesn’t shout in your ear with the din of a tumbling mountain stream. Instead, it softly touches your heart and mind with the sparseness of its open spaces and it whispers in your ear with a prairie wind. Also, you have to invest something of yourself to appreciate this special place for what it is and what it can do for your soul. If you haven’t tried already, perhaps that investment will start here in a few minutes spent with these 25 images.

I started photographing on the plains in the late 1990s as a kind of ‘personal project’. Like most, I had been seduced by the mountain landscape. One day, out of curiosity, I decided to look east, instead of west, and have felt rewarded for that choice ever since.

Originally, my goal was to photograph in every county east of Denver and I have succeeded – over years and thousands of miles of county roads (most often named after numbers and letters of the alphabet). Now I go back, over and over again, to find those special places that I’ve I missed the first times through. Lately I have crossed the border, both literally & figuratively, as I have expanded the project to “the Great Plains” and have begun making images in Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska and Kansas.

In my career, I have photographed many other subjects and I will continue to do so. I believe, however, my passion will always remain there – on the Plains.

I consider myself an interpretive landscape photographer. I use a traditional camera with black & white film. (Yes, you can still buy it!). In my chemical darkroom, I develop my negatives and personally hand print each image on silver gelatin paper, processed to archival standards. My previous camera was a medium format Mamiya RB67 (some of these older images are here) but I now use a large format Ebony SV45Ti 4×5. I have always favored wide lenses.

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Updated directions to Macky from Denver and South
Bo west on US 36 (from I-25 or I-270) into Boulder. Once in Boulder, take a left (west) at Arapahoe Avenue (the second stop light you’ll come to). Follow Arapahoe Ave. to 17th Street (about ½ mile); turn left (south) onto 17th Street. Macky Auditorium is the large stone building at the top of the hill. The entrance to campus is on the left as 17th begins to curve to the right. Once 17th curves, it becomes University Avenue.

Updated directions to Macky from the West
Take I-70 east to US 6 (left exit just past Idaho Springs). Go east on US 6 towards Golden. Make a left (north) onto CO 93 towards Boulder. CO 93 will turn into Broadway once in Boulder. Continue on Broadway to Baseline Road and turn right. Merge to the left lane on Baseline Road and take the ramp to US 36 into Boulder. Once in Boulder, take a left (west) at Arapahoe Avenue (the second stop light you’ll come to). Follow Arapahoe Ave. to 17th Street (about ½ mile); turn left (south) onto 17th Street. Macky Auditorium is the large stone building at the top of the hill. The entrance to campus is on the left as 17th begins to curve to the right. Once 17th curves, it becomes University Avenue.

For directions to Macky from the East and North, please visit our Directions page.

For current information about the construction project on Broadway, please visit the Cone Zones page in the City of Boulder website.