Organizations
Collection for organization entities.
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- Stray Grass
- The band members are locals that live, work & play in the Western Slope of the Grand Valley. Hiking, camping, fly fishing, skiing, mountain biking, whitewater rafting & off-roading are just a few of the outdoor activities they enjoy & the wonderful things the Grand Valley has to offer. And of course...the love of playing music of all genres.
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- Summervail Art Workshop
- During the summer of 1970, Vail’s arts and cultural movement arguably began when three artists, Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen, and Jim Cotter, conceptualized the idea of Summervail Workshop for Art and Critical Studies. Popularly known as Summervail Art Workshop (SAW), the program grew with assistance from the Town of Vail, Colorado Mountain College, local lodge owners, and enthusiastic community members. During its run between 1971 and 1984, SAW became a movement and one of the three premier art workshops in the United States. The general format of Summervail Art Workshop included immersions of one to three-week duration. Students were limited to two simultaneous courses. Classes ranged from small group discussions to wilderness trips to large group projects. The program encouraged creativity and the critical thought process, in addition to mixed media applications and technical applications. Three important aspects of art production grounded SAW: 1) physical resources and equipment 2) human resources and expertise 3) a spiritual and philosophical framework. The faculty for Summervail Art Workshop was comprised of innovative, world-class professional artists, many of whom were college or university professors. Each instructor was limited to teaching one class at a time. Locations for Summervail Art Workshop were diverse and opportunistic. In 1971 and 1972, SAW was held on the Antholtz Ranch in Gore Creek Valley. (The Antholtz Ranch is currently known as Ford Park.) From 1973 to 1978, Summervail Art was held at The A-Frame that formerly housed a Vail Public Works facility. (This is the current location of Vail Public Library.) In 1979, SAW relocated to the former Battle Mountain High School building in Maloit Park south of Minturn. Summervail Art Workshop celebrated its 50th anniversary in June 2021. Simultaneously, the Colorado nonprofit organization Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project (SAWLP) was created in order to preserve and celebrate the history and spirit of Summervail Art Workshop.
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- Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project
- Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project (SAWLP) is a Colorado 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was established in 2021. Between 1971 and 1984, Summervail Art Workshop (SAW) became one of the three premier art workshops in the United States. Formally known as Summervail Workshop for Art and Critical Studies, the art workshop evolved into a movement that attracted instructors and students from an international community. SAW celebrated its 50th anniversary in June 2021. As the brainchild of Vail artists Randy Milhoan, Jim Cotter and Dan Telleen, Summervail Art Workshop (SAW) provided a unique opportunity for intensive study in studio and applied arts. The goal of the workshop was to instill the importance of the critical thought process into everyone involved, including both faculty and students. Summervail Art Workshop (SAW) grew with assistance from Colorado Mountain College, the Town of Vail, and the local community. The mission of the Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project (SAWLP) is “to establish historical preservation of the legacy of the Summervail Art Workshop and Critical Studies Program … and (be) "an invaluable entity to the Vail Valley and to the art world.” SAWLP has a noteworthy vision wherein it “strives to preserve, document, archive, inspire and demonstrate the impact of the Summervail Art Workshop program.” SAWLP “exists to invite creativity and intellectual conversation by bringing the historical significance of the Summervail Art Workshop to life,” both here in the present and for generations to come.
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- Sunnyside Irrigation Project (Mesa County, Colorado)
- A failed interest that had set up near the head waters of Plateau Creek on the Grand Mesa, about where Vega Reservoir would later be formed. The intent was to take water from the source of Plateau Creek. However, the project collapsed for reasons unknown.
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- Sure Strike tackle company (Denver, Colorado)
- The Sure Strike company was founded by Denver high school student and fly fisherman Jo Ann Durand. She most likely learned fly tying from her father, who was the owner of a sporting goods store. According to a relative of Durand, she hired women to tie the flies while she was at school or at lessons. Her company was known all over North America. When she left for college in Ft. Collins, she sold the company (http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43908). According to Edith Marie (Huffer) Sisac, co-founder of the first ski areas on the Grand Mesa and owner with her husband of the Mesa Lakes Resort, Durand sold the business to Roger Nash, an expert fly fisherman who often fished with Edith’s husband, Raymond “Russ” Sisac. Nash eventually left Mesa County and moved to Denver with the company. He ran the company for thirty years.
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- Surface Creek Historical Society (Cedaredge, Colorado)
- An historical society preserving the history of Cedaredge and the surrounding area since 1981. The organization also administers Pioneer Town, a local history attraction.