The Focus for Visual Arts in the Upper Arkansas Valley
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P.O. Box 1154
27900 CR 319
Buena Vista, CO 81211
(719) 395-8372
Artist: Kate Cox
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Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday 12pm-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and between gallery shows.
 

Our Sponsors

 
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the many donors, grantors, and sponsors whose generous assistance makes our cultural programs possible. The list below is "under construction" and subject to ongoing revision!
 
  • Business Sponsors for open Awards Show 2006

  •   - Kevin Mailander - B&B Mountain Enterprises, Buena Vista, CO
      - Carolyn Jewell - Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, CO
      - Bill & Cheryl Mehaffey - Bongo Billy’s Roastery, Buena Vista, CO
      - Dan & Jodi Slaby - Buena Vista Tool & Equipment
      - Dr. Greg Kettering - Buena Vista Veterinary Clinic
      - Charles Forster - Collegiate Peaks Bank, Buena Vista, CO
      - Susanna Spaulding - Colorado Mountain College
      - Alan Waugh - Coyote Cantina
      - Geraldine Alexander - Cultureclash
      - Ruth Pelino - Curves, Buena Vista, CO
      - Sally & Chuck Snyder - Elk Meadow Ranch, Buena Vista, CO
      - Jennifer Davis & Michael DiLillo - GigShowcase.com
      - J. Edward Hansford, DDS
      - Grant Heilman Photography
      - Scott Erchul - High Country Bank, Buena Vista, CO
      - Jeff & Margie - Laughing Ladies Restaurant
      - Connie & Carl Bauer - Liar’s Lodge In-kind donation, room for judge
      - Adrienne Marks, PhD, PC
      - Jared Hartman - Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort
      - John & Ann Cogswell - Orpheum Theater
      - People’s Bank, Buena Vista, CO
      - P.J. Bergin - PJB Salida Inc.
      - Ray Sandoval - Sangre de Cristo Electric, Buena Vista, CO
      - Tami Yinger - Serendipity Yarn & Gifts
      - Gordon Sloat & Diane Alexander - Gordon Sloat, Inc.
      - Chris Martin - Super 8, Buena Vista, CO
      - Keith & Evelyn Baker - The Trailhead
      - Malcolm Goggin - Trembling Aspen Gallery
      - Stuart Andrews - The View
      - Ron Ertel - Wal-Mart
     
  • 2005 Grants

  •   - Anschutz Family Foundation
     
  • 2004 Grants

  •   - Anschutz Foundation
     
  • 2004 Gifts

  •   - Grant Heilman and Conrad Nelson, proceeds from Barbara Whipple Retrospective show
      - Debbie and John Farrell, underwriter for children's workshops
      - Sally Snyder, proceeds from Wearable Art Fashion Show
      - Mary Lou Bouman, Sallyann Paschall, Mel and Bea Strawn; gifts in honor of Grant Heilman's 85th Birthday
     
  • Twenty-Third Annual Open Award Show 2007

  •   Show Underwriter
      - Collegiate Peaks Bank & Buena Vista Veterinary Clinic
      Gold-Level Sponsors
      - Alpha Plumbing
      - Antero Chiropractic
      - Cultureclash
      -  Elk Meadow Ranch
      - Gordon Sloat Inc.
      - Grant Heilman Photography
      - High Country Bank
      - Best Western Vista Inn
      - Buena Vista Tool & Equipment
      - Bongo Billy’s Roastery
      - Circle S Ranch
      - Colorado Mountain College
      - Colorado East Bank & Trust
      - Community Bank
      - Adrienne Marks, PhD, PC
      - Liar’s Lodge
      - Serendipity Yarns
      - Sangre de Cristo Electric
      - The Trailhead
      - South Main Neighborhood
      Silver-Level Sponsors
      - Laughing Ladies Restaurant
      - Pubelo Bank & Trust
      - Suzanne MacDonald Law Office
      - The View Art & Media
      Bronze-Level Sponsors
      - Aspen Leaf Print & Copy
      - B & B Mountain Enterprises
      - Curves
      - Mothers Bistro
      - Remax Mountain Vista Properties
      - Three Men & Some Tools
      - Wal-Mart
     
  • Special Event Sponsors for 2002/2003 Shows

  •   - Collegiate Peaks Bank
      - GT Properties
      - Peoples Bank
     
  • Grants and In-Kind Support

  •   - Chaffee County Visitors Bureau (advertising for Adventure in Arts initiative)
      - Gay and Lesbian Fund (partial support of website and community arts calendar startup)
      - Mountain Computer Wizard (past in-kind website support)
      - Summit Foundation (past workshops)
      - Variations (catering)
      - Advanced Web Solutions (new website)
      - Sandra Schrawder - www.InnatBuenaVista.com
     
     
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    Arkansas Valley Art Center Mission Statement:
     The Arkansas Valley Art Center is a non profit organization dedicated to creating an educational and working environment to help visual artists pursue their careers, professional or amateur, and to contributing to the art education and cultural enrichment of the Upper Arkansas River Valley.
     
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