“Cool Jazz”, Second Place in the Breckenridge International Snow Sculpting Competition, 2007; Team Minnesota (photograph by Dan Schwalbe, Team Minnesota)
Welcome to the website of the Summit County Arts Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Summit County Colorado. You can help by becoming a member. We offer many different levels of membership, starting at just $25 a year. To join, print the attached application and send it with your check to the address on the form. We offer free or discounted workshops and events, a monthly emailed newsletter, and other benefits detailed on the application.
We manage a co-operative gallery in Breckenridge; Arts Alive Gallery, which features the diverse work of local artists. In addition to the rotating collection, Arts Alive has several seasonal shows throughout the year. We participate in the Second Saturday Breckenridge Art Walks and have frequent receptions to recognize the featured artists.
One of our most popular events each year is the Meet the Artist outdoor art fair held on the lawn of the Riverwalk Plaza in Breckenridge. MTA brings together visual and performing artists with art loving Summit County residents and visitors.
The generosity of the Summit Foundation supports our "Focus on the Child" program, bringing local artists into the schools to work with children. During the spring months of 2007, Dillon Valley elementary school was the recipient of the “Focus on the Child” grant from the Summit Foundation. This grant along with funds from the parent–teacher organization enabled professional muralist, Bonnie Norling Wakeman to work with a group of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders on an important and educational mural project that was placed on an 8 x 30 foot wall adjacent to the Dillon Valley elementary library.
The mural incorporates the “learner profile” outline used in this dual language school to teach and encourage the kids to learn and grow with respect and cooperation with one another.
Bonnie used a group of the students as models and painted 75 children in the mural, reading, recreating and interacting in their school setting as well as writing out all the words from the “learner profile” and the school motto in English and Spanish.
Images from Dillon Valley Elementary's Mural Project with Bonnie Norling Wakeman
The Annual Snowflake Competition features teams of school children creating snow sculptures alongside the international artists competing in the Breckenridge Snow Sculpture Championship.
This site also includes a list of our members, photos of the work that hangs in the gallery, and links to their own websites. Please take some time to check out the site and let us know if you have any questions.
