GV Newsletter 10-17 web

ARTS AND RECREATION
NEW ARTWORK IN
WESTLANDS PARK
If you have taken the trail around
Westlands Park lately you may have
noticed some new, artistic additions.
Eight new works of public art were
recently installed throughout the park,
six works by Charles Parson and two
works by Collin Parson. This is the
first time the father/son team have
shown their outdoor works together.
The Greenwood Village Arts and
Humanities Council partnered with
the Museum of Outdoor Arts to create
this outdoor gallery at Westlands Park.
In addition to the outdoor gallery,
these works correspond to an indoor
exhibit featuring additional works by
the two artists at MOA in Englewood.
Charles and Collin Parson respond and
react to each other’s work, both in
concept and format. Each artist creates
objects that remind viewers of the
extraordinary possibilities intrinsic in
common, often industrial, materials,
building on the structures of geometric
forms underlying our world. This
exhibit is an artistic bridge of the two
generations, presenting an opportunity
to harmonize and at times, contrast
today’s definitions of artistic
expression.
The indoor exhibit runs through
December 15 at MOA. The outdoor
sculptures will continue to be on
display in Westlands Park through
August 2018.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
While Charles and Collin Parson have shown their work extensively
in Colorado and across the US, this is the first time the father/ son
team have shown their outdoor sculptural work together.
Charles Parson’s multi-faceted work includes drawings, prints, wall
constructions, sculptures, installations, stage designs and
performance art. His work has been viewed in galleries, art centers
and museums throughout the United States. He has 65 one-person
exhibitions to his credit, as well as numerous regional and national
showings in group shows. Additionally, he has produced many
alternative public art events and large-scale temporary
installations. Charles has taught art throughout the region
including Denver University and the Rocky Mountain College of Art
and Design. He is currently a Professor of Art at the Community
College of Denver.
Collin Parson recently completed his artist residency at RedLine
Denver. An arts administrator, artist, curator and designer he
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Design and Technology
with emphasis in Lighting and Scene Design from the University of
Colorado at Boulder and his Master in Arts in Visual Culture and
Arts Administration from Regis University in Denver. His creative
work involves the control of light and color to create vivid
geometric light and space works. Collin currently serves as
Director of Galleries and Curator for the Arvada Center for the Arts
and Humanities in Arvada.
PG. 20 GV NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2017