FAC hostes watermedia exhibit for 43rd and final year - #lakewoodnews

For the 43rd year, the Foothills Art Center will bring top watermedia talent from all over the country for the annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia exhibit.

The exhibit runs at the center, 809 15th St. in Golden, through Oct. 23. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday.

The tradition began in 1974 when local artists approached Foothills to host a watercolor art show.

"The Rocky Mountain National Watermedia committee, founded in the beginning, extended watercolor to watermedia," said Patricia Rucker, chairwoman of the watermedia committee, in a statement. "This year's exhibition includes acrylic, tempera, casein, as well as mixed watermedia."

Here's what you need to know about this year's exhibition:

Point 1: A wide variety of subjects and styles --; In addition to the variety of watermedia styles in this year's exhibition, one of the best things about it is the diversity of subjects, according to Foothills Executive Director Hassan Najjar.

"We have everything from realism to abstraction," he said. "The range is really refreshing and will keep visitors engaged throughout the exhibit."

Point 2: The juror is Katherine Chang Liu --; Internationally known artist Liu reviewed more than 500 entries from 228 artists from 34 states to pick her favorites.

Liu was born in China and grew up in Taiwan and went on to receive her master's in science at the University of California-Berkeley. Interested in art her whole life, her work can be found in more than 1,100 public, private and corporate art collections. She has been featured in 40 books and 98 magazine or newspaper articles. In 2012 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Watercolor USA Honor Society.

Point 3: This will be the last Rocky Mountain National Watermedia exhibit at Foothills --; Next year the exhibit will be moving to the brand-new Center for the Arts Evergreen, which is scheduled to finish construction next year.

"We've had volunteers and staff from Evergreen here as we got the show set up so they could see what goes into it," Najjar said. "It'll be great for them to have their first show at the new facility be a nationally known exhibit."

The Watermedia exhibit is the perfect kick-off of the new Evergreen center because the show has such a great reputation, not only in the metro area, but the state and country, said Vanessa Gareis, curator of the center.

"We're really excited for next year, and it's going to be great exposure for us," Gareis said. "It's just a great fit for Evergreen."

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