Artist Christo wants to drape fabric over Arkansas River

July 16, 2010 · Posted in Environment · 2 Comments 

BY P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press Writer

DENVER (AP) — Federal land managers say artist Christo’s plan to drape fabric over several miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado would have a significant impact on recreation and traffic, with an estimated 350,000 people expected to flock to the area to view it.

This artist's drawing provided by Christo shows an image of a proposed art project by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude that would suspend 5.9 miles of silvery, translucent fabric above parts of the Arkansas River in southern Colorado. (AP Photo/Christo and Jeanne-Claude)

The Bureau of Land Management released its draft environmental study Friday on Christo’s “Over the River” project, adding that the “unprecedented” effort could have a moderate to significant impact on bighorn sheep and historical sites.

Steve Coffin, a Denver-based spokesman for the project, said any impact would be temporary.

Christo wants to use a system of anchors, frames and cables to suspend 5.9 miles of fabric across eight spots along a 42-mile stretch of the river. The BLM studied seven versions of the project, including a scaled-down effort.

Coffin said the alternatives were not developed in consultation with Christo and that the artist would push for the full project. He said Christo has already comprised and scaled down what originally was seen as a 10.4-mile project. Read more

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Trash/art show at the library

May 7, 2010 · Posted in Environment · Comments Off 

I just heard about “Resurrections: ECO-logy and ECO-nomy — A Functional Trash Show,” which is over at the Canyon Gallery in the Boulder Public Library right now.

“Artwork and educational information focused on the re-use of discarded materials to make usable and useful items.”

Sounds cool, and I heard that local schools were involved. I’m planning on checking it out shortly.

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