WPL: Hope is a waking dream PART 2
Location: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Hope is a Waking Dream – Part II opens in the Magazine Room of the Wilkinson Public Library with four captivating works by local artist Sergio Gonzalez. Inspired by the grace and freedom of dancers, this series explores hope as a movement that propels us forward, reminding us to look ahead with resilience and lightness.
Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, and a Telluride resident for 27 years, Sergio brings his lifelong passion for art and nature to each brushstroke, inviting visitors to reflect on the quiet ways hope takes shape in our everyday lives.
She invites visitors to pause, reflect, and recognize moments of resilience and transformation within their own lives.
Art Walk Poetry
Location: Telluride Arts HQ - 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Celebrate live poetry during Art Walk! On August 7, 6–7 pm with Gabriel and Peter Waldor, Susan Entsminger, Plum Sanico and Karen Bellerose at the Telluride Arts HQ.
This inspiring series, a collaboration between Talking Gourds, Telluride Institute and Telluride Arts, brings regional poets to share their words every first Thursday through October.
Heard Gallery
Location: 214 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Heard Gallery is proud to feature a striking selection of works by internationally acclaimed photographer George Krause during this month’s Art Walk. Born in Philadelphia in 1937 and now based in Wimberley, Texas, Krause’s photography explores deeply personal themes centered on sensuality, mortality, and mystery. His evocative black-and-white images have been exhibited in renowned galleries across the United States and around the world.
South Fir Street
Location: 230 South Fir Street, Telluride
South Fir Street Gallery presents an elaborate art exhibition showcasing the creations of Judy Haas.
The display features a selection of vintage posters, including European posters, movie posters, music posters, and album covers each meticulously adorned with Austrian crystals, diamond dust and other various enhancements.
Within these posters lies the distinctive and captivating artistic vision of Judy Haas, with each piece being an original work of art.
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Citizens State Bank
Location: with access from 201 South Fir Street, Telluride
Visit the art exhibition at Citizens State Bank during Art Walk, featuring Colorado Springs–based artist, Caroline Clark.
Neon Desert is a vibrant collection of limited-edition screen prints and artisan frames that take you on an adventure through the glowing landscapes of West Texas and along the legendary Route 66. With her playful, conceptual style, Colorado Springs–based artist Caroline Clark captures the nostalgia, joy, and wild beauty of the American West.
Telluride Arts HQ
Location: 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Telluride Arts proudly presents the latest edition of The Heart of the Arts Telluride, a powerful group exhibition showcasing the creativity of twelve women artists from Telluride and the region. Featuring works in painting, photography, ceramics, mixed media, and more, the show highlights original pieces, prints, and one-of-a-kind creations!
Tellurado Studio
The Tellurado Studio proudly features the artwork Markus Pierson, who explores a mythic narrative with his Coyote Series, each piece symbolic of wanderlust and living beyond the boundaries. The protagonists of these hand-embellished prints are the Coyotes: enigmatic figures searching for the next big adventure. Stop in and see the newest editions of Pierson’s collection
Fringe Gallery
Fringe Gallery will feature the work of Amy Van Winkle from August 7–28, 2025. A self-taught artist based in Santa Fe, Van Winkle works primarily in encaustic, blending spontaneity with subtle structure. Her abstract works are deeply influenced by the landscapes of New Mexico and Colorado, and explore themes of space, transition, and memory. Her pieces are held in collections worldwide and represented by galleries across the U.S. and in Taiwan.
Additionally, Fringe welcomes the return of celebrated jeweler Barbara Heinrich for a special trunk show, August 7–10. Known for her elegant and meditative designs, Heinrich will be present during the Telluride Art Walk on August 7 from 5–8 pm for an in-gallery reception.
Rinkevich Gallery
Rinkevich Gallery, Mountain Village’s premier art gallery, showcases the abstract paintings of artist Margaret Rinkevich. The gallery also offers a distinctive selection of traditional tribal sculptures, small works on paper, collages, and canvas prints of the Telluride area, along with scarves by Lisa K. Anderson's Silk Horizons.
Milk Moon Gallery
LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Milk Moon presents Dimensions, a group exhibition featuring artists Mitch McGee, Anna Kalachyan, and Vanessa Valero, on view this August. Blending painting, sculpture, and textile art, the show explores the boundary between two and three dimensions through richly textured works.
Mitch McGee’s layered birch reliefs pay tribute to Pop Art iconography while challenging notions of gender and visual consumption. Anna Kalachyan’s pieces transform intimate personal objects into minimalist, wood-based abstractions that shift with light and space. Vanessa Valero’s hand-tufted yarn landscapes evoke dreamlike topographies, bridging memory and emotion through color and form.
A portion of proceeds will support Kerr County Flood Relief via the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country—an initiative close to McGee’s heart and home in Boerne, TX.
The Gordon Collection
The Gordon Collection specializes in Native American jewelry, weavings and arts.
Elinoff & Co.
Location: 204 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Join Elinoff & Co. for a vibrant Art Walk evening showcasing the dynamic work of Eugenio, a rising talent from Peru whose luminous cityscapes bring movement and light to life.
In celebration, the gallery is also hosting a storewide retirement sale with 30–50% off fine art, modern and impressionist works, and exclusive Telluride Pick and gemstone jewelry. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience exceptional art and take home something truly special.
Bella Fine Goods
Location: 213 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
For the August 2025 Art Walk, BELLA Fine Goods invites visitors to experience a refined collection of fine art and jewelry, highlighting two exceptional artists. Metal sculptor Peter Skidd, a graduate of the New York Academy of Art, brings a dynamic presence to the exhibition with his intricate indoor and outdoor pieces. His work, shaped through plasma cutting, welding, and painting, is designed to transform residential and commercial spaces into extraordinary environments. Joining him is Annamaria Cammilli, a renowned jewelry designer from Florence, Italy, whose pieces echo the fluid forms of sand dunes and ocean waves. Her work celebrates the natural world through elegant, organic designs rooted in the artistic legacy of her hometown.
Ah Haa School for the Arts
Location: 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Ah Haa School for the Arts presents Midnight Blue, a solo exhibition by internationally recognized abstract artist Cat Tesla, on view in the Daniel Tucker Gallery this August. Known for her vibrant, nature-inspired compositions, Tesla’s work explores the emotional resonance of color and bold mark-making.
Tesla, a former genetic counselor at Emory University, has spent nearly three decades as a full-time artist. Her paintings are part of thousands of private and public collections, including hospitals and museums across the U.S. and U.K. She now lives and works in Sarasota, Florida.
Tesla will be present at the Art Walk opening reception and will offer a brief artist talk. She’s also leading Re•Treat: Abstract Composition & Color, a workshop running August 7–11 at Ah Haa.
Atelier
Location: 215 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Atelier Telluride presents a curated collection of art and fine jewelry by Joanie Schwarz, known for her timeless and elegant designs.
Discover wearable stories and pieces crafted with intention, creativity, and community spirit.
Baked In Telluride
Location: 127 South Fir Street, Telluride
Baked in Telluride is delighted to showcase Leslie’s colorful, relatable works once again!
Longtime local artist Leslie Ross Crane returns for her 11th exhibit, High Country Colors. This July and August, enjoy her vibrant new landscape oil paintings inspired by Telluride’s stunning natural beauty and her passion for lifelong learning.
Wilkinson Public Library
Location: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
The first chapter of Hope is a Waking Dream opened with a solo show by local artist Karen Kokjer, on view now in the public stairwell of the Wilkinson Public Library. Selected to inaugurate this four-part exhibition series, Karen presents seven paintings that explore hope as a dream that happens while awake, manifested in blooming plants, starlight, and the transformation of flight.
She invites visitors to pause, reflect, and recognize moments of resilience and transformation within their own lives.
Forest Creatures
A collaboration between Telluride Arts, Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association.
The Cabins at Mountain Village
A collaboration between TMVOA, the Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Arts
Only We Know What it Could Have Been
Local artist Brandon Berkel has donated his artwork titled “Only We Know What It Could Have Been” to the Town of Mountain Village.