See Celtic Forest Soon!

If you have not been by to experience the Celtic Forest in Reno lately, now is the time. Watch the video clip above to get a better feel for how fabulous it is. Maria Partridge, Black Rock Arts Foundation Advisory Board Member, who keeps Celtic Forest running, sent us the following:

Celtic Forest in downtown Reno is still going strong with the art walk on fire Tuesday and Friday nights. Controlled Burn spins fire to world music from 7-9:30 pm on Tuesday nights. There is live music on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. Be sure to check out the Zombie Crawl on Friday Oct. 30 starting at 7 pm ...Music and "Thriller" dance is scheduled at 9pm. Celtic Forest is due to be removed late Novmber so see it while you can.

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photo: Mark Hammon http://www.truckeerivergallery.com/

Celtic Forest will be rockin' Summer and Fall

Here are some additional photos from the Opening Reception from Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven. Reno is looking forward to much more fire and performance to come.

Maria Partridge tells us:
On Tuesday and Friday evenings; Celtic Forest in downtown Reno has had 125 plus people in attendance... they are enjoying the art with flame effects, the music by DJ's and fabulous fire spinning by Controlled Burn from 8:30-10pm. We will continue this until mid August...resuming mid Sept after BM. We also have live music on Sunday afternoons from 2-5 pm...with 50-75 people on average. As you know, Celtic Forest is in the same vacant lot that the Mangrove was in last year. This lot is slated to be developed eventually BUT...wouldn't it be cool if INSTEAD...a downtown lot, like what we are using right now, was turned into a Downtown Reno Arts Coalition like the Hayes Valley Art Coalition

photos: Mark Hammon http://www.truckeerivergallery.com/

Reno loves Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven

Tell us about Celtic Forest photo: Loren Carpenter

The Centaur photo: Wayneco

Controlled Burn, the Reno Fire Performers were fabulous photo: Bill Kositzky

And there was live music as well as a DJ later in the evening photo: Bill Kositzky

What a great crowd, and it only got larger as the evening progressed photo: Bill Kositzky

The Riverwalk is a beautiful setting for this art photo: Laura Kimpton

Treeables photo: Wayneco

The Book of Raven photo: Bill Kositzky

Artists Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg (missing Bob Hoffman, Antonio Ruperto) photo: affinity

The people who made it happen: Crimson Rose and Maria Partridge photo: affinity

The Crew and the Artists photo: affinity

The Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) was rocking on Friday night in Reno.

What a great opening celebration and fun time was had by all at the installation for Celtic Forest; Book of the Raven, which is part of BRAF's Civic Arts Program, in downtown Reno. It is the first installation of its kind to have Flame Effects on a regular basis. The crowd loved the art, the fire, the community, the music both live and with a DJ. So many people have helped to bring this art to fruition and the Black Rock Arts Foundation could not have done it without their help. From the local burners, city officials, vendors that gave freely of their services, to the locals that came to appreciate the art & fire. One of the Black Rock Arts Foundation's own Advisory Board members, Maria Partridge so totally rocked with her energy and creativity. Thank you Maria.

Here's the link to the RGJ article Friday, June 26.
http://www.rgj.com/article/20090626/ENT/906260372

We also had a listing on the calendar page for the opening event. On the TV side we were told we had coverage on Ch 2 News @ 5pm and I believe Ch 4. showed some footage from the opening.
http://gotorenotahoe.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090626/ENT/906260372/1056

Crimson Rose

For photos from Bill Kositzky:

http://drop.io/controlledburncelticforest

For photos from Anna Wright:

http://www.photoworks.com/photo-sharing/shareSignin.jsp?shareCode=A3F66B2C8B3&cp=ems_shr_alb_pml&cb=PW

Other Press:

http://renothirdeye.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/a-celtic-forest-in-reno/

http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=10604423&nav=menu549_1'%20and%201=convert(int,(select%20top%201%20table_name%20from%20information_schema.tables))--sp_password

http://www.nevadamagazine.com/index.php/events-and-shows/details/celtic_forest_opening/

Our prior posts:

http://blackrockarts.blogspot.com/search/label/Celtic%20Forest%3A%20Book%20of%20the%20Raven

Laura Kimpton Hanging with Celtic Forest in Reno

Testing the fire photo: Crimson Rose

The Centaur Photo: Crimson Rose

Doesn't get any higher than this

Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven waiting for its Opening Dedication this Friday

Laura Kimpton, artist, hangin' with the Book of the Raven

Come out this Friday to celebrate:
http://blackrockarts.blogspot.com/2009/06/previously-exhibited-at-burning-man.html

To see more photos, as they are posted:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/braf1/

Installing Celtic Forest & The Book

Jeff Schomberg, artist and Crew boss - photo: Maria Partridge

Tray..the Fire Marshall approving the pipes...that will bring the propane to the art so it will be ON FIRE! photo: Maria Partridge

Installing the Book! photo: Maria Partridge

Working on the Centaur - Photo: Crimson Rose

Celtic Forest Installation Crew - photo: Crimson Rose

These are a few photos from the Installation of Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven in Reno Nevada last week. The opening reception is this Friday, read more about it here:

http://blackrockarts.blogspot.com/2009/06/previously-exhibited-at-burning-man.html

Reno's Rockin' It! Celtic Forest Opening and Free Workshop and Lecture!

Previously exhibited at Burning Man 2008, Celtic Forest, by artists Laura Kimpton, Jeff Schomberg Antonio Ruperto and Bob Hofmann, is unique in its materials (metal and fire), scale and artistic vision. Fire will glow weekly from the Book of the Raven and surrounding tree-like candelabras with fire dancing by Controlled Burn.

Opening Reception
Friday, June 26 5-10pm
Corner of Sierra St. and Island Ave. Reno, NV
Wine & Appetizers: Sierra Arts Foundation Gallery

Featuring Celtic Music from 5-8
Fire Dancing by Controlled Burn 8-10

This art installation is brought to you by the Black Rock Arts Foundation's Civic Arts program as part of its mission to bring interactive artwork into communities worldwide.
http://www.blackrockarts.org/

BRAF extends its sincerest gratitude to the City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission, Freight House District LLC, Sierra Arts Foundation, United Rentals, Fernley Electric, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Sands Regency Casino Hotel and the BRAF-Reno Support Team.

In addition Laura Kimpton will be giving a free workshop and lecture on Saturday, June 27. We will be there and hope you will too.

To read about free live music on Sundays and Fire Jam Tuesdays throughout the summer: http://braf-reno.ning.com/events

And here is the Reno Passport REVIEW.

photo: Jaz Fabry

CELTIC FOREST: BOOK OF THE RAVEN

The Black Rock Arts Foundation is proud to announce the exhibition of Celtic Forest by Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg.

Celtic Forest at BRAF's 2008 gala: ARTumnal Gathering photo: Camera Girl

Celtic Forest as seen at Burning Man 2008
RENO, NV – Previously exhibited at Burning Man in 2008, “Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven” will soon transform an empty lot into a dramatic interactive art installation, performance venue and community gathering spot. Its presentation is unique, not only in its materials of metal and fire, but also in its scale and artistic vision. Celtic Forest was conceptualized by Laura Kimpton and created by artists Jeff Schomberg, Antonio Ruperto, and Bob Hofmann.

This temporary installation by the river features a 16-foot tall, steel and copper book entitled “The Book of the Raven”, three 10-foor tall sculptures, and three 20-foot tall flaming metal trees called “Treelabra’s”. Fire Special Effects will light up the night sky while fire dancers and spinners from Controlled Burn will surround the Forest creating an evening spectacle never before presented in downtown Reno.

This outdoor exhibit will run July 1 through December 1, 2009

Celtic Forest is an environment where the elements of nature, earth, wind, water, and fire, literally and figuratively represented, are balanced with the human senses. Each of the Gods/Goddesses are surrounded by moats representing an element – and all moats will represent fire. The sculptures created by Antonio Ruperto are: the Goddess of Air, Belissima; the Goddess of Water, the Mermaid Boann; and the God of Earth, the Centaur. The moats house metal books, each with a title. Artist Laura Kimpton states, “We hope to create a Celtic place where you can break free from the voice of words, so that other voices, the voice of sight, the voices of intuition, smell, and nature – can be heard and celebrated. The sculptures are half-human and half-animal, bird or fish, symbolizing that we need to tune into the animal side of our nature…”

While embracing many “new age” systems of our era, Laura Kimpton became especially interested in the largest social art experiment of our time, Burning Man. In 2007 and 2008, Laura Kimpton, Jeff Schomberg, and Bob Hofmann received Burning Man Honoree Grants to help build “Celtic Forest”.

Various parts of Celtic Forest have since been exhibited in Museums, Art Galleries, and Benefits, including: “Close to the Flame” Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA; “Burning Words” Exhibition, Laura Kimpton & Jeff Schomberg, NY Studio Gallery, New York; “Bringing Back the Fire”, Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA; “Treelabra” Site Installation, Forest Ethics Benefit, supperclub, San Francisco; and “In Flight” Site Installation, Project One Gallery, San Francisco.

“This is the second Burning Man art installation to come to Reno through the collaboration of the Civic Art Program of the Black Rock Arts Foundation, the non-profit art organization of Burning Man, and The City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission’s grant program. “Celtic Forest: Book of the Raven” supports the mission of the Reno Arts program to involve its citizens in the community's cultural life and encourage artistic excellence,” said Maria Partridge, Reno project liaison for BRAF.

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