VAIL SYMPOSIUM AND SUMMERVAIL CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARIES
Vail Public Library is honored to display the Capsule Collection curated by original Summervail instructors from the Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project and the Vail Symposium's Limited Edition Prints by artist Thomas W. Benton, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of both organizations.
The displays will be located on the north side of the library's community room, in our galleria display case and above the fireplace during library open hours.
VAIL SYMPOSIUM LIMITED EDITION PRINTS By Artist Thomas W. Benton
The Vail Symposium was created by the Town of Vail in 1971, making it the second oldest non-profit organization in Vail history. It was designed to connect the young Town of Vail to the outside world of ideas, education, art, politics, science, business, and the environment. Part of the magic of the Symposium is its diverse audience of local, national, and international attendees and its annual pursuit of new ideas, voices, and dialogue. The Vail Symposium remains a model of civic conversation that promotes continual renewal, reflection, and community engagement.
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This exhibit represents the complete collection of Vail Symposium limited edition prints made by American artist Thomas W. Benton (1930-2007). Tom was a long-time resident of Aspen, Colorado, best known for his strong graphic and political artwork. His paintings and silkscreen prints layered symbols, text, and bold colors to capture the zeitgeist of the turbulent 1960’s and ‘70’s. His iconic work remains compelling to this day. Tom was a friend and kindred spirit who cared deeply about the issues of his time and who believed in the mission of the Symposium. Like many of the early ski town pioneers, Tom didn’t let the perennial rivalry between Vail and Aspen get in the way of his commitment to the social change and love of the place wherever it took root. |
SUMMERVAIL 50 CAPSULE COLLECTION
Art. Culture. History, Education. Summervail Art Workshop was a two-week workshop for art and critical studies that ran from 1971-1984 that holds the legacy of being the birth of the arts + cultural movement in Vail. In its 14-year span, Summervail Art Workshop served more than 9,000 students taught by 500 internationally prominent visiting artists like Dale Chihuly, Pulitzer Prize winner Jerry Saltz, Oscar-winner Donna Dewey, Sculptor Robert Arneson, and Painter Ed Ruscha; through 850 different workshops and symposiums. Students came from 15 different nations and nearly every state in the U.S. Through Summervail's illustrious tenure, Vail was elevated into national arts spotlight, and many of the art + cultural organizations we know and love today have roots in this historical program.
Vail Public Library, Town of Vail and Vail Symposium are honored to present a Capsule Collection curated by original Summervail instructors from the Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project archives to provide a snapshot of the character and depth of the workshop over its 14-year existence.
TERRELL JOHN "TERRY" MINGER
IN HONOR OF VAIL SYMPOSIUM'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Terrell John “Terry” Minger was born 7 October 1942 in Ohio. He attended Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas where he was student body president and earned a B.A. in Political Science. Minger earned a master’s degree at the University of Kansas Institute of Public Affairs and performed his M.A. internship at the City of Boulder, Colorado. After his internship, Minger became the Assistant City Manager of Boulder, Colorado. He earned an M.B.A. at the University of Colorado and also pursued scholarship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Stanford University.
On 7 August 1965, Minger married Judith Rea “Judy” Arnold in Baldwin, Kansas. Judy Minger was one of Vail’s earliest educators.
In 1967, Terry and Judy Minger stayed at the RamsHorn Lodge where Gerry White and Pete Seibert enticed Minger to relocate to Vail. Minger was the Town of Vail Manager between 16 February 1969 and 16 March 1979. According to former Vail civil servant, Pam Brandmeyer, Town Manager, Terry Minger, and Vail Mayor, John Dobson, were “kindred spirits” who were both “forward thinkers” and visionary leaders. Together, Minger and Dobson founded the Vail Symposium. Inspired by Vail Symposium interchange, Minger subsequently wrote Vail’s home-rule charter.
Active in the civic, private and nonprofit sectors during his career life, Terry Minger is a writer and speaker on matters of community sustainability, global environment and resource management issues, and environmental and develop concerns of the intermountain states. He has served on the board of directors for numerous non-profit organizations. In 1999, Minger received the Jane Silverstein Ries Foundation Award for lifelong commitment to environmental issues of the Rocky Mountains and the American West. In 2015, Minger received the Torch Award from the Vail Centre acknowledging his contributions toward the arts, cultural heritage, learning and intellectual development within the community of Vail. Terry Minger has written two books and also wrote the forward for the John Horan-Kates publication, "The Making of a Community: The Vail Way."
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