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Chico Performances and Enloe Medical Center present

Woven Harmony
with Robert & Rebecca Bluestone


THE PERFORMANCE
Woven Harmony
A Multi-Media Presentation
by Robert & Rebecca Bluestone

Saturday, March 1
7:30 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium
CSU, Chico

In this multi-media performance Robert & Rebecca share their thoughts on the interplay of music and art, and the creative process. The evening features Robert's classical guitar music and showcases of Rebecca's hand-woven tapestries. What emerges from this collaboration is an inspired vision which embraces the artistic process. More on Woven Harmony.

Tickets $14-$18
Available at the University Box Office 898-6333


FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
During their time in Chico, the Bluestone's will host the following activities that are FREE and open to the general public:

Gallery Talk & Slide Show
Rebecca Bluestone
Wednesday, February 27
6 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium
CSU, Chico

Click here to see Rebecca Bluestone's Tapestry's that will exhibited at Laxson Auditorium.

Multi-Media Presentation
"State of Grace: The Use of Art to Overcome Adversity Through Creativity"
Robert & Rebecca Bluestone
Friday, February 29
12 noon
Enloe Conference Center
1531 The Esplanade
Chico, CA
Click here for more information on "State of "Grace."


COMMUNITY RESIDENCIES
February 25 – March 1

The week prior to their performance in Laxson, the Bluestones will be meeting with many community classes and groups in a weeklong series of residency activities. Included in their schedule are guitar workshops, creative writing, and art classes with local high schools and at Chico State, a visit with the medical staff at Enloe Medical Center, a tour of Enloe's Cancer Center and Healing Art Gallery, an interview on KCHO radio, and interactions with friends of CSU, Chico.

Woven Harmony and all residency activities have been sponsored by Enloe Medical Center.

Rebecca Bluestone Biography
Robert Bluestone Biography


Woven Harmony
A Multi-Media Presentation by Rebecca and Robert Bluestone

LAXSON AUDITORIUM, SATURDAY MARCH 1

Tickets: $18 Adult | $16 Senior | $14 Student/Child
Tickets Available at the University Box Office 898-6333

Imagine you can see a song. It is spun of thousands of threads in countless colors. Some are dark and rich, others are light and shiny. They have texture, some thick, some so fine they are nearly invisible. The threads intertwine in a complex harmony; a symphony of sight, a tapestry of sound.

Classical guitarist Robert Bluestone and textile artist Rebecca Bluestone see the music and hear the tapestry. He plays classical guitar; she weaves contemporary works of art. One speaks to the ears, the other to the eyes. What emerges in their presentations is an artistic vision which opens the spirit to what it means to be truly alive.

In this multi-media performance, Rebecca's tapestries will be showcased on the stage at Laxson, and we will hear the music that intertwines with them from the guitar of Robert. Using slides, power-point, words, music and art, Woven Harmony lets the audience glimpse into the creative process that compels both of these artists to create. This promises to be an evening that is truly inspirational for both the eyes and the ears.

Robert and Rebecca are each fascinated by the interplay of the subtle variations of sonic and visual tints in their work. Visualize the rich fabric of a musical phrase, as the vibrant sound of the guitarist interweaves clarity, tonal colors and sonic richness from the instrument Beethoven called "a small orchestra in itself."

The work of these artists is based upon common ground: guitar and loom are both handmade, tightly strung wooden instruments requiring a shared love of form and texture, ton and timbre, honed by hours of solitary practice. Together, these two have combined their love and appreciation of art, music, wood and strings into an evening that is unique and unforgettable. Click here to see Rebecca Bluestone's Tapestry's that will exhibited at Laxson Auditorium.


REBECCA BLUESTONE
Studio trained contemporary abstract artist, Rebecca Bluestone, uses traditional tapestry techniques and hand-dyed silks of varied textures and sheens and metallic threads woven on a cotton warp as her medium. Instead of applying paint to canvas, she dyes the fibers first and then, in essence, weaves her own canvas.
    She has exhibited her work continually over the last 20 years including such locations as Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Time Life Building, NYC; Mayo Clinic, Rochester; MN, Notre Dame University; TransAmerica Building, San Francisco; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kansas University, Lawrence; Ohio University; Athens and US Embassies around the world.
    The following are some of the public and private collections containing Rebecca's work: Chicago Art Institute; Museum of Arts & Design, NYC; Denver Art Museum; Albuquerque Museum; Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO; New Mexico State Capitol; US Federal Courthouse, Albuquerque, NM; US Embassy in Ottawa, Canada; Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; University of Iowa Cancer Center, and the private collection of Robert Redford. Her work has been regularly seen in national publications including, The New York Times, American Craft, Fiberarts and Southwest Art.


ROBERT BLUESTONE
Classical Guitarist Robert Bluestone has earned an international reputation as an artist of the first rank. After receiving his Master's degree in music from Eastern Michigan University, Bluestone studied with the eminent Argentine guitarist, Manuel Lopez Ramos, at the Instituto del Arte Guitarristico in Mexico City. While there, he was honored by becoming the first foreign virtuoso ever to join the staff. In 1979 Robert Bluestone was awarded a full scholarship to study and perform at the Andres Segovia Master Class in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
    Robert was the most requested solo artist on the prestigious WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) Performing Arts Tour Roster. He received the Mayor of Santa Fe's Recognition Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2001 the Western Arts Alliance gave Bluestone the prestigious Betty Connors Award.
    Bluestone was a professor of music at Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, before becoming a full time touring artist in 1984. Bluestone has been touring for over 30 years and regularly plays throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia, Canada and Central America, including such cities as Mexico City, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Berkeley, Sydney, Juneau, Boulder, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, Denver and New York City at Carnegie Hall.

"State of Grace"
Multi-media Presentation:
"State of Grace: The Use of Art to Overcome Adversity Through Creativity"

Friday, February 29
12 noon
Enloe Conference Center
1531 The Esplanade
Chico, Ca

FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC


The Bluestone's "State of Grace" presentation evolved out of their desire to use their artistic expression as a way to communicate about the things that they feel are truly important in life and to share how creativity and imagination can allow us access to connection, empathy and compassion. Rebecca Bluestone herself is an ovarian cancer survivor and was a caregiver to her late mother who died of breast cancer. They are committed to going into a wide variety of healthcare settings sharing their artistry, relationship and experience with cancer. They are sensitive to not imposing a template from the outside, but rather to composing a presentation that is appropriate in each moment. "State of Grace" is applicable for patients, family members, volunteers, staff and anyone committed to creating "wellness" in their life.

Previous "State of Grace" Presentation Locations