Award-winning Centennial sculptor Cloyd Barnes is a familiar name with the Golden arts community because of his engaging piece, “A Helping Hand,” standing at the corner of 13th and Washington, Golden’s “Main Street.”
Commissioned by the Golden Civic Foundation, it depicts a life-sized horse and two children (his grandchildren were models). Barnes recently completed another work for Golden, a miner, which is in the Colorado School of Mines Museum awaiting completion of its new site.
When a group of Colorado artists decided to organize a show, they invited Barnes to participate in “One Night Stand,” which will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Golden Hotel, 800 11th St., Golden. Barnes, who hopes some of his south area friends will attend, said he will take a group of smaller bronze sculptures to the show. His work reflects the influence of Western history and includes wildlife, horses and rural people.
Born in Arkansas, he earned a degree in Physics from Tulsa University, worked in New Mexico, where his interest in Western history and art increased. In 1986, he moved with his family to Denver to work for General Dynamics and Martin Marietta — and find greater opportunities to develop his artistic skills. He retired in 1991 to pursue sculpture full time and has exhibited his work locally and nationally.
Other artists in the “One Night Stand” show, which is open to the public, are plein air painter Tricia Bass of Golden; painters Amy Evans of Breckenridge and Patrice Walker of Santa Fe, N.M.; jeweler Michelene Berkey of Evergreen; and clay sculptor Gail Fraiser of Evergreen.
For information, contact Bass: 303-808-1770. tricia@triciabass.com.