{"id":372,"date":"2016-09-27T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steamboatsir.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2016-09-27T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:36:58","slug":"breaking-open-the-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/steamboatsir\/blog\/2016\/09\/27\/breaking-open-the-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING OPEN THE EYE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steamboat Sotheby\u2019s International Realty Scholarship winner and Steamboat local Mary Amaolo Lanata opens her mind\u2014and her eye\u2014at the Sotheby\u2019s Institute of Art in New York City.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Mary Amaolo Lanata moved to Steamboat Springs from Buenos Aires in 2013, she never expected she\u2019d land a scholarship to the prestigious Sotheby\u2019s Institute of Art for a two-week course in the Business of Art.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly what happened when Steamboat Sotheby\u2019s International Realty sponsored Mary to attend the course \u201cHow the Art World Works\u201d in New York City this past July. Mary, 33, originally came to Steamboat with her then-boyfriend Rugge (the two have since married) because he wanted to study ski industry business at Colorado Mountain College. In just three years, Mary forged a path of her own in art, earning her Associates in Art at CMC and then working at the Wildhorse Gallery and volunteering at the Steamboat Art Museum. It was both her drive and dedication to the Steamboat community that made her a perfect candidate for the scholarship.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the goal for the winner of the scholarship was to bring the knowledge that she gleaned during her time in New York back to the Steamboat community. We talked with Mary before she left<\/a> and caught up with her again after she returned,\u00a0to hear all about her experience in New York and her plans for helping Steamboat build on its participation in the arts and strengthen its candidacy to become one of Colorado\u2019s Certified Creative Arts Districts.<\/p>\n

Steamboat Sotheby\u2019s International Realty: <\/em><\/strong>Tell us about your experience at the Sotheby\u2019s Institute.
\n<\/em>Mary Amaolo Lanata: <\/em><\/strong>How the art world works was covered on such a deep level, in regard to every aspect of the business. We had really important people from the art scene in New York giving us different lectures clarifying how the art world really works. It was a 2-week course, three hours every day. What really stood out for me is how art isn\u2019t just about the artists, the galleries, and the museums, but how culture and the community becomes part of the art.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>What was the most eye-opening part of the course for you?
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>Art was everywhere in New York\u2014just walking around the city I\u2019d encounter all kinds of artists from graffiti artists and street artists to large scare art installations\u2014it was like you couldn\u2019t separate the city from its art. The idea that art can be for everyone was really eye opening. I learned that art doesn\u2019t have to be untouchable, like it is in museums and galleries. It can be for everyone.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>What do you plan to do with what you’ve learned to help the Steamboat art community?
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>I think there is a real need to make the arts more visible to the Steamboat community. If we bring it outside of galleries and museums, and share it more publically, more people will get engaged. It will also help more people to participate in our bid to become a Colorado Creative Arts District.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>What\u2019s your vision for a public art installation in Steamboat?
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>I want to create a public art installation like the Cow Parade or Piano Art in Denver\u2014create 50-100 sculptures of something that represents Steamboat, like a horse, or cowboy, and have different people from all across the community use diverse mediums and concepts to create their own and display them all over town. It would be representative of our cultural identity and our heritage and engage the whole community to participate.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>Tell us about how this ties into Steamboat\u2019s bid to become certified as a Colorado Creative Arts District.
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>Just before I left for New York, Steamboat submitted an application to become a Creative Arts District but didn\u2019t get it. The idea behind the Creative Arts District is that the town can produce art that will be good for everyone, and not just for the art itself. That it will draw more people, and more business, even to non-art businesses. I think Steamboat has proven this is possible with the success of our First Fridays Art Walk program. The first Friday of every month, all the businesses downtown participate in a mini-arts festival. It\u2019s not just the galleries, but restaurants, retail stores and other business who support the arts. That\u2019s proof to me that the community in general wants to participate; there is an intention of cultural activity.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>So what are the next steps?
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>I\u2019ve written a proposal and plan to work with the Creative Arts District Committee to refine the idea for a public art installation and decide what shape it would take. I also plan to reach out to a lot of the well-respected artists in town to encourage them to get involved. The goal of sending me to the Sotheby\u2019s Institute of Art was not only for my own personal education and enrichment, but also to come up with a unifying idea to make art more visible in Steamboat and let everyone be a part of it, and at the same time, help Steamboat\u2019s effort to become a Colorado Creative Arts District.<\/p>\n

SSIR: <\/em><\/strong>How has this experience changed you?
\n<\/em>MAL: <\/em><\/strong>It was the first time in my life I was ever in New York City, and that was such an amazing experience for me. I was deeply honored to meet so many amazing people from the art world and learn so much about how the art world works. It was so eye opening. I am so grateful to Steamboat Sotheby\u2019s International Realty for the opportunity and I feel really blessed that I got to do this. I am committed to giving back to Steamboat, using what I learned in New York, and helping to bring the Steamboat community together through art.<\/p>\n

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