DATE: Saturday, April 18, 2026
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: The Art Center in Grand Junction, 1803 North 7th Street
DEMO ARTIST: Matt Jones, Curator of the Art Center
At the April meeting, Western Slope pastelists will enjoy a lecture entitled “Impressionism is Not French,” by Matt Jones, curator at the Art Center of Western Colorado.
Please note the change in location for this event: Art Center, 1803 North 7th Street, Grand Junction. (We will not meet at the Bray Education Center this month.)
This lecture will focus on the formal and intellectual artistic movements that inspired some of the most iconic paintings from the period of 1872-1890. The Impressionist style can be explained through an examination of Dutch and Japanese aesthetics that form its visual appeal.
Matt Jones was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and grew up working in the sign industry. Matt’s found his love for ceramics when he met Grand Junction artist and sculptor Damian Radice. After a three-year apprenticeship with Damian, Matt enrolled in Colorado Mesa University’s bachelor of fine arts program, where he was mentored by Jake Allee and KyoungHwa Oh.
Matt is currently the curator at the Art Center of Western Colorado and also teaches commercial typography at Colorado Mesa University in the Graphic Design program. He and his wife, Ashtonn Means, opened By All Means Art pottery studio in Fruita, Colorado, at the new Fruita Arts Recreation Marketplace (FARM) in 2022.
Any questions on the meeting can be directed to Claudia Crowell at Crowell.claudia@gmail.com or 970.201.0336. Please join us!