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THe mission of the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff is to encourage and promote artistic growth and professional development of local artists and to create a forum for the arts within the Greater Flagstaff community and northern Arizona through exhibitions and educational programs.
This is a crushingly sad time, with the loss of Larisa Aukon and Lyn Matthew, two of the Coalition's favorite artists. Both of these wonderfully talented women had long histories with the group, participating in many events over the years, and curating and coordinating many memorable exhibitions here in Flagstaff. There are no words for the sadness we feel, and our sympathies and heart felt thoughts are extended to their families. We know that their Lyn and Larisa made a difference to so many and that their work will live on to demonstrate to the world their enduring talent and rich lives.
Both Lyn and Larisa painted dancers with bold strokes of color. Rather than simply resting in peace, may they are both dance through eternity with the joy and and life affirming spirit that they brought to all their earthly work and lives.
Here are some images of Lyn and Larisa and their vast body of work
to remember them for all time...
ANNOUNCING THE SCHEDULE FOR
The 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival
HARKINS 16 FLAGSTAFF
TICKET INFO AND DETAILS OF
ALL INCLUSIVE WEEKEND
TICKET/LODGING PACKAGES COMING SOON.
The 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival
HARKINS 16 FLAGSTAFF
TICKET INFO AND DETAILS OF
ALL INCLUSIVE WEEKEND
TICKET/LODGING PACKAGES COMING SOON.
The 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival
Opening Night Friday October 12th 7 PM
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
The 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival begins with a bang, with one of the all-time classic film noirs, adapted from a James M. Cain novel, and starring screen legends John Garfield and Lana Turner.
A married woman (Turner) and a drifter (Garfield) are thrown together when Garfield starts work for her husband’s diner. They fall in love, then plot to murder the husband. Once the deed is done, they must live with the dire unforeseen consequences of their actions.
Following the film there will be a free reception for “All Weekend”, Pass Holders, at the ARTS CONNECTION Gallery, next door to the theater at the Flagstaff Mall with refreshments and a chance to meet our presenter, Foster Hirsch and mingle with fellow attending film noir fans.
Saturday October 13th 11 AM
SUDDEN FEAR (1952)
Following a whirlwind courtship, acclaimed playwright Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford) marries Lester Blaine (Jack Palance), a slick actor she has just fired from her latest play. Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra overhears Lester and his lover, Irene (Gloria Grahame), plotting to murder the wealthy writer for her inheritance. Shattered by the revelation, Myra pulls herself together and hatches a revenge scheme. But can she go through with her violent plans?
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, this most favorite film Noir of guest presenter FOSTER HIRSCH, saw Joan Crawford receiving her third and final Oscar nomination for this tight and twisted story of intrigue and revenge.
Saturday October 13th 1 PM
CRISS CROSS (1949)
In “CRISS CROSS”, directed by Robert Siodmak, (“Phantom Lady” and “The Killers”)”, Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgment. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery, only to "Criss Cross" him when the crime is pulled off.
Saturday October 13th 4 PM
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)
Austin Spencer a newspaper publisher, wants to prove a point about the inadequacy of circumstantial evidence. He talks his daughter's fiancée, Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews), into participating in a hoax, in an attempt to expose the ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is for Tom to plant clues which will lead to his arrest for the murder of a female nightclub dancer, Patty Gray. Once Tom is found guilty, Spencer is to reveal the setup and humiliate the District Attorney. Tom agrees to the plan, not knowing that unforeseen events will put a snag in the scheme. Joan Fontaine play Andrew’s fiancée, and has a pivotal role in this noir masterpiece directed by Fritz Lang.*
Preceding the screening of this film, a new, short, video presentation for the documentary, “FRITZ LANG: CINEMATIC ORACLE” will be shown for the first time.
Saturday October 13th 7 PM
ROPE OF SAND (1949)
Two years ago, deep in the African desert, hunting guide Mike Davis (Lancaster) was with a client who trespassed on a diamond company’s land and found a rich lode of raw diamonds. Paul Vogel (Henreid), sadistic commandant of company police, beat Mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location of the treasure. Now Mike has returned to the desert, and Company manager Martingale (Rains) has hired sultry femme fatale Suzanne (Calvet) to ferret out Mike's secret. But she soon finds she's playing with fire, and it is burning her from both ends. With strong supporting appearances from noir favorites, Peter Lorre, Sam Jaffe, and Mike Mazurki!
The find of the Festival, this nearly forgotten, rarely screened, gem of a film, with much of the same cast as 1944’s classic CASABLANCA, is a startling example of Hollywood star power, noir intrigue, and action.
Sunday October 14th 12 NOON
NORA PRENTISS (1947)
Dr. Richard Talbot (Kent Smith) is a well-respected member of his profession who is dedicated to his family and his patients. When a young woman, Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan), is struck by a car near his office, he renders assistance but also falls in love with her. It starts innocently enough but a drink or dinner soon turns into an affair with the attractive nightclub singer. He finally decides to ask his wife for a divorce but when a patient dies in his office from a heart attack, Talbot devises a far more complex scheme to take on a new identity and start a new life. As in many film noirs, thing works out as planned however, and this rarely seen “Total Destruction Noir” turns out to be particularly brutal for all players.
Sunday October 14th 2 PM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
Another a film noir masterpiece, “OUT OF THE PAST” was directed by Jacques Tourneur(Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie) and stars Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by the novel’s author with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain. A private eye (Mitchum), escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him He is forced to return to the big city to face the vengeful wrath of Whit Sterling (Douglas), and be reunited with his duplicitous old flame (Greer).
Film historians consider “Out of the Past” a superb example of film noir and the film's cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca one of the top noir cinematographers of all time.
Sunday October 14th 4 PM
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
Walter Brown (Charles McGraw), of the Los Angeles Police Department is assigned to protect a mob boss's widow, (Marie Windsor), as she rides a train to Los Angeles to testify before a grand jury. She is also carrying a payoff list that belonged to her murdered husband. Pursued by thugs that do not want Windsor to testify, the Brown makes friends with an attractive blonde, and her too-observant young son. Things get very turned around when they are revealed to be not what they seemed, with starling consequences for all involved. Directed by Richard Fleisher (Compulsion, Soylent Green and many others), this taught fast paced thrillers’ confined, train settings add to the tension and inevitable violence that ensues.
Sunday October 14th 7 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
Director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend, Ace in the Hole, and too many other films to list,) along with Raymond Chandler adapts another James M. Cain’s novel with stars, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson in memorable roles.
Walter Neff (MacMurry), an insurance salesman, meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck). When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on a train track, insurance analyst Barton Keyes (Robinson) does not buy the finding of accidental death, and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man.
“DOUBLE INDEMNITY” has long been considered the “Gold Standard” by which all other noirs are measured, and is a more than fitting close to the 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film noir Festival.
GUEST PRESENTER FOSTER HIRSCH
The Flagstaff Film Noir Festival is honored to once again have FOSTER HIRSCH for his third year as our guest presenter. Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, Foster Hirsch is the author of 15 books on film and theater. Among his titles are: THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN: FILM NOIR; DETOURS AND LOST HIGHWAYS: A MAP OF NEO-NOIR; OTTO PREMINGER: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING; ACTING HOLLYWOOD STYLE; and LOVE, SEX, DEATH, AND THE MEANING OF LIFE: THE FILMS OF WOODY ALLEN. He is now at work on a history of Hollywood in the 1950s. Foster is a frequent host/moderator at many venues including The National Arts Club and Film Forum in New York and has lectured on film in Dubai, Israel, Russia, Finland, Germany, Italy, England, France, China, and New Zealand. Foster will be introducing all of the films throughout the weekend, and loving his return to Flagstaff.
Opening Night Friday October 12th 7 PM
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
The 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival begins with a bang, with one of the all-time classic film noirs, adapted from a James M. Cain novel, and starring screen legends John Garfield and Lana Turner.
A married woman (Turner) and a drifter (Garfield) are thrown together when Garfield starts work for her husband’s diner. They fall in love, then plot to murder the husband. Once the deed is done, they must live with the dire unforeseen consequences of their actions.
Following the film there will be a free reception for “All Weekend”, Pass Holders, at the ARTS CONNECTION Gallery, next door to the theater at the Flagstaff Mall with refreshments and a chance to meet our presenter, Foster Hirsch and mingle with fellow attending film noir fans.
Saturday October 13th 11 AM
SUDDEN FEAR (1952)
Following a whirlwind courtship, acclaimed playwright Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford) marries Lester Blaine (Jack Palance), a slick actor she has just fired from her latest play. Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra overhears Lester and his lover, Irene (Gloria Grahame), plotting to murder the wealthy writer for her inheritance. Shattered by the revelation, Myra pulls herself together and hatches a revenge scheme. But can she go through with her violent plans?
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, this most favorite film Noir of guest presenter FOSTER HIRSCH, saw Joan Crawford receiving her third and final Oscar nomination for this tight and twisted story of intrigue and revenge.
Saturday October 13th 1 PM
CRISS CROSS (1949)
In “CRISS CROSS”, directed by Robert Siodmak, (“Phantom Lady” and “The Killers”)”, Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgment. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery, only to "Criss Cross" him when the crime is pulled off.
Saturday October 13th 4 PM
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)
Austin Spencer a newspaper publisher, wants to prove a point about the inadequacy of circumstantial evidence. He talks his daughter's fiancée, Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews), into participating in a hoax, in an attempt to expose the ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is for Tom to plant clues which will lead to his arrest for the murder of a female nightclub dancer, Patty Gray. Once Tom is found guilty, Spencer is to reveal the setup and humiliate the District Attorney. Tom agrees to the plan, not knowing that unforeseen events will put a snag in the scheme. Joan Fontaine play Andrew’s fiancée, and has a pivotal role in this noir masterpiece directed by Fritz Lang.*
Preceding the screening of this film, a new, short, video presentation for the documentary, “FRITZ LANG: CINEMATIC ORACLE” will be shown for the first time.
Saturday October 13th 7 PM
ROPE OF SAND (1949)
Two years ago, deep in the African desert, hunting guide Mike Davis (Lancaster) was with a client who trespassed on a diamond company’s land and found a rich lode of raw diamonds. Paul Vogel (Henreid), sadistic commandant of company police, beat Mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location of the treasure. Now Mike has returned to the desert, and Company manager Martingale (Rains) has hired sultry femme fatale Suzanne (Calvet) to ferret out Mike's secret. But she soon finds she's playing with fire, and it is burning her from both ends. With strong supporting appearances from noir favorites, Peter Lorre, Sam Jaffe, and Mike Mazurki!
The find of the Festival, this nearly forgotten, rarely screened, gem of a film, with much of the same cast as 1944’s classic CASABLANCA, is a startling example of Hollywood star power, noir intrigue, and action.
Sunday October 14th 12 NOON
NORA PRENTISS (1947)
Dr. Richard Talbot (Kent Smith) is a well-respected member of his profession who is dedicated to his family and his patients. When a young woman, Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan), is struck by a car near his office, he renders assistance but also falls in love with her. It starts innocently enough but a drink or dinner soon turns into an affair with the attractive nightclub singer. He finally decides to ask his wife for a divorce but when a patient dies in his office from a heart attack, Talbot devises a far more complex scheme to take on a new identity and start a new life. As in many film noirs, thing works out as planned however, and this rarely seen “Total Destruction Noir” turns out to be particularly brutal for all players.
Sunday October 14th 2 PM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
Another a film noir masterpiece, “OUT OF THE PAST” was directed by Jacques Tourneur(Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie) and stars Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by the novel’s author with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain. A private eye (Mitchum), escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him He is forced to return to the big city to face the vengeful wrath of Whit Sterling (Douglas), and be reunited with his duplicitous old flame (Greer).
Film historians consider “Out of the Past” a superb example of film noir and the film's cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca one of the top noir cinematographers of all time.
Sunday October 14th 4 PM
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
Walter Brown (Charles McGraw), of the Los Angeles Police Department is assigned to protect a mob boss's widow, (Marie Windsor), as she rides a train to Los Angeles to testify before a grand jury. She is also carrying a payoff list that belonged to her murdered husband. Pursued by thugs that do not want Windsor to testify, the Brown makes friends with an attractive blonde, and her too-observant young son. Things get very turned around when they are revealed to be not what they seemed, with starling consequences for all involved. Directed by Richard Fleisher (Compulsion, Soylent Green and many others), this taught fast paced thrillers’ confined, train settings add to the tension and inevitable violence that ensues.
Sunday October 14th 7 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
Director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend, Ace in the Hole, and too many other films to list,) along with Raymond Chandler adapts another James M. Cain’s novel with stars, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson in memorable roles.
Walter Neff (MacMurry), an insurance salesman, meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck). When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on a train track, insurance analyst Barton Keyes (Robinson) does not buy the finding of accidental death, and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man.
“DOUBLE INDEMNITY” has long been considered the “Gold Standard” by which all other noirs are measured, and is a more than fitting close to the 3rd Annual Flagstaff Film noir Festival.
GUEST PRESENTER FOSTER HIRSCH
The Flagstaff Film Noir Festival is honored to once again have FOSTER HIRSCH for his third year as our guest presenter. Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, Foster Hirsch is the author of 15 books on film and theater. Among his titles are: THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN: FILM NOIR; DETOURS AND LOST HIGHWAYS: A MAP OF NEO-NOIR; OTTO PREMINGER: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING; ACTING HOLLYWOOD STYLE; and LOVE, SEX, DEATH, AND THE MEANING OF LIFE: THE FILMS OF WOODY ALLEN. He is now at work on a history of Hollywood in the 1950s. Foster is a frequent host/moderator at many venues including The National Arts Club and Film Forum in New York and has lectured on film in Dubai, Israel, Russia, Finland, Germany, Italy, England, France, China, and New Zealand. Foster will be introducing all of the films throughout the weekend, and loving his return to Flagstaff.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING the
21st ANNUAL FLAGSTAFF OPEN STUDIOS
THIS YEAR!
SEE YOU ALL ON
AUGUST 24th and 25th 2019!
21st ANNUAL FLAGSTAFF OPEN STUDIOS
THIS YEAR!
SEE YOU ALL ON
AUGUST 24th and 25th 2019!
It is with tremendous sorrow and sense of loss that we share the knowledge that Flagstaff has lost one of its true talents and warm, caring, thoughtful artists, ROBERT DALEGOWSKI. Not only will Bob's masterful work be missed, the Flagstaff art community is diminished even more by never again being able to experience Bob's humanity, empathy, and inspiring, positive outlook, embodied in both his work, and in the face his many challenges over the years. All who ever knew him were affected by his spirit and amazing artwork, stories, and brilliant, yet so understated banter, and any event or gallery was always enhanced by his presence. His long time membership in the ACF, and participation in Flagstaff Open Studios will be missed not only this year, but in all years to follow. No tribute can do justice to what he deserves, but please rest in peace, Bob, reunited with the spirit of the West that he embraced, illustrated, and lived each day of his life.
The Canyons are crying out with their loss and will never be the same without you.
The Canyons are crying out with their loss and will never be the same without you.
THE RESULTS AND STATISTICS ARE IN!
534 out of 2011 total visitors voted for the "THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE" AWARD at the 16th Annual City of Flagstaff Recycled Art Exhibition!
That's about one quarter of all the attendees!
And the winner is..."CABINET OF CURIOSITIES" By TIM THOMASON,(58 votes) Pictured above with his already awarded" MOST CREATIVE" trophy.
In Second place was "In the Garden at Twilight" by Dudley Bacon(46 votes),
and in third place was "Mermaid" by the HOZHONI ARTISTS(37 votes).
Thanks to FlagLive for their great coverage of the 16th Annual City of Flagstaff Recycled Art Exhibition!.. Now through April 30th. ARTS CONNECTION Flagstaff Mall!
Thanks to NAU-TV for a great story(see below) on the
16th Annual City of Flagstaff Recycled Art Exhibition
THANK YOU FLAGSTAFF! ACF President Nancy DeBlois presents ACF member artist KEE BAHE the first $1500.00 installment of the generous donations from the Flagstaff community to help Kee procure art supplies and tools and hopefully rent a new studio to begin creating once again. We are still looking for monetary donations and any extra art supplies that anyone may have. SEE STORY AND INFO BELOW:
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On April 8, 2018, due to the criminally careless set COPLEY wildfire, local artist and longtime ARTISTS' COALITION OF FLAGSTAFF member KEE BAHE'S entire studio, artworks, art supplies and tools were destroyed! Even more tragically, Kee also lost one of his beloved dogs in the conflagration.The Board of Directors of the Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff has created a fund to help Kee begin to restore his artwork and supplies and give him general support.
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE ANY AMOUNT THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HELP KEE. Here is a direct link to the funding page:
http://www.flagstaff-arts.org/kee-bahe-donation-page.html
CLICK ON THE "DONATE" BUTTON TO GO TO PAYPAL
Alternately you can visit the ARTS CONNECTION GALLERY at the FLAGSTAFF MALL 7 days a week, and donate in person.
Whichever method you choose, THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER!
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Pictures and a "Thank You" card from the recent recent visit of Ms. Leatherwood's third grade class from Pine Forrest School to the 16th ANNUAL CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECYCLED ART EXHIBITION(now through APRIL 30th). All the students enjoyed the show and were inspired to do their own recycled projects with materials donated by the ACF! Thanks for the terrific card with the students' drawings of their favorite pieces from the show!
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IN JUST TWO YEARS!
THANK YOU FLAGSTAFF!
THANK YOU FLAGSTAFF!
THE ARTS CONNECTION IS “THE” PERFECT PLACE TO DO ALL YOUR SHOPPING FOR THE FINEST, HAND MADE, LOCAL ARTWORK IN FLAGSTAFF!
Big, sincere thanks to everyone that attended and contributed to the great success of the 2nd ANNUAL FLAGSTAFF FILM NOIR FESTIVAL. Individual recognition to the following funders, supporters and volunteers: The management and staff of Harkins Theatres Flagstaff 16 , High Mountain Health ,Hampton Inn & Suites Flagstaff-East, The Noise , Darren Rudy, Phil Goldblatt, Jim Deblois, Nancy Panlener , and Carolyn Ramsey and Butch Ramsey, and our amazing Guest Presenter, FOSTER HIRSCH. SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR!
BIG THANKS to the
High Mt. Health Medical Dispensary
for the $1000.00 donation to the ACF to be used for funding the 2nd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival!
High Mt. Health Medical Dispensary
for the $1000.00 donation to the ACF to be used for funding the 2nd Annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival!
NEW BENEFIT OF ACF MEMBERSHIP:
The ACF Board of Directors is proud to now offer Aflac benefits to Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff members. The plans are designed to be affordable and are perfect for Flagstaff residents. Aflac policies are stable and unaffected by the constantly changing "affordable" health care system.
Here are some of the benefits Aflac offers:
Aflac gives you money when you need it. We don't pay doctors or hospitals, we pay you.
You can use any doctors you want. No network limits on doctors or hospitals, even Alternative medicine!
No deductibles, No copay, No hidden fees. Our policies are transparent & easy to understand.
Rates are guaranteed. Your rates won't change - for life.
The Plans we offer:
Accident Plan. Pays you when you get into an accident, big or small.
Critical Care & Recovery. Covers you for major illnesses.
Dental Plan. Rate-stable, easy to understand coverage.
Cancer Plan. Best cancer coverage on the market.
Life Insurance. Both Whole and Term life available
You choose only the coverage you need - no paying for anything you don't.
Please contact Mike Frankel at acfexdir@gmail.com to coordinate appointments or for more information.
All ACF events and programs are funded in part by member and participation fees, with additional funding provided by:
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