Dancing Spirit celebrates Grand Opening
Friday - November 1, 2024 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Eddie Box Jr. and Betty Box provided a blessing over the Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts, ahead of the formal ribbon cutting ceremony, where community members celebrate the opening of the new arts center in Ignacio. Kasey Correia, Dancing Spirit Executive Director (far right), joined by Ignacio School District Superintendent, Chris deKay, celebrates the Grand Opening of the Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts, Friday, Oct. 25, realizing her decade long dream of building a community arts center in the heart of Ignacio.
Norman Lansing, a traditional contemporary artist who hails from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, visits with patrons at the new Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts.
Patrons and community members explore the new Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts following the multi-year fundraising and construction efforts, led by Dancing Spirit Executive Director, Kasey Correia. The new gallery hours will be Wednesday-Friday 10a.m.-6p.m. and Saturdays 10a.m.-2p.m., where the center will coop artists to exhibit their work in the gallery.
Cultural performances by Fort Lewis College’s folklorico dance group kicked off the evening celebrations during the Grand Opening for the Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts.
The Southern Ute Royalty give introductions ahead of Friday evening’s ribbon cutting event; Miss Southern Ute Maleina Carel welcomes the attendees to the Grand Opening of the Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts.
Dancing Spirit Executive Director, Kasey Correia rejoices during a formal ribbon cutting ceremony along Goddard Avenue, where the Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts has become a reality after more than a decade.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Kasey Correia, Dancing Spirit Executive Director cuts the ribbon on the highly anticipated Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts, Friday, Oct. 25, realizing her decade long dream of building a community arts center in the heart of Ignacio. “Dancing Spirit Co-op Gallery” originally opened its doors at 630 Goddard in 2010, changing its name to “Dancing Spirit Gallery” that same year. In 2014 they were officially recognized as a 501c3 nonprofit, in 2022 they broke ground on what was to become the new Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts.