Memories and Mail

March 10, 2022

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A collage of images from Telluride Pride. Includes vintage street scenes, a parade with a rainbow-painted vehicle, motorcyclists with American flags, a crowd in colorful costumes, and a storefront with a Pride flag.

By Matt Hoisch

Images from the Ah Haa Wish You Were Here exhibition. Collage by Matt Hoisch.

The latest exhibition at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, Wish You Were Here: Postcards to Telluride Past and Present, invites attendees to write postcards on one of 25 custom made cards featuring images from Telluride’s past. Kris Kwasniewski, Exhibitions Programmer at the Ah Haa, discusses her intentions behind the exhibition and the importance of remembering, connecting, and sending a little mail.

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“6:00 AM: Concede” by Alstad

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