Greeley’s Tointon Gallery reopens for the first time since 2020, featuring show titled ‘A Vision of Community’
The City of Greeley reopened the Tointon Gallery. The show, titled ‘A Vision of Community,’ opened Jan. 7 and will run through Feb. 26. Courtesy photo.
By Dan England
When the City of Greeley decided to reopen the Tointon Gallery after two years, Sieger Hartgers seemed like a perfect choice.
Hartgers was one of the numerous artists the city planned to feature in the Tointon this year after being slated in 2020 before the world changed. His show features drawings, prints and paintings of Greeley’s iconic landscapes and festivals.
“Although any of these shows would be great show to choose from, ‘A Vision of Community’ has been selected as our re-opening feature,” said Stan Scott, senior public art technician. “It fits so well with our collective need to experience community.”
Community, after all, is what the pandemic took from us, perhaps our greatest loss other than the lives that were taken, and Hartgers shared a deep connection with Greeley through his work as a former professor of printmaking and drawing at the University of Northern Colorado.
“The pandemic has brought with it an idea of what we have missed during a shutdown,” Scott said, “and the elements that make Greeley a vibrant and creative space.”
Tointon, the only city-run gallery, gave local artists a special spotlight in between the Greeley Recreation Center and the Union Colony Civic Center in downtown Greeley, but the city shut it down as a part of its response to COVID-19.
Entrance is free during normal Greeley Recreation Center business hours
This display opened Jan. 7 and will run through Feb. 26. Tointon will feature nine artists this year and will feature a new show every four to six weeks, the time frame the gallery followed before the pandemic. It will do the same throughout 2023.
Hartgers’ “A Vision of Community” features colorful views of familiar Greeley gatherings such as the Arts Picnic, block parties and Friday Fest. More than two dozen of his works will be displayed.
What to know before you go
The Tointon is open during normal Greeley Recreation Center hours and occasionally during UCCC performances. Admission is free.