Where: Gold Hill Inn

When: Thursday, Oct 27, 7:30pm

Pioneers is a documentary film exploring the lives, works, legacies and enduring impact of four dynamic Colorado women artists (1870-1950); Helen Henderson Chain (1849-1892), Jean Wirt Sherwood (1846-1938), Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898-1977), and Eve Drewelowe (1899-1988). These women were artists, adventurers, entrepreneurs and altruists. Their stories highlight the role that women played in shaping and defining society and culture across the Rocky Mountain region.

Pioneers includes Maggie Simms’ performance as Jean Sherwood (learn about the impact of the Bluebird organization on Gold Hill) and an interview of Gold Hill resident, Marie Brookhart.

This film was created in conjunction with the CU Art Museum exhibit: Pioneers: Women Artists in Boulder, on display until Feb 4, 2017.

Film Director: Erika Volchan O’Conor

Executive Producer: Kirk Ambrose, Professor & Chair of the Department of Art and Art History, University of Colorado, Boulder

Erika