{"id":134321,"date":"2026-02-20T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foothillsartcenter.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=134321"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:16:03","slug":"artist-talk-with-robert-bell","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/foothillsartcenter.org\/event\/artist-talk-with-robert-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Talk with Rob Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Artist Talk with Rob Bell<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Date<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">: Saturday, April 18, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Time: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">2:00 &#8211; 3:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Cost: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Location<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">: Foothills Art Center &#8211; Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe St<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Born in Japan and raised in Colorado, Rob Bell developed an early connection to art through drawing and painting the people in natural landscapes. Influenced by his parents\u2019 Eastern roots and a lifelong exposure to diverse visual cultures, his work reflects a deep engagement with identity, movement, and transformation. He earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Colorado State University and completed graduate studies in Studio Art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Rooted in portraiture and the human form, Bell\u2019s work often features dual-posed figures joined at the hips, symbolizing fluidity, connection, and the evolving nature of lived experience. Working with chalk pastel, spray paint, metallic leaf, and resin on layered wood panels and cutouts, he creates vibrant, three-dimensional surfaces that merge organic and geometric forms. Through this fusion of the familiar and the fantastical, his work explores our connection to one another and the natural world while inviting curiosity, reflection, and emotional engagement. Recently he has pivoted to indoor and outdoor mural work and is currently working on several public art commissions in the Denver area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Contact<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">: For any questions, please email Leslie Fitzsimmons at leslie@foothillsartcenter.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Talk with Rob Bell&nbsp; Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026 Time: 2:00 &#8211; 3:00pm Cost: Free Location: Foothills Art Center &#8211; Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe St Description: Born in Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-134321","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Artist Talk with Rob Bell - Foothills Art Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/foothillsartcenter.org\/event\/artist-talk-with-robert-bell\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Artist Talk with Rob Bell - Foothills Art Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Artist Talk with Rob Bell&nbsp; 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