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• Fremont Co. approves Over the River, still steps to go Play Video

  March 27, 2012 7:25 PM

  Fremont County Commissioners are giving approval to artist Christo for his Over the River project - covering the parts of the Arkansas River with sheets of fabric. Other requests for approval are still pending; however getting the unanimous vote from the Fremont County Commissioners was a big hurdle that... more »

• Commissioners approve Over the River

  March 27, 2012 1:22 PM

  The Board of Commissioners in Fremont County has approved a temporary use permit to allow Christo's Over the River project to proceed. The artist plans to drape about six miles of fabric over a 42 mile section of the Arkansas River between Canon City and Salida. The plan... more »

• Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo

  June 25, 2011 3:52 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Parks Board has approved an agreement for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. However, the agreement... more »

• Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo

  June 24, 2011 5:29 PM

  EAGLE, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Parks Board has approved an agreement for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. The agreement is... more »

• Christo urges consideration of artistic benefits

  September 22, 2010 8:45 AM

  The team for the artist Christo is urging federal land managers to consider his background as they review his proposal to suspend large fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. Christo's team submitted comments this month to the Bureau of Land Management saying Christo and his late wife,... more »

• BLM extends comment period for Christo project

  August 16, 2010 3:01 PM

  The BLM has extended a 45-day public review and comment period for Christo's Over The River Draft Environmental Impact Statement. All written comments are now due on or before Sept. 14. "The BLM has received a number of requests to extend the 45-day comment period; citing 45-days is not... more »

• Federal regulators consider Christo's river art

  August 12, 2010 7:18 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Artist Christo says he's not going to speculate about his next step if federal regulators don't support his proposal to suspend huge fabric panels over the Arkansas River in Colorado. Christo and his late wife, Jeanne-Claude, proposed temporarily hanging a total of nearly six miles of... more »

• Christo to lecture on Arkansas River proposal

  July 28, 2010 8:45 AM

  Artist Christo is giving more free public lectures on his proposal to suspend large fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. He plans to speak on "Over the River" Wednesday in Colorado Springs and Thursday in Pueblo. The Bureau of Land Management must issue a permit for the... more »

• Christo tries to save vision for 'Over the River'

  July 6, 2010 9:20 AM

  The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude promised each other years ago that they'd suspend miles of fabric over the Arkansas River in Colorado. Last November, Jeanne-Claude died, leaving Christo to seek a permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the project, dubbed "Over the River." BLM is due... more »

• Artist tells supporters: Arkansas River project still a go

  May 20, 2010 6:23 PM

  After meeting with supporters Wednesday, Artist Christo says he's still working on a proposed art project over the Arkansas River, despite his wife's death in November. Christo met with about 110 supporters at a reception Wednesday, in Salida in his first public appearance there without wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.... more »

• Christo promotes river project in Colorado

  May 18, 2010 4:57 PM

  The artist Christo is promoting his "Over The River" project this week in Colorado. This marks his first major appearance since his wife Jeanne-Claude died last November. The project would involve suspending six miles of fabric over sections along a 40-mile stretch of the river. Christo will be in... more »

• Christo returns to Colorado

  May 18, 2010 3:15 PM

  Artist Christo will appear in Colorado Tuesday and Wednesday as he continues planning for his Over the River art project. Over The River is a planned two-week temporary work of art that calls for 5.9 miles of silver fabric panels to be suspended above the Arkansas River along a... more »

• Christo to visit Salida

  May 9, 2010 2:51 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - Artist Christo plans to visit the Upper Arkansas River Valley this month to thank supporters of his proposed "Over the River" project, which would involve suspending a total of about six miles of fabric over sections along a 40-mile stretch of the Arkansas River. Christo's... more »

• Artist Jeanne-Claude honored in New York

  April 26, 2010 3:22 PM

  Public officials and members of the art world are gathering for a New York City memorial honoring artist Jeanne-Claude. The memorial is being held Monday afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Met director Philippe de Montebello are expected to speak. Jeanne-Claude created the... more »

• Artist Jeanne-Claude dies

  November 19, 2009 11:52 AM

  The artist Jeanne-Claude has died. She created the 2005 art installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband, Christo, along with other eye-popping fabric installations around the world. Her family says Jeanne-Claude died Wednesday night at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm. In February... more »