On the heels of exhibiting the celebrated Back to Kansas installation by Spencer Finch, which explores the subjunctive perception of color through vivid imagery from the classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939), the 2016 Green Box Arts Festival, held June 26 through July 4, will play host to a variety of seminars, classes, concerts, performances and artwork. Among the many Festival highlights, attendees will enjoy the outdoor whimsical craftsmanship of world-renowned "stick sculptor," Patrick Dougherty, as well as performances by the Oklahoma City Ballet and New York's KEIGWIN COMPANY, and their artist-in-residency collaboration with acclaimed New York-based composer, Adam Crystal, creator of the original ballet score for the Golden Globe-nominated Flesh and Bone TV Miniseries.

This year at Green Box Arts Festival, the celebrated Patrick Dougherty will bring his infamous twisting, curling branch sculpture work to the town of Green Mountain Falls. Over the last thirty years, Dougherty has become internationally-acclaimed for constructing over 250 works of monumental scale, environmental creations which require saplings by the truckloads. His sculptures have been seen worldwide---from Scotland to Japan to Brussels, and all over the United States. His creation will be supported by local volunteers and will aid in a conservation effort, in partnership with Colorado Springs Utility.

Festival-goers will enjoy new works created and performed during the Festival by the Oklahoma City Ballet and New York's KEIGWIN COMPANY. Boasting 35 dancers from around the world, the Oklahoma City Ballet seeks to inspire audiences through classical and contemporary performances from the industry's top choreographers in Oklahoma City and on tour. Under the direction of Green Box Arts Festival Co-Founder Larry Keigwin, KEIGWIN COMPANY is celebrating its 10th year with the Festival. Keigwin and Associate Director Nicole Wolcott will construct a new dance and musical composition alongside revered classical composer, Adam Crystal, of Flesh and Bone fame, which was recently nominated for a 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries. Crystal's versatile work spans scoring films, documentaries, modern dance and ballet pieces, commercials and videos. Additional musical ensemble performances, such as The Hennessey 6, will be curated by Manitou Springs native and musician David Siegel, Executive Director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, and are sure to delight patrons under the mountainous summer night skies.