The Hanzon Archive documents and celebrates the creative careers of Lonnie Hanzon & Terry Koepsel Hanzon. It is continually updated so check back often to see what has been posted. To donate to the Archive Fund click on The Hanzon Foundation link and go to Giving.
Lonnie Hanzon : Art Director | Jill Mustoffa : Seamstress | Mimi Finn : Painter | Alex Kim : Patterner | David Darling: Modeler/Engineer | Zavier Gierisch: Installation | Ian Wilson: Installation | And other studio members
Location: The Schoolyard Beer Garden, Denver, Colorado
This season, Stanley Marketplace transforms into a winter wonderland like never before. Camp Christmas, the beloved holiday extravaganza created by local artist Lonnie Hanzon in partnership with DCPA Off-Center, returns bigger and brighter with a full Marketplace-wide takeover.
“Camp Christmas is a place where people can gather, explore, and rediscover the wonder of the holidays—whether they’re sipping a themed cocktail, searching for Merry Badges, or boosting their holiday spirit through our new Camp Christmas Express.” — Lonnie Hanzon, Creator of Camp Christmas
From mid-November through December 24, discover the magic around every corner.
The season’s campiest, quirkiest holiday tradition is returning to its original location — Stanley Marketplace — after a nearly sold-out run in 2019! Immerse yourself in a 15,000 square-foot, 360-degree kaleidoscope of yuletide cheer at this year’s Camp Christmas!(Photo courtesy of Amanda Tipton Photography)
Love is Love is a temporal sculpture created for Denver PrideFest in 2023. Produced by The Center on Colfax- LGBTQ Colorado & Sponsored by Credit Union of Colorado
“Cabinet of Curiosities & Impossibilities” originally grew out of a group art exhibition in 2009 at the former headquarters of MOA, a spacious indoor gallery in Englewood, and in 2011 was later interpreted into a semi-permanent and favorite exhibit among patrons for over a decade. In 2022 MOA closed their indoor galleries and moved their headquarters to its recently renovated Marjorie Park location at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and the artifacts and relics were put into storage. Hanzon will include several of the original objects in the reimagined experience, as well as many new treasures and stories. The cabinet will also serve as a programmable immersive theater experience in the near future, to include actors and audience participation, making the installation truly a one-of-a-kind and further exploring Hanzon and MOA’s extensive work in the immersive art space.
Our latest MOA Winter Diorama was created by Lonnie Hanzon and the magic makers at Hanzon Studios. Now on display through March 2023. Hanzon tells the story of the seasons as the Frost King proclaims the whole year shall be winter. The Queen Fairy sends the smallest of fairies, Violet, to convince the Frost King to change his heart. Peer through the cutouts in the windows to see vignettes of the story come to life. MOA is thrilled to once again collaborate with Lonnie Hanzon on this new installation! Story adapted from “The Frost King: or, The Power of Love” by Louisa May Alcott.Continue reading “Frost King or the Power of Love”
We’re back, Campers! Denver’s campiest, quirkiest holiday adventure is returning to Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park in 2022. Explore a six-acre winter wonderland and rekindle your sense of yuletide cheer at Camp Christmas! With a classic carousel, hot cocoa, visits with Santa, and sweet treats on hand every night, kids from one to 92 are guaranteed to have a jolly old time. Campers will find themselves wandering through the elaborate campgrounds complete with craft cocktails at one (or all) of our three themed bars, shimmering light displays, and immersive exhibits that will fill your head with visions of Christmases past. Handcrafted by Camp Director Lonnie Hanzon and his band of local magic makers, Camp Christmas is a dazzling dreamscape made just for you. It’s an invitation to leave your worries behind and lean in to the joy of the season. It’s an opportunity to remember, reconnect, and recharge. It’s fun, fleeting, and just a little bit weird. It’s everything you love about the holidays all wrapped up into one enchanting experience!Continue reading “Camp Christmas, 2022”