Four strong shows drive full throttle into 2014 at the Rocky Mountain College of Arts + Design’s Philip J. Steele, Rude and Alumni galleries today with receptions honoring a quartet of artists both national and homegrown. In particular, Denver’s Donald Fodness kicks off the year with another of his confoundingly…
Michael Paglia visits RedLine in this week’s review, taking in The Transit of Venus: Four Decades, Front Range Women in the Visual Arts. The group show focuses on pieces from the group that was formed in the mid ’70s. Continue reading for photos from all three exhibits. See also: The…
Game on! This summer two blocks of downtown Denver will be transformed into a massive, immersive street arcade. Brian Corrigan, the brains behind OhHeckYeah, has been working on the project for a couple of years, and this morning it took a big step forward when he teamed up with the…
Malls are places that bring together a plurality of people, all seeking something different. This week we spotted aspiring fashion designer Jessie Maynard at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, rocking an Alice in Wonderland-themed look. Keeping reading to learn about her favorite film, her style icons and her style mantra…
It’s February 8, 1937. An African American Pullman porter is checking the ticket of a white passenger, who’s eating oysters and sipping champagne. The porter then steps into the adjacent car and checks the tickets of the African-American passengers who are eating bread and cheese. The Chicago-bound train in this…
Portland and Austin may claim to be the weirdest cities in the country, but Denver has its own brand of weird. Giving the “Keep Portland Weird” slogan a twist, Aaron Petitjohn captures the Denver attitude with his “Keep Denver Beard” T-shirts and other Colorado-centric designs. See also: Adam Sikorski’s Coloradical…
Though Aurora is a relatively new city in the West, it still has a rich history to share. This Thursday, February 6, at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, architectural historian Adam Thomas will take a look at the city’s story through a mid-century modern lens. The lecture is part of…
#14: Penney Bidwell The work of ceramic artist Penney Bidwell has gained a high level of sophistication in a very short time. After earning a masters degree in psychology, Bidwell turned to clay less than ten years ago, and made immediate strides. Her art, especially her busts, melds whimsicality with…
When A.J. Machete and Lianna K. were thinking of moving their custom tailor and dressmaking ventures out of New York City, Denver called. In 2009, Denver Dressmakers and Denver Bespoke — Lianna and AJ’s own handmade brands of intricately sewn women’s apparel and custom-tailored suits — took up residence in…
Federal Boulevard’s Far East Center is known for throwing one of the best outdoor Chinese New Year celebrations in town, replete with lion and dragon dances, firecracker volleys, kung fu and ice-carving demos, and plenty of shopping and dining options on the sidelines. The center will host a second round…
Last weekend Mellow Mushroom traveled back in time with its annual ’80s ski party. There were plenty of neon, puffy jackets at the event — as well as plenty of pizza. Photographer Ursula Romaine was there to capture all the ’80s action. See also: Photos: What’s new in winter sports…
As Kaze Gallery prepares to close, co-owners William Thidemann and Sandi Calistro are splitting up to open two new tattoo shops in Denver. Last month we spoke with Calistro, who will open Ritual Tattoo & Gallery. This week, we caught up with Thidemann, who is equally busy with his preparations…
In the years before her death in 1999, Altina Schinasi Miranda was best-known for her sculptures and paintings. But the daughter of a poor Turkish immigrant-turned-tobacco-tycoon was more than just an artist — she was an Oscar-winning filmmaker, an activist and the inventor of the Harlequin glasses frames, which became…
For weeks after Heath Ledger’s body was found in an apartment in New York City in 2008, curious folks would come into the store in SoHo where I worked and ask, “Do you know where Heath’s building is?” Of course I knew where it was; everyone who worked or lived…
#15: Julie Carr Julie Carr started out a dancer before turning to poetry in a long traversal from the raw artistic life in New York to the more structured worlds of academia, business and family. The award-winning author of four books of poetry, with more on the way, Carr now…
Graham Bandt-Law is a fashion designer based out of Oakland, California, with his own line of jewelry called Organic Bling. We recently ran into him while he was visiting Denver and talked to him about his style inspirations, style mantra, and awesome accessories. See also:Menswear Mondays: Dance teacher Andrew Caballero…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. After spending much of his early career doing commercial art, Tony Achilles…
Although the first Alamo Drafthouse opened less than a year ago, the Texas-based chain already has a second movie theater on West Colfax. The success of the location in Littleton prompted the company to extend its brand in metro Denver. The new Alamo will be part of the Sloans development…
Whether you won or lost on Super Bowl wagers, you’ll definitely score if you’re looking for free entertainment in Denver this week. From a trip to the Denver Zoo to a screening of the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired horror flick Two Evil Eyes to a showing of 1939’s The Hunchback of…
We might live in a town where dining out with an eye-feast of visual media means heading to the latest sing-along screening at the Alamo Drafthouse, but in a few weeks, that will all change — at least for a while. Former Denverite Montgomery Knott just announced the arrival here…
From beaded football players to knitted superhero costumes, artist Mark Newport’s work combines textiles and traditionally female-associated art forms with masculine pop iconography to subvert ideas of gender. His art is part of the Innovators & Legends: Generations in Textiles and Fiber exhibition up through April 4 at the CSU…
Only the insiders get inside at the the annual SIA Snow Show, where the latest ski gear and technology is on display in the Colorado Convention Center for retailers and the media to drool over, as they look ahead to next year’s in-store winter sports season. But photographer Brandon Marshall…
