The art of the grotesque has staying power, as RedLine development director Geoffrey Shamos, a scholar of Renaissance art from northern Europe, and local contemporary artist Donald Fodness, who has an affinity for the style in modern times, will both tell you. In the present, the genre in all its…
Fall is coming in faster than a crisp breeze, and so is news of a new season of film festivals, including two beloved fests that just announced their expanded line-ups this week. First up is the 37th Annual Aspen Filmfest, which is counting on the changing leaves to lure filmgoers…
Denver’s third Biennial of the Americas wrapped up its run last weekend as most of the official exhibits closed. Over the past few months, artists, innovators and experts had been charged with exploring the theme of “Now.” But the overall experience left many locals underwhelmed, as have the two previous…
Trine Bumiller: 100 Paintings for 100 Years, now at the McNichols Building, is unquestionably one of the best exhibits of the year — if only for the breadth of Bumiller’s vision. That vision took shape last summer when Bumiller, who lives in Denver, was selected to be an artist-in-residence at…
Plans? We don’t need no stinking plans. From the beginning, the plan for the tiny house has always been in flux. A lot of my initial ideas have been scrapped for lack of practicality – for example, a back door/escape hatch and the idea of having a washer and dryer,…
It’s the first Tuesday in September, which means it’s World Art Drop Day. Denver Arts & Venues is celebrating World Art Drop Day by dropping clues and miniature blue bears around Denver that resemble Lawrence Argent’s “I See What You Mean”; Arts & Venues will be taking photos of the blue…
With the cooling of the season comes the cooling of hot properties at the ol’ cineplex. But fear not, because Denver is ripe with plenty of alternative cinema fun, and the city’s best non-blockbuster venues have this month’s movie treats on lockdown. It’s time to harvest, so grab a basket…
Indie design blogger Jeanne Connolly loves to see how creative people put their houses together. In this series, she shares some of her favorite homes, taking us inside the unique private spaces of metro Denver and beyond. Colorful poetic phrases, reclaimed materials and bold block letters grab your attention, while…
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. “Art is something I’ve always been drawn to — no pun intended,”…
School is back in session – sorry, students; congratulations, parents – and before we know it, fall will be here, ushering in cooler weather and pumpkin spice everything. Whether you consider that good news or bad, we do still have a few precious weeks of summer to enjoy -and being…
Women artists are in the spotlight this weekend as an international star in performance art gets a major survey down south in Colorado Springs, while here in Denver, you’ll find new work at the Spark co-op and and art party in the boutique gallery, Super Ordinary. Be dazzled and have…
At the moment, Matt Scobey’s back yard is his studio — and he’s been putting in ten-hour days there, laboring over the concrete forms he molds over things like grapefruit halves, basketballs, plastic water bottles and IKEA-shelving modules, getting ready for his solo showcase, Come Dig the Essence, which opens…
Summer has been a great street-art season. The city has welcomed over 100 new murals this season, ranging from pieces done with Urban Arts Fund grants to the Namta Mural Project to private commissions. We scouted out every mural we could find, and narrowed down the offerings in this incredible…
It used to be that the art world in Denver took a breather in August, to mark the close of one season and allow galleries to gear up for the next one, which started after Labor Day — but that’s clearly not the case anymore. This month has seen a…
As an artist, when you go into the studio and begin something, you always know there is the possibility of change. You respond to the materials, the light, the whims and discords, and eventually something emerges. You may enter with a “plan,” but intuition and the muse will have their…
The writing’s on the wall in two shows currently on display at Point Gallery, featuring artists Jennifer Davey and Deirdre Adams. Both are set to close at the end of this week. The main attraction in the front spaces is Bound, a solo featuring recent paintings by Jennifer Davey. The…
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. TJ Raygun started out as a business major at Metropolitan State University…
“We are so thrilled to be letting people in and experience the magic of this 135-year-old building,” says David Nehls, vice-president of the Historic Elitch Theatre Foundation and chairman of the new Classic Indoor Film Series, which opens Friday, August 28, with a screening of Spaceballs, Mel Brooks’s parody of Star…
Denver has art niches galore, from co-operatives to temporary galleries and art studios in gardens and parks. Here’s where to enjoy art — and art-making — during summer’s last hurrah. Michael Brohman: Tipping Point Pirate Contemporary Art August 21 through September 6 Opening reception: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, August…
Ed Nichols is announcing this afternoon that he is stepping down as CEO of History Colorado after eight years at the helm, during which time he oversaw the construction of the History Colorado Center at 1200 Broadway, in a state-of-the-art facility designed by David Tryba. Also leaving is Kathryn Hill,…
In an ever-evolving art scene, a new space will challenge Denver’s perception of the typical museum. Black Cube, a large container and “nomadic contemporary art museum” set to launch at the end of September, will function as a pop-up exhibition space, a gallery and a museum shop that will travel…
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is one of the shining lights of Colorado’s cultural scene. As an exhibition venue, it’s very large and includes space not just for art exhibits, but also for theater, dance and art education. And the exhibit program is a standout, thanks to…
