For decades, feminists have challenged the art world to open up galleries and museums to women artists. While nominal progress has been made, many major institutions still show a disproportionate amount of work by male artists. This disparity is one of many reasons critics Eleanor Heartney and Nancy Princenthal and…
If you publish a book for teens, will they get off their phones long enough to read it? That’s the question Colorado author and small-talk expert Debra Fine had to ask when she wrote her newest book, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-to-Face Communication for Teenagers. Ironically, the book…
When the Cinderella City mall opened its doors in Englewood in the ’60s, it was state of the art in an almost Disney-esque fashion, all light and fountains and lofty arches, with a movie theater and the quaint Cinder Alley, a tchotchke lane where the hippie kids shopped. But, like…
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. The Godfather has an offer you can’t refuse. Actually, that’s the Colorado…
There are secrets behind the public art pieces at Denver International Airport — and it’s not what conspiracy theorists would have you believe. We checked in with DIA Exhibitions Coordinator Tim Vacca and Public Art Program Coordinator Mandy Renaud, and discovered there’s a method to all the madness. Keep reading…
It’s summer, when the co-ops chug along with regularly scheduled member shows — and sometimes, the art spills outdoors. Here are some new-show picks to help get you artfully through the weekend. See also: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy: I Think I Feel Something…
The annual Denver Face Paint and Body Art Jam is taking place at Mountain Air Ranch from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. And there should be plenty of bodies to work with, since Mountain Air is a clothing (very) optional facility. Unfamiliar with body art? We’ve collected…
The Museo de las Americas is making its mark this summer with Outside in 303, an incredible show that gives a glimpse into the scene of Latino taggers that have been more or less hidden from the rest of the art world — although their efforts have been visible on…
The new projector that Joe Machetta has been waiting for has finally arrived. The owner of the Sands — focus of the cover story “Can the Sands Theatre survive digital conversion?” — was looking at a questionable future for the movie house he’s been running in Brush since 1958. But…
When people travel through Denver International Airport, they’re rarely thinking about the art there. Typically, a travelers are more concerned with cramming McDonald’s hash browns into their kids’ mouths and getting to the gate without a mental breakdown than they are with marveling at the artwork in the terminal. But…
Outside in 303, the main summer feature at the Museo de las Americas, is absolutely spectacular, and makes a real contribution to local art literacy by revealing a scene of Latino taggers that has been more or less hidden from the rest of the art world — though their efforts…
For Paper Work, Cecily Cullen, the creative director at Metropolitan State University’s Center for Visual Art, has put together an exhibit that surveys artists from Colorado and around the country who are using paper to create 3-D compositions. Paper is a familiar art material, but it’s typically used as a…
Beyond Pop: A Tom Wesselmann Retrospective is the Denver Art Museum’s summer blockbuster. Though Wesselmann was part of the initial group of artists who launched pop art in the ’60s, his accomplishments are not as well remembered as are those of his fellow-traveling contemporaries. Maybe it’s because his chosen topics…
Lions and dragons and boats took over Sloan’s Lake Park this past weekend as thousands braved the heat to eat, shop and play at the 2014 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The culture of the Philippines was showcased this year, but entertainment included everything from Japanese taiko drumming and martial arts…
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. Summer is… sunshine, sweet tea and watermelon salad. Water, of course. Hiking,…
This weekend’s openings are in a range of venues, everything from project spaces in living rooms and storefronts to boutiques to tried-and-true co-ops. And just as the galleries themselves scream variety, so do the shows. See also: Ween Machine: Irreverent Eclectic…
Recently there have been signs of life in the old Temple Emmanuel building at 24th and Curtis streets, a Frank Edbrooke structure that’s stood vacant and boarded-up for years after serving as home to three consecutive Jewish congregations. And while the Temple, as it’s now called, is already being occupied…
Rather than throw together a group show featuring work by artists whose work is unconnected, for its current exhibit, Articulated Perspectives, the William Havu Gallery focused on four artists who all do work that is based on representational imagery but also incorporates abstract sensibilities. The show begins with a monumental…
Summer is traditionally a time for group shows, but most galleries tend to feature work by their various artists, with no clear interconnecting theme. Not so at William Havu Gallery, where owner Bill Havu and gallery administrator Nick Ryan have brought together four artists, all of whom do contemporary work…
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. “The thing is, I don’t usually hang my work in coffee shops,”…
Spit-shined Mustangs, T-Birds, Corvettes and other automotive classics were the focal point Saturday at the Denver Automotive and Diesel Center’s car show. Along with the stylin’ rides, the event featured a rockabilly costume contest and other diversions. Feast your eyes on these examples of automotive style, taken by photographer Jake…
Pop-ups, takeovers and celebrations rule the gallery scene this weekend, when a plethora of unexpected exhibitions will take flight all over town. Here are some picks to guide you through the many alternatives. See also: Writing on the Wall: Street Werkz at the Firehouse Art Center…
