Local and Regional Art News Including Events, Call For Entries and National News of Local Interest
May 2012 Website Update
- Category: Local News
- Published on May 17, 2012
May 2012 Website Update
If you are a regular reader of DenverArts.org online, you might have noticed a variety of changes (and some significant outages) over the last 3 weeks. Due to upgrades at the DenverArts.org web host, the site was moved to a new server which caused a variety of problems and created the need to totally migrate the site to a new version of software.
While there was some short term pain, the upside is improved mapping software to highlight gallery locations (with the final migration of the mapping data over the next week or so), an update to the newsletter look and functionality and a few other nice behind the scenes tools.
One of the unfortunate downsides has been the loss of most all of 5 years worth of Google indexed "Search Engine Friendly" URLs. If you have linked to an article on DenverArts.org or find something via web search in the short term, most likely that link has changed and will generate a "File Not Found" error. Please use the website search feature to find the article, note the new link and update your website or blog with the new information.
Another unfortunate side effect has been a variety of formatting problems with the site due to changes in the site template. Please be patient as things get sorted out over the next few weeks.
As always, thanks for your continued support!
Call for Entries: 2nd Annual Open Show at Studio 12
- Category: Call for Entries
- Published on May 16, 2012
Artist call for submissions: 2nd Annual Open Show
Sean Brown’s Studio 12 Gallery
Deadline for Submissions: Friday June 22, 2012
(from the press release)
Sean Brown and Studio 12 Gallery invite artists to submit work to the 2nd Annual Open Show to be held at 209 Kalamath St. #12 from July 6 to August 17, 2012. This non-juried show is one of the most attended of the year at the gallery and is a great opportunity for emerging artists to showcase and sell their work. The first 100 pieces will be accepted given they meet the size, weight and hanging specifications. Deadline for submission is June 22 at midnight and work must be dropped off at the gallery between the 23rd and the 29th of June.
To submit work please visit www.studio12gallery.com and click show application. Download the entry form for specific instructions on how to enter online or in person and for other important dates. The $15 entry fee per piece may be paid with Cash, Check, Credit Card or Money Order. Each artist may enter up to 5 pieces in a two- or three- dimensional format.
Studio 12 Gallery will be hosting two receptions during the very popular First Friday Artwalks on July 6 and August 3 from 4-9 pm. The show will also be open during regular business hours Monday-Friday 10-6 and Saturday 11-4.
Studio 12 Art Gallery combines the energy and atmosphere of a working artist's studio and art gallery. It is centrally located in Downtown Denver, Colorado in the Bolt Factory redevelopment at Second and Kalamath Street within Denver's Arts District. They feature an eclectic mix of original art, contemporary craft and design as well as offering museum quality, archival custom picture framing. The space is an excellent venue to hold parties or mixers with tall ceilings and creative exhibits that provide an original backdrop for your event. Call 303.629.8744 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
Sean Brown's Studio 12 Gallery
209 Kalamath St., Unit 12
Denver CO, 80204
303.629.8744
Mon-Fri: 10-6
Sat: 11-4
http://www.studio12gallery.com
MCA Summer of 2012 Extended Hours
- Category: Local News
- Published on May 16, 2012
MCA Summer of 2012 Extended Hours
The MCA Denver recently announced extended summer hours! I'm for sure looking forward to summer nights on the roof sipping adult beverages with friends come COB. Knowing the folks at the MCA, rest assured there will be a variety of after work mischief and events throughout the museum on a regular basis. - KLH
From the announcement: "Tuesday–Friday, Memorial Day through Labor Day, MCA Denver is proud to keep its doors and its rooftop café open until 9PM. Bring your friends. Enjoy the art. Have a drink in our rooftop garden."
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
Philip J. Steele Arts Education Foundation’s 6th Annual Art Bash
- Category: Event Announcements
- Published on May 09, 2012
Philip J. Steele Arts Education Foundation’s 6th Annual Art Bash
D Gallery
Friday May 18 2012 from 6-9pm
- Exhibition open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 through Friday, May 18
David Griggs - Distillate - Lightjet print on archival Fuji Lustre paper, 35” x 29”
The Philip J. Steele Arts Education Foundation’s 6th Annual Art Bash Exhibition and live auction event will take place on Friday evening, May 18, 2012, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at D Gallery, 3558 Navajo Street in Denver. The exhibition is currently open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 through Friday, May 18. Patrons are now bidding on works donated by a diverse and influential group of local, national, and international artists. All proceeds support the Foundation’s mission to create educational opportunities in the visual arts.
The Art Bash Exhibition and live auction event is the Foundation’s primary vehicle for raising funds for the scholarship awards. Last year’s Art Bash was at Robischon Gallery, this year’s exhibition at D Gallery includes over 95 works of art. The Foundation appreciates the support of many returning artist donors including David Griggs, Gregory Hayes, Homare Ikeda, Ania Gola Kumor, John McEnroe, Charles Parson, Clark Richert, Kevin Robb, Marco Nereo Rotelli, six members of the Steele family, Rebecca Vaughan, and Xi Zhang. New Art Bash participants include John Bonath, Irene Delka McCray, Kevin Oehler, Anthony Ortega, and Yoshitomo Saito; as well as three original pieces by Phil Steele donated by the Steele family. The 6th Annual Art Bash Collection ranges from traditional to contemporary, and includes painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed media, prints, photography, and jewelry
The Philip J Steele Arts Education Foundation is committed to creating partnerships between students and visual arts education in the state of Colorado. Its goal is to encourage, mentor, and support students throughout the visual arts community. To do this, it provides scholarships and funding that embrace the artistic passions and ambitions of students across the state. This year, the Foundation will award scholarships ranging in value from $500 to $3,000 to Colorado post-secondary art students. Please go to our website for more information.
D Gallery
3558 Navajo St.
Denver, CO 80211
http://dgallerydenver.com
Call For Artists: 4th Annual Gone to the Dogs Juried Show
- Category: Call for Entries
- Published on May 09, 2012
4th Annual Gone to the Dogs Juried Show
Niza Knoll Gallery
Deadline August 12, 2012
(from the press release)
Niza Knoll Gallery is requesting art submissions for the 4rd Annual “Gone to the Dogs” Juried Show. Local artists are asked to submit original works in any medium depicting the dog. Deadlines and other important dates are as follows:
- Work Drop off: Sunday, August 12, 2012 from 12-3 pm at 915 Santa Fe Drive, Denver.
- Announcement of accepted work: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
- Pick up of non-accepted work: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 4–6 p.m.
- Exhibit Dates: August 17 - September 22, 2012
- Opening and Artists Reception: Friday, August 17, 2012 from 5-8
- Closing date: Saturday, September 22, 2011
- Work pickup: Saturday, September 22, from 4-6 pm
- Other special events to be announced.
Gallery owner and multi-disciplinary artist Niza Knoll received her formal training in painting and graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Before becoming a full-time visual artist she had two rewarding careers as a graphic designer and a teacher of painting and photography. Niza Knoll Gallery opened in April 2010 and welcomes artists to show their portfolio. The gallery hours are Wednesday -Friday 1-5 pm, Saturday, 12-4, First and Third Friday 3-8 pm. The Mix Co-op in the back of the gallery is also open for visitors during regular hours.
For more information visit www.nizaknollgallery.com and for questions contact Niza at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 303-953-1789.
Call For Entries: ZIP POP!
- Category: Call for Entries
- Published on May 05, 2012
Call For Entries: ZIP POP!
Zip 37 Gallery
Entry Deadline: Friday, June 1st
- Juried by Dana Cain
(from the press release)Zip 37 Gallery is now accepting entries for ZIP POP! juried by Dana Cain, collector of local contemporary art and owner of Dana Cain Events. Show will run from Friday, June 15 - Sunday, July 1st.
Juror's Statement:
"Pop Art is for everyone." - Andy Warhol
I think Pop Art is one of the purest expressions of art. It cuts to the heart of one of art's primary purposes in the world - confirming the fact that EVERYTHING can be viewed as art - that everything humans make is an artistic creation on some level. Pop Art references things we encounter every day - products, celebrities, ads, media - and reminds us that all of these things are art. It's art created by our own culture, our own society, our own values. And Pop Artists revel in this, and reflect it back to us in a fabulous, elevated form. I love pop culture and plastic, and synthetic, man-made imitations of reality. I hope that Zip Pop! can showcase the beauty of it all. Denver has a superior legion of Pop Artists. Really - we have the cream of the crop here. This show is going to be amazing!
Entry Deadline: Friday, June 1st, midnight
Entry fee: $10 for (1) piece, $20 for (2) pieces, $25 for (3) pieces. Entry fees are non-refundable. Payment can be made via PayPal and sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Entries can be submitted via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Images should be no larger than 2MB and in jpeg format. Please label files with your first initial and last name along with the title of piece being submitted. In the body of the email, include your full name, phone number, mailing address, title of each piece along with size, medium and sale price. Also make sure you either use the same email account you used for PayPal or include it in the body of your email.
Artists will be notified of their status by phone or email by June 5th. Accepted entries must be dropped off at the gallery on Saturday or Sunday, June 9th & 10th, noon to 5pm. Opening reception will be Saturday, June 16th, 6-9pm. Zip 37 will retain 25% of all sales. Artists who have pieces sold will be paid within 45 days of show closing. Art can be picked up Sunday, July 1st, between 5-7pm or the following Saturday or Sunday during regular gallery hours.
Zip 37
3644 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.477.4525
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://zip37.com
Feminism & Co. Spring 2012 at the MCA
- Category: Event Announcements
- Published on April 07, 2012
Feminism & Co.
MCA Denver
4 Fridays from April 13 - May 4, 2012
- 5:30pm Reception 6:30pm Program
- Program Series $89 / $59 members; Individual Tickets $17 / $12 members (Student tickets available)
(from the press release)
Feminism & Co. is a program series that explores the fabric of contemporary culture by investigating issues relating to women and gender. Using film screening, creative performances, lectures and discussions, these evenings address women's (and men's) complicated relationship to art, politics and sexuality.
Friday, April 13: Sex Work
Join us for a conversation about the economics and aesthetics of sex work. Featuring Cassandra, former sex worker and erotic performance artist, and Djuna, professional dominatrix and blogger. (Adult content)
Friday, April 20: Feminist Restagings
What if Lolita had been written by a woman? What if the poetry of Robert Louis Steveson had been penned by a female hand? Join experimental novelist Elisabeth Sheffield and performance artist Marya Errin Jones for an evening of feminist revisions of the dusty classics.
Friday, April 27: Funny Women
How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Comedian Cory Kahaney has her own ideas. Join us for an evening of jaw-splitting humor as the provocative Kahaney disucsses the history of women in stand-up.
Friday, May 4, 2012 (lecture); Saturday, May 5, 2012 (workshop) 10:30am-12:30pm: DIY Feminist Science
Friday night features a conversation between Leah Buechley, MIT computer scientist and electronic textiles pioneer, and Margaret Wertheim, science writer and co-founder of the Institute for Figuring (the brain behind the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project). On Saturday, May 5, the duo will lead two hands-on, DIY science workshops at MCA Denver.
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
2012 Summer Internship Program at the MOA
- Category: Call for Entries
- Published on February 15, 2012
Design and Build 2012 Paid Summer Internship Program
Museum of Outdoor Arts
- Application Deadlines:
Session I, March 30SESSION I APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 6th; Session II, May 24 - For application instructions and more information visit http://www.moaonline.org/designandbuild
The Museum of Outdoor Arts is now accepting applications for their award winning Design and Build PAID Internship Program. In 2012 MOA will host two Summer sessions. Please forward to any undergraduate or high school senior students that may be interested.
Session I: Technical Theatre Project
6 intern positions available.
Ideal candidates for this session should have a good understanding of or be enrolled in programs such as digital media production, graphic design, technical theatre production, video, digital animation etc.
MOA seeks well rounded, mature individuals with a high degree of professionalism who can bring several skills to the program. Applicants must work well in a team environment as this program is highly collaborative. Applicants must be seniors in high school or undergraduate level with various backgrounds and skills. All interns will be awarded a $1,000 stipend. College credit may be available per your schools requirements.
Summer Session I Dates & Hours
May 25, 2012 - July 2, 2012. M-F 9:30am - 5:00pm, 30-35 hours per week.
Application Deadline is
Session II: Gallery Exhibition Project
12 intern positions available.
Ideal candidates for this session should have a good understanding of or be enrolled in programs such as painting, drawing, sculpture, wood working, carpentry, industrial design, exhibition design and installation, engineering, electronic engineering, digital media production, graphic design, video etc.
MOA seeks well rounded, mature individuals with a high degree of professionalism who can bring several skills to the program. Applicants must work well in a team environment as this program is highly collaborative. Applicants must be seniors in high school or undergraduate level with various backgrounds and skills. All interns will be awarded a $1,000 stipend. College credit may be available per your schools requirements.
Summer Session II Dates & Hours
July 6, 2012 - August 13, 2012. M-F 9:30am - 5:00pm, 30-35 hours per week.
Application Deadline is May 24, 2012
Contact:
Tim Vacca
Design & Build Program Manager
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
303-806-0444
Clark Richert: Nobel Inspiration
- Category: Local News
- Published on February 09, 2012
Art Precedes Science: Rule Gallery artist Clark Richert's work anticipated 2011 Nobel Prize
The work of Colorado artist Clark Richert, who teaches at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, has been cited in the February 2012 issue of Chemistry in Australia as predictive of the discovery of the quasicrystal. The article lauds chemist Daniel Schechtman's 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the quasicrystal. In a section captioned "Art Precedes Science", author Peter Karuso acknowledges Richert's finding in 1970 of a "non-periodic" tiling system which in 1982 was discovered to model the underlying structure of the quasicrystal.
From "Defying the laws of science: the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry" in the February 2012 issue of Chemistry in Australia, by Peter Karuso:
- "Art Precedes Science... As an artist, Clark Richert has been working with five-fold symmetry since the 1960s when he started building domes inspired by Buckminster Fuller at the experimental artists’ community Drop City. His domes were inspired by zonahedra such as triacontrahedra. In 1970 he discovered that the shadow cast by a three-dimensional rhombic triacontahedron produced a two dimensional pattern of two rhombi (‘fat’ and ‘skinny’ diamonds) that would tile together to fill a plane non-periodically. That year he produced several art projects based on the system, for example a poster entitled "Tree of Life". The non-periodic tessellation that underlies these works displays an interplay and interconnectedness between symmetry and asymmetry, order and disorder – the harmony of opposites. Since the 1970s, Clark has continued to work with five-fold symmetry in his art and recently had an exhibition entitled ‘Five-Zone System’ at the Rule Gallery in Denver, Colorado. An example is his most recent painting entitled ‘Quasi-Shechtman’, which is dedicated to this year’s Nobel Prize winner and graces the cover of this issue..."
Portfolio Reviews with CPAC Director Rupert Jenkins
- Category: Local News
- Published on February 08, 2012
Portfolio Review with CPAC Director Rupert Jenkins
Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Fourth Thursday of Every Month from 6-8:30pm
- Each month features a different guest reviewer joining Rupert
- Free for CPAC members, $10 for non-members
- Reviews are limited to six artists; to show your work, RSVP to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or call 303-837-1341
- Artists who are not showing but want to participate in the discussion are welcome to attend
Portfolio reviews are an important part of any photographer’s development as an artist. These informal reviews are open to all student levels and are an excellent chance to present your work in a positive environment, gain confidence, and receive constructive feedback on ways to move ahead with your project. Each month, Gallery Director Rupert Jenkins and an educator or curator from the photo community will lead discussion and critiques of six photographers’ work.
Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC)
445 South Saulsbury
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.837.1341
Tue-Fri: Noon-8:00pm
Sat/Sun: Noon-6:00pm
http://www.cpacphoto.org
Hey Denver, Trust Yourself
- Category: Local News
- Published on January 25, 2012
"Hey Denver, Trust Yourself" by Georgia Amar
8th and Santa Fe Drive - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Untitled 2012 at the DAM
- Category: Event Announcements
- Published on January 23, 2012
Untitled
Denver Art Museum
Final Fridays, February to October 2012, from 6-10pm
- Untitled events are included in general museum admission (free for DAM members)
- Students presenting valid IDs receive 2-for-1 admission when tickets are purchased onsite
- For more information, visit http://collective.denverartmuseum.org
The final Friday of the month, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) offers a dose of the unexpected with offbeat art encounters, unique detours of the DAM collection, artmaking, local music, cash bar, munchies and more. At each mixed-media Untitled event, the museum explores a specific theme with exhibition related activities and community collaborations. The museum keeps its door open late; each event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. The new season kicks off January 27 with Untitled #43 (Made in China) and continues through Untitled #52 (Written Off) on October 26.
“Untitled is the moment where we highlight ongoing creative community connections while at the same time showcasing what makes the DAM and its collections unique,” says Jaime Kopke, coordinator of adult and college programs. “At Untitled, visitors get to direct their own museum experience, deciding what’s fun and relevant to them while also getting a dose of the DAM’s collections, programming and community partners.”
That means visitors get exclusive access to their favorite curators, educators and community experts for one-night only opportunities. Artworks come out of storage, curators give special critiques and specialists share and connect their passion with the museum. Visitors can choose from a full menu of activities to curate their own night.
Here is a peek at the complete 2012 lineup. For full event details, visit http://collective.denverartmuseum.org.
- January 27: Untitled #43 (Made in China)
- February 24: Untitled #44 (Road Trip)
- March 30: Untitled #45 (Haute)
- April 27: Untitled #46 (Cipher)
- May 25: Untitled #47 (LOL)
- June 29: Untitled #48 (Anonymous)
- July 27: Untitled #49 (Ideate)
- August 31: Untitled #50 (Jet Set)
- September 28: Untitled #51 (Second Life)
- October 26: Untitled #52 (Written Off)
Untitled Vocabulary: A quick look at events that occur at every Untitled event
- Detour: Non-art experts lead tours through the DAM’s collections from their point of expertise. Past examples include a jazz trumpeter, dream interpreter, forest ranger and perfumer.
- Joan and Charlie Discuss Tonight’s Theme: At each Untitled event guests can watch Buntport Theater perform their sitcom Joan and Charlie Discuss Tonight’s Theme, based on a real modern and contemporary artwork hanging in the level three galleries.
- MakeARTtalk: This series invites Denver community members to produce a new creative work inspired by the museum collections, exhibitions or the space itself. During each Untitled, the MakeARTtalk participant(s) shares their ideas with the audience while discussing their inspiration, process, successes and failures, as well as the final work(s).
- Mini-Talking To: DAM staff and community members share their take on specific topics related to the evening’s theme.
100 W 14th Ave
Denver, CO 80204
720.865.5000
http://www.denverartmuseum.org
In Review: Denver Arts 2011
- Category: Local News
- Published on December 26, 2011
In Review: Denver Arts 2011
Another dynamic year of art and events, and another annual "top ten" look back at 2011 from Ken Hamel of DenverArts.org (in no particular order other than what comes to mind...)1) Month of Photograph 2011
Photographic mastermind Mark Sink pulled out all the stops to herd the cats of the Denver art world into unison for the 2011 biennial "Month of Photography" which graced the galleries and exterior walls of pretty much every local art district. Standout exhibits included the Three 'Month of Photography' Exhibits at RedLine, Hinterland's Down the Rabbit Hole! curated by Petra Sertic, Mr. Sink himself and Richard Peterson, Sight Unseen at the CVA, Double Diptych at Vertigo (curated by Rupert Jenkins of the CPAC) and The Big Picture at Illiterate. (right: Mark Sink)
2) Welcome Home Clyfford Still
Years in the making, the priceless legacy of abstract expressionist master Clyfford Still made its way to a new permanent home in Denver, conveniently tucked away behind the DAM. The museum is an unabashed success, competently realized both inside and out by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture. Here's wishing long-term success to another gem among Denver's growing universe of dedicated artist museums (alongside the always enjoyable Vance Kirkland Museum.)
3) That DAM Hamilton SpaceI have never been a fan of the DAM's Hamilton building, the Daniel Libeskind designed battleship that hovers over 13th st, however the DAM curatorial team put together 2 really first rate shows that made the best of the awkward space while being unequivocal hits with patrons as well. Blink! Light, Sound and the Moving Image was a multimedia extravaganza that highlighted the best of the DAM's extensive new media holdings, and while I wasn't at first particularly intrigued by the idea of a series of "Marvelous Mud" themed clay exhibits, the Overthrown: Clay Without Limits component really transcended any "medium" themed label and worked perfectly well as exceptional contemporary art. (left: Christoph Heinrich, director of the DAM with Don Flavin's "Untitled (For A.C.)", 1992)
4) Curatorial talent galoreKyle MacMillan's departure from the Denver Post will surely leave a hole when it comes to critical review of the local scene, but before he left, he penned an interesting piece on the dearth of curatorial talent ("Curators becoming a vanishing breed on local art scene"), and while the thoughtful article makes some interesting observations, there were some notable locally curated shows that flew under the radar including Do It at RMCAD and Au: Exchange at RedLine (both curated by RMCAD's Cortney Stell), several excellent exhibits at the Center for Visual Art including Altered Nature (Cecily Cullen) and Reclamation (Jennifer Garner) and Warhol in Colorado at DU's Myhren Gallery.
5) Foothill's Habitat
One thing MacMillan did nail regarding the lack of curators was the departure of Michael Chavez from the Foothills Art Center. Chavez kept the FAC on the pulse of contemporary art and did an excellent job of bringing in challenging work that didn't rock the fragile suburban Golden world, with outstanding shows like Habitat (co-curated with David B. Smith) and the 2010 North American Sculpture exhibit. (right: Michael Chavez and David B. Smith)
6) Ice Cube Warming Up
Now going on 3, the Ice Cube Gallery co-op at the Dry Ice Factory has really started to come into its own, with an interesting slate of artists (Gary Parkins, Theresa Anderson, Kathy Knaus and Jennifer Jeannelle to name a few) as well as group exhibits throughout the year. Combined with the newly located Rule Gallery next door and Hinterland across the street, 33rd and Walnut is a worthy destination on any given First Friday.
7) CPAC and WWAThe Colorado Photographic Arts Center has joined forces with Belmar's Working With Artists to forge what will be a powerhouse in local photography education and exhibition. After some initial internal reconnoitering including the departure of WWA's Linda Sheridan, the new CPAC ("cee, pee, aye, cee" please) has brought in ex-CPAC president Rupert Jenkins to helm the combined organization, a solid move that will assure a steady stream of both contemporary and historic photography exhibits. The new CPAC gallery started off with 2 excellent shows: BorderLines, curated by Erin McCarley and the Jenkins curated Situating Robert Adams, riffing on the concurrent Adams retrospective at the DAM. (left: Rupert Jenkins)
8) Nice press if you can get it
DenverArts.org receives a ton of press releases, and unfortunately a high percentage are lacking in the basic "blocking and tackling" of the form (a concise who, what where, when) let alone providing a competent general interest summary of the event or exhibition. I wanted to give some props to Amy Norton of "The Creative Angle" who consistently does an excellent job promoting events for the galleries she represents. If you desperately need help managing and promoting your gallery's events and email list, give Amy a ring.
9) DenverArts.org 2011 stuff
After a little bit of research and help from friends, I was able to set up the DenverArts facebook page which has been listing a mix of event photos and various tidbits of information that didn't have a chance to make it onto the website; don't hesitate to become a friend and digest the feed. I was also fortunate to guest juror a show built up from an excellent group of local and national photographers at tbellphotographic as part of the Is This How I Look? exhibit.
10) Other exhibits of note:
- Sandra Phillips: Virginia Maitland: Conversations in Color and Masters Of Clay
- DAM: Stacey Steers "Night Hunter"
- Abecedarian: Jonathon Wiley & Liz Greene
- CVA: Collective Nouns: MSCD Art Faculty Biennial
- Space: Mark Penner-Howell: The New Normal
- Vertigo: Machine Made and Michael Bernhardt: Ideas All Day
- RedLine: Dale Chisman in Retrospect, Exiting RedLine: Tom Guiton, Margaret Neumann, Bruce Price and Clark Richert and "So, I Work in an Art Museum"
- Pirate: Collin Parson: Light Constructs, Nick Silici/John McEnroe, Roberto Verde and Michael Brohman: “Perfect Uncertainty”
- Fancy Tiger: James Cromwell Holden
- Plus: Peaking the Edge and Bill Amundson: Blurred Vision
- William Havu: Homare Ikeda: Time is Floating
- Boxcar: Derrick Velasquez and Jessica Hilvitz, Jeremiah Ellis and Ian Rumley
- Michele Mosko: Bill Durgin
- Robischon: Chuck Forsman: Interstate Alms
Best wishes for a fantastic 2012! - KLH
(photos by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org)
Yoshitomo Saito on CBS4
- Category: Local News
- Published on November 11, 2011
Denver bronze artist Yoshi Saito and his Ironton studio are featured on local station CBS4. Click here to see the video and be sure to check out the live bronze pour this Saturday November 12th, 6:00pm at Ironton.
Ironton Studios and Gallery
3636 Chestnut Place
Denver, CO 80216
303.297.8626
Mon - Fri: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sat: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
http://irontonstudios.com
Libeskind's Latest: Dresden
- Category: Other News
- Published on October 17, 2011
Daniel Libeskind's Military History Museum Grand Opening
Dresden's Museum of Miltary History - photo © Bitter Bredt, courtesy Studio Daniel Libeskind
- Click Here for details from the Studio Daniel Libeskind Website
- Click Here for some pictures from online magazine De Zeen
2011 Longmont Studio Tour
- Category: Regional News
- Published on September 17, 2011
12th Annual Longmont Studio Tour
Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th - 11am-5pm
- Details online at http://www.LongmontStudioTour.org
- Preview Exhibit for the studio tour held at Muse Gallery, 356 Main St. in Longmont
356 Main St.
Longmont, CO 80501
303.678.7869
http://www.LongmontStudioTour.org
Audrey McNamara on Kickstarter
- Category: Local News
- Published on September 06, 2011
Kickstarter: Rainforest Paintings - A Series Abroad by Audrey McNamara
Here's a chance to support (former) Denver artist Audrey McNamara through her Kickstarter project "Rainforest Paintings"
Five Artists Selected for PlatteForum's Tenth Season
- Category: Local News
- Published on August 24, 2011
Five Artists Selected for PlatteForum's Tenth Season
(from the press release)We are pleased to announce the 2011-2012 Creative Residents at PlatteForum. Our tenth season continues the tradition of exceptional artists at PlatteForum. Follow the links for more details about each artist, their creative intentions for their residency, and ideas for collaborating with youth in Learning labs throughout the year.
- Tara Rynders, interdisciplinary video and dance artist
- In Residence: September 5 – October 21, 2011
- Opening Performance: Thursday/Friday, October 20/21, Exhibition continues through October 28
- Learning Labs: Joan Farley Academy
- Abigail Kokai, visual artist, quilt making
- In Residence: October 31 – December 16, 2011
- Exhibition: opens Thursday, December 15, 2011; continues through January 6, 2012
- Learning Lab: I Have A Dream
- Jessica Kreutter, ceramics, mixed media
- In Residence: January 9 – March 2, 2012
- Exhibition: opens Thursday, March 1; continues through March 16, 2012
- Learning Lab: ArtLab
- Libby Barbee, mixed media, environmental installations
- In Residence: March 12 – May 4, 2012
- Opening Thursday, May 3, 2012; continues through May 25, 2012
- Learning Lab: Colfax Community Network
- Jenna Avriel Rice, photography, installation
- In Residence: June 4 – August 3, 2012
- Exhibition: opens Thursday, August 2, 2012; continues through August 31
- Learning Lab: ArtLab
1610 Little Raven Street
Suite 135
Denver, CO 80202
Mon-Fri: Noon - 4:00 PM or by appointment
303.893.0791
http://www.platteforum.org
Public Art Project Kicks Off at Anythink Bennett
- Category: Regional News
- Published on June 22, 2011
Public Art Project Kicks Off at Anythink Bennett
- Community Meeting at Anythink Bennett: Monday, July 11, 2011 from 6-7:30pm (495 Seventh St., Bennett, CO 80102)
- Meet artist Deidre Adams, share stories and learn more about how to contribute to Anythink Bennett’s collaborative public art project
Deidre Adams
"This is Who We Are," Anythink’s collaborative public art project, kicks off Monday, July 11, at Anythink Bennett with a community meeting from 6-7:30 pm. Bennett residents of all ages are invited to learn more about the project and its theme: "Life on the Eastern Plains." They will also get an opportunity to meet Colorado mixed-media artist Deidre Adams who is working on the project. Adams will use stories collected from community members to help shape the piece to be displayed at Anythink Bennett. The end result will be a painted quilt that reflects the spirit of the library and the community.
During the community meeting, interested participants can sign up for a 15-minute interview session with Adams on Monday, July 18, where their stories will be recorded as part of the oral history portion of the project. Participants can meet with Adams individually or as a family and are encouraged to bring items like scraps of fabric, photos or old letters that represent their lives on the plains and aid in the storytelling. Adams will incorporate the spirit of these elements into a large, museum-quality quilt that reflects the personal accounts of Bennett residents.
Adams is a Colorado artist whose abstract style evokes the ethos of prairie living with its simplicity, textures, and moods. The quilt that Adams produces promises to be an uplifting, daring work of art that creates an emotional space of meaningful expression for the Bennett community.
As part of "This is Who We Are," Anythink Bennett will be the first library in the district to feature community-inspired artwork. The goal of the project is to pair local artists with library customers and community members to create public art that will be displayed at each of Anythink’s seven locations in Adams County. All of the exhibits will reflect the character of the communities in which they’re created and the identities of the people involved. The media used for each of the art installations will range from sculpture and painting to sound and light to digital imagery and the written word.
This project was made possible by funds raised at the Rangeview Library Friends Foundation’s 2010 fundraising event, Sparkopolis.
About Anythink™: Anythink is a new style of library – a place of unlimited imagination, where play inspires creativity and lifelong learning. Rangeview Library District serves the residents of Adams County with seven Anythink libraries and Anythink in Motion – the district’s mobile library – and is one of the recipients of the 2010 National Medal of Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For more information, go to anythinklibraries.org.
9th Annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival
- Category: Regional News
- Published on May 16, 2011
9th Annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival
Saturday & Sunday, July 23rd & 24th, 2011 from 10am-5pm daily
- Free Admission
- Wagner Park in Aspen, CO.
Welcome back to Aspen, a city with an interesting history, outdoor recreation, abundant cultural activities, a pleasant climate and beautiful natural scenery. Adding to the ambiance this summer is the 9th Annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival, set up once again in Wagner Park. You will behold a broad spectrum of mediums including sculpture, photography, glass, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media and more! Howard Alan Events offer patrons the opportunity to personally meet with the artists, commission a work of art and learn what inspires the artists work.
Wagner Park
Mill St & Durant Ave
Aspen, CO 81611
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Marie Vlasic's "Multi-phase Fine Art Extravaganza"
- Category: Local News
- Published on April 27, 2011
Painting has had a rough go of it lately for other reasons too. Recently it has had to fend for itself against increasingly immersive and interactive creative practices like performance art, installation-based art, and all manner of multidisciplinary hybrids. Some of my painter friends are content to dismiss the current curatorial appetite for 'installation art' as a mere fad, but I think the challenge it presents to painters is far more substantial. These emerging creative formats invite artists to think of their audience as participants and sometimes even co-creators. At its best, there is something socially collaborative in the experience of this kind of art. And in the age of social networking, art that asks its audience to take part has never been more relevant.
Against this backdrop, it is intriguing that Denver painter Marie Vlasic has managed to find a home for the entirely traditional practice of figurative painting in what is arguably America's most socially experimental, and participatory subculture. Vlasic's latest project will find her at this year's Burning Man festival as both participant and documentarian. She will choose her models from among the community of "Burners" in a selection process we can only imagine as improvisational, given both the free-form Utopian dynamic of the event, and Vlasic's own refined sensibilities as a portrait artist. She intends to photograph her subjects against a white sweep, to isolate them from the overstimulating environment of the festival.
On the surface this could be an entirely practical move for an artist focusing on body image as her primary subject, but it also introduces an element of anthropological curiosity and curatorial editing in a setting that almost seems designed to resist such analysis. At a festival that is all about being swept up in spectacle, Marie Vlasic seems to want to stop time and paint out the background, not out of some need to exercise control, but more to distill her relationship with her subjects in a moment that is utterly disarming and intimate for both model and artist. As Vlasic puts it in her artist statement, "By pushing and pulling the paint, the light and the shadow, I am laying them, and myself, bare on the canvas. It is my attempt to find the humanity, the God-spark, in them, and in me." This emotional daring, this taking part by both the artist and her subject fuels Vlasic's best work, and is a bold example of the practice of painting asserting it's relevance.
Vlasic plans to spend the following year creating mostly life-sized portraits for an exhibit at Walker Fine Art in September of 2012. The opening of this show will come full circle by providing attendees a taste of the Burning Man experience courtesy of fire-twirling members of Denver's own Burning Man community. And if all this weren't enough, the project is also intended to yield a blog, book and documentary video.
It's easy to imagine a project on this scale being hopelessly grounded without some outside help. To that end Marie Vlasic has set up a Kickstarter page to help raise some needed support. To get involved, or to learn more about Vlasic's "Multi-phase Fine Art Extravaganza", visit http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/vlasicstudio. - Mark Penner-Howell
Vik Muniz Waste Land on DVD
- Category: Other News
- Published on March 23, 2011
One of the most exciting exhibits to wind through Denver over the last few years was the 2007 Vik Muniz exhibit at the Museo de las Americas. Muniz is internationally known for his witty riffs on the history of art, recreating great masterpieces out of chocolate sauce, PB&J and dust to name just a few of his eclectic media. One of his themes, portraits from arranged junkyard detritus, became the narrative of an Academy Award nominated documentary "Waste Land" which had a brief one week run in Denver last year, and is now available on DVD and as a streaming selection on Netflix. The film by Lucy Walker chronicles Muniz' travels from his US base in Brooklyn back to his native Brazil where he collaborates with scavengers who eek out a living plucking recyclables from "the world's largest garbage dump" and then chronicles their myriad self-portraits built up from the intricately arranged refuse. - KLH
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