Tank Studios Open House

Category: Event Announcements

Published on May 15, 2013

Tank Studios Open House

Saturday May 18th, 2013 from 4-8pm

• Featuring RedLine Alumni and local artists including Beau Carey, Theresa Clowes, Ian Fisher, Conor King, Gretchen Marie Schaefer, Sarah Wallace Scott, Joel Swanson, Derrick Velasquez and David Zimmer

TANK Studios
1474 South Acoma Street
Denver, Colorado 80223
https://www.facebook.com/pages/TANK-Studios/155546961283607

 

Call for Entry: Best of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe 2013

Category: Call for Entries

Published on May 07, 2013

Call for Entry: Best of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, 2012-2013

Exhibition at Niza Knoll Gallery

Entries due by Sunday June 30th, 2013

• Jurors: Beth Armijo, Mark A. Outman and Daliah Singer
• Exhibition Dates: July 16 - August 10, 2013

(from the press release)

Timed to celebrate Denver’s Biennial of the Americas 2013, the “Best of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe” celebrates the District’s artists, too. It includes a Call for Entry, an Exhibition, Awards Party and People’s Choice Awards, all designed to showcase Santa Fe Drive as a unique art and cultural district.

Artists are invited to submit work to be selected for a “Best of” exhibition to be held at the Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver, from July 16 through August. 10. All artists in all mediums who have exhibited artwork in the District anytime during 2012 and until June 30, 2013 are eligible. Submitted artwork does not necessarily need to have been featured in an exhibition; it is the artists’ participation in the District that qualifies them.

Submissions may be made no later than June 30 to http://YouJudgeIt.org/BestOfSantaFe where complete details are outlined. The entry fee is $30 for up to three pieces per entry and multiple entries are welcome. All submissions must be for sale.

Jurors are Beth Armijo, Principal of Armijo Design Group, an interior design firm; Mark A. Outman, Associate Principal of Fentress Architects, the firm that designed the new Denver Justice Center; and Daliah Singer, associate editor of 5280 Magazine, who writes about art and contributes to all segments of the publication. The jurors will judge artwork based on uniqueness, quality, overall execution and knowledge of medium. Emotional connection and the artist’s ability to clearly communicate will also be considered.

Approximately 40 pieces will be selected for the exhibition. Each juror will award a “Best of Show” and, during the run of the exhibition, gallery visitors may vote for their favorites in the People’s Choice Awards.

Biennial of the Americas
The Biennial of the Americas is an international festival of art, culture and ideas that inspires critical thinking and promotes action. Commencing on July 16 in Denver, the opening week of the Biennial brings together leaders from throughout the Americas for four days of symposia and workshops.

“Best of” is coordinated by Art D’Elke, LLC, the collaboration of artist/art consultant Elke McGuire and marketing specialist Denise Robert. For more information, please visit http://www.ArtDElke.com or call 303-368-5208.

 

Second Friday Artist Festival at Loveland Feed & Grain

Category: Regional News

Published on May 07, 2013

Second Friday Artist Festival

In The Meantime Gallery at the Loveland Feed & Grain (Loveland CO)

Friday May 10, 2013 from 6-9pm

The Historic Loveland Feed and Grain will play host to regional visual artists and musicians for Second Friday arts festival. Local musicians and artists will be showing their talent through performance, demonstrations, art sales and food from the Chaulkboard Gourmet Express Food Truck with tours offered by NOVO Restoration. Two installations by Abbie R Powers and Brett Mulnix, and Dina Kalahar will also be a part of the tour. The event will be at the Historic Feed and Grain building, at 130 W. 3rd St. in Loveland Co, on May 10th, 2013, from 6 to 9 PM.

Outside there will be artist demo booths as well as art sales booths. For this event booth space will be free and artists are encouraged to contact the Feed and Grain for information about how to be a part of the event. On the porch local musicians, including a 5 piece band called The Holdfast, will play with the building as a backdrop. Inside the main gallery work by several regional artists will be on display including two installations to celebrate May History Month. Hundreds of historic photographs, collected by historian Diane V. Littlefield from around the world, are on display. A chronology made with recovered Feed and Grain documents, transcribed and ordered by artist Olivia Lowe, outline the history of the building and the people who worked within it. In the East Gallery of the Feed and Grain, students from Bill Reed, Con Ball, Lucile Erwin, and Walt Clark middle schools will be displaying black and white photographic prints developed in the Bill Reed darkroom. Viewers can also enjoy porcelain, and glass installations by professional artists Abbie R Powers, Brett Mulnix, and Dina Kalahar.

The students involved with this project are Gifted and Talented students, sponsored by Shadowing in the Arts, and Loveland Integrated School of the Arts (LISA). LISA is dedicated to students who require special provisions to meet their developmentally advanced needs. LISA challenges and nurtures artistic students through programs that integrate the arts into one another, and into the core curriculum's of social studies, math, and science. The Historic Loveland Feed and Grain is home to some of the Front Range's most innovative art events, cultural happenings and community gatherings. Located in West Loveland, the Feed and Grain has hosts several art events throughout the year, including the annual Love + Light Exhibit. The old office was re-purposed into the permanent exhibit space In The Meantime Gallery which houses and features the work of several local artists including Ildanach Studios, Fox Ryde Gardens, Robert Campagna, Abbie R Powers, Dina Kalahar, Jacqueline McKinney, Chelsea Gilmore and Selina Karim. In The Meantime Gallery is open every second Friday from 6-9pm.

 

The Artist's Studio at RedLine

Category: Event Announcements

Published on May 07, 2013

The Artist's Studio

RedLine

Second Saturdays from 6-8pm

• $10, free to members
• Details online at http://redlineart.org/art/events/other-events/the-artists-studio.html
  

RedLine's new program series, "The Artist's Studio," features one resident artist every month. Taking place during RiNo Second Saturdays, the featured artist will produce an event of their own design. With the resident artists' complete creative license and flexibility, each event will be a unique happening. This program seeks to more closely connect RedLine members and visitors with our resident and resource artist community and their work.

2013 Calendar

• May: Andre Daughtry
• June: Justin Beard
• July: Jaime Carrejo
• August: Donald Fodness
• October: Laura Shill
• November: Blake Sanz
• December: Zach Reini

2014 Calendar

• January: Chinn Wang
• February: Katie Caron
• March: Amber Cobb
• April: Alvin Gregorio
• May: Katie Watson
• June: Nikki Pike
• August: Heather Doyle-Maier
• September: dylan scholinski

RedLine
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm
http://www.redlineart.org

 

Call for Entries: Gambling the Aisle

Category: Call for Entries

Published on April 10, 2013

Call for Entries: Gambling the Aisle

Guidelines online at http://www.gamblingtheaisle.com

• Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis

Gambling the Aisle, a Denver based literary arts magazine invites artist submissions in all documentable media for upcoming issues. Several artists are selected for each issue which features images of the work, bio info, and contact info. Each issue has one artist selected as the Featured Artist which includes a cover image and an interview with the visual arts editor.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.gamblingtheaisle.com. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis.

 

Call for Entries: Cutting Edges

Category: Call for Entries

Published on March 27, 2013

Call for Entries: Cutting Edges A Juried Rocky Mountain Regional Mosaic Exhibit

Lakewood Cultural Center

Entry Deadline: Monday July 1st, 2013 at 5pm

• Juror: award-winning mosaic artist Julie Richey
• For more information, call Lorene Joos at 303-987-7844 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Lakewood Cultural Center is pleased to present the first regional mosaic fine art exhibit in collaboration with colorado Mosaic Artists (www.coloradomosaics.org). This exhibit is open to any artist living in the following Rocky Mountain states: colorado, idaho, montana, wyoming, utah, new mexico or arizona.

Our honored juror is international award-winning mosaic artist Julie richey. A graduate of the university of dallas, Julie began making mosaics in 1991, completing residential, commercial, sacred and public art projects in the us, italy, spain and Mexico. she has exhibited in the sAMA Mosaic Arts international (MAi) juried exhibition for ten years and in juried shows throughout the us and italy. Julie conducts annual art tours to italy and the biennial ravenna Mosaico festival. http://www.juliericheymosaics.com.

Requirements for Submissions:

1. entries must be original mosaic; both 2d and 3d artworks are eligible
2. the following will not be considered: kits, reproductions, mirrors, furniture, jewelry and other decorated functional objects. (example: A mosaic musical instrument is non-functioning, different from a table or lamp)
3. Art cannot have been previously shown at the lakewood cultural center
4. 3d pieces must measure less than 6’ wide or tall and weigh less than 200 lbs
5. 2d pieces must measure less than 4’ wide or tall and weigh less than 40 lbs
6. exhibited work must be for sale. lakewood cultural center will retain 40% commission on work sold

• Judging will be from digital images, and $2,000 in award money will be presented
• Email notifications of acceptance will be by August 1st
• Exhibit dates September 6 - November 2, 2013
• http://www.coloradomosaics.org/tl_files/publiccmadownloads/Cutting_Edges_Prospectus2013.pdf
• Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80226

 

BoardPusher.com Third Thursday Skateboard Design Contest

Category: Call for Entries

Published on March 24, 2013

BoardPusher.com Third Thursday Skateboard Design Contest

• Details at http://www.boardpusher.com/contest

Every month will involve a new skateboard design theme and each winner will receive a $100 cash prize as well as their design printed on a skateboard deck. Each winner will also receive a spot in the new limited edition Third Thursday shop creating a ongoing catalog of winners and representation for those artist.

Rules:

1. EVERYONE across the globe is eligible to enter.
2. Only ONE entry per person per month.
3. This month's design must be on a "popsicle" shape deck.
4. Your graphic must incorporate this month's theme in some way to be considered a valid entry.

Here's how you can get started:

-If you haven't already, sign up for a user profile here (it's free and painless). Confirm your email and get to designing.

-We have templates to help with the design process available to download here.

-Once you've completed your design, upload your graphic using our deck designer. Make your adjustments (rotating the graphic, centering, etc.) then click "save" to add the board to your profile.

-On the next page click the "SAVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT" button and then you will be able to title your board and give it a brief description if you'd like.

Now you're ready to enter your board.

-Come back to this page and click "ENTER CONTEST" at the bottom.
-Click "Submit To Contest" under the design you want to enter and that's it. Remember you can only enter one graphic per contest. Make sure your design coincides with our theme for it to be considered a valid entry.

 

CPAC's Hal Gould ViP Award Goes To...

Category: Local News

Published on February 27, 2013

Local Photographer/Curator Mark Sink To Receive First Ever Hal Gould ViP Award

(from the press release)

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center will be awarding well-known Denver photographer and curator Mark Sink with the inaugural “Hal Gould Vision in Photography (ViP) Award.” The award is named in honor of Gould, 93, who was a founder of CPAC and retired in 2011 after closing his legendary Camera Obscura Gallery. Both Gould and Sink will be present at a March 28 fundraising dinner to celebrate Gould’s legacy and CPAC’s 50th anniversary. Persons interested in attending the dinner celebration may do so by contacting CPAC at 303-837-1341 or registering online at www.cpacphoto.org. The event will be held at the Table 6 restaurant, located at 609 Corona Street in Denver.

“This award to Mark Sink is made in recognition of his many significant contributions to raising awareness, value, and appreciation of contemporary and fine art photography in this region, particularly through his curatorial and entrepreneurial initiatives,” stated Rupert Jenkins, CPAC executive director.

Also known as the founder of Denver’s Month of Photography (MoP), Sink curated his first exhibitions at Auraria's Emanuel Gallery in the early 1980s. After a spell in New York City photographing for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine, he returned to Denver and became a co- founder and later Interim Director of MCA Denver. Sink has been the driving force behind MoP since it began in 2004. The biennial event takes place in March and now features numerous exhibitions and events throughout central Colorado.

Similarly, Gould is a regional photography giant. “As the inspiration behind countless photographers and visitors to the Camera Obscura Gallery, Hal Gould has had an immense effect on the photographic arts in Colorado and the Western Region,” stated Jenkins.

A practiced portrait photographer who eventually shifted into fine art photography, Gould was a longtime advocate for the medium at a time when it was denied recognition as a legitimate art form. In 1963 he joined with a group of like-minded people to form CPAC and open a gallery at 13th Avenue and Bannock Street in Denver. In 1979, after 15 years as CPAC’s exhibition committee Chair, Gould left the organization to found the Camera Obscura Gallery next door. The gallery closed in 2011. Gould continues to live in Denver and remains an avid supporter and viewer of photography.

Denver-based sculptor Yoshitomo Saito, who is known for his sculptures of natural forms, is crafting the Hal Gould Vision in Photography Award inspired by the Bristlecone Pine, in recognition one of Gould’s signature series.

“The Denver metro region has a committed and supportive photography community, and over the last 50 years Gould, Sink and CPAC have done much to nurture that effect,” said Jenkins, who added, “We expect a great turnout for this event, especially given our 50th Anniversary and the presence of these photographic luminaries.”

Jenkins said guests at the fundraising dinner will be treated to an auction of select fine prints by well-known photo-based artists, photo booth portraits taken by local artist Laura Shill, and a superb three-course meal served at one of Denver’s finest restaurants.

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

 

In Review: Denver Arts 2012

Category: Local News

Published on December 27, 2012

In Review: Denver Arts 2012

DenverArts.org director Ken Hamel's un-numbered, un-ordered, and somewhat un-structured look back at the local year in art...

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* Spending Time at RedLine

Almost every exhibit at RedLine in 2012 was top notch, a look back includes Wang Gongxin (pix), Hybrid (pix), Material Engagements (pix), Off The Beaten Path:Violence, Women and Art, and The Human Touch, comprised of work hand picked from the Royal Bank of Canada's Wealth Management division's art collection by local curator William Biety. Biety's selections were like having a mini-museum in town, featuring over 50 works from artists including Kehinde Wiley, Vik Muniz, John Baldessari and Chuck Close. (left: William Biety with RBC collection curator Don McNeil.)

And if the great art is not enough, stop by to wander through the RedLine members' open (and very much working) studios taking in the artistic process of some of Denver's most notable emerging talent.

* Spending Time with Clyfford

One year later, I can say with great enthusiasm that the Clyfford Still Museum is an unabashed hit. An afternoon in the museum is like walking through the park, but with towering paintings taking the place of trees, and stoic formed concrete substituting for dreamy clouds. I love being in the building and I never tire of the work, which changes with unexpected regularity (and quite frankly even if the collection was static, I'm fine revisiting works that have become like old friends.) Still is celebrated with dedicated rooms at institutions across the US including SF MOMA, NY's Met, the Hirshhorn in DC, etc., we're fortunate to have the moneyshot right here in Denver. (right: Joel Shapiro's "For Jennifer" in front of the CSM)

* And Spending Time at the MCA

Several years more than one year later, but as above wtih Clyfford, the MCA has settled into a wonderful home that is a pleasure to spend time in. The recent show Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art was a treat and spoke to me in a much more meaningful way than either "Primal Scene of Punk Rock" or West of Center, two history lessons that were less engaging artistically than Postscript. And More American Photographs was without doubt Denver's best photography exhibit of 2012 featuring recent work by iconic photographers Stephen Shore and Larry Clark among others.

* Milestones at the DAM

Several notable shows at the DAM, especially the excellent El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa which transformed the 4th floor of the Hamilton building into an African tapestry of twisted refuse and charred wood. I was also impressed with Gary Winogrand's Women Are Beautiful, nicely presented by the DAM's curator of photography Eric Paddock. While not exactly my bailiwick, the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective was well received locally with sellout crowds, and the Becoming Van Gogh exhibit was a unique achievement that deserves praise. And at over $20 per pop for entrance fees to the two aforementioned blockbusters, Let Them Mint Cash. (left: Eric Paddock)

* Public Art Tours from Arts and Venues

The city of Denver has an extensive collection of public art that you can take in at your leisure on your own, but I never miss an opportunity to join in on the popular public art tours held throughout the summer by the city's excellent staff and volunteers. I especially enjoyed the tour of Civic Center Park by Leon Krier (pix) and the 14th St / Convention Center tours by Mandy Renaud (pix). More info at http://www.denvergov.org/publicart.

* Colorado Photographic Arts Center First Year

CPAC is hitting its stride in 2012 with several excellent exhibits including Laura Shill and Adam Milner, Matt Slaby and Matt Eich, Ed Kashi and Ruby Ray. In addition, CPAC played host to Katie Taft's Action Figures artist talk series (with Katie interviewing guest artists Judy Anderson, Sabin Aell and Brigid McAuliffe among others) as well as an excellent Portfolio Review series where up-and-coming photographers can have their latest images scoped by CPAC's director Rupert Jenkins alongside a rotating cast of well known luminaries on the local photo scene (including Carol Golemboski and Jessie Paige) (right: Rupert Jenkins and Carol Golemboski)

* Plus Plus

Ivar Zeile of Plus Gallery played host to a solid series of excellent artist talks as well as film and music events at the gallery. I especially enjoyed New Abstraction Today: Four Essential Plus Gallery Artists (pix) and Xi Zhang's March 2012 gallery talk. You can keep up with the gallery's events by signing up for Ivar's weekly newsletter which of course has a strong emphasis on his gallery's artists and events, but also has an eye on other interesting goings on around town as well; sign up at http://www.plusgallery.com/newsletter.php

 * DenverArts.org 2012 Stuff

Happy 5 year anniversary DenverArts.org! The May celebration at City O' City was epic, including a "trippin' down memory lane" interview with Katie Taft and a 45 minute retrospective slideshow featuring some 150 photographs of artists I have taken since 2007. Thanks everyone for coming out and showing support. Also of note on the website, a new application for generating maps of the various Denver arts districts and a new, easier to read newsletter format.

* Noteworthy Milestones and Events:

• GroundSwell Gallery's one year anniversary, congrats to gallery directors Rebecca Peebles and Danette Montoya (right: Danette and Rebecca with Andrew Novick)
• (Adam) Gildar Gallery's inaugural year along with a year of his Art-Plant curated exhibits at City O' City featuring Sandra Fettingis, Maria Lawson and Eli Lichtenstein, and Eryn Tomlinson
• Michael Chavez takes the helm as Director of Denver's public art program and helps to launch the McNichols Civic Center Building as a new hot spot for the visual arts with Fuera de la Frontera and Collin Parson
• An hysterically funny and incorrigibly ribald evening with filmmaker (and artist) John Waters at RMCAD
• An hypnotic one night special presentation of The Glasshouse: A Surrealist Film by Danielle De Picciotto with live music by Alexander Hacke of Einstuerzende Neubauten
• Virga: The Sound Performance at the Delgany Pedestrian Bridge with art and music by Patrick Marold and Morton Waller; let's hope Denver's Arts and Venues can sponsor similar programing in 2013
• The Denver Arts Week "Night at the Museums" continues to be a lot of fun, a great way to take in venues like the Kirkland Museum for free

* Exhibits of Note:

• The ubiquitous Adam Milner with exhibits at the MCA, Vertigo (with Kelcy Chase Folsom), CPAC (with Laura Shill) and the Arvada Center (right: Adam Milner)
• Two great shows by Denver's Andy Berg at the Singer Gallery and at Rule
• Republic Plaza: The Culture of African-American Art
• CVA: Out FIGURED
• Plus: 11 Ceremonies: New Paintings by Xi Zhang and William Betts: Remote Sensing
• Punk rock photo shows from Richard Peterson at Gildar Gallery and the MCA, and Punk Passage and Mining Denver’s Underground Rock Photography at CPAC
• Robischon: Appropriated: The Chronicled West, Derrick Velasquez and Judy Pfaff
• Ironton: Lanny DeVuono and Melissa Furness
• Ironwood: Gemma Bayly
• Viviane Le Courtois at BMOCA
• Pirate: Debra Sanders: Swell, Phil Bender and Sigri Strand
  
• MacSpa: Yuri Zupancic: Microchip Paintings
• David B. Smith: Hong Seon Jang and the Group Exhibition 2012
• GroundSwell: Andrew Novick: Food Face
• Arvada Center: Faces, Places & Spaces
• Ice Cube: Kathy Knaus and Jennifer Jeannelle, Theresa Anderson, Rebecca Vaughan and Pink Collar Glam, Amber Fries
• Z Art Dept.: Robert Mangold
• Victoria H. Myhren Gallery: Richard Bell: Uz vs. Them
• Goodwin: Yoshi Saito

Best wishes for a fantastic 2013! - KLH

(all photos by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org)

 

PlatteForum 2013-2014 Creative Residency

Category: Local News

Published on November 21, 2012

PlatteForum 2013-2014 Creative Residency

Application deadline March 15, 2013

• Applicatiion Fee: $35

(from the press release)

PlatteForum's Creative Residency program offers the opportunity for reflection and intensive creative work. This stipend-based program aims to create an eenvironment where artists create a body of work, interact with underserved youth in the community, and present the work to the public in exhibitions, performances and events. PlatteForum is a member of the Alliance of Artist Communities, an international organization that advances creativity. While there are many ways to support and experience the arts – books and paintings, performances and poetry, movies, museums, and music – artists’ communities support individuals in the creation of new art and ideas.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Who Can Apply: The Creative Residency programs are open to artists in all genres. Applications from established professional artists, emerging artists, and graduate students are welcome. We encourage local, national, and international artists to apply. Artistic excellence, merit, and creative ways for interacting with the public as articulated in the application are important criteria in the selection process. Applicants must be able to speak and understand English. There is a three-year waiting period for former residents (for example, a Creative Resident from the 2010-11 season is not eligible to apply until the 2013-14 season). Resident artists are asked to donate a piece of art that will be auctioned by PlatteForum to support the residency program. Apply now.

Selection Process: An interdisciplinary selection committee will consider applications for the residencies. Care will be given to selecting artists who represent a variety of genres, experiences, and ideas.

Stipend/Support: PlatteForum provides facility, stipend ($250/week) to help defray artist expenses, staff support, program administration, workshop support, youth workshop supplies, opening event, press releases, printed invitations.

Facilities & Services: The contemporary facility is over 3,000 square feet with dedicated outdoor sculpture area and plaza. An open studio (2,000 square feet) is surrounded by staff offices, kitchen, restrooms, and artist/staff space with shower and futon couch.

Housing: Modest, private artist apartment with private bathroom, shower and futon.

Meals: Kitchen is available for artists' use.

Computer/Internet Access: Computer and internet connection provided in common area (shared), Computer and internet connection provided in living or studio area (private), Wireless Internet

Accessibility: housing/grounds/studios are accessible. Public areas and studios are wheelchair accessible.

Residency Fees: none

Additional Expectations/Community Involvement: Strengthening individual practice through collaboration. Resident artists dedicate 4-6 hours each week to work with one small groups of underserved youth, K-12, in intensive workshops that build upon the ideas and forms of the Creative Resident. PlatteForum staff supports the artist in the organization and facilitation of the youth workshops. Each residency culminates in a public reception where the work and ideas of the Creative Resident and the youth are presented in a performance, exhibition or artist talk, seminar,depending on the work of the Creative Resident and the youth. 

PlatteForum
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

 

Evan Mann Kickstarter for The Otherwordly

Category: Local News

Published on October 17, 2012

Denver Artist Evan Mann Kickstarter

Raising funds for THE OTHERWORLDLY: an exploratory experimental video

(from Evan:)

I have teamed up with Kickstarter to launch a funraising campaign to produce my next video project, The Otherworldly.

"Fundrasing campaign... what's in it for me?"

Well, I am glad you asked: I am selling limited edition screen-printed t-shits and original artwork to gather the necessary resources to begin production. No pledge amount is too great or small, you can contribute at any level. If we do not reach our minimum goal of $8,000 in the next 30 days, credit cards will not be charged, rewards will not be given, and The Otherworldly will not be created... but not to worry, because 95% of the things we worry about never actually happen.

 

Redline Figurative Drawing Classes

Category: Event Announcements

Published on June 25, 2012

Non-Instructive Figure Drawing Workshop

RedLine

Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm

• $5 / $3 members
• Non-instructive figure workshop open to all media with live model for attendees to work from
• RedLine artists will be present to monitor and assist with each session
  

RedLine
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm
http://www.redlineart.org

 

Plein Air Workshop with Sandra Kaplan

Category: Regional News

Published on June 24, 2012

Plein Air Workshop in Vail Valley with Sandra Kaplan

Wednesday July 25 - Sunday July 29, 2012

“Near Minturn” by Sandra Kaplan

(from the press release)

Colorado's scenic Vail Valley is the setting this summer for a Plein Air Workshop with artist/teacher Sandra Kaplan. Scheduled for Wednesday through Sunday, July 25-29, the workshop takes place at locations as picturesque as the top of Vail Mountain, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, the Minturn Farmer’s Market and a private patio on the Eagle River. In the town of Minturn, the art-filled home and gardens of artist Lynn Feiger are workshop headquarters.

A curated exhibition of artwork created during the workshop opens on Labor Day, September 3, and continues through the end of the month. Sponsored by 104.7 The Mile, the post-workshop exhibition is hosted by the radio station in the lobby of its Minturn studios.

Registration is limited to 12 participants and the fee is $749 per person, which includes one-on-one instruction and daily critique, an escorted Vail Valley gallery artwalk, tickets and entry fees for all activities, a welcome reception and most meals.

About Sandra Kaplan: Sandra Kaplan has spent her life as a painter, working in watercolor, acrylic, oil and most recently, mixed-media collage. Sandra’s work can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the U.S. as well as in Stockholm, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Hong Kong and Japan. Sandra’s paintings have been recognized in a variety of publications including The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, American Artist, Southwest Art, Artist Magazine and Art in America. An instructor at the Art Students League of Denver, she teaches plein air workshops in locations throughout Europe and the United States. Please visit www.SandraKaplan.com.

Art D’Elke: The workshop is presented by Art D’Elke, the collaboration of artist/art consultant Elke McGuire and marketing consultant Denise Robert, who produce art exhibitions, workshops, sales and special events in support of Colorado artists in venues throughout the state.

For more information, please call 303-368-5208 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

 

Carbondale's Art Around Town

Category: Regional News

Published on May 23, 2012

"Art aRound Town Sculpture Exhibition"

Carbondale Colorado

• Artist-led public walking tour: Friday, June 1 at 5pm (3rd & Main, Carbondale)
• 12 new works installed throughout Carbondale by artists from 7 states

(from the press release)

the Carbondale Public Arts Commission (CPAC) is proud to present its 10th annual 2012 Art aRound Town sculpture exhibition. Featuring works by 12 artists from seven states, Art aRound Town is a rotating, year-long public art exhibition that showcases sculptures in highly visible places within the town of Carbondale. In addition, there will be a 13th sculptural piece created by students from Carbondale schools.

The sculptures within the exhibition vary from representational to abstract, and were chosen by a jury made up of CPAC members and town officials, chaired by internationally known Carbondale artist James Surls.

For this show, 59 artists from around the United States submitted sculpture-based works for consideration. For the second consecutive year the “call” was placed on the Call for Artist (Café) national web site for public art. 2012 Art aRound Town exhibition participating artists are: Casey Cooper (San Antonio, TX), Michael Dunton (Castle Valley, UT), Kim Ferrer (Fort Collins, CO), Shohini Ghosh (Litleton, CO), Suzanne Kane (Las Cruces, NM), Michael Lindsay (Carbondale, CO), Nancy Lovendahl (Old Snowmass, CO), Gary Mitchell (St. Louis, MO), Joe Norman (Salt Lake City, UT), Pokey Park (Tucson, AZ), C.J. Rench (Hood River, OR), and Kevin Shaffer (Evergreen, CO).

Of the 2012 selections, CPAC Co-chair Mark Harris comments: “Having been involved as a community member, artist, juror and chair with CPAC and Art aRound Town for the past four years and have witnessed the growth and the strength of our endeavors with each passing year since. I think the work in this year’s exhibition is among the strongest I’ve seen, and I am once again very excited to be part of sharing it within our community.”

CPAC Co-Chair Brad Sherman adds: “It’s wonderful to be unveiling another year of truly fantastic sculptures for Art aRound Town. On behalf of the committee, we are grateful to all the artists that answered the call, as well as to The Town of Carbondale for its continuing support of CPAC and in making the arts a cornerstone of our town.”

In addition to the CPAC Art aRound Town sculpture exhibition during the town of Carbondale’s monthly “First Friday” event, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities (CCAH) will be holding a sculptural exhibition at Carbondale’s 3rd Street Center (PAC3) at 520 South 3rd St., that includes alternate artworks of Art aRound Town participating sculptors. For more information on the CCAH and the exhibition, please contact Amy Kimberly or Ro Mead at 970.963.1680.

 

May 2012 Website Update

Category: Local News

Published on May 17, 2012

May 2012 Website Update

UPDATE: As of May 20th, besides for ongoing updating of legacy links from the old site format to the new link name format, everything is pretty much back to normal, thanks for your patience! If you are linking to content on DenverArts.org, be sure to update your links to the new "Search Engine Friendly" URLs.

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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!

 

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  

 

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

(from the press release)

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

(from the website)

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

 

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

Daniel Libeskind, the architect behind the Denver Art Museum's 2006 addition has yet another museum commission under his belt with the opening of the Dresden Museum of Military History this week.

• Click Here for details from the Studio Daniel Libeskind Website
• Click Here for some pictures from online magazine De Zeen

 

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"