• Art Walks
Denver Art Walks are a great way to spend a leisurely early evening seeing several simultaneous openings of new art exhibits, meeting the artists, socializing with friends and enjoying refreshments provided at a variety of stops at the many establishments that specifically cater to the gallery crowd. Originally started by the Lower Downtown (LoDo) Arts District, art walks have sprung up in neighborhoods throughout the metro area.

First Friday evening of each month, 5–9pm
Central Denver Art Walk–Many galleries stay open late the first Friday of each month–generally from 5–8pm or later. Galleries with changing exhibits take this opportunity to introduce the general public to new shows. A host of surrounding businesses in the area accommodate the crowds–restaurants, bars, bookstores and so forth. Some free transportation is available for the self-guided tour. Participating districts include Lower Downtown (LoDo), River North Art District (RiNo), North Denver, Olde Town Santa Fe Drive, the Golden Triangle (GoTri), Tennyson Street and the Broadway Corridor.
Colorado Springs First Friday Art Walk–Downtown galleries and the Cottonwood Artists School and Pikes Peak Community College.
Ft. Collins First Friday Gallery Walk–Old Town Fort Collins galleries remain open from 6–9pm for this self-guided tour, refreshments are served, many offer changing exhibits so there is always something new to see each month. For additional information please contact Arts Alive Fort Collins at (970) 482-2232 or email www.arts2@artsalivefc.org

Second Fridays
Downtown Littleton Art Walk–LiDo galleries host their own walk on the second Friday of March, June, September and December.
Historic Downtown Longmont–Have a night on the town every 2nd Friday in Longmont. Visit the Old Firehouse Art Center for more information.

First Monday Art Talks
Free to the public and provides a look into the life of an artist or art group each month through a unique reproduction of their influences. The evening events will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, mediated by host Eric Matelski. The talks are held at Dazzle Jazz (9th & Lincoln, Denver) with no cover, drink specials and light menu complimentary of Dazzle.

First Tuesdays
Sangre de Cristo Art Center (Pueblo) Art Walk–Fun and informative journey through the Center's fine art exhibitions, call (719) 295-7200 for more information.

First Thursdays
Golden Art Walk–The first Thursday of each month (from May through December) in Golden, Colorado.
Evergreen Art Walk–Every first Thursday from 5-9pm.
Colorado Springs FAC Modern Wine Tasting–Every first Thursday from 5-8pm.

Free First Saturdays
General museum admission is free for Colorado residents to the Denver Art Museum on the first Saturday of each month, (720) 865-5000.

Penny First Saturdays
Admission to the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver is only a penny on the first Saturday of every month, and this applies to all visitors. Also, the museum is open until 10pm every Friday, sells wine and beer in the café, and is a great stop for anyone doing a First Friday Art Walk, especially since they are located in between many of the other art districts.

• Denver Zine Fest
May 31, 10am-6pm, First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St., Denver
The 3rd annual Denver Zine Fest promotes the spirit of ‘do-it-yourself’ publishing by bringing together a zine community that mostly relies on mail and email to communicate and distribute materials. It will be a special day of showcasing their creative endeavors! Visit denverzinefest.com for more details or call (720) 628-0097.

• Downtown Denver Arts Festival
May 23-26, Denver Pavilians, 500 16th St., Denver
The 10th annual fine art and fine craft exhibition features over 125 of Colorado’s best artists with over 150,000 people expected to attend. Visit DowntownDenverArtsFestival.com for more details or call (303) 330-8237.

• Silent Films & Bedroom Painting
May 22-Aug. 31, The Lab at Belmar, 404 So. Upham St., Lakewood
Silent Films, featuring a continuous program of traveloque, scientific and industrial films on three side-by-side screens, presents a lesser know film genre outside of its historical context. Bedroom Paintings examines the freedom from history in the current decade of painting, the artists in this exhibition explore the potential for painting to provide immediate pleasure. Visit belmarlab.org for more details or call (303) 296-0927.

• Ordinary Alchemy
May 9-June 14, opening reception Thursday, May 9, 5-8pm, Translations Gallery, 855 Inca St., Denver
New work by artists Cassandra Tondro (Santa Monica, CA) and Christina Yocca (Eau Claire, WI). The exhibition will feature Tondro's paintings created with Home Depot's "Oops" latex paints and Yocca's sculpture created with earth materials such as branches, clay and fibers. Visit www.translationsgallery.com for more details or call (303) 629-0713.

• Metro State BFA Thesis II
May 9-15, Center for the Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee St., Denver
Jessica Carey, Christine Curry, Kimberly Fletcher, David Fodel, Melanie Gerhardt, Ashley Gibson, Megan Harrison, Liz Hoffman, Justin Maes, Jaena Michali, Lola Montejo-Crowley, Joshua David Pass, Carmen C. Penny, Laura Politzki, Todd J. Robinson, Alyson Savageau, Taralyn Shepherd, Brandi Steinbach, Melanie Warner. Visit mscd.edu/news/cva for more information.

• The Green Show
May 8-25, artist's reception Friday, May 9, 6-9pm, Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Main Gallery: A juried exhibition featuring art in all media, artists were asked to present work that explores the concept of green in all its facets, including the color green, green money, and green living. This question of "green" is particularly topical for our time, as the idea of green has made its way into many aspects of daily life. The Annex: Zsusanna Klusick. Contact www.corenewartspace.com for more details or call (720) 297-8428.

• Israel at 60: Art Blue & White and Poets Portraits: Lines for My Image
May 5-September 11, Mizel Museum, 400 So. Kearney St., Denver
Art Blue & White presents a selection of contemporary works by Israeli artists Zigi Ben Haim, Moshe Gershuni, Menashe Kadisman, Joshua Neustein, Yigal Ozeri and others. Poet Portraits is a series of charcoal and pastel drawings by Zvi Lachman. Visit the mizelmuseum.org or call (303) 394-9993.

• Impressions of Manhattan
May 2-31, Michael Walter Art & Design, 742 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Artist Tate Hamilton's series consists of large oils on canvas that capture singular moments from the constantly changing scenery of New York City's streets. For more information visit michaelwalterart.com or call (303) 825-0606.

• Now ArtSpace
May 2-31, Now ArtSpace Gallery, 3977 Tennyson St., Denver
Artist Blu Hartkopp, Echos, photography; Myriam Reynolds, oil stick abstracts; Kelsey Beatrix Dalton, The Young is Night and Michael Ryczek, Art on Artists, silkscreen, acrylic, enamel. For more information visit nowartspace.com or call (303) 477-2300.

• Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Members Show
May 2-30, Anam Cara, Living Arts Studio & Gallery and Ink Lounge Gallery, Belmar Block 7, 445 So. Saulsbury Street, Units B&H, Lakewood
This 18th annual members show supports the Colorado Alliance of Illustrators local talent. For more information visit allianceofillustrators.org.

• Oil and Water Do Mix: A Father/Daughter Art Show
May 2-June 27, Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver
This exhibit features original watercolor paintings by Barry Marler and oil paintings by Jeanne Hougen. View their artwork at www.boulderartgallery.com. For more information visit www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/byers_evans/byers_evans.htm or call (303) 620-4933.

• NCAR Community Art Program Exhibits
Gallery 1: April 28-May 31, Gallery II: March 31-May 31, NCAR Mesa Laboratory Cafeteria, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder
Gallery I: artist Melinda Laz, collagraph and relief prints, Apr. 28-May 31. Gallery II: artist Laura Guese, gouache and soft pastel painting, Mar. 31-May 31. For more information visit NCAR Community Art Program or call (303) 497-2408.

• Convergence + Mimesis + The Piano Project
April 19-May 24, Plus+gallery, 2350 Lawrence St., Denver
Artist Wes Magyar, Convergence, and artist Robin Schaefer, Mimesis. Also The Piano Project by Jonathan Saiz. Visit www.plusgallery.com for more details or call (303) 934-1777.

• The Body is Art
April 17-June 2, Michele Mosko Fine Art, 136 West 12th Ave., Denver
Limited edition prints by Louise Bourgeois, Lesley Dill, Jim Dine, Jill Greenberg, Jane Hammond, Robert Rauschenberg, Steven Schkolne and Tom Wesselmann and the erotic, nude photography of Dale O' Dell, Nicholas De Sciose and Martin H.M. Schreiber. For more details vist www.michelemoskofineart.com or call (303) 534-5433.

• Tilt, Still Lifes and The Bemis Grid Series
April 11-May 24, William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St., Denver
Tilt by Michael Brangoccio, also featuring Still Lifes by Laurel Swab. In the mezzanine, The Bemis Grid Series, a new series of acrylics on wooden lens boxes by Aaron Karp. Contact williamhavugallery.com for more details or call (303) 893-2360.

• Life is but a Dream, Clearing and Selections from Riverhouse Editions and van Straaten Gallery
April 11-May 31, Sandy Carson Gallery, 760 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Life is but a Dream, ceramics by Caroline Douglas. Clearing, a kinetic sculpture of Marc Berghaus. Selections from Riverhouse Editions and van Straaten Gallery, an introduction to the new owners of the Sandy Carson Gallery. Contact www.sandycarsongallery.com for more details or call (303) 573-8585.

• Impulse
April 11-May 24, Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave., Denver
Ben Strawn painting, Jared Davis glass and Robert Delaney kinetic sculpture. Contact walkerfineart.com for more details or call (303) 355-8955.

• Challenging the Still Life
April 11-May 24, Gallery 1261, 1261 Delaware, Denver
Featuring artists Mark Daily, Walt Gonske, Quang Ho, Robert C. Jackson, Mike Malm, Dan McCaw, Danny McCaw, John McCaw, C.W. Mundy, Mark Nelson, Daniel Sprick, Nancy Switzer, Jeff Uffelman, David Uhl and Kevin Weckbach. Contact gallery1261.com for more details or call (303) 571-1261.

• The Big Picture and Stick Works
April 4-June 27, The Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Suite 2-230, Englewood
Renowned landscape artist, Joellyn Duesberry, blends abstraction with reality focusing on the tension between the two in The Big Picture. The exhibit features large-scale landscape paintings as well as a multi-media installation in MOA's new state-of-the-art sound gallery. Internationally acclaimed land artist, Patrick Dougherty, constructs Stick Works on site from tree saplings gathered in the nearby landscape. The installation will be located in Samson Park, adjacent to Coors Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, CO. Contact moaonline.org for more details or call (303) 806-0444.

• Botanica
April 2-June 7, gallery910arts, 910 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Cultivate your senses with floral paintings, sculpture and a gallery garden installation featuring artists R. Garriott, Ginny Abblett, Zoa Ace, Leslie Allen, Judith Babcock, Susan Bell, Katharine McGuinness, Kathleen Sherman, Jean Smith and Phyllis Stone. Contact gallery910arts.com for more details or call (303) 815-1779.

• Visions of the Boreal Forest and the Art of Robert Bateman
February 23-June 1, The Wildlife Experience, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Visions of the Boreal Forest, Feb. 23-May 18, includes about 75 paintings, photographs, drawings and sketches by artists documenting their paddling expeditions to remote areas in the Boreal Forest. The Art of Robert Bateman, Mar. 1-June 1, features 75 works by the Canadian artist—perhaps the most influential wildlife painter of all time—in a variety of media from early to most recent. Also, from Mar. 1-June 1, Boreal Relationships, artist Rebecca Richman and Art of the Ancients, Harmonious Convergence in Bristlecone, artist Victoria Parsons. Visit The Wildlife Experience or call (720) 488-3300 for more information.

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