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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 Museum District (GoTri), Tennyson
Street, Cherry
Creek North Art District 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
Grand Junction
First Friday–The
Art Center, 6:30pm with gallery talk
7-9pm. Reception free and open to
the public cash bar and hors d'oeuvres.
For more information go to gjartcenter.org
or call (970) 243-7337.
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.
Hotchkiss Creamery
Arts Center–Support
the Creamery shows, visit northforkarts.org 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.
Free Second Saturdays
Free admission and creative activities
for children, teens and exhibit tours
for adults. Sponsored by Target. Museo
de las Americas.
Art
Happens
July
3-25, opening reception & gallery talk
Friday, July 10, 6:30-9pm, The Art Center,
Western Colorado Center for the Arts,
1803 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction
Western Colorado Pastel Society
juried member's exhibit. The Art Center's
student, instructor & open studio show,
July 6-27. How They Made It, July 10-August
22. 12th Annual National Collage Society
postcard show, July 1-25. Visit The
Art Center or
call (970) 243-7337 for more information.
Group
Show & July 4 Party
July
3-25, party Friday, July 3, Ironton Studios
Gallery, 3636 Chestnut Place, Denver
Group show and party celebrating
ten years. Visit www.irontonstudios.com for
more information.
Warhol
& Friends: Famous Artists to See Before
You Die
June
27-August 15, Sangre de Cristo Arts and
Conference Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Avenue,
Pueblo
AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS includes
73 works of 61 of the most prominent
Modern and Contemporary artists in the
world. These pieces represent some
of the most important and influential
works of art in our society today. Visit Sangre
de Cristo Arts or call (719) 295-7200
for more information.
Three
Cups of Tea
June
26-August 2, opening reception Friday,
June 26, 5-7pm, Art Center of Estes Park,
517 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park
Susan Anderson, clay, mixed media.
Suzie Bogard, clay, painting, mixed media.
Candace Newlove, clay, mixed media, fiber.
Profits from this sale will be donated
to the Greg Mortensen's Central Asian
Institute.
Go to artcenterofestes.com for
more information or call (970) 586-5882.
Contemporary
Furniture Design
June
26-September 7, opening reception Friday,
June 26, 5-7pm, Lakewood Cultural Center,
470 S. Allison Pkwy. (Wadsworth & Alameda),
Lakewood
Mezzanine Gallery: Students from
Metropolitan College of Denver industrial
arts program will show their personal
style and aesthetic design in furniture
designed to be mass-produced. Sketches
and models will show the design process
as students consider form, color, balance,
texture, functionality and manufacturability
in their works.
Abstracting
the Figure, May 25-August 29. North
Gallery, South Gallery & on the Commons: The
juror for the seventh annual sculpture
exhibition is sculptor Reven Marie Swanson. “As
juror, I will seek to assemble work that
demonstrates an exploratory representation
of the human figure. It’s through
artist’s exploration of contemporary
forms and materials that defines modern-day
culture.”
Go to www.lakewood.org for
more details or call (303) 987-7877.
Made
in the Midwest
June
26-September 12, Lecture + Q&A, Friday,
June 26, 6-7:30pm, cost $10 general/$8
AIGA/$5 students, RSVP, opening reception
Friday, June 26, 6-10pm, Ink Lounge Gallery,
445 South Saulsbury Street, Unit H, Belmar,
Denver
Prints by Chicago illustrators
Jay Ryan and Diana Sudyka. A lecture
hosted by AIGA Colorado and Ink Lounge
Gallery at 7349 W. Alaska Drive, where
the artists will talk about their process,
history and what keeps them inspired.
Then join us immediately following the
lecture to see an up-close look at their
work in the gallery which is located
around the corner. Ryan and
Sudyka have created gig posters for some
of the biggest names in independent music,
but their individualistic style of hand-drawn
type and illustration makes their prints
truly unique beyond the music industry.
Visit inkloungegallery.com for
more details or call (303) 321-7101.
Paper
& Clay 2
June
20-August 1, opening reception Saturday,
June 20, 5-8pm, SHY RABBIT Contemporary
Arts, 333 Bastille Drive, Pagosa Springs
The "Paper" works on
display represent the advancement of
the "Reductive Ink" printmaking
process. The "Clay"
works represent 11 accomplished ceramists.
Go to shyrabbit.com for
more details or call (970) 731-2766.
21
under 31 & Lisa Michot
June
18-July 12, opening reception Friday,
June 19, 6-9pm, SPARK Gallery, 900 Santa
Fe Drive, Denver
21 under 31 features 21 juried
peices of orginal art from artists age
31 and younger. New works by Lisa Michot;
Kevin Baer, Malignant Manifestation,
in the North Gallery.
Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sat. 12-5pm, Sun.
1-4pm. Contact www.sparkgallery.com for
more details or call (720) 889-2200.
Out
of Context & New Paintings
June
18-July 5, CORE New Art Space, 900
Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Main
Gallery: Gene Ray George, Out
of Context, superimposes an invented
personality and narrative onto found
images through expressionistic color
and collage to achieve a fresh perspective out
of context. Mark Monroe, New
Paintings, nonrepresentational
experiments of color and visual texture
provide the impetus for the viewers own
perceptions to take precedence. In
the Annex: the show net.works
2: singularities consists of artworks
created by artists from a LiveJournal
friends list. Twenty-eight talented men
from all over the globe will be showing
one piece, a singularity of work, representing
the best of who they are and what they
do. Go to corenewartspace.com/ for
more information or call (303) 297-8428.
Charles
Parson: Personal Echoes on the Horizon
June
12-August 2, Foothills Art Center, 809
15th Street, Golden
This exhibition is an expansive
approach through Parson's process of
sketching on-site in natural environments
and then translating those experiences
into wall constructions, three-dimensional
drawings, sculptures and works featuring
interacting sound components. This is
a special opportunity to delve into the
thoughtful, prolific world of a significant
Colorado artist. Visit www.foothillsartcenter.org or
call (303) 279-3922 for more information.
Contemporary
Peruvian Weavings
June
12-July 24, Translations Gallery, 1743
Wazee Street (new address), Denver
Maximo Laura’s work is
the rediscovery of the rich, unique and
millennial historical textile source
of the Andes combined with the innovations
in the international field of tapestry.
Working in 100% Andean alpaca, llama,
wool and cotton, Maestro Laura weaves
a world that reflects his personal as
well as cultural views. His works are
three-dimensional representations of
Andean mythological themes drawn from
Peru's rich history of pre-Columbian
cultures such as the Incas and their
modern day descendants the Quechua Indians.
Visit www.translationsgallery.com or
call (303) 629-0713 for more information.
Mile
High and UNDERGROUND
June
5-July 31, Byers-Evans House Gallery,
1310 Bannock St., Denver
Examine the art and printed word
of the Bohemian/Beat scene in Denver,
focusing on the underground presses/book
stores from 1965 to 1987. The exhibit,
curated by Steve Wilson and Paul Harbaugh,
will highlight original cover art, paintings,
poetry, publications and events documenting
the seminal role Denver played, both
geographically and intellectually, within
the continuing evolution of the counter
culture in America. Included in the exhibition
will be works gathered from across the
country by artists Saul White, John Fish,
Steve Wilson, Angelo di Benedetto, Tony
Scibella, Tom Fowler, Alfred Kleyhauer,
Frank Rios, and Marcia Ward among others
significant to the scene. Visit the Colorado
Historical Society website for more
information or call the Byers-Evans House
at (303) 620-4933.
DAZE
Fat Caps and Burnt Racks: Recent Works
June
5-30, Andenken Gallery, 2990 Larimer
Street, Denver
This solo show consists of recent
paintings and works on paper, inspired
by and drawn from artist Chris "Daze"
Ellis vast collection of sketchbooks.
Visit www.andenkenshop.com or
call (303) 629-0713 for more information.
Pure
Pleasure
June
5-September 6, Boulder Museum of Contemporary
Art, 1750 13th Street, Boulder
This exhibit highlights the rich
and varied talents of a renowned group
of artists well-known in the region.
In diverse media, including photography,
painting, ceramics, and installation,
these artists explore the boundaries
of varied definitions of pleasure hopefully
allowing art to provide a counterbalance
or salve to the uncertain and precarious
times in which we live. Artists include;
Phil Bender, Julie Blackmon, Deborah
Dell, Rebecca DiDomenico, Ana Maria Hernando,
Tsehai Johnson, Mark Sink and Kristin
Hatgi, and Stacey Steers. $4 adults,
$3 students, seniors and educators. Visit bmoca.org or
call (303) 443-2122
Project
: Progeny
June
5-28, Sliding Door Art Gallery,
766 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
An exhibition of art collaborations
and inspirations between adults and children
associated with the gallery.
Visit slidingdoorgallery.com for
more details.
OWICZ
& Eul
June
5-30, NOW ArtSpace, 3977 Tennyson
St., Denver
New works, two artists, OWICZ
and Patrick Eul and perhaps a few older
works, too... Go to nowartspace.com for
more information or call (303) 477-2300.
Figuratively
Speaking
June
5-30, The Other Side Arts, 1644
Platte St., Denver
Three artists, three approaches
to the human form featuring Antonio Francesco,
sculpture; Ken Phillips, mixed media
and Matt Klein, oil painting. Go to theothersidearts.org for
more information or call (303) 561-3000.
Alchemy
June
5-30, Walker
Fine Art, 300 West 11th Ave., Denver
Featuring alternative photography
by Bonny Lhotka and her nature based
work presented in an unconventional way
using mineral pigments and 24K gold to
illuminate and transform the ordinary.
Back gallery features the Eggs, Rocks,
Pearls series by Brenda Stumpf, monoprints
by Michele Winkler, and wood sculpture
by Anne Shutan. Go to walkerfineart.com for
more details or call (303) 355-8955.
Permanent
Collection & Color of Sound
June
5-September 18, The Museum of Outdoor
Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Suite 2-230,
Englewood
Works
from the Permanent Collection: Museum
of Outdoor Arts is bringing the indoor
collection out of storage for public
view! The indoor permanent collection
only comes out of the archives every
few years for view. The Permanent Collection
exhibition features local and international
artists such as Daniel Sprick, Robert
Mangold, John Henry, Chen Chi, Issac
Witkin, Magdalena Abakanowicz and Lin
Emery just to name a few. Pieces range
from photography and film to painting
and sculpture.
Color of
Sound: A sound and light installation
premiering in our state of the art sound
gallery. Experience 8 channel DSD surround
sound while bathing in a synchronized
chromo kinetic light show. Allow our
musical sherpa to guide you through this
unusual experience that will captivate
the senses.
Visit moaonline.org for
more details or call (303) 806-0444.
Brave
New World
June
4-July 17, plus+gallery, 2501 Larimer
Street, Denver
The exhibition "Brave New
World" features Bill Amundson,
simply one of Denver's most beloved and
recognized talents. Amundson has haunted
the gallery walls prior through the paintings
of Wes Magyar, and now takes the plunge
with Plus to deliver his no-holds-barred
viewpoint of our dysfunctional world.
It is a thrill to be working with Bill
and to see his drawings provoke at every
level. Melissa Furness recently moved
to Denver to teach art at the University
of Colorado Denver. Acclaim has followed
her in the short time she has been exhibiting
as an artist, and "Brave New World" marks
her debut in Denver. She depicts a dizzying,
surreal universe that merges new and
old through diverse media that builds
to an impressive visual density, expanding
our perceptions of both process and content.
Finally, Canadian Douglas Walker expands
on the vision first introduced to Denver
during last year's intern curated venture "Vis-a-Visage" at
Object + Thought. His paintings meld
singular painting techniques with a variety
of romanticized, dreamlike visual motifs
that are absolutely sublime to behold.
This trio presents a contemporary vision
of society that is profound, moving and
indeed very brave. Go to plusgallery.com for
more information or call (303) 296-0927.
TRACE
(figurative)
June
4-August 13, MSCD Center for
Visual Art, 1734 Wazee St., Denver
Heather Doyle-Maier, Jason Gimbel,
Nigel Poor, Denis Roussel. Go to www.mscd.edu/news/cva/ for
more details or call (303) 294-5207.
NCAR
Community Art Program
Gallery
1: June 1-July 25, Gallery 2: June 1-July
25, NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table
Mesa Drive, Boulder
Gallery
1: Robert Palmer, photography,
June 1-July 25. Gallery
2: Julia Lunk, watercolor painting,
June 1-July 25.
Both galleries are located in the cafeteria
of the Mesa Lab at NCAR. Hours: M-F 8am-5pm,
Sat-Sun-holidays 9am-4pm. Click
here for more details or call (303)
497-2408.
Wayne
Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting
May
30-August 16, Loveland Museum/Gallery,
503 N. Lincoln Ave. (corner of Fifth & Lincoln),
Downtown Loveland
Main Gallery (May 30-August 12):
Wayne Thiebaud.
Foote Gallery (May 30-July 12): 2009
Fiber Celebration.
Visit Loveland
Museum & Gallery for more details
or call (970) 962-2410.
Keyes
May
30-July 3, David B. Smith Gallery, 825
Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Artist Josh Keyes, often incorporates
objects and animals into his dissected
environments that have personal iconographic
significance. He weaves his personal
mythology through fractured and isolated
landscapes that are either overgrown
with vegetation or underwater, and often
depict historic or military monuments
covered with graffiti.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. 12-6pm or by
appointment. Visit www.davidbsmithgallery.com/ for
more details.
Boxy
Books
May
29-July 3, Abecedarian Gallery, 910
Santa Fe Drive, Unit #101, Denver
A national exhibition
of bookworks that are either ‘boxy’ in
demeaner or utilize the box as a conceptual
as well as visual tool. Artists included
are Aimee Lee, Alicia Bailey, Bonnie
Thompson Norman, Carolyn Leigh, Ezma
Hanschka, Ginger Burrell, James Reid-Cunningham,
Jana Sim, Jeanne Borofsky, Maryanne Riker,
Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Mia Semingson,
Rhonda Miller, Roberta Lavadour, Sabina
Nies, Stephanie Marinone, Sun Young Kang,
Susan Collard, Susann Wilbur and Tenille
Shuster.
Go to www.abecedariangallery.com for
more details or call (303) 534-1038.
Peter
Coffin & No Sound
May
11-July 24, Aspen Art Museum, 590
North Mill Street, Aspen
Artist in Residence New York-based
contemporary artist Peter
Coffin, May 11-July 24, whose
recent projects include UFO, a 24-foot
wide unidentified flying object constructed
with 3,000 flashing LED lights and test-launched
in Gdansk, Poland this year during the
summer art fair.
No Sound,
May 23-July 19, includes silent moving-image
work by three generations of artists,
working in both Europe and the United
States, in an eclectic mix of avant-garde
film, rarely exhibited early video works,
and recent film and video. Featuring
work by Doug Aitken, Bas Jan Ader, Marcel
Broodthaers, Guy Ben-Ner, Trisha Donnelly,
Nancy Graves, Henrik Håkansson,
David Noonan, Paul Pfeiffer, and Diana
Thater.
Go to www.aspenartmuseum.org for
more details or call (970) 925-8050.
Irina
Kopelevich
May
11-August 11, Kohelet
Congregation, 428 So. Forest St., Denver
Kopelevich’s work features
scenes of contemporary Jewish themes
and characters captured in movement.
Kopelevich was featured in the April
2007 issue of the Hadassah Magazine with
the highlights and challenges of her
journey as an artist.
Visit the mizelmuseum.org or
call (303) 394-9993.
Art
Rocks
May
6-August 8, Michele Mosko Fine Art, 136
West 12th Ave., Denver
Exhibition of original artwork
by legendary graphic artist Stanley Mouse
and select photographs taken in the late
Sixties by internationally recognized
photographer Amalie R. Rothschild. This
exhibit of fine and collectible art is
an extraordinary grouping of key imagery
that reflects the musical history of
rock ’n’ roll of the late
60s. Go to michelemoskofineart.com for
more details or call (303) 534-5433.
City&County
Exhibition and Speaker Series
May
4-June 29, M-F between Noon-6pm, Denver
City & County
Building, Jury Assembly Room, 1437 Bannock
St., 4th Floor, Room 431, Denver
Seth Klekamp and Lindsey
Walker, photography. About Lindsey's
work: "As a photographer, I always
find myself composing and analyzing the
atmosphere around me. My medium of photography
ranges anywhere from black and white
film to digital. Being able to express
myself through a photograph is a technique
I've developed through my knowledge I've
gained at the University of Northern
Colorado and my own personal exploration." About
Seth's work: "I approach photography
with a very journalistic mind set. I
try to be honest with the subject. My
installations are usually many different
individual subjects... placed in a way
that gives the viewer a chance to give
them their own personal meanings. I think
this gives an individual a chance to
give meaning to things that may seem
random or common." For more information
on the City & County Exhibition & Speaker
Series go to www.myspace.com/exhibitionspeakerseries.
My
Self: Original Self Portraits of the
Mizel Museum Artist Alliance
May
4-September 1, Mizel Museum and Kohelet
Congregation, 428 So. Forest St., Denver
The exhibit, My Self: Original
Self Portraits by the Artists of the
Mizel Museum Artist Alliance (MMAA),
features original works in various media,
fashioned by local and national artists.
Visit the mizelmuseum.org or
call (303) 394-9993.
Fragile
Nature
April
25-August 9, The Wildlife Experience,
10035 South Peoria, Parker
Ever wonder what it’s
like to go ‘On Assignment’ for
National Geographic? Wonder no more.
In his new photo show, ‘Fragile
Nature’, photographer Joel Sartore
takes the viewer on assignment with the
world’s greatest magazine. It’s
a journey into the natural world across
much of North and South America, from
jaguars and macaws to gray wolves and
grizzly bears. In Sartore’s own
words, you’ll hear the stories
behind the photos. In plain talk Sartore
details why species become endangered,
what are their chances of recovery, and
most importantly, what we all can do
to help. For the past 16 years with National
Geographic, Sartore’s work has
focused primarily on endangered species
and preservation of their habitat. He
is one of their strongest photographic
voices behind the plight of America’s
endangered species. Visit The
Wildlife Experience or call (720)
488-3300 for more information.
Colorado
Art Before, During and After the Magafan
Twins
March
24-August 2, Kirkland Museum,
1311 Pearl Street, Denver
This exhibition of 63 paintings
and works on paper traces the evolution
of Colorado art from 1875 to 2007, as
evidenced through the styles of early
traditionalism, impressionism, surrealism,
referential abstraction and pure abstraction.
36 of these works have never before been
exhibited at Kirkland Museum. A tribute
to the Magafan twins, Jenne and Ethel,
is featured in the exhibition with 19
works from 1933 to the 1950s. The identical
Magafan twins were raised in Colorado
Springs and Denver and are best known
for their mural work as part of the government’s
Works Progress Administration (WPA) program
from 1937 to about 1945. Jenne and Ethel
executed murals in public buildings across
the United States including several in
Washington D.C. Now at Kirkland Museum
visitors can see some of their extraordinary
smaller works. Visit the Kirkland
Museum of Fine & Decorative Art for more information
or call (303) 832-8576.
Altered
Landscapes
March
13-September 20, Estes Park Museum, 200
4th Street, Estes Park
This exhibit delves into the
natural formation of the Estes Park landscape
and its alteration by mankind. Go to estesnet.com/Museum for
more information or call (970) 586-6256.
Intimacy
& Seduction
February
16-September 26, The Madden Museum of
Art, 6363 South Fiddler's Green Circle,
Greenwood Village
This exhibition examines concepts
that have ignited the human experience
for centuries, exploring themes of love
and lust, from the visceral to the cerebral
whether it be a naked form, velvety box
of chocolates or a bed made of ostrich
feathers and crystal. Featured artists
include Peter Anton, William-Adolphe
Bouguereau, Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Jill
Greenberg, Peter Max, Mark Sink, Daniel
Sprick, Andy Warhol and Jean Wells. The
MADDEN is open during regular hours,
Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm and by
appointment. Go to themaddenmuseum.org for
more information or call (303) 763-1970.
Kids’Art
Club
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