Don't forget Robot demonstrations at Gamma Two Robotics for Santa Fe's First Friday Art Walk, tonight, March 5, 6-9pm.

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.

B+ (Very Good) Explanations of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art–Each week a different leading curator or art dealer comes together with MCA Director & Chief Animator Adam Lerner to argue about why they are convinced – or not yet convinced – by the work of some of the world's most prominent (and sometimes difficult) contemporary artists. $10 members, $15 general public, $35 members season pass. Click here for more info.

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.

Free Third Tuesdays
Free general admission to the galleries. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

New Works
March 5-21, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, 3655 Navajo St., Denver
Artists Nick Silici and Bailey Ferguson.
Gallery hours: Fridays 6-10pm; Sat. & Sun. Noon-5pm.
Go to pirateartonline.org for more information or call (303) 458-6058.

Transitions | EVAA | DPS
March 4-21, opening reception Friday, Mar. 5, 6-9pm, CORE New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Main Gallery: Featuring Patrick Espy, Transitions, and a juried show of members from The Eagle Valley Artist's Alliance.
CORE Annex: Invitational of Denver Public School student's artwork, a special reception on March 6, 1-3pm will be held.
Gallery hours: Thurs. & Sat. Noon-6pm, Fri. Noon-9pm, Sun. 1-4pm. Contact www.corenewartspace.com for more details or call (303) 297-8428.

New Works
February 26-March 16, opening reception Friday, Feb. 26, 6-10pm, Zip 37 Gallery, 3644 Navajo Street, Denver
Featuring Katharine McGuinness.
Gallery hours: Fri. 6-10pm, Sat. & Sun. Noon-5pm. Visit zip37.com for more details.

Schultz | Twentyten
February 26-March 21, Edge Gallery, 3658 Navajo St., Denver
Full Member Space: Heather Tamra Schultz and Juried Student Exhibition, Twentyten
Associate Space:Juried Student Exhibition, Twentyten
Go to edgeart.org for more information or call (303) 477-7173.

Double Entendre
February 26-April 3, opening reception Friday, Feb. 26, 6-9pm, Ironton Studios Gallery, 3636 Chestnut Place, Denver
Artists Craig Robb and Marie Gibbons, two different artists with visually diverse styles and yet there is a strong thematic connection between their works. Visit irontonstudios.com for more information.

Silent Turning Point | Sutra
February 25-March 20, opening reception, Friday, Feb. 26, 6-9pm, SPARK Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Main Gallery: Lydia Brokaw, Silent Turning Point, and Polly Chang, Sutra.
North Gallery: Karen Link, New Paintings.
Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sat. 12-5pm, Sun. 1-4pm. Contact www.sparkgallery.com for more details or call (720) 889-2200.

Group Exhibition, Part 2
Februrary 19-March 20, David B. Smith Gallery, 1543 A Wazee Street (new address), Denver
Featuring Josh Agle, Jud Bergeron, Kris Lewis, MARS-1, Niall McClelland, Amy Sol, Cole Sternberg and Jason Thielke.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. 12-6pm or by appointment. Visit www.davidbsmithgallery.com/ for more details.

RE: (rebound, recycled, repurposed, reused)
February 12-March 20, Abecedarian Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Drive, Unit #101, Denver
An international exhibition of mixed media artwork created with the intent of changing a book from its original form into a different form, thereby altering its meaning/intent.
Go to www.abecedariangallery.com for more details or call (303) 534-1038.

Bradford | Disembodied
February 12-April 11, Aspen Art Museum, 590 North Mill Street, Aspen
Mark Bradford is best know for his large-scale non-representational paintings that address the grid, but by continually more abstract means. His process is one of addition as well as removal – layering paint, twine and glue, and then repeatedly sanding down the surfaces. His pallette reflects the use of pre-existing materials and black and white figure prominently.
Disembodied is a series of feature-length and short films mirroring the exhibitions theme of the disembodied body. Artists include: Louise Bourgeois, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Robert Gober, David Hammons and Kiki Smith.
Go to www.aspenartmuseum.org for more details or call (970) 925-8050.

Cli-Show: The Art of Cliche
February 12-March 5, The Other Side Arts, 1400 Dallas St., Aurora
Featuring work by TOSA Outreach program participants and local artists.
Go to theothersidearts.org for more information or call Denver TOSA at (303) 561-3000 or Aurora TOSA at (720) 262-4264.

Contemplating Color
February 5-March 13, Sandra Phillips Gallery, 744 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Color, contrast, and textural intricacy of line are the focus of Robert Livsey Wells with his painting muse being classical music. In listening to the contemporary classical music of Australian composer, Barry Conyngham whose musical ideas suggest change and permanence, the artist's lifetime interest in visually presenting that paradox in his work through light, movement and color, became the oil on line piece, "Recurrences" and "Nocturne". While musical ideas suggest color, movement and texture...sound become color for me...I do not paint the composer's specific ideas or deliberate subject matter. The very act of painting with all the interplay of olor, line, space and shapes has a direction and intent of its own, according to artist Wells. Also showing, the provocative abstact paintings of Hugh Daly are also exhibited further exploring each artist's exploration of color. Visit Sandra Phillips Gallery or call (303) 573-5969 for more information.

New Works
February 5-28, Crema Coffee House Gallery, 2862 Larimer St., Denver
New works by Robert Maestas. Hours: M-F 7am-7pm; Sat. & Sun. 9am-5pm.
Go to cremacoffeehouse.net for more information or call (720) 235-2995.

Traversing the Familiar
February 5-28, Plinth Gallery, 3520 Brighton Blvd., Denver
Erin Furimsky's ceramic constructions are entirely hand-built from soft slabs of clay, using the inherent plasticity to deftly expand and swell her pieces, creating her signature curvaceous forms. Using a combination of decorative techniques to include carving, glazing, and ceramic decals, she builds layers of color and pattern on the surface.
Visit plinthgallery.com or call (303) 295-0717 for more information.

Lincoln in Focus: Original Photographs of the President and the Civil War
February 5-March 31, Byers-Evans House Gallery, 1310 Bannock Street, Denver
Among the first of his generation ever to be photographed, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of more photographs than any other person of his day. The show, drawn from the local private collection of Chris Taylor, features more than 30 original photographs of the president, his family and the Civil War taken between 1858 and 1865. Visit www.coloradohistory.org/be for more information or call (303) 620-4933.

NCAR Community Art Program
Gallery 1: February 1-27, Gallery 2: February 1-March 27, NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder
Gallery 1: Claudia Roulier, collage paintings, Jan. 4-30. Gallery 2: Mary Quinn, fiber artwork, Feb. 1-Mar. 27.
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.

C&C Exhibition Series
February 1-December 31, City & County Building, 1437 Bannock Street, 4th Floor, Room 431, Denver
In the Denver City & County Building Jury Selection Room, mostly month long exhibits not in order, featuring Matthew Doubek, Jeff Page, Ellen Yeiser, Kasey Cline, Beth Ellis, Jack Price, Amanda Gordon Dunn, Chad Chisholm and organizations: Colorado Watercolor Society and the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonji Quilt Guild.
You can view the exhibit Monday to Friday between 12 & 6pm.

Exquisite Objects: The Fine Art of Craft
January 29-March 5, Evergreen Center for the Arts, 32003B Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen
Twenty-five artists are featured in this juried exhibition, which includes clay, glass, metal, fiber, wood, mixed media and jewelry. Visit evergreenarts.org or call (303) 674-0056 for more information.

Take Five
January 21-February 27, PLUS Gallery, 2501 Larimer Street, Denver
A curatorial effort that brings together works by five major artists from New York for an exhibition of remarkable beauty, depth and stature. Joanna Pousette-Dart, Joe Fyfe, Judith Linhares, John Newman and Jessica Weiss have all achieved long, outstanding individual careers through their diverse approaches to art. Curated by Plus' own represented artist Naomi Cohn through her history and connections within the New York scene, the exhibition makes a strong statement regarding the value of art.
Visit plusgallery.com or call (303) 296-0927 for more information.

Color
January 21-April 4, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. (Wadsworth & Alameda), Lakewood
North Gallery: This exhibit explores how different artists use color in their work – some to elicit emotion, some to capture movement and others to shake up our senses.
Mezzanine Gallery: Laura Guese and Jim Peterson use the same subject matter and the same color palette yet the outcome of both artists is dramatically different.
Signs: Echoes of Lakewood's Past, January 29-March 27.
Radius Gallery: Lakewood artist Al Orahood, known for his ability to capture the essence of person or place with wit and whimsy, takes a look at the neon signs of Lakewood's Colfax Avenue, many still in use.
The Big 40, Look Who's Turning 40, September 12-February 15 in the South Gallery.
Go to www.lakewood.org for more details or call (303) 987-7877.

Salina | Selections
January 16-February 27, Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee Street, Denver
Widely exhibited across the country and abroad, New York based painter Gary Komarin's "Salina" will be concurrently presented at Robischon Gallery along with "Selections" featuring an intimate representation of work form the estate of noted Colorado painter Dale Chisman as well as additional selections by gallery artists including Manuel Neri, Tony Coulter, Wendi Harford and others.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 11am-6pm, Sat. Noon-5pm. Visit robischongallery.com or call (303) 298-7788.

ON/OFF
January 15- February 26, Studio 12 Gallery, 209 Kalamath St., Unit 12, Denver
Mark Friday’s On/Off exhibition is largely constructed from familiar and obscure discarded pieces of wood and metal. The work suggests past views of the future, has vague references to architecture, scientific invention, and religious iconography. The element of interior light, gives the work a dual nature. The pieces can be viewed in entirely diverse conditions, depending on interior\exterior light choices. In a darkened environment, the internal light sources come alive, enhancing the work's inner structures and in some cases projecting light patterns beyond their boundaries. In a more typical viewing condition, external light dominates, enhancing the works basic structure, color and textures.
Go to studio12gallery.com for more information or call (303) 629-8744.

The Mind and All It Creates
January 15-March 25, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Arts, 201 South College Avenue, Fort Collins
Main & Mezzanine Gallery: artist Todd Siler, an ArtScience exhibition. Gallery talk with Todd Siler on Friday, Feb. 5, 6-9pm, during the First Friday Gallery Walk.
Visit fcmoca.org for more information or call (970) 482-2787.

Now & Then | Charles M. Russell
January 9-May 15, Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo
Now & Then, February 19-May 15, cultural history captured by artists past and present
Charles M. Russell, Master of Western Art, through April 24.
38 Degrees Latitude Crossing the Lines, through April 24,
Jeremy Manyik, John Suhay, Sally Lincoln and Anne Marie Lay, through May 8, first, second and third floor foyer galleries.
Pueblo to Plains, through May 15, White Gallery.
Visit Sangre de Cristo Arts or call (719) 295-7200 for more information.

Time Machines, DALI
December 5-March 28, Loveland Museum/Gallery, 503 N. Lincoln Ave. (corner of Fifth & Lincoln), Downtown Loveland
Main Gallery: DALI: Dali Illustrated Dante's Divine Comedy, photographs of Salvador Dali by Philippe Halsman, also Dali's Vision, November 13-January 31.
Foote Gallery: DALI: Twirling Dali's Moustache, Local Artists Go Surreal, December 11-February 14.
Green Room: Time Machines, sculpture by Randy Mulder, December 5-March 28.
Visit Loveland Museum & Gallery for more details or call (970) 962-2410.

Salotto Di Luminoso
October 30-February 25, The Madden Museum of Art, Palazzo Verdi Building, 6363 South Fiddler's Green Circle, Greenwood Village
This exhibit features Italian works by 19th century artists including works by Macchiaioli and Divisionist painters and current local Italian-American artists.
Visit themaddenmuseum.org for more details or call (303) 763-1970.

Cabinet of Curiousities
October 9-March 5, The Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Suite 2-230, Englewood
A whimsical exhibition showcasing the talents of 12 artists working in a new vintage style to create artistic worlds in furniture, cabinets, rooms, antique luggage, hand blown glass and fashion armoires. The juxtapositions of disparate objects is sure to delight the historian, tinkerer and armchair scientist.
Visit moaonline.org for more details or call (303) 806-0444.

Kids’Art Club
No classes at this time. Click here for more information.

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