"There's an idealism embedded in the exhibition that art intrinsically challenges, which brings a bit of sobriety to the exhibition," says RedLine director P.J. D'Amico.
Design for the Other 90% opens tonight at RedLine Gallery, 2350 Arapahoe Street, with a reception from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The show continues through September 24 at RedLine; docent-led tours, which include a side-trip to the nearby Sustainability Park urban farm installed with examples of sustainable design, will be offered from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $5 or $25 for a season pass that includes entry to ongoing lectures, events and cultural programming connected to the exhibit, which is presented by RedLine and the nonprofit International Development Enterprises (iDE). Each week will focus on a different vertical from the exhibit, and some of the programming promises to be both fun and challenging, from a World Cookstove Competition to the RedLine patio, which has been transformed with solar lightbulbs into a public commons under a "carnival-like canopy." For a complete schedule, visit the website.