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100 Colorado Creatives: Mario Zoots

#87: Mario Zoots Mario Zoots is something of a phenomenon in the local world of emerging artists: A DIY Renaissance man and University of Denver MFA candidate, he dabbles in music with his band Modern Witch, digital collage online and video work-out in the world at large. This is a potent combinati ... More >>

Now Showing: Adam Gildar gets straight to the art

For Now Showing, our fall arts guide inserted in the September 27 issue of Westword, we asked dozens of luminaries on the local arts scene -- including winners of the Westword MasterMind awards -- to take a survey about the state of the arts. We published many of the responses in Now Showing, but an ... More >>

Now Showing: A Westword guide to the arts in Denver

Flipper: "We had people reporting that they'd seen our graffiti on the Great Wall of China"

Flipper (due tonight and tomorrow night at the Lion's Lair) got its start in 1979 in the creatively fertile arts and music scene in San Francisco. Formed after the break-up of Negative Trend and including two former members of that band, Will Shatter and Stephen DePace, Flipper didn't set out to be ... More >>

Punk invades MCA this Friday: Steven Wolf on West Coast punk

The West Coast punks are pogoing into town this spring at MCA Denver, Gildar Gallery, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and other locations, for a series of shows falling under the aegis of Search & Destroy. So-named for the San Francisco 'zine or the '70s), the ring of satellite shows will come ... More >>

This Is the Modern World

Photos: Imagery from the brave new iWorld at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center

Charles Ludeke: "Untitled4."​The point of iWorld, which opened this week at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, is pretty much contained in the title: We do live in an iWorld of our own making, and it's changing the face of the photographic image with its new level of immediacy -- instant g ... More >>

Five First Friday photography fetes

Norman Broomhall​ Tonight's First Friday? It's off the clock. Galleries all over town are spilling over with shows worth celebrating in Denver Arts Week style. But it also marks what might be the best collection of photography shows and events to come out at once since last March's Month of Ph ... More >>

The Byers-Evans House Gallery picks up where Camera Obscura left off

"Hal Gould, Mt. Goliath, Colorado", by Loretta Young-Gautier​Hal Gould has done a lot in his 91 years. And when we say "a lot," we mean, like, a ridiculous amount. For starters, he's an accomplished fine-art photographer in his own right; he was one of the first wave of photographers to see th ... More >>

Camera Obscura's impending closure truly marks the end of an era

Last Roundup

Tomorrow: Ka-pow! Action Figures to the rescue!

​ Some years ago, Denver artist (and Westword MasterMind, class of 2007) Katie Taft instigated and curated the Self Made salon series at Mario's Double Daughters Salotto, wherein artists gave informal talks and networking and discussion ensued over food and drink. Financial realities and life ... More >>

Warhol in Colorado reminds us there are still "cute boys and nutty girls" in Denver

Eight Weeks of Fame

First Friday: Co-ops celebrate milestones and art is in the air

Mark Penner Howell, "Broadcast," Acrylic and India ink on canvas.​ There's no time like the present. It's time to get gallery-hopping, and the first First Friday of the year has plenty to offer. Such as:

The F-Stop’s Here

International photographers focus on Denver all month.

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

Collections/Selections I

Edge Gallery

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Reproductive Freedom

Kick your cabin fever with this quartet of photo shows.

men + metal: amalgam, shift_context and Melinda Laz: new works on paper

Edge Gallery

Arts and Sciences

Pictorial photos at Gallery Roach are not so different from the DPL's archaeological shots.

Real and Magical

Contemporary Western imagery at Robischon, and a fantasyland at Sandy Carson.

Gary Lynch

A sad farewell to a gifted photographer.

Psyched Out

Photo shows at the CVA and CPAC are filled with edgy psychological subject matter.

Rotogravure

The Wohlauer memorial at CPAC provides a prelude to Denver's Month of Photography.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Land Minds

The environment has inspired some of the state's best artists.

Indoor Activities

The 2003-2004 art season has only just begun.

That Pioneering Spirit

CPAC is forty, and groundbreaker Betty Hahn is the guest of honor.

Hocus Focus

Photo magic is in the air this fall.

In Focus

The DAM takes a fresh look at photography.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

It's in the Air

Exhibits at CPAC and Gallery M illuminate the effects of light in different ways.

Parting Shots

Jane Fudge fools around with local photo history on her way out the DAM door.

Getting the Picture

Famed Western photograher Hal D. Gould leaves a fine Visual Legacy.

Scenic Overlook

Community College of Denver takes an academic look at fine-art photography.

Focus Group

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