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Denver Office of Cultural Affairs

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    WESTAF introduces Independent Music on Tour, a grant program for local musicians

    Just over a year ago, you might remember we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation's (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While w ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    Reader: "Sooner or later your body will break down"

    Just over a year ago, you might remember we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation's (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While w ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2010

    Minor problem: The Colorado GOP could lose its official status as a major party

    Just over a year ago, you might remember we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation's (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Fastracks public art is just knit right for Union Station: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    Full-sized photo below.​The study of neighbors through lawn decoration... Now you don't have to drive all the way out to DIA to look at loopy public art. A quick trip to the Fastracks construction zone behind Union Station will have you slapping your head and screaming, "Knot again!" Behold t ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Former Boulderite A.K. Barnett-Hart's senior thesis has become a go-to guide to the financial crisis

    Full-sized photo below.​The study of neighbors through lawn decoration... Now you don't have to drive all the way out to DIA to look at loopy public art. A quick trip to the Fastracks construction zone behind Union Station will have you slapping your head and screaming, "Knot again!" Behold t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Read Alert

    One Book, One Denver makes a killer comeback.

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Paint the town read

    ​"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read," Scout, the young tomboy narrator, confides in To Kill a Mockingbird. "One does not love breathing." Now, To Kill a Mockingbird has been called on to breathe new life into One Book, One Denver, the program that promotes reading by havin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Just Say Neigh!

    Worse comes to verse at the Denver Public Library tonight.

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    After vegan requests LVTOFU license plate, the DMV reveals its dirty mind

    Worse comes to verse at the Denver Public Library tonight.

  • Culture

    April 2, 2009

    Denver Biennial of the Americas

    Worse comes to verse at the Denver Public Library tonight.

  • Culture

    March 12, 2009

    All hail Mary

    Worse comes to verse at the Denver Public Library tonight.

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Artist behind Denver's Big Blue Bear has Californians seeing red

    Worse comes to verse at the Denver Public Library tonight.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: horsing around

    When I check my e-mail every morning, just as I was once greeted by long-lost Nigerian cousins in need of cash, I now find countless would-be friends. But none of these entreaties has been as appealing as the invitation Monday to join "DIA's Heinous Blue Mustang Has Got to Go," the Facebook group ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Denver ArtsWeek: Welcome to the Mile High City, Saggy-Boob Electric Penis

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Painting by numbers never creates great art

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Why the city wants to wipe out Barack Obama

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Local artists’ Boom truck has a blast during DNC

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    DNC Cheat Sheet

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    The DNC cheat sheet: From Rage to Flav, Backbeat has you covered

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 14, 2008

    Dialog:Denver at Robischon Gallery

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Behold El Mesteno!

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Mayor Launches Ridiculous Dialog:City, An Out of Touch Art Festival to Greet DNC Delegates

    John Hickenlooper with Saggy-Boob Electric Penis. It’s a daunting task: What to call the new public sculpture at the base of the 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge. No ordinary name will do for such a creation, with its stack of bulbous crimson sacks rising, slipping and sliding, twenty feet into t ... More >>

  • News

    April 24, 2008

    Welcome to Denver

    Speak up, John Hickenlooper!

  • News

    April 17, 2008

    Rent-a-Cop

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Lighting Up

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Poems for the People

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Mile Low City

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: Opening My Eyes

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • News

    August 2, 2007

    Hickenlooper Speaks Up at DIA

    Denver's mayor tells us where to get off.

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Thirst Fridays

    You don’t need liquor to appreciate art — but it helps.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    On the Prowl

    You don’t need liquor to appreciate art — but it helps.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    On the Prowl

    You don’t need liquor to appreciate art — but it helps.

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    World Peace

    Bidding farewell from the cheap seats.

  • Culture

    August 10, 2006

    Civic Circus

    Upcoming changes in and around the Civic Center are being overseen by clowns.

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    No Show

    Suddenly, there's no Ecko in here.

  • Culture

    May 11, 2006

    Next Up

    Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art breaks ground on its new building.

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Of Mice and Menver

    Numbers don't lie, but guys in bars do.

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Rock On

    Everybody must get stone.

  • Culture

    February 23, 2006

    Water Sports

    MCA director Cydney Payton gathers seaside views in a beautiful group show.

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2005

    Lost Love

    Central City Opera gives Vanessa its regional premiere.

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