Our Most Popular Arts Stories of 2016: Tattoos, Ugly Buildings and Jane Fonda

In 2016, art imitated life. It was messy and beautiful, simultaneously serving as an escape from the world and a reflection of it. And our readers appreciated all of it. Here are the ten most popular arts stories from the past year, along with links. 1. The Lantern Festival Is Coming...

By Westword Staff

December 31, 2016

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In 2016, art imitated life. It was messy and beautiful, simultaneously serving as an escape from the world and a reflection of it. And our readers appreciated all of it.

Here are the ten most popular arts stories from the past year, along with links.

1. The Lantern Festival Is Coming to Metro Denver in April
2. Update: Open Casting Call for Robert Redford and Jane Fonda's Colorado Movie
3. The Twenty Best Tattoo Artists in Denver — 2016 Edition 4. The Ten Best Places to Play Pokemon Go in Denver 5. Denver Is Drowning in Awful Architecture: Here Are the Hateful Eight 6. Akihabara Arcade and Bar Combines Craft Beer and Game Consoles in Westminster 7. The Ten Best Winter Hikes in Colorado 8. Twelve Reasons Why Denver Is the Best Place to Live in the U.S. 9. Seven Things That Make Stapleton Residents Really, Really Mad 10. Six Things That Make Highland Residents Really, Really Mad

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