Gallery Sketches: Three New Shows and Art Events in Denver for July 17-19

This week in Denver galleries and performance spaces, you can experience the sophisticated work of an American original, take a walk with some figurative dogs or wander through the technology-scape with a Colorado performance collective. What are you waiting for? Here are the details: John Buck Robischon Gallery Through August…

The Art of Running an Artist Residency Out of a Garage

When Andrea Moore’s artists’ residency culminates in an opening, it’s nothing glamorous. After all, it happens in her garage. “It’s rough,” she says. “There’s only one finished wall, so it’s not like there’s a whole lot of presentation space.” Still, there’s something charming about The Detached Garage — literally the…

Ten Not-to-Miss Events at the 2015 Biennial of the Americas

So much Biennial, so little time. The 2015 Biennial of the Americas, which begins today, is so rich in programming that it’s hard to decide what to do and see. You can go with the dependable: There will always be something happening at the Biennial Pavilion at 1550 Wewatta Street…

Gallery Sketches: Five New Shows and Art Events in Denver July 10-12

High summer brings variety to local galleries, where new exhibits range from a Biennial-inspired group show to an all-out bash remembering Frida Kahlo with art, film and music. Follow the muse to these five events. Nothing Belongs To Us Rule Gallery July 10 through August 15 Opening reception: 6 to…

Puff, Pass and Paint Celebrates New Home — and Bob Ross

Heidi Keyes’s Puff, Pass and Paint is a very different kind of art class, combining canvas, cocktails…and cannabis. Over the past year It’s proved popular with locals and tourists alike, and last month it moved from the beleaguered Green Labs to a studio space at 2900 Marion Street shared with…

The Ten Worst 21st-Century Buildings in Downtown Denver

Denver has never been a great town for fans of architecture. Important buildings from the past routinely go under the wrecking ball, while only a tiny percentage of their replacements are any good at all. It’s actually a brilliant strategy on the part of developers: Short-circuit any future historic-preservation struggles…

The Mayday Experiment: Bye Bye, Bertha

Ding-dong, the witch is dead. And by witch, I mean Bertha: my cranky, undependable but still beloved 1992 Ford F250 diesel truck. I bought Bertha when I decided to go forward with this project, simply so that I could buy supplies and transport the tiny house — but just driving around…

Photos: The Cherry Creek Arts Festival Celebrates 25 Years

Hundreds of art-lovers flocked to the cordoned-off streets of Cherry Creek North over the Fourth of July weekend for the 25th annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival, which featured work by 260 artists in thirteen media categories, as well as live music, eats and hands-on art activities for all all ages…

Sandy Marvin Uses Pastel to Capture Life’s Colorful Surprises

You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Pastel painting is enjoying a renaissance, and Coloradan Sandy Marvin’s right there…

See Skate Art and Outsiders at PUSH POP KICK in Louisville

Art is elemental to skateboarding. It’s the only sport where artwork comes as part of the essential equipment. Add the designated art-space on every skateboard deck to a culture with no teams and a bunch of hot-dogging outcasts with a penchant for self-abuse, and you get an aesthetic that tends…

The Eleven Best Miniature-Golf Courses in the Denver Area

I have a confession to make. I am a miniature-golf, um, connoisseur. The lure of the Lilliputian links is strong. Like croquet and badminton, it’s a pursuit that is both genteel and ridiculous. I have played everywhere — atop a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean and up and…