Visual Arts

Sesame Street’s turning fifty. To celebrate half a century of entertainment, fun and puppetry, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the show, is coming to town July 18 through 20.

Gildar Gallery and Goodwin Fine Art have shut their doors in recent months. What’s the fate of art galleries in Denver?

“We’ve been waiting an hour,” bemoaned one parent.

While the adult program died, there’s still a One Book, One Denver program for youth.

Don’t call it a comeback: Dane Cook prefers to think of his national re-emergence on the Tell it Like It Is tour as something more like a renaissance. After getting his start in the Boston comedy scene, Cook evolved into a comedic powerhouse, earning record-setting ticket and album sales thanks…

Don’t bother begging for the chicken exit: Meow Wolf’s wild ride is finally arriving in Denver.

The sculpture scene in Colorado clearly takes a back seat to the state’s vast painting scene, an inequality that has been evident for a least a century.

In public art, it’s go big or go home, and that’s becoming boring. Jaune offers an alternative.

Weather permitting, it’s a beautiful weekend for art on every level, with a slew of good-looking shows opening, as well as a smorgasbord of oddball workshops, farewell parties, arty benefits, bike parades and the avant garde.

Adam Gilder has announced he will be closing the physical location of Gildar Gallery at 82 South Broadway to transform his gallery into a nomadic project.

Rachael Bowen opened Acronychous nail shop in RiNo two years ago, focusing on creating nail art with a macabre feeling.

The immersive arts exhibit has been extended through September.

Expect a frown-upending gauntlet of goofs all April long.

You won’t see it until McGregor Square is finished almost two years from now, though.

Spring is here, and so is art — it’s popping up all over, with something for everyone over a First Friday weekend that promises sunshiny weather.  Retrospectives, installations in alternative spaces, surprise pop-ups, a show-and-tell session and some spooky fun are all part of this week’s roundup of fifteen picks…

“The takeaway from the show is that this represents every woman.”

DiNK special guests Richard and Wendy Pini have been living with elves for over forty years.

The Month of Photography extends into April and even May.

Nine Colorado LGBTQ bars and drag performers joined forces to put on the inaugural event.

“Death is the ultimate unknowable,” says director Patrick Mueller.

The Savoy at Curtis Park will add a new chapter to its story.

The fourth annual Denver Independent Comic & Art Expo just filled in its roster.