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		<title>Arty Parties: Your Guide to April First Friday Around Denver</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:19:49 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/IMG_0820.jpeg" alt="Colorful artwork by Vincent Cheap" /><p>It's First Friday! Use this list to catch new art shows opening this week.</p>
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		<title>Why Boulder Artist Sandra Pratt Is Creating 100 Paintings of Red Barns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/sandra.pratt_.2.barn_.jpg" alt="An oil painting of a red barn" /><p>Sandra Pratt believes that red barns can connect a divided America.</p>
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		<title>Can a $2.2 Million Art Project Make BRT&#8217;s Colfax Arches Less Ugly?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:18:52 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/BRT-art-2-e1770760062504.jpg" alt="A bus station with art under its arch." /><p>Meet Lui Ferreyra, one of the BRT station artists, at a March 25 event at Champagne Tiger.</p>
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		<title>To Infinity and The Kirkland: Space Exhibit Is Worth the Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:18:28 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>RedLine&#8217;s UNSEEN and YALLA Center Palestinians to Build &#8216;Solidarity and Visibility&#8217;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Photos: Glowing Wild Now Illuminating the Denver Zoo</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:51:15 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Glowing-Wild-3-e1773424528703.jpg" alt="A frog lantern at glowing wild" /><p>The event is back by popular demand after 70,000 people attended last year.</p>
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		<title>After Collecting Denver Art for Years, She&#8217;s Displaying It Today</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/woman-puts-her-denver-art-collection-on-public-display-40856022/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/IMG_2136-copy-e1773352114377.jpg" alt="A wall of artwork collected by Denver art lover Sharon Connors." /><p>"It's kind of like having a big party, but not at your house."</p>
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		<title>Denver Creator Makes Art From the Skins of Invasive Species</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:11:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Laura_Shape_Beautiful_Stranger-cropped.jpg" alt="Artist Laura Shape stands in front of a colorful painting made of the skin of an invasive python species." /><p>"This is why the story of the invasive species appealed to me so much. This is something I can do. This is something I can help with."</p>
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		<title>Mo’Print 2026 Turns Colorado Into a Printmaking Playground</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:03:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Faith-Williams-TetraPak-Demo.jpg" alt="People do printmaking" /><p>Check out Month of Printmaking shows in Denver, Aurora, Boulder and Fort Collins.</p>
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		<title>Artist Creates Playful Cowgirl Paintings and Builds Community in RiNo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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