Photo preview: Xi Zhang at Plus Gallery

A solo show from Xi Zhang is always a beautiful treat, and Bone, which opens tonight at Plus Gallery, will double your pleasure. As Ivar Zeile of Plus notes, Zhang “paints with a lot of experimentation and has been evolving with several different styles over the last few years.” And…

Tobias Fike’s solo at David B. Smith is a conceptual beauty

Conceptual artist Tobias Fike, who’s been showing his creations around Denver for the past few years, is the subject of an elegant solo at David B. Smith Gallery titled Then and now and then. Fike is perhaps best known for his performances done with Matthew Harris, which are documented in…

P.S.: Applications for P.S. You Are Here grants due May 30

In 1983, Federico Peña’s campaign for mayor of Denver urged us to “Imagine a Great City.” Once elected, Pena worked to create that city, pushing through Denver’s One Percent for Art program – which earmarked 1 percent of every major civic construction project for public art – and creating a…

All aboard for the Crawford Hotel job fair

Want to work in a piece of history? The Crawford Hotel — the independent luxury hotel that will soon debut in the renovated Union Station — will be hiring more than fifty employees before its July 12 opening. And from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 30 and 10 a.m…

Photos: ArtStir at the Denver Pavilions

Over Memorial Day weekend, ArtStir — a Colorado-centric festival of fine art and craft — brought a taste of local culture to downtown Denver and the Denver Pavilions. Crafted by Samuel Schimek of the I Heart Denver shop in the Pavilions, the fest cast a modern, urban slant on an…

Unleashed by Petco wags its tail for a new location on Colfax

Unleashed by Petco, a chain that’s popping up all around the country, prides itself on being butt-sniffing friendly. “We make it a priority to be involved in the community that surrounds us,” says Margaret Aareberg, general manager of the Unleashed by Petco that will open this weekend at 3615 East…

Gallery Sketches: Four shows for the weekend of May 23-25

Art doesn’t go on vacation or take three-day weekends, and this weekend’s bounty proves it. Here are a few shows — big, small, serious and not so serious — to check out while you’re kicking back. See also: Stephen Batura, Stream, Ironton Gallery…

Ten huge resources for anyone who wants to build a tiny house

Paying rent in a bloated market isn’t working for you? Have the piles of stuff you’ve hoarded in your closets finally forced you to scream: “I’m ready for a purge”? Maybe you just want to live a simple, green life? If you are ready to start thinking about building a…

Lexis Krieg conquers collage and gets brave about painting

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. “I love collecting old vintage pieces,” says graphic designer and mixed-media artist…