Photos: Chuck Forsman in the spotlight at the DAM and Robischon

Michael Paglia visits the Denver Art Museum and Robischon Gallery in this week’s review, taking in two solo shows focusing on Chuck Forsman, as well as three other stand-alone exhibits at Robischon that focus on the role of the landscape in contemporary art. Continue reading for photos from all of…

Photos: Glass-blowing and glass art at the Cannabis Cup

The Cannabis Cup took over Denver Mart this past weekend, with every marijuana-related product imaginable — including some very impressive glassware. Our photographer, Brandon Marshall, was there to capture the art of glass-blowing, and the awe-inspiring results. See also: Kitty Migaki finds inspiration in downtown Denver’s architecture…

The blight stuff: Discussion of displaced Aurarians tomorrow

Before it became the bustling hub of higher education in central Denver, the Auraria campus was a neighborhood of modest houses and small businesses. It all abruptly vanished in the early 1970s, after a bitter political and legal battle that uprooted hundred of residents — and left behind a trail…

Gallery Sketches: Three shows for the weekend of April 18-20

Though pot’s what’s on the whole city’s mind this marijuan-derful 4/20 weekend, the local art scene will not go up in smoke. Here are three reminders that Denver galleries serve up good vibes and even better shows every weekend of the year. See also: Teased, Torn, Coddled & Pampered at…

Photos: Tracks on wax at the Denver Record Collectors Spring Expo 2014

Big K Productions, which celebrated its twenty years of putting on record shows last year, kicked off the Denver Record Collectors Expo’s next twenty as fans stampeded into the ballroom at the Northglenn Ramada Sunday in search of musical holy grail. The platter-covered vendor tables served up everything from rare…

Remembering Ludlow: A roundup of commemorative events

A century ago this week, a long-simmering conflict between miners on strike in the southern Colorado coalfields and troops of the Colorado National Guard erupted into the deadliest labor war in American history. A raging gun battle on April 20, 1914, resulted in the destruction of the strikers’ Ludlow tent…

Moxie U offers eclectic classes for art enthusiasts

From unconventional drawing workshops to lectures on what is real, Moxie U is redefining school. Founded by Rebecca Vaughan and Susan Stites, two former employees of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, the new organization offers a variety of classes for people who want to learn something new…

Modern Masters at the DAM shines with star power

Denver Art Museum director Christoph Heinrich has a gift for understanding how to attract an audience. His secret is presenting exhibits that appeal not only to the art crowd, but also to the general population. These blockbusters — dubbed as “beacons” by Heinrich — zero in on a topic of…