For every artist doing three-dimensional pieces in Colorado, there are a hundred more working in two dimensions. That makes a pair of current shows featuring sculpture and installations something special. First up is Catalyst, an enchanting outdoor exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens that is chock-full of impressive sculptures. Catalyst…
Often overlooked for its bigger, brasher cousin, East Colfax Avenue, the quaint little strip of 13th Avenue between Downing and Sherman streets is one of the few remaining arteries of pedestrian shopping, historic buildings and authentic culture in the Denver area. Its lack of recognition may actually be the secret…
The show must go on, and for Laura Ann Samuelson and Joanna Rotkin, a helicopter rescue was the only way to keep their production THE GREAT GREEN on track for the Boulder International Fringe Festival, which starts today. Rotkin, creator and star of THE GREAT GREEN, resides in Jamestown, which…
Adam Lichty wants Denverites to walk more — and see a lot more. That’s the motivation for Denver Streetheart, which collects street art from around the city and shares photos on Instagram with Lichty’s 1,500 followers. But he doesn’t want the experience to stop there. He wants people to go…
Mexican Independence Day might take a lower profile than Cinco de Mayo here in Denver, but that doesn’t mean our Latino community — and the rest of the town — doesn’t kick up its heels for El Grito de la Independencia: Mexico’s real independence day (as opposed to Cinco), which…
Denver has a Second Saturday, and though it often seems to take a back seat to First Friday, the alternative art-night has its advantages. You won’t have to elbow your way through crowds of sidewalk revelers, hawkers and buskers to get to the art, and you’ve also had a day’s…
This just in: Due to the unpredictable forecast we are cancelling the ‘outdoor’ portion of the FRIDAY THE 13TH event, here’s what we’re doing so you can still watch this chiller classic on the day it was intended to be seen: >Alamo Drafthouse Littleton will be screening FRIDAY THE 13TH…
Every other year, Colorado State University’s art department curates and hosts the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, a huge survey of some of the best graphic-art work in the world, often with a variety of satellite exhibits. This year’s CIIPE officially kicks off with an opening on Friday, September 13…
Ever since the Hamilton Building came on line, the Denver Art Museum has been mounting shows at a breakneck pace, with this summer’s fiber extravaganza, Spun, and its dozen-plus separate shows proving the point. But there’s plenty of room for more at the DAM, including Figure to Field: Mark Rothko…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists.
Praxis Creative Arts Space is not just off the grid — it’s gone altogether. A month after its founder, Joshua (no last names, please) was featured in “Free for All,” Josiah Hesse’s July 25 cover story on people living off the grid, the community group that Joshua had founded with…
Longtime Westword readers will recognize the name Jason Heller. For years, Heller was one of the paper’s premier music writers, covering the local and national music scene with insight, wit and sharp writing. These days, he’s expanded his portfolio to include national outlets such as The A.V. Club and Pitchfork…
Under the Certified Creative Districts program enacted in 2011, areas all over the state of Colorado have a chance to apply for financial and organizational aid to help grow their artistic communities and creative economies. The Pueblo Creative Corridor was one of the fifteen chosen for initial funding and development…
One of the handsomest and best exhibition spaces in town is in an artist cooperative, of all places: the main space at Ice Cube Gallery. Upon entry, visitors are confronted by a large room, cut up by moveable walls and topped with a high ceiling, that’s ideal for displaying art…
Celebrating the often-overlooked segment of beautiful architecture in Wheat Ridge, this weekend’s Mid-Century and Modern Home Tour highlights some of the area’s best preserved and painstakingly remodeled homes. Organized by non-profit Wheat Ridge 2020, this one-day only tour runs Saturday, September 7 from 1 to 5 p.m., when doors of…
This week, art critic Michael Paglia ventures around town — visiting the McNichols Building and other sites that were part of the 2013 Denver Biennial of Americas — for this week’s review. The first show, Draft Urbanism, is mainly comprised of outdoor installations around Denver, while First Draft is a…
Know any poets? Got a thing yourself for putting words together in beautiful collages? There’s a place for every poet at the Aurora Cultural Arts District’s first-ever Poetry@Play weekend, where verses by featured poets and all comers will ring out both indoors and out in downtown Aurora on September 20…
Although the middle of July marked the apex of activities related to the 2013 Denver Biennial of the Americas, the official exhibits connected to the event are still going through this weekend. The first rendition of the Biennial, which took place three years ago (meaning this incarnation was one year…
Even the hardest-willed Type A sometimes needs to slow down. And naturally, so do the rest of us. Tonight in the garden behind Hinterland, everyone’s welcome to sample three loosely interrelated mind-loosening disciplines designed to slow down your pulse and amp up your chakras during SAN, an evening of “music,…
“Let’s make a gigantic agricultural plowshare,” is the thought that inspired artist Emmett Culligan to create “Plow,” the large sculpture that resides at the County Line light-rail station. Culligan answered a few questions about this piece in our latest installment of our RTD art series and discussed the purpose he…
In the new millennium, modernism is something of a conundrum. As immediate as it is retro, the mid-century ethos of streamlined design and space-age concerns is enjoying something of a style renaissance. Blame Mad Men if you must, but mid-century is cool again. That explains why Dana Cain’s Denver Modernism…
When thinking about alternative forms of transportation, Stapleton Transportation Management Association Director Angie Malpiede saw an opportunity to talk about walking. “I went to CDOT and said, you know, transportation-demand management has always been about taking transit — carpooling, van-pooling and even biking — but I want to add walking…
