Visual Arts

Boulder dancer Joanna Rotkin began teaching free improvisational-dance classes for adults in 2003, inviting people with little or no experience to experiment with their bodies.

It’s a weekend of new galleries and old standbys, gorgeous traditional gallery shows, pop-ups and futuristic musings in the local art world.

This is the first Museo de las Americas show curated by Frank Lucero.

Artspace’s plan to build 85 units of affordable housing and 3,000 square feet of workshop and performance space for artists in the RiNo Art District has collapsed.

At 10:26 p.m. Monday, April 22, two men using the moniker “Butcher Cult” went live on Facebook.

Andrew Rodgers, who has served as the executive director of the Denver Film Society since January 2016, has stepped down from his role. He will be replaced, in the interim, by Britta Erickson, the director the Denver Film Festival, who has worked with the film society for more than twenty years.

Kaleidoscape, Meow Wolf’s new ride at Elitch Gardens, is opening to the general public on April 20. Here’s what you need to know.

Get ready for an eclectic art weekend bubbling over with talks and workshops, a travel-inspired fashion show, superheroes, cheap art and plenty of opening receptions, if that’s your bag.

The views may not be pretty, but the results are stunning.

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.