Get Your Artopia Tickets Now — and See Curator Jolt in Action Tonight

It's cold outside, but plans are heating up for Artopia 2016, on February 20 at City Hall — our annual celebration of art, culture and fashion.

And cocktails, of course, which you can enjoy as you move through seven rooms of art installations and exhibits, showcasing this city's most talented, up-and-coming artists, and curated by Jolt from Guerilla Garden (who has his own show opening at Leon, with a reception tonight).

Whiteout, the Westword fashion show, will return to Artopia, too, featuring local designers and their interpretation of “The Art of Fashion.” Watch as Wilhelmina models strut down the runway in AnnaFesta, D’Lola Couture, Denver Bespoke, Elyse Rainbolt, Equillibrium, Gino Velardi and YoCisco. For the first time, Whiteout will also feature a curvy collection and a men’s underwear line.

Get your Artopia 2016 tickets now, before prices go up next week.

This year we are offering three ticket levels: Happy Hour, VIP and General Admission. Here's the fine print:

Happy Hour Tickets: Come at 5:30 p.m. for a special reception featuring food samples from participating restaurants and a chance to preview the art, then stay for all the fashion and fun of Artopia itself as a general admission ticket-holder.

VIP Tickets: Come at 7 p.m. for a special reception featuring food from Troy Guard restaurants, an open bar and a gift bag; enjoy special runway seating during the Whiteout fashion show (runway area limited to VIP only).

General Admission Tickets: Come at 7 p.m. for all the art and entertainment of Artopia, which runs until midnight.

And if you're reading this, you get a special deal. On the Artopia ticket site, use the promo code EDITORIAL — and get $5 off general admission tickets.