Archive for the ‘ Denver Art ’ Category

Lightning over Denver

And for no good reason… a lightning shot! [ READ MORE ]

1st Friday at 11th

Swing by the 11th Avenue Gallery, a little, cozy gallery space located just off Broadway and 11th Avenue here in Denver, for a look at work by local and national artists. This month, 11th Avenue will feature work by Eric Adrian Lee, from Portland Oregon, as well as Denver local artists, Kathy Knaus, Jacqueline Cordova-Pachuck, [ READ MORE ]

Art on Santa Fe

First Friday has rolled around, and it’s bound to be an art spectacular as always! If you head down to the ever-popular Santa Fe strip, be sure to stop by Kanon Collective gallery and get a gander at what’s happening there. Located at 766 Santa Fe Dr, the Kanon Art Collective will be featuring new works [ READ MORE ]

Cemeteries, spirits, and art in Riverside

Whoooooo! It’s nearly Halloween town, and for me, that means shivering in a locked apartment, fearing the ghastly sounds of pretend (or ARE THEY?) zombies roaming the streets. I just can’t handle the undead. But the dead- hey, as long as their not mobile, that’s OK by me… So a cemetery [ READ MORE ]

The very strange case of the B+

The B+ is a funny grade. While the D- is known here in these internets as the “Gentleman’s F” (failure, but more polite) the B+ is a comfortable consolation of a very good performance, yet strangely striving. Almost, just quite but not quite attaining the fabled perfection of an “A” but not falling into [ READ MORE ]

Product Photography 101 Class Tonite

Product Photography 101 By Matt Herrebout Sept. 23, 6:00pm-9:00pm 321 W. 11th Ave. Cost: $50.00 I’m teaching Product Photography 101 tonite, 6-9pm. If you create or sell jewelry, fashion, doodads, or widgets, no longer do you have to promote your products with crappy photos! No fancy camera or fancy software is required for fantastic product photography. You don’t [ READ MORE ]

FLW and the Imperial Hotel

And now… for something that has absolutely nothing to do with Denver… If you want to get your mind off Denver (or reality) for a time, try reading about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. I’ve studied him extensively and find his tastes and achievements to be nothing short of astounding, Imperial included. Sadly, the Imperial [ READ MORE ]

Get Down with the Sickness

This Friday, join fabulous (and sometimes unusual) Denver artists as they spread their ideas and love of art like swine flu at the Hinterland Gallery starting at 7 PM. The show, “Down with the Sickness” uses a variety of arts (painting sculptural, video, performance) to explore concepts of the body, gender, reality, and the shifting shapes [ READ MORE ]

Common boxes

Denver-based musician John Common (and his group, the Blinding Flashes of Light) recently teamed with 60 visual artists to create special artistic boxes which will house the band’s forthcoming CD. The show opened yesterday, but the Abecedarian Gallery at 910 Santa Fe, Unit #101, will be showing these creative works, some inspired by lyrics [ READ MORE ]

The jury is in for art

I got called into jury duty for the first time ever today. As I sat in the large Jury Selection Room at the City and County building all this morning, realizing that I forgot to bring a book, I was getting pretty antsy. Thank the stars there was something interesting to look at in the [ READ MORE ]

Get SPUN again!

It’s that time of the month again! Another chance for wacky, who-knows-what spontaneous fun tonight! Head on over to the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer) tonight for SPUN. It promises to be a cavalcade of acts and activities from 9PM-midnight. This month, music will be provided by Safe Boating is No Accident and Danielle Ate the Sandwich, comedians [ READ MORE ]

Artsy maidens at Rock the Cradle

I’m not one to go to stores that sell primarily children’s clothes: I have no children, and don’t quite know what to do when I’m in their presence (“You’re rather small,” is my usual response to any child that crosses my path.) But I’m very tempted to head to Rock the Cradle, an [ READ MORE ]

Monkeys! Bears! Oh My!

Monkeys are amazing creatures: They have little grasping hands, some of them have prehensile tails, some of them are swimmers, some of them are drinkers, and many of them often make faces that are startlingly similar to those we see on the humans around us. At the Arvada Center’s newest exhibition, well-known photographer Jill [ READ MORE ]

Get some solitude at Foothills Art Center

This weekend, why not take a spin up to Golden? The air is crisp, you can grab a beer at one of the local breweries or join a family with screaming children on a tour of Coors, and finally hit up the Foothills Art Center for their great new exhibition. Just opening last night, [ READ MORE ]

Andenken is dazed

This month at Andenken gallery, New York graffiti legend Chris“Daze” Ellis is on display, with urban-themed mixed media works and graffiti paintings on the walls that bleed into paintings. In the 1970s, Daze began painting subway trains. Recognized in New York with work in the MoMA and Brooklyn Museum, Daze will be [ READ MORE ]

Thrifty things to do in Denver!

With the economy the way it is, we could all use a break… preferably a free one! Fortunately for us, there are a lot of opportunities! The Denver Art Museum is free on First Saturdays! This interesting (and air conditioned) building is one of Denver’s most interesting attractions and has an impressive collection of [ READ MORE ]

Chalk art on Larimer Square

Wowza! This is shaping up to be a crazy busy weekend in town! Besides all the good stuff going on tonight (First Friday), this weekend is jam packed with stuff, too! On Saturday and Sunday, head over to Larimer Street downtown for the annual La Piazza, a festival celebrating Italian chalk art. Artists from all [ READ MORE ]

Art at 11th Avenue this Friday

This First Friday at the 11th Avenue Gallery (11th Ave. between Lincoln and Broadway) is bound to be a great one. Featuring work by Sarah Roberts, Nate Michels, Riki Takaoka, and Neal TePaske, the show (featuring drawings of various kinds from these artists) will be opening from 7-11PM this Friday. I’ve seen Neal’s work, but haven’t had [ READ MORE ]

The Factory brings fashion, music, fun

I’m a sucker for anything Andy Warhol, so when I saw the name of this art/fashion/dance event called The Factory was happening on May 30th, I was immediately drawn in. I’m assuming it’s a tribute to the glory day’s of Warhol’s Factory, a creatively explosive place he helmed in the 1970s. Head over [ READ MORE ]

Creative Kegger

Tonight, web mag Illiterate is hosting Creative Keggers 001 at Cluster Studios (3881 Steele St.) Celebrating the street games played in ol’ New York City, Double Dutch, basketball, hop scotch, and a variety of other games played by kids throughout the ages will be enjoyed. I’m hoping that Kick the Can and Hoop-And-Stick [ READ MORE ]

Whoppee for the MCA!

Ha! Typically when walking around a “Serious Art Museum,” ones sees a lot of nodding heads, furrowed brows, and stern glances. Head to Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art this summer, and you might actually see people smiling or (heavens!) even laughing. In the Project Gallery, Jim Green (local sound artist perhaps best known [ READ MORE ]

Art Trading Cards

It’s mini-art swap! No, not a little swap meet, but rather a trading of tiny artworks over at CORE New Arts Space. Created by artists of all stripes, these small works can be swapped on the second Saturday of each month over at CORE. If you want to get in on the action, here’s [ READ MORE ]

Sideshow!

If you’re heading out for First Friday, stop by Portfolio (1644 Platte) to see the repurposed decor work of 15 min and the jewelry of SwearJar Design. Heck, maybe you can get some decorating ideas for both your home and your accessories! Portfolio is a retail space staffed and managed by artists and designer’s from [ READ MORE ]

11th Avenue Gallery

Check out the work of Suchitra Mattai this First Friday at the 11th Avenue Gallery (15 E 11th Ave) tonight, from 7-11PM for the “Bi-polarized” show. Featuring paintings and drawings by the artist, the gallery event is free and you can get a handful of tasty snacks for visiting! A great little gallery is wonderfully [ READ MORE ]

First Friday Fashion!

Join Fashion Denver (321 W 11th Ave) to celebrate the new designers in the Fashion Denver Showroom at the FD headquarters tonight on First Friday! From 5-9PM, the new crop of style will feature work by Desire Gallegos, Kirstin Swallons, Taryn Slawson, Kate Wilkonson, Francis Roces, Lindsay Donaldson, Eliza Streete, and Ivy Bishop-McClure. There will be [ READ MORE ]

Go to SPUN for Wednesday night fun!

Get your spontaneous fun and get yourself through the week tonight at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer St.)! Join Fashion Denver’s Brandi Shigley tonight as she hosts a medley of entertainment and activities sure to get us through the Wednesday doldrums. Tonight’s Spun is sure to be packed with some great, funny, and entertaining bits as [ READ MORE ]