If you would like to be included in the ever-growing Denver public art collection, now is your time to apply. From sculptures to light and sound displays to murals, the public art scene in Denver is like any museum showing — also, to enjoy the pieces you usually must venture out. Joining the ranks of
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Welcome to our series, Hello Denver, My Name is… where we profile individuals in Denver that you don’t know — but should. Get ready to meet with comedians, dancers, painters, musicians, designers and just generally people who help make this city awesome. When was the last time you enjoyed a pop-up book and opened? If you can’t
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For the previous 3 decades, Denver artist Scott Young has lit up Denver along with his enchanting, mesmerizing and handmade neon art. From a little gallery series at RULE at 2016, to the “WISH YOU WERE HERE/HER” signal once beneath the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), to providing the opening exhibition at K Contemporary at
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In 2018, the Denver Public Art program raised its collection by almost 30 percent, commissioning over 60 murals throughout the Urban Arts Fund (UAF). The total amount of murals from the collection currently totals at just over 300. Even though this is a monumental undertaking that sounds like it took a full staff to achieve,
-> Continue reading How One Woman Helped Commission 300 Murals in Denver
This year hasn’t really been a lucky one for the neighborhood restaurant The Hornet, located in the corner of Broadway and 1st Avenue at Denver. At the start of December, a driver lost control of the car, crashing it into the corner in the dining room, causing almost $60,000 worth of harm , following two additional
-> Continue reading Local Artist Paints a Mural Where a Car Crashed into The Hornet on Broadway
Immersive artistry is one of the tendencies that are cultural in the western part of the US. The resurgence of interest in beachfront attractions and the popularity of Meow Wolf represent that trend on a big scale, however, Denver’s art landscape was quick to grab. The newest addition to this immersive art experience in the Mile High
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Graffiti is frequently connected with vandalism, but sometimes an artist having a serious goal utilizes graffiti tactics to spread messages . That is certainly true with Montreal-based artist MissMe — dubbed by Vice within a “art vandal” — that creates pieces of art that she leaves in the streets using a technique. She arrived at Denver
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– Halloween is usually about becoming somebody else donning a costume to disguise your true identity or to attract attention (we’re considering you, sexy-cat-costume-wearers). However one artist collective in Denver is turning into those normal motivations around this October with a residency at Understudy that urges people to fall in love with their internal “creatures.
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Since Meow Wolf declared its own plans to construct a permanent exhibition in Denver, several Colorado artists are wondering how they can be involved. Well, now’s the opportunity — beginning October 5, Meow Wolf will start its call for hints for its Denver exhibition, slated to start in 2020. According to the official media release,
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Each year for the previous 13 years, the Denver Architectural Foundation has introduced Doors Open Denver (DOD), a weekend of admiration for urban design and architecture in town. This year nearly 70 websites will have free entry for the general public. The complete collection of sites can be found on the DOD site, including everything from churches, both the Governor’s mansion,
-> Continue reading The History of Five Points Showcased This Weekend at Doors Open Denver
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