Together, you and your team of canvassers will finance one of Denver’s most compassionate art exhibits. Give your skills to support for our homeless neighbors and our creative community at once.

Responsibilities include recruitment and assembly of your own canvassing team, execution of daily canvassing operations, and management of the follow-through involved in donor satisfaction. You will have to hold your team responsible for meeting their weekly donation goals, and recruiting to maintain of grow the size of your team.

All donations go to charity. The canvassing team is part of a program to support local art projects and spread awareness of artlessness.

You will be responsible for the donations necessary to bring canvasses, art supplies, and a large annual public festival to help homeless artists in Denver. 100% of sales go directly to the homeless artists.

The Exhibit, produced by Denver Art Society, takes place on the First Friday in November of every year. We need a year-round, full-time compensated employee to manage the event, however the current position is until Nov 5 only. After this, a review will be completed for possible extension to a year-round, full-time compensated position.

Please experienced candidates only (more eager, less experienced canvassers who would like to join our canvassing team – please send an email with your info to canvass@denverartsociety.org now).

Compensation based on experience. Apply for this position by emailing a description of your experiences collecting donations, cover letter, and resume to sean@denverartsociety.org.

Denver Art Society is a nonprofit. Learn more about us, and our mission to end artlessness in Denver at http://denverartsociety.com

Going to be a lot of fun. Get tickets now ($2 off using promo code: GreenSpaces).

ILLITERATE PRESENTS: Denver Does Denver 2010 (An Event of Creative Promiscuity : : Bands DO Bands! Artists DO Artists!)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
2 VENUES | 20+ BANDS | 20+ ARTISTS
@ THE MEADOWLARK (2701 Larimer)
@ THE FLOBOTS.ORG COMMUNITY SPACE (2705 Larimer)
ART AUCTION :: 6PM – 11PM
MUSIC :: 8PM – 2AM
+ A BACKDOOR BBQ!
$12/door or $8 tickets here.

MUSIC LINEUP

THE FLOBOTS || HOUSES || ESME PATTERSON (OF PAPER BIRD) || BIG LIL’ (LILLY SCOTT & COLE RUDY) || THE LEGENDARY RIVER DRIFTERS |
LUMINEERS || PINK HAWKS || SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENT || HUNTER DRAGON || OBLIO’S ARROW || MARRIED IN BERDICHEV || JASON CAIN || LITTLES PAIA || NIGHT OF JOY || MANO AND SAFFO || NUEVO LEON || THE RECKLESS NIGHTS || HEARTS IN SPACE || HOLLAGRAMS || DJ SYNERGY ||AENKA || CHAPERONE || ABG || A SETTING SCIENCE ||

VISUAL ART LINEUP

MANU BUDANT || MATHEW DOUBEK || ARON DUBOIS || SCOTT FERGUSON || HILARY FREY || RUBEN GAUCIN || ANDREW HOFFMAN || JOSH HOLLAND || JILL HADLEY HOOPER || CHRIS HUTH || JOUVELT ||
STEPHEN DANIEL KARPIK || MAX KAUFFMAN || SANDER LINDEKE || JAIME MOLINA || MATTHEW NOVAK || ANDREW NOVICK || STEVEN PROCHYRA || KATHERINE RUTTER || ERYN TOMLINSON ||
JEREMY “SILAS” ULIBARRI || HARRY C. WALTERS

ABOUT DENVER DOES DENVER

Illiterate returns with the second annual Denver Does Denver, an event of mass creative promiscuity in which bands DO bands and artists DO artists. Hosted at two adjoining venues, The Meadowlark and The Flobots.org Community Space, Denver Does Denver will be a swinging time of artistic intercourse with over 20 musical acts and 20 visual artists interpreting the material of their predecessors and contemporaries within the city.

What began as an auditory exchange, with Denver’s musical acts covering the songs of other Denver musicians, this year expands into the visual realm. Illiterate asked Denver artists to join the cultural swap and take on the challenge of creating a work of art derived from the composition of another Denver artist. Their efforts will be on display as part of a silent auction taking place above the Meadowlark in a space transformed for a one night stand as a gallery.

Like any progressive form of exchange, boundaries must be constantly re-evaluated and expanded. In 2009, Illiterate asked how the many participating musicians would handle the challenge of covering the music of others. Would they honor their fellow performers, present and passed, with heartfelt renditions, or lampoon the competition with karaoke-like covers? What transpired was a sonic orgy with room for both sincerity and satire. This year, again Illiterate poses the question to both musicians and the visual newcomers to the party: “Just how far will you go?” All will be answered and on display Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Denver Does Denver, where original content and prudes will be left at the door.

For more information contact Illiterate at admin@illiteratemedia.com or telephono (303) 993-4474.

Showing at Pirate from August 20 – September 5, 2010.

Pirate Contemporary Art
3659 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.458.6058
Fri: 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon – 5:00 PM

Showing at Core New Art Space from August 19 – September 5, 2010.

CORE New Art Space
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.297.8428
Gallery Hours:
Fri: Noon-9 pm
Thu/Sat/Sun: Noon-6 pm

Great photography. He’ll be at Art Out Loud this Saturday. Say hi. Visit the amazing Full website of David Shults.

AJ Fosik uses wood, paint, and found materials to create three-dimensional animalistic beings. Fosik’s sculptures begin with individually cut and varnished pieces of wood that are then arranged into symmetrical and hypnotic patterns and become the faces of mythical entities. Hypnotic eyes pierce the viewer’s gaze and sharp teeth protrude from the mouths of Fosik’s creations that are embellished with a consistent rhythm of vibrant color and shape. Either constructed as freestanding forms or wall-mounted pieces, Fosik’s work references taxidermy practices and is evocative of American Folk Art. Similar to Bill McRight’s new body of work, Fosik’s alluring constructions are often inspired by subversive cultural influences that shift complacency and rely on the reappropriation of familiar symbols and images.

David B. Smith Gallery
1543 A Wazee Street
Denver, CO, 80202
303.893.4234

http://davidbsmithgallery.com

More art and full Illiterate interview.

P.S. Illiterate is probably the coolest art gallery in Denver. Anyone who disagrees email me your suggestions, with photographic evidence, to sean@dpau.org

Two positions will need to show up 12noon to 4pm. The other two will need to show up from 4pm to 8pm. Anyone who can attend from 12noon to 8pm may take up two shifts.

If you’d like to lend a hand please send an email to traci@denverartsociety.org with your name and contact info.

Art Out Loud: Art & Music Festival to End Artlessness
Where: 31st & Walnut St.
When: Aug 14 from 2pm to 8pm
Who: TraSh Bagz, Cassandra Lillard Fine Art, Jennifer Reiter, Gray Sparrow Art, Kimono Dragons and Studio Yoshida, Jeansonne’s Fine Designs, Acoustic Set-Up, Natural Luster and Liz Ardnt, Kelly Ann’s Painting, Michelle Aruldoss, Tito Designs, HellaThready, Rachel Kemble Photography, Matt Nuffort and Drew Labarge, The Craftorium of TMiss Pink & Nerd Life Design, Marney Gagg, Anthony Seller Photography, Chaz Kraizer, Mad Tatters, Conari Arts, Winston’s Boutique, and Amanda Cleveland

Art Out Loud Charity Concert
Where: Walnut Room (3100 Walnut St. Denver, CO)
When: Aug 14 from 4pm to 2am
Who: Flashbulb Fires, Gritch, 303 Movement, Reno Divorce, Sophie & the Troll, Rachel James, Sean Waldron, Bonnie & the Beard, MF Kaaos, & B. Sous

More info about Art Out Loud.

Denver Art Society is a nonprofit producing creative education classes in Denver. 100% of public donations directly fund project costs.

For volunteer information please contact traci@denverartsociety.com

Great Denver artists exploring new materials, processes, and systems for interior art. Lots of stretching. More stretchy craziness at Amanda Gordon Dunn Homepage.

lamination woodturning

lamination woodturning

Artistic duos, slam poets and more at final-Friday celebration.

The final Friday of the month, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) feels less like a field trip and more like a night out with offbeat art encounters, unique detours of the DAM collection, artmaking, local music, cash bar, munchies and more. This month, Untitled #31 (Two), July 30 from 6 to 10 p.m., celebrates the Biennial of the Americas and other art related things that come in twos.

The DAM also hosts a satellite exhibition of The Nature of Things, the Biennial exhibition located in Civic Center Park. At Untitled, guests can check out cutting-edge video art in the Fuse Box gallery and talk to the Biennial curatorial duo, Luisa A. Orozco and Jürgen Ureña to hear how they teed up their selections for the project. Orozco’s My Body is a Weapon features 20 works by artists who use the body as signs, weapons and tools. Snapshots, curated by Ureña, features video art from several Central American artists who explore portraiture from different perspectives.

Cafe Nuba combines spoken word, live music and performance art. For the Biennial Edition, Cafe Nuba brings its pairs of poets to march in two-by-two representing the best of Denver and the Americas. Featured poets include Quetzal Guerrero, Zakiya Harris, Erwin Thomas and Jennifer Johns. Jams by DJ Cavem Moetavation and special guests keep the crowds moving to the words. Visitors can grab a partner and step one-two with the help of 23 Skidoo, Denver’s high-energy swing dance couple. The pair will perform and hold a mini Lindy Hop lesson. Breathe studio presents the Gutter Bunny bicycle-art project. Take in the virtual urban landscape on imaginary two wheels and find peace within the city surroundings. Joan and Charlie from Buntport Theater return to their puddle in the 3rd floor freight elevator and perform a new installment of Joan and Charlie Discuss Tonight’s Theme. Local DJ Johnny D spins in the atrium.

More info.

Boxcar Gallery presents La Conquista, July 29th to August 28th 2010. This exhibition features the work of Boxcar members Javier Flores and Amanda Wahl. The opening reception will be Thursday, July 29th from 6-9pm and First Friday August 6th from 6-10pm. La Conquista will run through August 28th, 2010.

Amanda’s (amazing) painting, Untitled, 2010, pictured here.

Boxcar Gallery
554 Santa Fe Dr
http://boxcar-gallery.com

At Camp Wapiyapi, a retreat near Estes Park offering respite for kids dealing with childhood cancer, ill children and their siblings don’t escape the toll their suffering takes so much as they learn that they’re not alone with it. They get to take a break from it all and have what every kid wants – to relax and have a good time. And then, in one of the nicest ways possible, they give back to the community that took them in.

Place bids and enjoy the day today from 4 to 8 p.m.; for tickets, $15 per person (or $35 for a family), go towww.wapiyapi.org or call 303-534-0883.

Westword Article: Art for Wapiyapi @ Tennyson Studios.

“It’s #2 pencil, and I draw the circles freehand” -Nemo

Go figure. View more of Nemo’s crazy freehand at official Art By Nemo Homepage.

Quick and easy guide for you newbies to #denverart: Denver Art In One Day.

Please help me spread this message. Today, Denver is losing about 500 jobs.

In fact every day, Denver, you lose about 500 jobs.

But your creative sector is creating jobs. Every day, your music and art industries create good high-paying jobs deep within local communities. Together, your designers, artists, musicians, and creative talent make up for Colorado’s 5th largest business sector, in both revenues and jobs.

Why is your art so essential? Because your art and music industries are the largest sustainable exports in your city’s history. Because the global art and music industry is fantastically lucrative: 1% of the global art market share would double Denver’s economy overnight.

And yet you are cutting your creative education programs, Denver!

While art and music generate thousands of jobs, your government’s budget has forced schools to scale back, unavoidably attacking the Arts — English, Theater, Music, etc — in record numbers.

Right now, school is nearly in session. We need help. One in six children will be denied even a single art or music class. Help us enrich our neighborhoods and communities with sustainable, creative education programs.

Please donate $5 today and help Denver Art Society support our creative education programs.

This is an urgent affair. Schools need this money now. Sadly, the most artless schools are often the most in need of art’s benefits, art’s jobs, and art’s revenues.

Consider this. Your bands are performing across the globe. Your art is sold in every country. And yet you’re cutting creative education programs!

You’re losing jobs. Our creative sector sustained us through these last two years — creative education is the easy way to bring more jobs, more revenues for schools and parks, and more opportunities for our children for the next two years, and beyond.

We can reinvigorate creative education in Denver, starting today, but we need your support. You can help spread this message — and combat artlessness by raising awareness of the artless everywhere.

Please donate $5 or more today:

http://denverartsociety.org/donate.

Thank you for helping us get here.

Sean McGowan
President, Denver Art Society

More info.

Art Out Loud: 10 bands. 50 artists. One night. Learn more.

The Biennial has, so far, some amazing successes and failures. If you’re looking for the highlights, read this great article on the Three important Biennial art exhibits bring the Western world to Denver.

Thanks for keeping the Westword artsy and honest, Michael!

Now showing at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Denver artist Tony Ortega has long been renowned for chronicling the richness of the Hispanic experience. He utilizes his signature style of bold coloration, simplified forms, anonymous figures and cultural icons to explore community life, family, urban and rural sectors, youth culture, popular culture and cultural politics. Paramount in his artistic intent is the discovery of the relationship between humans and their circumstances. In a country where demographics are rapidly changing, issues of multiculturalism and hybridity are tantamount. Much of this exhibition deals with those who have crossed and continue to cross the borders, to secure a better life, obtain work, and to ensure the welfare and safety of their families. To Ortega the border is porous, with layered implications.

Through monotypes, serigraphs, charcoal drawings and a mural installation we get a glimpse of the melding of histories, traditions, culture and politics of our ever expanding and diversified population. Additionally, Ortega will create murals in collaboration with students from “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County and The Family Learning Center. Following their display at BMoCA during the exhibition, the murals will be on view at the Boulder Public Library and Denver Public Library.

FULL ARTICLE: Mi Frontera Es Su Frontera / Tony Ortega.

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Art show will be on display in the Playhouse lobby from September 10 through October 24, 2010.

The lobby is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-10 p.m., Sundays from 5-9 p.m.

Click here for full information.

Sandra Phillips Gallery
July 9 – 31, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday July 9 from 6-8pm

Artist Patricia Tinajero from Ecuador will explore the nature of things thru video and experiential installation. Tinajero is interested in objects as the product of metamorphosis, in particular the recycing of object, the capacity of those objects to survive cycles of production and consumption, use and abuse. Exploring the regeneration process reconciled in the dialectical understanding of process of the artist, these discarded materials weave into sculptural forms which become installations.

The RedLine Exhibit “Artist’s Footprints” will also include artist Patricia Tinajero in partnership with the Biennial of the Americas 2010.

The Sandra Phillips Gallery
744 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.573.5969
Tue – Sat: 12:30 – 5:00 PM
http://www.thesandraphillipsgallery.com

Solo Installation at Emmanuel Gallery
July 9 – September 3 2010
Artists Reception: Friday July 9 from 6:00-10:00pm

In “Personal Locator Beacon,” Vaughan will include 17th century cartouche designs colliding with industrial light components; decorative architectural medallions with pink electronic wire; crocheted white lace flowers, leading to twinkling LED lights and functional fans; the Golden Chalice Vine plant, whose scent creates amorous effects in humans, with infra-red electronic devices. As the viewer walks through the space, they trigger a ‘wave’ of fans and lights, and consequently a wave of neurotransmitters for LOVE and call signals to the outer world. “Personal Locator Beacon” alters the entire gallery, inside and out, to serve as a beacon for their love.

Summer hours for the gallery will be Tuesday – Friday 11-5 and Saturday from 12-4. For more information, please visit our website at emmanuelgallery.org or call. Emmanuel Gallery is honored to be an exhibit partner with the Biennial of the Americas.

Emmanuel Gallery
Auraria Higher Education Center
10th and Lawrence St Mall
Denver, CO 80204
303.556.8337

http://www.emmanuelgallery.org

Cherry Creek Arts Festival

Daily from Sat., July 3 until Mon., July 5
Price: Free

A three-day crowd-burst that draws throngs of grubniks and arty-farty types to booth after booth of visual and performing artist exhibits; Chinese yoga, tai chi and Zumba on Fillmore Plaza; and a cultural pavilion that will help kick off the 2010 Biennial of the Americas.

For more info, check Cherry Creek Arts Festival website or Westword’s resources.

The wonderful art pictured here is by Loretta Petraitis.

Opening Reception: Friday July 2nd , 7-11 pm

Ironton celebrates 11 years in Denver with our annual 4th of July weekend party. We have a lot to celebrate this year with the addition of two new artists to the group; Chase DeForest and Yoshitomo Saito.
The gallery will exhibit new work by each artist effectively illustrating the uniqueness of Ironton as a multi-discipline facility: 
Andy Berg, painting
Jeff Bludeau, woodshop
Dan Brandemuehl, stone sculpture
Chase DeForest, woodshop
Sharon Feder, painting
John Ferguson, steel sculpture
Hugh Graham, multi media
Matt Holman, cartooning
Jill Hadley Hooper, painting
Heidi Jung, painting, photography
Mike Mancarella, sculpture and fabrication
Patricia ‘Murph’ Murphy, painting
Yoshitomo saito, bronze casting
Kagen Schaefer, puzzle making
Robin Schaefer, painting
Andy Sweet, stone sculpture

The show runs from July 2nd thru July 30th.

See you there! (3636 Chestnut Pl, Denver). Learn more at Ironton Studios

Hours: 8:30 am–9:30 pm M–Th | 8:30 am–5:00 pm F | 8:30 am–4:30 pm Sat

Participating artists:

Judith Bennett
Remy Biggs
Rickie Christine Bland
Michelle Brewster
Jean Caggiano
Maria Careccia Pelissier
Ashlee Comerford
Vicki Cook
Doug Dawson
M. DiGiacomo
Jerry Dokken
Alix Evendorff
Christine Fontenot
Jan Fordyce
Christopher Fox
Ilona Fried
Lisa Gardiner
Margaretta Gilboy
Bill Graham
A. Miriam Green
Halie Hall
Martha Heppard
Kit Hernandez
Rochelle Johnson
Deb Kaylor
Vern Langhofer
Leona Lazar
Gayla Lemke
Sina March
Edward MCdonald
Georgene McGonagle
Krystal Mills
Elayne Moseley
Diane Nelson-Scott
Brian Rivera
Tina Rowe
Jennifer Rudkin
Drew Sarka
Kevin Singleton
Ed Sirokman
Jahe Smith
Bill Sprague
Bev Steigerwald
Jim Sternfield
Merelee Syron
Steven Whitcomb
Tom Whitten
Linda Wilcox
Annie Patrice Williams
Elizabeth Wonnacott
Stan Yan

More info: http://asld.org/events_exhibitions/Exhibition-Schedule.php

Rob Williams, Colors of the Dusk, acrylic, graphite & ink on wood panel, 48”w x 29”h, 2010.

Rob Williams is a mixed media artist who gives aspen trees new life with whimsical imagery and unnatural color palettes. The titles of his pieces are meant as “entrance points to evoke thought about different ways of seeing the world.”
Translations Gallery
1743 Wazee St
Denver, CO 80202
303.629.0713
Tues-Sat: 11-6
http://translationsgallery.com

“Candice II,” by Marie Vlasic, oil on canvas.

Through July 3 at Artyard Contemporary Sculpture, 1251 South Pearl Street, 303-777-3219, www.artyardsculpture.com.

Through July 4 at Pirate Contemporary Art, 3655 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058, www.pirateartonline.org.

Through July 10 at Walker Fine Art, 300 West 11th Avenue, #A, 303-355-8955, www.walkerfineart.com.

Interested in getting some friends excited about a great art and music festival? Join the team!

Email traci@denverartsociety.com if interested and let’s get to work.

-Traci

Tickets are $25 now or $50 at the door.

Limited availability — 100% of your ticket price goes to charity.

On Aug 14 2010, Denver Art Society will throw our first annual Art Out Loud Music Festival. Over 30 local Musicians and Artists will unite to spread awareness of artlessness and bring art and music classes to every child in Denver. Help us reach our goals and we will continue to fight against artlessness in every community, enriching our whole city through art. Learn more about Art Out Loud.

Public festival, private concert.

The festival is open to the public, but only a few tickets are sold for the music concert showcase at Walnut Room’s main stage on Aug 14. Learn more about Art Out Loud or how you can get tickets to the concert.

Wanna help?

Interested artists should check out our Artist Application (deadline now Jul 14).

Interested bands should check out our Performance Application (deadline now Jul 14).

Interested volunteers can learn more here.

Questions?

Contact me (traci@denverartsociety.com) or join our discussion on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you all there!

-Traci Tisserat, Director of Events

Denver Art Society is a nonprofit organization. Our tax-id is 27-0750665.

VERTIGO Art Space May 7 – July 30, 2010

Ralph began his painting career in childhood- and has well known accolades as a “Celebrity Portrait Painter” who has had an extensive career painting on private commission from true Royals, and celebrities from around the world. RW is recognized by the National Portrait Gallery of Smithsonian as the only painter Elvis has ever commissioned for a portrait. RW states: “My aim is to reflect contemporary man’s ultimate desire for self-expression and living on the edge”.

Vertigo has chosen a select few of the many painting styles RW has accomplished in an attempt to show the variety of trademark Ralph Cowan styles through the decades in his illustrious career as a painter.

Vertigo Art Space
May 7 – July 30
Artist Reception July 23 from 6-10pm
960 Santa Fe Dr
Denver, CO 80204
303.573.VERT (8378)
http://www.vertigoartspace.com

CORRECTED 15 JUL 2010 — I had falsely reported that the show closed on June 30, when in fact the show is scheduled until July 30, 2010 (-Sean McGowan).

This is pretty simple.

1. Watch the trailer.

2. Get a presale copy of the dvd and help produce the film at the same time.

(btw they are from Denver — and yes they actually traveled the country in a golf kart. check it.)

DENVER MODERNISM SHOW

Do you look at blank canvases and swoon?

Welcome to Modernism. These people throw a great show. Get yer entries in while you can.

How do you interpret Modernism?  Is your work an homage to the past or a continuation of those ideas?  Do you gain inspiration from the googie styles of the 1950’s’, or the sleek lines of Le Courbousier?  All genres, styles, and mediums will be considered, as long as they relate to the theme of “modernism”.

Seen by over 3000 art and culture lovers, who will be coming ready to shop at the Denver Modernism Show. The show runs August 27-29 and will be held at the Denver National Western Complex Expo Hall.  More info at denvermodernism.com.

Enter as many works as you like. Each entry is $10.00. Entry fees do not guarantee acceptance  into the show, which will be determined by our juror (to be decided). All entries should be made electronically, as emailed  jpegs; if you need an alternative submission method please contact  us for instructions. Accepted artists are responsible for delivery and pick-up of  their artwork to and from the Expo Hall.  If you  need to ship work, please contact art@denvermodernism.com for more  information.

Jpeg submissions, info and payments are due by the end of August 10.

To enter, visit our new online entry and payment page at www.denvermodernismart.eventbrite.com by August 10.

Timeline:

Aug. 10 - Deadline for submissions

Aug. 17 - Notify artists of acceptance status

Aug. 26 -  Accepted artists deliver work to National Western Complex Expo Hall 2 – 6 pm.

Aug. 27 – Opening Night. Accepted Artist plus 1 guest admitted to VIP Reception & Party 5 – 10pm.

Aug. 29 – Closing Date: Artists must pick up work at National Western Complex Expo Hall 3 – 6pm.

The Fine Print:

Submissions: Please format all images as .jpgs at 72 dpi, no larger than 1920 pixels in any direction.

Requirements: All work must be dry and ready to properly hang.  Set-up diagram must accompany multiple-piece works.  All selected art must remain in place for the duration of the show.  Accepted art may be photographed for publicity purposes.  The curator retains the right to reject any work that is not as represented in the submitted image, or work that does not have appropraite hanging materials.  All work must have the artist’s name, the title of the work, the price of the work, and a contact phone number and email clearly labelled on the back.  Sculptors must provide their own pedestal if they wish to have one.

Delivery:  Delivery and pick up of accepted work is the sole responsibility of the artist.  If you need to ship work, please contact us at art@denvermodernism.com for further details.  Accepted work is to be dropped off at the Denver Coliseum Expo Hall,  4655 Humboldt St. (Washington exit off of I-70; refer to map on website for further details) on Thursday, August 26. 2010,  between 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.  Work must be picked up at the same location on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.  As there is no on-site storage available, we cannot ensure the safety of any work left after that time.

Sales:  The Denver Modernism Show will handle sale and delivery of all artwork sold, and will retain a 25% commission on works sold.  Artists will be paid for sold work at the pick-up time on Sunday.

Liability:  The Denver Modernism Show will take all precautions to protect your art, but is NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS DUE TO DAMAGE OR THEFT.  We provide overnight security & professional handling staff.

More info here.

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TOSA Iron Artist - June 26

Iron Artist is a live art competition.

Watch ten artists battle in a live art event to determine who will be the  TOSA Iron Artist. Each artist will have two hours to complete their artwork and all must incorporate the “secret material” into his or her creation.

Join in the fun at TOSA, 1644 Platte Street, from noon to 6 p.m. (the competition is from 2 to 4); admission is $10. Get details at www.theothersidearts.org or call 303-561-3000.

Artists Competing Include:

Tina DuMond
Charles Lefkowitz
David Dunn
Cara Thomas
Milt Denny
Amanda Willshire
Allison Whelan
Ondrea Svaldi
Donald Nash
Kyle Carpenter
Aaron Williams

PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!
ONLY $10 TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS PROGRAMMING

Our Mission:The Other Side Arts (TOSA) educates, inspires, and empowers emerging artists and under served populations through visual arts programming and artist development opportunities

900 pounds of string. Thermonuclear weapons. Be there.

Featuring the work of Maximilien Brice, Orly Genger, Janine Gordon, Pablo Helguera, Anne Hardy, Kcho, Gonzalo Lebrija, Viviane Le Courtois, Richard Meredith-Hardy, Ciro Najle, Martha Russo, Jim Sanborn, Ward Shelley, Jeff Shore & Jon Fisher, Don Stinson, Torolab, Steve Vaught (Fat Man Walking), and Willard Wigan. With a Titan IV rocket engine and two B61 thermonuclear weapons.

Energy Effects is presented by MetLife Foundation, in partnership with Denver’s 2010 Biennial of the Americas. Additional support from Scott Miller & Tim Gill and the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. MCA Denver thanks the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District for their support.

Also see Objectophilia opening June 30 at 7PM. 1490 Delgany. Image: Gonzalo Lebrija, Entre La Vida y La Muerte, detail

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org

Liberadores/Liberators at Museo de las America. The opening reception is Thursday, June 24 from 7-10pm.

Museo De Las Americas

This Santa Fe Museum, in the heart of the ArtWalk, is a cultural icon of Denver.

Liberadores will showcases artists interpretation of the liberation narrative as it impacts their lives, countries and communities from throughout the Americas North and South. Featuring Xavier Cortada, Cuba, USA; Ana Maria Hernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cliff Fragua, Jemez Pueblo, USA; Liliana Folta, Argentina; Oscar Muñoz, Popayán, Colombia; Daniel Salazar, Denver, USA; Fernando Sanchez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Paula Winograd, Bogotá, Colombia; Seth Wulsin, New York, USA/Argentina.

See you there!

Museo de las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.571.4401
http://museo.org

Boxcar is, quite possibly, Denver’s rawest art gallery.

Their coop and curators continue to amaze with the integrity and from-the-streets genius artists their gallery has been come to be known for.

This week they present Wanderlust, June 24th to July 24th 2010. This exhibition features the work of Boxcar veteran Sarah Quinlan and newest member Ira Fail. The opening reception will be Thursday, June 24th from 6-9pm and First Friday July 24th from 6-10pm. Wanderlust will run through July 24th, 2010.

Mixed media artist Sarah Quinlan’s newest work Wanderlust is a visual documentary of female undergarments. In her work she uses a combination of found ephemeral materials, female outlines and watercolors to search for the “perfect support”.

Artist Ira Fail’s current work, Birds of a Feather, explores the relationship between the female portrait, birds, and the old cliché “birds of a feather, flock together”. In the work he blends the two themes seamlessly to illustrate the common, delicate beauty of both subjects. His use of vibrant color varies the subject, and through his style allows us to enjoy the fantasy element of the work.

Wanderlust opens Thursday, June 24th, 2010 from 6-9 pm and First Friday July 24th from 6pm to 10pm. Third Friday July 16th from 12-8pm. Normal gallery hours are Friday & Saturday from 12-5 pm, or by appointment by calling 303.725.7047

Boxcar never fails to impress. They’re South on Santa Fe Dr. so make them your first or last stop on the ArtWalk.

Boxcar Gallery
554 Santa Fe Dr
Denver, CO 80204
Fri/Sat: 12-5pm, or by appointment by calling: 303.725.7047
http://boxcar-gallery.com

The weekend after Pridefest wind down at the 2nd Annual CinemaQ Film Festival at the Starz FilmCenter, June 24 – 27. Relax with four days of the world’s best new GLBT films including a 40th Anniversary celebration of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE.

Denver Film Society at the Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204

CinemaQ Film Festival 2010 (Presented by Coors Light) | 2010 Starz Denver Film Festival.

The department is responsible for running the financials of the organization and, though the community, you will be responsible for current accounting practices throughout the organization and future logistics planning for Denver to grow its art industry by 500% in the next five years.

The position includes membership to Denver Art Society and the occasional glass of wine but otherwise is for the purposes of furthering the DAS Mission of encouraging art for everyone’s sake.

We ask for a 12 month commitment with rarely more than one meeting a month.

Interested parties please send a cover letter, resume or CV, and contact availability time to sean@denverartsociety.org. Be sure to mention “Treasury Volunteer” in the header of your email.

Thank you — and let’s keep fighting for art for all.

The EventGallery 910Arts introduces the concept of collective art creation in an exhibition entitled “Lucid Skies: The Eye’s the Limit” featuring mixed media works from By:Us Art Collective.
Founded by photographer and painter Clancy Philbrick, By:Us is an assembly of international artists working in a variety of media with the goal of shifting the focus away from the individual artist. “By:Us is unique in that it does not stress any one individual artist,” says Mr. Philbrick, “and also considers the role of the viewer as equal to that of the artist in defining, enjoying and even creating art.”

Works in the Lucid Skies exhibition are two-and three-dimensional pieces capturing the grandeur of the sky and portraying the power, grace and connection of the marvel above us to all that live beneath it. They were fabricated by five artists who collaborated with each other on their creation.

The eventgallery 910Arts
910 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.815.1779
Tue-Fri: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sat: Noon – 5:00 pm
http://910arts.com

Call for Entries

Andy Warhol changed art, by changing the definition of what could be considered art. His influence is immeasurable. If your work reflects Andy’s pop sensibilities… if it was influenced by the Warhol-style pop art of the 1960s and 70s, then we want you in this show!

Entry fee: $10 per piece (non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance).
You may register and pay fees online at: www.warholove.eventbrite.com
Jpegs (not TOO big or TOO small) should be emailed to dana.cain@att.net labeled with titles.
If you need an alternative submission method please contact dana.cain@att.net .
Accepted artists are responsible for delivery and pick-up of their artwork to and from Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr., Denver CO.

JUROR: Dana Cain, organizer of the Denver Modernism Show

Artwork must fit through the door at Niza Knoll Gallery and ready to hang. Niza Knoll Gallery retains a 35% commission on work sold. After the show you must pick up your work on Monday, August 30, from 12noon – 6pm. Storage fees will be charged if you fail to pick up your work in a timely manner.

Jpeg submissions, entry forms and payment are due by Sunday, July 25.

Timeline:
July 25 – Deadline for submissions
July 28 – Notify artists of acceptance status
July 29 – 31 – Accepted artists deliver work to Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr. Delivery Hours: 1 – 5 pm.
Aug. 6 – Opening Date: First Friday during the Andy Warhol Birthday Celebration.
Aug. 20 – Third Friday Artists and Curator’s Reception.
Aug. 29 – Closing Date: the final day of the Denver Modernism Show.
Aug. 29 – 30 – Artists pick up work 5 – 6pm Sunday or 1 – 5 pm Monday.

More info at http://danacain.com/Andy%20Warhol%20Celebration.html

This show is designed to showcase the strength of the local art community during Denver’s
Biennial of the Americas. If you don’t already have plans to show work during the Biennial,
this could be a great opportunity. Exposure for this show should be fantastic.

Work in any medium accepted.

Juror: Ken Hamel
Director of DenverArts.org, Denver’s premier online resource for the visual arts.

Deadline for Entries: July 3
Artist’s Reception: July 9, 6-9pm

Core’s Juried Show Details…

The artwork must fit through the door ready to hang with wire. (NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS). We accept art for open entry shows 2 weeks in advance of the deadlines noted during our regular business hours. Each show is juried by noted artists, gallery owners, educators or art critics or the membership of Core. You are encouraged to submit your best work. We will call all entrants to tell them if they are in or out of the show. Those who are not juried in must pick up their work within two weeks of the opening. (Please no pick-ups the night of the opening). After the show you must pick up your work on the last Sunday of the show from 3 to 4pm. Storage fees will be charged if you fail to pick up your work in a timely manner (see your entry form). Thank you for your entries, your fees help us to show new work and help support our outreach programs.

Application Instructions:

Please print & fill out for yourself; three copies for each piece. Numbers will be put on at the gallery. $10 per entry.

Download the application or learn more.

Illiterate Presents:

“The Pyre” New Works by Ravi Zupa
JULY 2 – JULY 30, 2010

Opening Reception FRIDAY JULY 2, 6PM

Illiterate Magazine
82 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80209

To schedule a private showing call Illiterate at (303) 993-4474 or email at admin@illiteratemedia.com

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

Temperatures rise at Illiterate as Ravi Zupa engulfs the gallery with his searingly sharp representations of the past and present. Historical styles are collected and rearranged as the kindling for drawings, paintings and sculptures that blaze with the intensity of a modern man’s angst as he attempts to place his own contemporary struggles amongst turmoils in time.

The Pyre, an exhibit of new works by Zupa, is directly inspired by a collaborative book project by the same name between the artist and renowned hip hop musician, Tim Holland, better known as Sole, founder of the Anticon record label, and leader of Sole and the Skyrider band. The book, also titled “the Pyre” revolves around the incendiary, with an epic poem by Sole interwoven with accompanying illustrations by Zupa. Both radical minds ripped from the same flaming cloth, this is not the duo’s first mutual effort, with Sole previously calling upon Zupa to direct a number of his and other Anticon artists music videos. Though the work in this exhibit exists outside the narrative within “the Pyre” book, as Zupa puts it, “they are the direct result of the same fire and seek to convey the same skepticism, want, desperation, and optimism”. Enter the Pyre and look through the eyes of an artist fueled by a world he sees all around and behind him poised to be set in flame.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

A prominent figure within Denver’s art scene, Ravi Zupa has worked with organizations such as Denver Open Media, the Denver Library, and created murals, most notably, the human-like prairie animals in Watercourse Foods. In 2009 he received the Westword’s 2009 Mastermind Award, and though Zupa has shown in numerous locations through the city, this will be his first solo gallery exhibition.

A master of mimicry and illusion, Zupa creates illustrative and expressive works that play tricks on the eyes. Like a magician he uses misdirection to hide objects within plain site, rendering contemporary items seamlessly amidst historical iconography− an ancient Hindu goddess holds in her open palms… horse whips; a samurai charges fiercely into battle with his banner waving a banner for… the U.S. army, a plumed conquistador fingers… a machine gun; what looks like an anatomical drawing torn from the annals of a 19th century medical journal, upon closer inspection is in fact not wholly human at all. No simple gag artist, Zupa does not rely on digital gimmicks to wow the audience, rather he comes from the sleight of hand school; each piece is meticulously hand rendered and weathered by the artist, with subtle skill and technique eliciting moments of awe, as well as those of “aha”.

Inevitably, once the moment of revelation occurs− the trick revealed, the hidden picture found− the question arises, what does all this historical mashing up mean? Why is that Minotaur dressed in army fatigues, the Flemish peasant missing his eyes? By treating modern objects with the same level of detail as exalted symbols, and by altering those vestiges on high, Zupa asks us to evaluate our own modern American symbolism (whether you agree with his interpretation of it or not); what objects, if any, do we collectively imbue with mystical values, and how does this relate to a nostalgic longing, in which we are so dissatisfied with our own fractured culture that we crave the fetishism of the past?

MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST

“Ravi Zupa is Denver’s rare resident poet-painter, sculptor, film artist, activist & intellectual. Ravi self identifies as an anarchist, and these humanist ideas are at the center of all his work and DIY ethos. He is fully self taught and draws lessons from movements and artists who came before him. His works are as varied as his visual inspirations; the German Renaissance, Flemish primitives, Japanese Block art, Religious Iconography from Europe, Asia and pre-Columbian South America, & 20th century revolutionary propaganda. Ravi uses all these old myths, styles and imagery to tell the tale of modern “man” and his condition.

Ravi rejects academia and all pretensions and seeks to celebrate the “everybodyness” of art. With his work he aims to induce the same sense of frantic inspiration which inspires him when he sees a piece. He believes that art should be inclusive, and he puts this idea into practice. Ravi’s work goes beyond art, and he lives the epic battles of ideas found in his pieces in his every day life. It’s rare to find a visual artist with the mind of a poet, that draws from such a rich well of history & creates such a diverse body of work.”

~Tim Holland (Sole)

1 in 6 schools in Denver can’t afford a single art or music class. We can change that.

We’ve assembled a team of social networkers to Network For Charity right here in Denver. Through a partnership with Denver Public Art University, we are able to organize a network of volunteer art teachers and local artists to deliver free art education programs to everyone in Denver — free of charge. But we need your help.

Imagine it — a city in which our richest knowledge can be taught in our poorest schools.

Do you have the social networking skills this movement needs? If you do — join our team of volunteers and fight alongside us to build a better, stronger, more creative city for everyone — starting with those of us in the very most in need. If you know people, you know your skills can make a huge difference in this fight. Join us.

Do you know tons of people? Are you looking for a good excuse to meet a bunch more people? You may be good on our team.

Do you like developing local communities? Do you enjoy bringing needed relief to local students in need — and only getting a stupid t-shirt in return!? You may be great on our team.

Interested people please prepare your cover letter, resume, and a short note about your wealths of experience and sources of passion. Email to volunteer@denverartsociety.org and be sure to put the words “Network for Charity” in the subject of your email.

Thanks volunteers! Keep Denver lovely!

In these her most recent paintings, Katie Hoffman continues to use intuitive processes with a newly brightened palette to explore her dreams, nightmares, and waking-life obsessions. Inspirations for the melancholy-drenched imagery include pop music, assorted literary works, biblical mythology, and a love of word play. (See “Cabatisto” and “Pandemonium”)

CORE Annex Gallery: Stuart Codington Andrews: “Summer Systolsis”

CORE New Art Space
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.297.8428
Gallery Hours:
Fri: Noon-9 pm
Thu/Sat/Sun: Noon-6 pm

http://www.corenewartspace.com

Abend Gallery kicks off summer celebrating Jim Beckner in a One Man Show. Beckner’s art vibrates with the pulse of the city. His edgy and energetic paintings give one a sense of motion, and though his subject is gritty, the colors with which he achieves this feeling are far from muddy. Cityscapes are his chosen subject matter for this show; however it is not a theme he adheres to exclusively. He spends time painting landscapes, figures, and still life; yet urban scenes are perhaps some of his most recognizable canvases. Beckner plans out every canvas to completion in his mind before he lays in even one brushstroke, and has meticulously defined and refined these paintings over weeks and months to create an exhibit full of individual works of art that harmonize as one.

To read an interview with Jim Beckner, visit http://www.abendgallery.com.

Abend Gallery
2260 East Colfax
Denver, CO 80206
Tue-Sat: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
303.355.0950

http://abendart.com

Resolution: Paintings by Patrick Loehr

Patrick Loehr, author/illustrator of the popular Mucumber McGee series of children’s books (HarperCollins Publishers) will exhibit a collection of new paintings designed to make you laugh and perhaps make you think about what they mean. “These works explore our compulsion to assign meaning to objects and situations,” says Loehr. “Even when no definitive meaning exists”.

The exhibition, opening June 18th at the Ice Cube Gallery in Denver, is called resolution. The name of the exhibit refers to the rudimentary aesthetic style used by Loehr to paint the figures and accompanying text, as well as the ambiguous nature of the circumstances being depicted. Loehr explains, “The lower the resolution or fidelity of an image, the more the viewer needs to participate in order to make sense out of the situation. These works are intended to encourage participation.”

Ice Cube Gallery at the Dry Ice Factory
3300 Walnut St
Denver, CO 80205
303.292.1822
Fri: 6-10pm; Sat: 12-5pm

http://icecubegallery.com

Former IBM software engineer now a full-time Washington, D.C., artist, lost his left hand in a childhood accident. He is featured June 18 – July 9 at VSA Colorado/Access Gallery a nonprofit organization that offers education and opportunities for local children and adults with disabilities to learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.

Humor, tension, goggle eyes and shout-out color are putting self-taught artist Matt Sesow’s acrylic paintings in museums, galleries, collections and exhibits worldwide. Not really an “angry young (age 44) painter,” yet he could have been. At 8 years, Sesow’s left hand was severed by a landing airplane’s propellor in rural Nebraska. While some of his first paintings 15 years ago were inspired by his childhood trauma, now he credits the accident for putting him on the “fast track” to becoming an artist.

A part of the artist’s visit includes working with Denver youth in the gallery’s summer program in an effort to encourage area teens with physical impediments to create, benefit from and enjoy art.

Beginning June 18, Sesow unleashes his expressionist animals in his show, “Pet Projects.” Here comes a menagerie of loved animals in funny, chaotic, frazzled lines and unnatural propportions. VSA Colorado is featuring the artist in one of its twelve Access Gallery shows annually.

A self-described news junky, Sesow might focus on The Denver Post while he’s here, as he has on his hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. In his annual project, “31 Days in July,” since 2003 he has painted a 30-inch by 40-inch painting each day in July based on a page 1 Post article. He sold his first paintings 15 years ago at the Georgetown Flea Market, and was signed by an art dealer the same day. He earned a BS degree in computer/software engineering and never attended art school.

For more information on the artist and his work, visit Sesow.com.

VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by the late U.S. Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith. Nearly 5 million people with disabilities participate in VSA arts programs each year through affiliate programs in each state and in more than 60 countries worldwide.

VSA arts of Colorado was established in 1978. Each year its small staff and volunteers serve nearly 10,000 people with disabilities, their families and those who work with them. It offers diverse educational opportunities for students of all ages with and without disabilities. VSA Colorado was the recipient of the 2009 Mayors Award for Excellence in the Arts. Call the gallery at 303 777.0797 or 303 777.0796 TTY for a session or with any questions.

Access Gallery/VSA arts of Colorado
909 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.777.0797

http://www.accessgallery.org

Visit official RiENNIAL site

It’s time! Please join us Saturday, June 19th for the RiENNIAL OPEN STUDIO TOUR, 11am – 4pm. Experience artists that live and work in Denver, Colorado. Enter for a chance to WIN A $1000 Gift Certificate for Art in RiNo and other prizes! Click here for rules.*

Other prizes include an ipod Shuffle, 2 cases of Balistreri Vineyards wine ($700 value), RiNo restaurant gift certificates, a $625 Gift Certificate to Pink Fog Photography and more. (You must be present and 21 or over to WIN, I.D. required to claim prize)

The RiENNIAL is an open studio tour of the galleries and artist studios located in the River North Art District. Our goal for this event is to bring public and civic awareness to LOCAL artists. We applaud the efforts of the BIENNIAL of the AMERICAS and hope this will inspire MORE inclusion of the vibrant local art community in Denver for years to come. Come discover over 40 locations with over 60+ studios open!

The River North Art District – RiNo is bounded by I-70 to the North, I-25 to the West, Park Avenue West to the South, and Arapahoe to the East.

Catch a FREE Cab Shuttle! We’ll have 4 hybrid Prius taxi’s circulating the district free of charge. The hourly rate for the Metro Taxis is sponsored by TAXI, folks are encouraged to tip their driver, as appropriate. Denver B Cycle has two stations in the neighborhood, use them! RiNo is a bike friendly destination.

EVENT DETAILS: Map of open locations

11am – Noon: Launch Party – Start here, get information on the RiENNIAL OPEN STUDIO TOUR and information on the BIENNIAL of the AMERICAS and how the local community will be involved. Party location Plus Gallery, 2501 Larimer Street in RiNo.

11am – 4pm: OPEN STUDIO TOUR – Tour over 50 artist studios and galleries in RiNo, several locations will have artist demonstrations, special events and new exhibitions for the tour.
Other starting points for the tour are Ironton Studios & Gallery 3636 Chestnut Place; Dry Ice Factory 3300 Walnut Street & Blue Silo Studios 4701 National Western Drive. Park & pick up a map at these locations to start.

4pm- 8pm: RiENNIAL After Party & Raffle* – Sponsored by Denver Magazine & Design North. Design North is RiNo’s new “Design District” – Raffle at 5pm, Food, Drinks & Live Music, Party location is at Cassleman’s Bar & Venue located at 2620 Walnut Street in RiNo, Doors open at 3:30pm. We are pleased to announce the Greg Harris Vibe Quintet will be playing at the RiENNIAL After Party.

*RiENNIAL RAFFLE RULES: Tickets are while supplies last. Visitors will receive a FREE raffle ticket at each location they visit during the Open Studio Tour. Turn in this raffle ticket by 5pm at Casselman’s (located at 2620 Walnut) the day of the event to enter for a chance to WIN one of the raffle prizes for the RiENNIAL. One prize per person. Members of RiNo and their immediate family are not eliglible to win.

If patrons purchase art in RiNo the day of the event they will receive 2 extra tickets for every $100 they spend! Support your local artists!

Learn more about RiENNIAL (official Homepage): http://www.rivernorthart.com/riennial/

The Aurora Artists Guild currently is accepting entries for the 16th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Art Exhibit, which will take place Nov. 12 to Dec. 18 at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway.

Cash prizes will be awarded for a Best of Show overall, and first, second and third places and an honorable mention in each of the painting, photography and miniature categories. Special awards include Aurora’s First Lady and the Kate Tauer Awards.

Entries in the form of paintings, photographs and miniatures must be postmarked by Sept. 11, and submitted as digital files on CD. For more information or to receive a mailed prospectus, call 303-739-6520. To view the prospectus online, visit www.auroragov.org/visualarts.

The Gateway to the Rockies Art Exhibit, which is a favorite for local, regional and international artists to feature miniatures, two-dimensional works and photograph, is presented by the Aurora Artists Guild and co-sponsored by the Aurora History Museum and the City of Aurora Cultural Services Division. All exhibit pieces are available for sale throughout the exhibit, and unframed artwork will be available at the opening reception.

About the Aurora History Museum

The Aurora History Museum is a service of the City of Aurora’s Cultural Services Division. The museum at 15051 E. Alameda Parkway is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the museum’s permanent and rotating exhibits is free. For more information on the Aurora History Museum, call 303-739-6666 or visit auroramuseum.org.

The first career retrospective of legendary rock and roll performance painter, the late Denny Dent, leads the summer gallery exhibition series at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Guest-curated by Keith “Scramble” Campbell, and in cooperation with Ali Christine Flores Dent, the artist’s widow, the exhibition honors Dent’s life and features more than 60 of his large, iconic portraits, which include images of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Travolta.

To coincide with the Denny Dent career retrospective and to complement the live music concert series at the outdoor amphitheater, the Arvada Center presents Convergence: Painting with Music, an exhibition featuring the works of 20 national and regional live performances painters, also guest-curated by Keith “Scramble” Campbell, a live performance artist himself, known for his routines at the Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Arvada Center. The Arvada Center is the summer hub for these painters, many of whom will be featured throughout the summer at metro Denver’s music venues.

Further building on the theme of music in art, the Arvada Center’s third summer exhibition is Amalie R. Rothschild, Live at the Fillmore East, a Photographic Memoir. Between 1968 and 1971, New York artist Rothschild was the unofficial house photographer when Fillmore East was the rock and jazz music capital of the East Coast. Many of her most memorable images are featured in the exhibition. The Arvada Center presents this exhibition in partnership with Denver’s Michele Mosko Fine Art Gallery.

All three exhibitions, free and open to the public, run from June 10 to August 29, 2010.

The summer gallery exhibitions, along with expanded Summer at the Center 2010 series, with live concerts and live theater, continues the Arvada Center’s goal to emerge as the premier summer destination for arts and culture along the Front Range.

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, CO 80003
Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sun: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
720.898.7255

http://arvadacenter.org

Use your brains to help others learn! We can put your knowledge on steroids, give you a wonderful line to put on your resume, and work with you to be a part of some legendary, timeless projects.

This is a very exciting time for Pythoners and we’re right there with you.

Anyone with coding experience can pick it up with pretty little effort. We’ve got a great toolkit. Accepted volunteers will be automatically accepted as (nonpaid) professors into the DPAU School of Programming and work on real-world projects for Google App Marketplace to help educational institutions across the globe.

Position requires four to six hours per week. Compensation packages are available for coders who can initiate and finish their own projects. Includes guaranteed membership in the Denver Art Society.

Email sean@denverartsociety.org with a short summary of your coding experience, capabilities, and anything else that may help.

You will need to be a leader. You will be responsible for assembling your own team and throwing your own Denver Art Society events, although you will have help from our extensive network of venues, bands, artists, and sponsors.

If you are interested in becoming an Event Planning Leader, email us at leaders@denverartsociety.org. If you are looking to help out with some current DAS events, email traci@denverartsociety.org.

Event planners are guaranteed membership to the Denver Art Society.

Opening tonight at Abecedarian Gallery.

ADCD ANNUAL SHOW CALL-FOR-ENTRIES, NOW DUE THURS MAY 27.

Submit your entries now.

Artwork Network connects buyers and sellers via the web and through their technology-based art consulting services. They are a one stop resource for many art related services including artist and gallery membership, business art rotation, art brokerage, leasing, framing, working artist studios, photographic services, delivery and installation.

Artwork Network
878 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.388.7420
Mon- Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12pm – 5pm
First & Third Fridays until 9pm
http://www.artworknetwork.com

Margaret Kasahara – Chibichan Cowgirl – Oil on Canvas

(from the press release)

Margaret Kasahara’s “Role Models” explores themes of identity and disparate cultures as an Asian American of Japanese descent, that identity crosses two disparate cultures. Combining memory and autobiographical experiences, she creates visual dialogs expressing everyday life. Appropriating cultural symbols and the traditional iconography of Japan and America, she places them in a personal and contemporary context. . “ I approach my subject matter seriously, yet with a wink and a light heart, and in the broader cultural landscape, there weren’t many Asian American women role models growing up. Depictions of Asians in film and television were mostly two-dimensional if and when they existed at all.”

Kasahara received a BFA degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. She has exhibited her artwork at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Denver Art Museum, the Foothills Art Center in Golden , Colorado, the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California.

The Sandra Phillips Gallery
744 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.573.5969
Tue – Sat: 12:30 – 5:00 PM
http://www.thesandraphillipsgallery.com

Mother and daughter on the beach Italy 1968

One of 10 digitally interpreted canvas prints from vintage kodachrome slides.

Limited #2/2 signed, numbered and dated prints.

$370

To see all prints go to…

http://www.color-n-light.com/shop/page/4

NRDC, in partnership with Visions West Gallery, invites you to celebrate the wolf with some of the west’s most noted artists including Duke Beardsley, Theodore Waddell, Mary Roberson and Rocky Hawkins. Come see the beauty of Wolves and their habitat through an artist’s eyes and hear NRDC wildlife advocate Matt Skoglund on NRDC’s work to protect wolves. A portion of the sales will be donated to NRDC. NRDC’s mission is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Visions West Galleries
1715 Wazee St.
Denver, CO 80202
303.292.0909
Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm

http://visionswestgallery.com

Opening Reception May 7th, 5pm – 9pm at Chaos Gallery.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2010

Artists can apply through http://www.Zapplication.org
Event dates: August 20 – 22, 2010

(from the press release)

LoDo Alley Cat Arts Festival Announces Call for Visual Artists, Culinary Exhibitors and Fashion Designers

Professional and emerging visual artists, Colorado culinary artists and Colorado fashion designers, are invited to apply to the first annual LoDo Alley Cat Arts Festival (LACAF), which will take place August 20 through 22, 2010.

More than 150 artists and exhibitors will be selected in the juried process, which will occur in May. Artists will be notified of acceptance May 10. The LoDo Alley Cat Arts Festival is a premier event, whose mission is to enrich and diversify arts and culture in the most popular neighborhood in Denver, the lower downtown district known as “LoDo.”

The annual festival will transform historic streets and alleys into “festival within a festival” pageant of art and culture exhibits. Renowned leaders of the Denver arts community will be selecting the visual, culinary, and fashion artists. LACAF is expected to attract more than 100,000 medium- to high-income consumers.

The leading live and print media outlets from the Denver metropolitan area will be promoting the festival. Fine Arts Alley component will be a juried show, selected by a seven-member jury. The festival will be balanced with a wide range of media, featuring local and national artists. Student artists will be invited to apply and they will be juried for participation within the show, with selected students receiving mentoring and a free tent to exhibit their works. LACAF will promote LoDo and Downtown Art galleries by partnering with them to produce special exhibits and events that will be held inside or around galleries prior to and during the festival.

Culinary Alley component will be a celebration of food, beverages, and cooking ware from a juried group of vendors. A Chef Demonstration stage will feature exciting, up-and-coming chefs from area restaurants. The festival site will include between four and six cafes providing distinct food and beverages. Fashion Alley component will be presented by “Fashion Denver”, an organization that promotes fashion designers from all over Colorado. A fashion show located within an alley surface street will headline the opening gala. Fashion designers will display their works along a row of booths called fashion alley.

The LoDo Alley Cat Arts Festival is sponsored by LoDo District, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit civic organization that supports Denver’s LoDo neighborhood through marketing, education, and advocacy.

The E Gallery is located at 9797 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO.     Right next door to Disguises Costume Shop.

Now showing at Camera Obscura (1309 Bannock Street, 303-623-4059).

Westword also wrote a pretty good article about it.

Now showing at Conflict Resolution March 26 – June 20, 2010 at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center will explore the concept of Conflict | Resolution, a multidisciplinary project within the FAC’s three main areas of focus: performing arts, visual arts, and education, beginning in March.

Now at Redline
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm

http://www.redlineart.org

Media: Paint skins ( Dried latex paint) Acrylic and Graphite on Panel

Now showing at Second Degree of Separation at RedLine.

Second Degree of Separation features 30 regional artists in a signature RedLine exhibition. 15 Redline artists, board members, and exhibition committee members were each asked to start a chain reaction by selecting an artist to participate in the exhibition. In turn, each selected artist chose another artist to participate. This expansive exhibition reveals an impressive range of contemporary art and uncovers important connections and polarities informing the central Colorado arts community.

The 15 chains listed below show the initial selector followed by the two artists:
Viviane Le Courtois – Heather Bussey Patterson – Meredith Nemirov
John Grant – Steve Altman – Shannon Kelly
Bob Koons – Ivy Walker – Deborah J. Haynes
Rupert Jenkins – Jessie Paige – Carol Golemboski
Terry Campbell – Chrissy Espinoza – Holly Johnson
Gretchen Shaefer – Eric Portis – Ryan McRyhew
Sterling Crispin – Liz Holloway – Adam Holloway
Conor King – Mia Semingson – Maria Lawson
Margaret Newman – Paul Gillis – Andy Libertone
Linda Campbell – Michael Gadlin – Homare Ikeda
Bruce Price – Michael Chavez – Matthew Rich
Rori Knudtson – Matthew Jenkins – Phillip Faulkner
Mark Sink – Jason Appleton – Luzia Ornelas
Jeff Page – Katie Watson – Katie Taft
Jennifer Miller – Anne Thulson – Mark Penner Howell

Redline
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm

http://www.redlineart.org

North Gallery: “THE ABSENCE OF PRESENCE” – Photography by SHANE PRINE

Showing at Spark Gallery
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.889.2200
Thu-Sat: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
First Friday and Openings 6:00 to 9:00 PM

http://www.sparkgallery.com

In her latest work photographer Jessica Hilvitz’s explores identity and freedom of choice in a consumer culture. Her work combines images of food and the female figure to employ humor and cultural commentary. By juxtaposing theses ideas she questions consumption and the effect of that it has on the individual and contemporary society.

Boxcar Gallery
554 Santa Fe Dr
Denver, CO 80204
Fri: 4-8pm
Sat: 12-3pm
or by appointment by calling: 303.725.7047

http://boxcar-gallery.com

Can you connect with people? Leverage your talent for charity, help build art and music schools in low income communities in Denver.

You work with top of the line infrastructure and work with some of the best connectors in Denver! You can build your own team and recruit new volunteers to help you carry out your social networking strategy.

Raise $2000 and get a free five-year Membership to Denver Art Society.

Interested? Join the family and then email Sean@denverartsociety.com about the “Social Media Strategist” position.

Use your skills to help raise funds and awareness of Denver art throughout the world. Available fundraising technology formats include most popular fundraising systems (paypal widget, pledgie, facebook, etc).

Self-starters, or entrepreneurs usually fit the bill for this position, but you will have access to a wealth of other fundraisers, volunteer supporters, community-development tools, and publicity resources at your disposal.

1. Raise $400 and get one year free Denver Art Society Membership (actually, you’re cooler than our paying Members).
2. Find 5 members and get one year free Denver Art Society Membership
3. Raise $1,000 a month and get free access to VIP Volunteer events
4. Lead us. Gain free access to our paid Leadership Program – graduates in six weeks become a Community Leader, organizing real grassroots in your neighborhood.

Interested? First, join the family, then email sean@denverartsociety.org your cover letter and resume concerning the “Online Fundraising” position.

Our events, like Art Out Loud and Denver Homeless Art Exhibit, need as much publicity as possible to make the biggest impact. Lend your skill to our Movement and join our Press Team as we rally Denver into a new era of art!!

Candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, and bio to pr@denverartsociety.org

Each accepted volunteer joins the Press Team as a Denver Art Society Field Agent. Advancement opportunities available.

The Right Choice by Kimberly, age 14

Now showing at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)

March 12 – April 30, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday March 12th from 4-8pm

(from the press release)

The Right Choice is an exhibition developed by DAVA Youth based on the risks of using and abusing drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The exhibit opens to the public Friday March 12th and runs through April 30 th, with the opening reception on Friday March 12th from 4-8 pm. DAVA (Downtown Aurora Visual Arts) is located at 1405 Florence Street, one block south of Colfax in Original Aurora. Students throughout DAVA programs also developed artwork on healthy eating and exercising as part of a holistic approach to positive life choices.

Every year, youth ages 11 to 14 at DAVA research the most up to date information surrounding substance abuse through a grant from the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health. Through focused educational sessions, middle school youth from DAVA’s Job Training and Computer Arts programs learn about preventing drugs, alcohol and tobacco use. To expand their understanding of healthy choices, they also research mental health, self confidence, nutrition, and exercise. Artist-teacher Sarah Heid comments, “We also shared positive characteristics to look for in friends and in ourselves. We were able to discuss each student’s best attributes and focused on being our best selves in everything we do.”

This year, youth introduced their ideas within the context of DAVA’s overarching themes for the year: health, education, environment and economy. The exhibit is designed to educate and inform the community through the ideas of young people. Youth at DAVA explore topics in a safe creative space, using the arts to explore topics that impact them directly. By bringing their own perspectives to difficult community issues, they offer solutions in their own creative language.

DAVA’s Junior Staff, ages 15-17 created individual projects about alcohol and drug abuse through mixed media projects. Younger kids in the Open Studio started the year with drawing and clay exercises on nutrition, talking about healthy and unhealthy food. Kids drew what was in their stomach and observed the food pyramid. They made food plates in clay focusing on balancing meals. They decided to focus on exercising as part of our healthy habits focus. Kids made clay people exercising, including running, walking, swimming, playing ball games, stretching. They then made a park as a group to display the people.

Parents/guardians and 3-7 year olds in Family Arts created “Shopping for health” by painting healthy foods on tote bags. Come visit the artwork created by children and youth so that you may experience the vision of young people as they examine important community issues.

The exhibits are free and open to the public from 10 am to 5pm, Monday to Friday or by appointment. For more information about the exhibits email gallery@davarts.org

Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
1405 Florence St
Aurora CO 80010
Mon-Fri: 11:00 am-5:00 pm or by appointment
303.367.5886

http://davarts.org

David Kroll and Karen Kitchel now showing at Robischon Gallery

March 6 – April 17, 2010

Opening reception for the artists: Thursday March 11 from 6-9pm

Creative education is our greatest tool against poverty. Donate your talent to the Denver Art Movement.

Send a resume, cover letter, to ads@denverartsociety.com.

In conjunction with the Medea installation in March, I will be offering two two-day workshops, one for children March 20-21, and one for adults March 27-28. Each workshop will run Sat-Sun, 10 to 2, with a working bag lunch. The workshops will show students how to create and arrange forms made from mixed media on Dura-Lar, similar to the forms used in my work, Paroxyc Amoebosis and Blood Nest (below). There will be lots of time for practice as well. Some experience with watermedia (watercolor, thinned acrylic washes, inks) may be helpful but is not necessary. All materials will be provided. Students will complete a small 2D or 3D piece in class and will be able to continue working in this media on their own. Workshops will be held at the E Gallery in the E Project theater. (The gallery and theater are located at 9797 West Colfax Ave in Lakewood, CO, next door to Disguises Costume Shop, in the lower level of the Colfax Kipling Center, the NE corner of Colfax Ave and Kipling St. Look for the sign that says “West Colfax Event Center”. There’s plenty of free parking right in front.) Register: http://www.theeproject.org/the-e-gallery/registration-forms/

Danny is even going to breathe fire. Seriously.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

DESIGN YOUR PRINT OR PAINTING AROUND THE THEME: “FIVE POINTS”. 100% OF YOUR PRINT DONATIONS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE FIVE POINTS ART SCHOOL.

MAIL YOUR PRINT OR PAINTING BY MAR 12, 2010 TO:

DENVER ART SOCIETY
733 SANTA FE DR
DENVER, CO 802043.

ALL PRINTS WILL BE SHOWCASED AT 5 POINTS ART FESTIVAL. INCLUDE YOUR NAME, NAME OF ARTWORK, EMAIL, AND PHONE. THE FIVE POINTS ART SCHOOL AND DENVER PUBILC ART UNIVERSITY ARE POWERED BY DENVER ART SOCIETY.

Check out www.ARCofMontara.org

Now showing at David B. Smith Gallery
1543 A Wazee Street
Denver, CO, 80202
303.893.4234

http://davidbsmithgallery.com