Summer doesn’t bring much fluff these days to Denver galleries, and “Abstraction” is a case in point. It’s an opportunity to study serious non- representational work by artists who rarely show here.
Gallery owner Sandra Phillips asked Sally Perisho to serve as guest curator, a welcome return to the art scene for the former head of what was then known as the Center for Visual Arts.
[...] MoreLongtime gallery owner and consultant Sandy Carson left a message in late February that was a shocker: After a whirlwind two-week discussion, she had sold her businesses to William and Jan van Straaten, who’ve operated the respected publishing firm Riverhouse Editions in Steamboat Springs for 20 years.
[...] MoreBerghaus, Douglas and Riverhouse Press. In the front spaces at Sandy Carson, there’s a whimsical yet intelligent show called Clearing: The Kinetic Sculpture of Marc Berghaus. The pieces are mechanical, with the most clever use of machinery being “Freeway Chase,” in which viewers look through the frame of a TV screen to tune into a miniature highway pursuit being played out on a rotating cylinder.
[...] MoreBut rather than rest on his laurels and take it easy, he devoted himself to some of the most daring and innovative experimentation of his career, venturing more heavily into the nascent world of digital photography, which he had begun exploring in 1981.
The fascinating and in many ways groundbreaking fruits of those investigations, which ended in 1998 with his death, are showcased in “Critical Encounters,” an exhibition running through April 12 at the Sandra Phillips Gallery.
[...] MoreMuseo de las Americas has received a $100,000 grant from the American Association of Museums (AAM) through Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA), a new international exchange program sponsored by the U,S, State Department. In conferring this award, AAM has recognized the Museo de las Américas as a leader in developing programming that engages community members beyond museum walls. The award will allow the Museo de las Américas to open dialogues between the people of Denver and the
[...] MoreAlan Kircher took a big chance leaving the banking industry to start an art consulting company that helps businesses decorate offices with works of art.
Not only was there a tradition of banking careers in his family dating back to his great-grandfather, a banker during the Great Depression, but he entered the art business with zero art experience.
In 2003, Kircher quit his job at U.S. Bank to launch Artwork Network, a $150,000 self-financed project specializing in managing, rotating and s
[...] MoreCalifornia has led the way in contemporary American ceramics for decades, but Colorado has not been far behind, with its own rich history and extraordinary talent pool.
[...] MoreRich Grant, director of communications for the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, found himself on Santa Fe Drive on the first Friday in July, and he couldn’t believe his eyes. “I’ve been promoting the city for 27 years, and I’ve never seen anything that compared to it,” he marvels. “Thousands of people on the streets, moving from gallery to gallery, everyone having a great time.”
From 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, the August First Friday Art Walk promises to be even better.
[...] MoreI thought I knew everything, but I had no idea this was the Year of the Woman. With that knowledge swirling around in her mind and an unexpected bequest of the extensive Rickenbaugh Santos Collection in her lap, Museo de las Américas director Patty Ortiz began looking for a spin that would pull it all together in a show. The consequent exhibit, Altar Girls, is a brilliant fusion of basic femininity and its morphing status in Latino culture.
[...] MoreBubbling up from the street-smart subcultures of surfing, hip-hop and hot-rodding, a new art form has emerged whose practitioners are as familiar with skateboard icon Tony Hawk and Krylon cans as they are with Picasso and paintbrushes.
[...] MoreSome people try to make wishes come true. Irene Delka McCray puts flesh on dreams. The paintings record things the mind wants to forget: abuse, tragedy, and unfathomable inhumanity.
[...] MoreGeorgia Amar has always believed that art is dependant on the sophisication of one’s senses. Throughout her life it has been her goal to hone these sense and the work in her latest show at Habitat Gallery is reflection of that.
[...] MoreIn the last three years, the Art District on Santa Fe has grown from an adolescent collection of galleries numbering in the teens into a center of vibrant activity and is quickly becoming a tourist attraction known nationwide. To see for yourself, just take a trip down Santa Fe for a First Friday Art Opening. The street is so packed that it feels like a New York City sidewalk at rush hour. It takes effort and collective energy to make a city scene in Denver feel like that.
[...] More“This is a great place to be,” Judy Hagler, owner of Translations gallery and vice president of marketing for the art district, said. “We have working artists, emerging artists, we offer classes. This luminarias event is geared towards the community. We want to get to know them and have them get to know us.”
[...] MoreCarson first approached the architect about the venture a couple of years ago, but his schedule made it impossible. Fortunately, she tried again, looking at a fall exhibition that could amplify the architect’s way of seeing and working after residents had a chance to experience the museum. The result is an installation that includes two extravagant collage drawings Libeskind made in 1981 (have fun inspecting the fantastical The History of Vegetables and So Forth), a wall of chalk and charcoal dr
[...] MoreThe December 2006 issue of Travel+Leisure magazine lists Denver’s ArtDistrict on Santa Fe as one of their top 5 new gallery districts in America. The ArtDistrict is pleased to contribute to the increasing national attention to Denver’s vibrant cultural community.
[...] MoreWithin a span of six blocks - Fifth Avenue to 10th Avenue - a concentration of galleries showcases diversity and attracts 4,000 to 5,000 people during regular First Friday Art Walks. \“It keeps growing onto itself,\” said Macy Dorf, a potter who owns the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery. \“New people come every month.\”
[...] MoreMost of the buildings between West Fifth and West 10th avenues on Santa Fe Drive are turn-of-the-century vintage - some architecturally charming, some in desperate need of facade work. They are being joined by new construction that is affordable and definitely hip.
[...] MoreWhen artists and galleries were priced out of LoDo, many migrated to Santa Fe Drive, where they created a vibrant arts district. So now people are talking about its latest innovation: Nine10Arts, a trendy fusion of art and green building. \“Nine10Arts is the coolest thing,\” says Denver developer Dana Crawford. \“It’s a green-complex co-op for artists, with condominium housing and a neat little cafe. It’s so first-rate.\” She’s not kidding. Nine10Arts recently was named the 2006 Legacy Project by th
[...] MoreSomething to Consider is a wonderful summer show filled with fresh-looking contemporary paintings and ceramic sculptures at Sandy Carson Gallery (760 Santa Fe Drive, 303-573-8585). I’m not sure the title means anything, but I am sure that the show is a knockout.
[...] MoreWhile many American cities have single, concentrated art communities, Denver has managed to keep several districts thriving. People turn out by the thousands for Santa Fe’s First Friday events, and other districts are burgeoning, too. These creative communities didn’t pop up overnight, however.
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