New exhibit rewrites the Western history, starting with tumbleweeds
If you are going to present a new look at the old West, you might as well start with the humble tumbleweed. That is where photographer Brenda Biondo began.
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Enjoy the visceral pleasures of abstractionist Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios’ work
Are these images flowers or birds or butterflies? Or are they simply shapes and dashes...
Denver Botanic Gardens’ summer exhibit offers a chance to introduce kids to fine art
A retrospective of work by the Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa includes simple, easy-to-like objects.
Searching for modern cowboys: Every gallery and museum wants to revisit the old West these days
Art curators in Colorado are obsessed with presenting work that reframes traditional views of Western...
Want to get off your phone? Learn blacksmithing or floral design at these Colorado classes and makerspaces.
It's time for an “analog summer” with less screen time and more learning thanks to...
Take this arty road trip, and dive into the work of a top Colorado talent
Ana María Hernando has shows at two of Colorado’s most important contemporary museums. It’s an...
What does a painting sound like? The Clyfford Still Museum has lots of ideas.
Denver's renowned Clyfford Still Museum is turning its galleries into immersive sound baths.
The best art to see in Denver this spring
The best art to see in Denver this spring
The airport isn’t an art gallery, but shows like this woodworking exhibit are worth more than a fly-by
It’s easy to overlook the art at Denver International Airport, even though the curators there...
Iconic Denver sculptures, some in storage for years, moving to DU campus
The re-installation includes seven pieces from the Denver Art Museum that were formerly scattered around...
Artist’s giant wall of dumplings speaks to Asian diaspora and connections
She moved to the United States from Korea more than three decades ago, when she...
Meet the Boulder dogs cast in this summer’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival
After a highly competitive canine casting call, two Boulder dogs have been cast in Colorado...
Denver Art Museum digs into its closet for fun fashion show
The good news is that “Conversation Pieces” is full of good taste and great examples...
City Park Jazz reboots quickly after fire, will use mobile stage for 2026
"The rebuilding shouldn't be contingent on the pocketbooks and charity of the neighbors," said CPFAN...
The wild, metaphysical West of Marcos Acosta
Artist brings a new perspective to an old genre of landscape painting. His new solo...
Denver Art Museum returns sixth-century marble head to Turkey
The museum formally removed the object from its collection in September and returned it to...
Colorado artist Dmitri Obergfell has some deep ideas about chess
“The Idiot’s Defense,” currently at David. B. Smith Gallery, is an homage to chess, and...
Here’s what 4/20 Fest, PrideFest and other events are doing while Civic Center park is under construction
A $50 million renovation of the park is underway and huge events must adapt, producers...
Denver arts magazine takes strong anti-AI stance | Opinion
The local arts publication is packed with original writing, art and love for the Mile...
How the Arvada Center shaped — and supported — Colorado art over the last 50 years
Over the past two decades, the Arvada Center galleries have emerged as the most important...
PHOTOS: Youth America Grand Prix ballet auditions at University of Denver
The Youth America Grand Prix took place at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts...
Opera is not a cheap ticket, but a special performance this week is different
Opera Colorado marks the 20th anniversary of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with a fundraising...
Colorful floating sculptures will fly over downtown Denver this summer
A city agency is paying artist Patrick Shearn $625,000 to design the kinetic installations.
New Colorado exhibit doesn’t whitewash history — a novel approach in today’s political climate
History Colorado has named its newest exhibition “Moments that Made US,” but the most important...
New book: Denver’s public art is more than blue bears and mustangs
Author Elizabeth Schlosser names the art masterpieces of the city’s early years.
Artistic families make for multigenerational works in new exhibit
“Family Ties” at Arvada Center includes names like Lobato, Strawn, Bayer, Baer, Sink
Two new Colorado films garner Oscars, Sundance buzz this week
Andrea Gibson doc "Come See Me in the Good Light" and Adam Cayton-Holland's "See You...
Step inside Cleo Parker Robinson’s $25 million new addition, a state-of-the-arts utopia
The Denver dance legend just opened a 25,000-square-foot addition in Five Points
Painting the old West in new ways at the National Western
Logan Maxwell Hagege is this year’s featured artist at the Coors Western Art Exhibit &...
Country Western crooners, IMAX otters and more things to do in Denver this week
Plus: a protest-music workshop and immersive theater and art from The Impliers.
Photographer John Fielder’s work featured on new U.S. stamp honoring Colorado’s 150th birthday
The late photographer, who shot across Colorado for 50 years, donated much of his work...
Review: Public art can be a waste of time. Three new sculptures downtown are worth yours.
The challenge for successful public art is that it needs to stay interesting over the...
‘Dressing Out Loud’ is the perfect opening act for DCPA shows
It is tempting to talk about this art gallery in the language used to discuss...