Tag: Art
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Artists wanted for expansion of Colorado Convention Center
Denver Public Art is seeking to commission artists to create an original public artwork for the Colorado Convention Center Expansion Project. The piece will be added to the convention center’s collection of 31 public artworks including “Indeterminate Line” by Bernar Venet and the iconic “I See What You Mean,” better known as the Big Blue…
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History Colorado Center launches ‘Building Denver’ exhibit, podcast
Downtown Denver’s History Colorado Center is launching a new engagement initiative, “Building Denver,” designed to help the city bounce back better following the COVID-19 pandemic. The oldest museum in Colorado, History Colorado Center’s initiative aims to encourage reflection and community dialogue, asking Denverites to envision a healthier, more inclusive and more equitable city by looking…
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Denver Public Arts to implement 2 public arts projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is home too many different types of people that vary in race, religion and creed. To highlight some of its members, Denver Public Arts is searching for an artist or team of artists to…
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CU Boulder professor George Rivera designs billboard in Denver to ‘stop hate’
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Denver’s Latino Cultural Arts Center to hold virtual conversation on art, immigration
The Latino Cultural Arts Center of Colorado is holding a virtual event next week in which panelists will discuss society’s collective responsibilities regarding art and immigration. The event, titled “Response(Art)ability and Leadership in Continued Times of Injustice,” is in partnership with the Biennial of the Americas, the Denver Art Museum, Emerson Collective, History Colorado and…
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Winners selected in Colorado’s annual agriculture photo contest
The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced the winning photographs in the 2020 Best in Show Photography Contest Tuesday, celebrating the spirit of Colorado agriculture. Three winners were selected from over 100 submitted photographs. Brad Hensley of Longmont won first place for his entry “Peaks, Horns, Smoke,” taken in Weld County in September. The photo shows…
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Denver International Airport seeks photo submissions for architecture exhibition
The Denver International Airport is inviting Coloradans to submit photos of the state’s architecture for a new exhibition in Denver’s 2021 Month of Photography festival. The exhibition will feature 35 photos of Colorado’s architecture in urban, rural and mountainous locations. The photos will be on display beginning in March in Concourse A, just beyond the…
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Longmont Library is asking the community to submit pieces of art for a virtual expo next month
The coronavirus may have shut down museums, libraries and restaurants, but while people were at home, many have been able to enjoy their hobbies more than ever before. With this thought in mind, the Longmont Library is inviting local artists to submit their artwork for a virtual “All Ages Art Expo” that will premiere next…
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LIFE | Colorado woman creates tiny hats for car shifters
For the past two years and especially around the holiday season, Krista Olson has been hand-sewing what she calls “shifter beanies,” tiny decorative hats to cover car shifters to keep your hands warm in the winter. (Video by Skyler Ballard)