Tag: Public Art
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Denver International Airport boasts worthy art collection of permanent, temporary pieces
Extraordinary art likely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about an airport. Perhaps it’s time to shift your paradigm. Consider Denver International Airport, already a work of art from a distance, with its skyrocketing roof peaks that evoke a white-capped mountain range. With a permanent collection of more than 30…
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Denver Arts & Venues announces completion of 3 new public art projects
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Denver Arts & Venues announced the completion of three new public art projects in the city Thursday. The first piece, titled “Leaf,” is a steel sculpture housed in the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Freyer-Newan Center. On each of its 251 cells, artists Jason Kilmoski and Lesley Chang designed a silhouette of a Colorado native plant specimen,…
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Denver announces open call for new public art projects, $680,000 in commission
Denver Arts and Venues announced an open call Thursday for artists to create two new public art projects to be displayed in the city. The first project will be displayed at the Denver Art Museum and Denver Public Library Central Branch campus. The commission is $600,000 and the applications are open internationally. The second project…