Arts & Culture
Visiting a haunting history
When people find out that Ralena Gordon spends her time photographing abandoned mental institutions, often the first question they ask is about ghosts...
The hope in play
America was reborn after World War II. Industries that thrived producing goods during and for the war sought new means of production. Everyday Americans...
From an immigrant´s perspective
In Boulder, talk of changing seasons can lead to anxiety, happiness, or resolution. But what if we had to experience serious change, such as moving into a new environment or changing from a democracy to a dictatorship? Chances are, our interpretation of things wouldn...
Arts | Week of March 12, 2015
Barbara Bosworth: Quiet Wonder. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Sept. 20...
Celebrated professional tango dancers open Boulder Tango Studio
To hear a person talk about tango is to witness a blushing love affair. They’ll speak of the heart, of an unspoken connection between partners, of passion; they might even go so far as to call it an addiction. To hear tango dancers describe their art is to be a ...
CU plans to create new, consolidated arts department
The University of Colorado Boulder is moving to combine its three arts departments — Art and Art History; Film Studies; and Theatre and Dance — into a single entity, tentatively known as the Interdepartmental Program in Fine Arts (IPFA...
Drawing the line
Drawings are generally seen as the preliminary sketches for later, more polished works, but two exhibitions in Denver, at the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum, are making the case for viewing drawings as artworks in and of themselves. Each exhibition ...
Arts | Week of Nov. 19, 2015
Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Nov. 29...
A place where everybody’s welcome
Learning homesteading skills has become a part of Kristopher Wright’s artistic practice.
“It really lights my brain up from a creativity standpoint to be building...
Poet Amber Tamblyn fills in the blanks
In 1932, actress Peg Entwistle jumped off the letter H in the Hollywoodland sign and tumbled to her death. She was 24. In 1967,...
Dia de los Muertos: A celebration of life, death and culture
Right now in Mexico, thousands of people are preparing for Día de los Muertos and the great celebration to honor their loved ones who have passed on. Altars are being created, filled with photos, candles and items that held significance for deceased friends and ...