On view at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, until May 7 was, Nothing Goes to Waste, an exhibit complete with works of reused materials. Existing vinyl was collaged for the title at the opening of the gallery, setting precedent for the pieces in the exhibit. Commenting less on the need for sustainability, reused materials are the mere impetus for the show’s focus on the curiosity of past lives of various mediums used in artworks.
Read MoreGalleri Urbane welcomes back Indiana artist Rachel Hellmann for a solo show, The Shape of Color, featuring fluorescent-painted relief sculptures, paintings, and an analogous mural. This body of work echoes her recent paintings and installation at the Rockwell Museum (Rockwell, NY), Leaning Toward the Sun, which will be up through March 2023. These pieces provoke ephemeral conversations of light and assumed dimensionality between various mediums.
Read MoreGalleri Urbane is delighted to welcome back Chicago artist Anna Kunz for her highly anticipated solo show, Naked Light. Completed in 2022, this series of paintings asks viewers to experience the warmth of light, represented by color, as a purveyor of society. These paintings galvanize conversation between both viewers and color upon canvas while confronting the emptiness and lack of connection from physical distancing.
Read MoreThe exhibit’s artworks cataclysmically combine color, shape, texture, and form to create visually disconcerting pieces that compel viewers to stoop and investigate.
Read MoreThe beauty, though imposed, is “held in suspension,” showing the delicate tension between fashioning one’s self into what society wants a woman to look like versus self-expression free of these expectations.
Read MoreThis Deadly mountain whale has been devouring tourists, lumberjacks, and miners alike while sweeping through the trees and all other natural life in its’ path for over 100 years, that we know of.
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Saoirse Ronan, the 25-year-old actor, earned her fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, playing Director Greta Gerwig’s Jo March in “Little Women” (2019). She is the youngest four-time nominee in history, second to Jennifer Lawrence who was only four months younger when she received her fourth nomination for “Joy.”
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At the Dairy Block, a few blocks from Union Station, artist Scott Young’s studio/gallery is filled with massive, collaged paintings, a giant hand sculpture, an immersive room, and, of course, Young’s neon art (and more). From every angle in the space, works of art in the group exhibition KNOCKOUT: Pop Art Is the Future of Everything shout out over one another, vying for viewers’ attention, asking us to question the state of the world and the legacy of Pop Art.
Read MoreEbbing and flowing through PVC piping, sponges and buckets, spilling over the brims of containers, running across rain gutter drain extenders, and up through a hose hung at the ceiling, Morris personifies the sensation of being in a sloppy romance.
Read MoreA second Chick-fil-A location opened outside of the United States on Oct. 10, only to announce eight days later that its doors will close after six months. The fast-food chain has faced criticism from members and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community in recent years on the grounds of their donations to Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), the Salvation Army and other organizations against same-sex marriage.
Read MoreIt is easy to deny yourself validity when speaking about a work of art, but even the simplest of responses should be respected. When I look at art, it is integral for me to understand the context, alongside admiring the aesthetics. I do this by trying to put myself in the artist’s shoes with the information I have.
Read MoreApril 25, the University of Denver hosted “Understanding Islamic State (ISIS): Media and Communication Perspectives”, featuring guest lecturer Nabil Echchaibi, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder. Deconstructing the brutality of ISIS media, Dr. Echchaibi gave reason for the group’s growing power and influence, all while questioning the lack of attention given to the matters in the Western world.
Read MoreJeanette Vizguerra, immigrant activist living in sanctuary at a Denver, Colo. church basement, continues to organize events for her community in an effort to educate and encourage legislative change. Suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she hopes to avoid deportation to continue to advocate for the rights of individuals in her community.
Read MoreOscar-holding BlacKkKlansman screenwriter, Kevin Wilmott, visited the University of Denver for a showing of the film produced by Jordan Peele, followed by a Q&A session to share his knowledge regarding race-based writing. Delving into double consciousness and issues still felt today, the writer discussed the significance of perspective in the film industry and what it was like to work on the project.
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Dr. Gary Alan Fine, professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, shared his leading knowledge on the sociology of fun, outlining his most recent work. Though he says there are two sides of fun, the dark versus cheery, he discussed the latter.
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The Denver Flea celebrated its’ summer market this past weekend, July 13-15th. Highlighting a new way of shopping, the market attracts vendors from across the country; anywhere from California, Kansas City, and right here in the Rocky Mountain Region, people come to share their craft.
Read MoreThe red zone. If you have never heard of this, you probably haven’t stepped on a college campus during the first month of the new school year. The commencement of the fall term has been recognized as a period when college students are most at risk of sexual assault, especially first years. From the ‘jungle juice’ and endless kegs, the party scene during the first few weeks of college is more dangerous than people realize.
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Father Patrick Desbois, a French Roman Catholic priest, lectured on the contrast between the Holocaust and genocide experienced today by Jews in Europe, with Lara Logan, of CBS.
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