Live music from Magpie, Someone’s in for an Explosion and Cody Coffee on Saturday

Saturday night, starting at 9 p.m. will be an evening of live local music upstairs at Denver Art Society.  Cody Coffee will kick the night off, followed by Someone's in for an Explosion then Magpie will be headlining.  With a meager $5 suggested donation, it will be a cheap and fun night!  You can find out more and RSVP on our Facebook event.  We can't wait to party with you!

Are you ready to be a part of the movement?

Denver Art Society has really grown leaps and bounds over the last few months. Maybe it's our mission. Maybe it's because of all the press we've been getting, like this, and this, and definitely this!  Maybe it's because of all the awesome local art and music events we've been hosting.  Maybe it's all of those things, but it's absolutely because of the outpouring of support that we've received from our members, and you. Our membership is comprised of artists, musicians, educators, fitness gurus and many other talented people from all walks of life.  They offer their money, their skills, their time ...

STREET ART PHOTOGRAPHY–SPRING 2012

First Friday: The beauty of photography, art and music on May 4, 2012

It's photography month, and we're celebrating the beauty of photos on all three levels of the Denver Art Society on May 4th at the First Friday ArtWalk. Upstairs the students from The Third Way will be exhibiting their photos and poetry from 5-7 p.m.  On the main floor we'll be displaying the photography of Council members: Charlie Walter, Caroline Pugh , and Elliot Siff with the musical accompaniment of Chris McGarry,  Lee Avenue and Alex Dalton.  And even further downstairs Underground members will be showcasing their work in the first opening of The Art Underground this season. After the main event Zen ...

Our Newest Neighborhood Garden

Our community is building a sustainable urban garden! This just shows what we are capable of when working together. Thanks, Stephanie, UrbiCulture, and everyone who is chipping in to make this possible. Check out this great Westword Article on it! Volunteer opportunities available to help. Just reach out to us and we'll send you more info.

A brief look at the digital sketching process

I do a lot of digital sketching for practice, and whenever I post one of these sketches, I get a lot of questions about how they are created. A lot of people assume that digital art must involve something similar to "tracing," or the usage of a lot of "effects," etc. Actually, the digital illustrations that artists create that you see in films and video games all the time are created much the same as traditional artworks are created, using the same concepts and essentially the same techniques. I'll attempt a very brief explanation in this post. Here is a sketch ...

More girls kissing

I'm due for another art show. I don't know where, I don't know when but I'm working on new pieces until I figure it out.

“Adam” Life Drawing

Charcoal and chalk on toned paper Life Drawing by DAS Resident Artist Joey Buhrer

Another press win for Denver Art Society

The press has been showing the Denver Art Society a lot of love lately.  We are so thankful that our mission and hard work is being recognized.  CBS local writer Deborah Flomberg recently included DAS in her list of Top Denver Arts Programs to Support.  Along with CBS we were also recognized on the 2012 Best Of Denver list by the Denver Westword. Remember, we couldn't do this without you, our valued members and volunteers!  If you want to be a part of our growing team, sign up now or tell a friend!

Why not join Denver Art Society today?

Why are so many people joining the Society? It's an easy way to show your support for neighborhood arts education. Encourages local, sustainable non-profits who try to help the world through creativity. Thanks to our valued members and volunteers we are able to: Host free all-age classes open to the public. Throw award-winning music shows and film festivals. Give independent artists a chance to sell their work and keep 100% of the sales.  Why don't you join us and become be a part of the change! Right now you can join for free, so there's no reason not to participate. Have extra time?  We would love you to be ...