Realize Empathy

What I learned from Art School

I am interested in exploring the implications these ideas about art and creative activity may have for art education as well as our lives and work as artists.

snow fluttering to the ground

pile it up and head to town

i don’t know where im going, or wet dock wheedle whim

when suddenly he sat their motionless

thinking he had thought something new

but something seemed different

he sat idle, he sat confused

until… splish splash

and the funk stains below show, 7 8 9 10

finish this poem and go to bed

While the guy that Sean Connery played in Red October was sweating bullets in his sub, young Dick was racing cars down highway 15 in the souther tier of NY.  And by the time he was my age, right now as  I write this (24), he had just started in the car business.  The fixin up part that is.  So now Ole’ Dick owns his own shop here in B-Town, or wait a minute “the greater Johnson City area”.  And Im the kinda guy that has car problems, weather its crashen em or neglectin em, they finds there way to the shop.  And one day I was driving around the C-dubb, and I bring it in for a heater core or some similar issue and now I get a different story every time I go in.  Actually, he tells so many, that once in awhile he’ll stop and say “did I already tell ya this one?”.  And I think for a few seconds… uhhhh possibly my memory isn’t working right now.

An adventure in face melting synth technique.

http://soundcloud.com/isosceles-moss/noxious-fox

Learn the basics of how to think and use your brainpower to your benefit.

WHEN: 6pm Mondays
WHERE: 734 Santa Fe Dr
AGES: All
COST: Free
TEACHER: Sean McGowan
PREREQUISITES: None
WEBSITE: dpau.org/brain
QUESTIONS? Email sean [at] dpau [dot] org

Paid for by public donations to Denver Art Society.
734 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204
(720) 583 – 3728

Contours (Carved Clay Slabs)

This piece currently hangs in Cherry Creek at the JW Marriott Hotel in Denver, CO

Come out on Tuesday for Jazz/Ballet Combo Class or Hip Hop.

Ages 4-10

6-7pm Jazz/Ballet Combo

7-8pm Hip Hop

Age 18 and up

8-9pm Adult Jazz/Ballet

Come out on Thursday for Jazz/Ballet Combo Class or Hip Hop.

Ages 11-17

6-7pm Jazz/Ballet Combo

7-8pm Hip Hop

Age 18 and up

8-9pm Adult Hip Hop

Com check out the Original Bunny Gang (www.nathemaxwell.com), and support our DAS members!

January 14th @ Three Kings Tavern, 60 S. Broadway, Denver

January 20th @ Gothic Theater, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood

Next Saturday Night

Showing Jan 3-30 at Artists on Santa Fe. Artist reception Jan 20.

We are arts teachers. The work we do creates a better future for everyone. Our work opens minds. Our work engages students. Our work strengthens essential ties between schools, communities, and families.

Make no mistake, many students get an excellent arts education. Our teachers have never been more passionate. Our culture has never been richer. Our standards have never been higher.

We believe universal access to the arts is not a privilege. It’s a right.

We teach the arts to give people a chance to express themselves, explore new ideas, and grow as compassionate, driven, capable individuals.

Our programs cost money, but we don’t take a single penny from the government. In the last few weeks, we’ve received more $10 donations that I can count, from people who share our passion.

Your voice can be heard, whether it’s by donating, volunteering, or simply taking the time to stop by our building and starting a conversation.

We’re almost there. We’re very close. Please help us cross the finish line.

Make your 2012 donation to support us with a gift in any amount, and help us reach our goal right now.

Together, we are making the world a better place — and we’re doing it in an incredibly rich, creative, and positive fashion.

I’d like to personally extend my thanks to every teacher reading this. You are the real heroes of this day and age.

Thank you,

Sean

P.S. Looking to help in other ways? We need you! You can:

• Share this post using the below links
• Start your own fundraising page
• Volunteer for the Denver Art Society

We believe independent artists are stronger together. The Denver Art Society has a brand new Co-Op known as the Art Council. We are looking for Members to join and help us curate our 10,000 sq. ft. building in the heart of the Arts District on Santa Fe Dr.

Membership to sit on the Art Council at Denver Art Society costs $50 per month and includes many perks:

• Exhibit and sell your art on the First Friday ArtWalk
• Exhibit and sell your art on Third Friday (Art Collector’s Night)
• Free entrance and participation in monthly Peer Critique sessions (only for the brave
• Free access to arts classes and creative seminar sessions
• Free admission to our monthly Art Salon (Hosted by Maxwell Gallery)
• Discounts to coffee shops and art supply stores throughout Denver

The Art Council also participates in shows at partner galleries thoughout the city, and solo show opportunities are available for Members beginning their third month as a Member.

We’re not just looking for anyone, though. You must be approved by a majority of standing Members. Specifically, we’re looking for people exceptional talent and a passion for creativity and arts education. If you can teach a class once a month to local students, that’s a huge plus.

It is essential that you are willing to roll up your sleeves. If you haven’t been to DAS lately, it’s not exactly a five-star art gallery. Instead, it’s a work in progress. We have a huge building in the best location, but you’ll be asked to help us make it look good before shows. Sometimes this involves picking up a broom. Sometimes this involves helping paint the walls. We will be considerate of your particular talents and limitations, but basically it is a co-operative so everyone has to pitch in. We’re not looking for artists who don’t want to engage their fellow artists. It is a co-op and together we have to do all the work. We aren’t funded by the government or from grants — We must do everything ourselves. That being said, no one is going to get in our way or tell us what to do. For example, there is absolutely no censorship of any kind.

Interested? Click here and sign up. Be sure to include a link to your art or a sample of your piece in the “Logo” section. If you are not voted in, your Membership dues will be refunded.

Thanks everyone! See you Jan 6!

Right now, many kids in our own neighborhood don’t have any arts classes at all. Yet, what better way is there to strengthen our communities, our economy, or our young minds than by investing in creative education?  That’s why we are building a new, free, creative youth learning facility at 7th & Santa Fe Dr.

Since we started DAS, more than 1,400 people have fueled our movement by donating a few dollars on First Friday, becoming an Official Member, or by lending a hand to help build our first school.

We’re not like other nonprofits. We’re volunteer-driven, member-powered, and wholly focused on the communities we serve.

If you’re not yet a member, consider joining the Denver Art Society today.

Together we show our art on the First Friday ArtWalk. We enjoy weekly events like Poetry As Muse, the Indie Underground Film Festival, and Art Out Loud Music Festival. Most importantly, we work to guarantee every student under the age of 25 free classes in art, music, dance, theater, and language.

I invite you to join us: Imagine a city in which every student has access to a free and complete education in the arts. That’s our commitment.

Join the Denver Art Society or simply learn more about Membership.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Sincerely,

Sean

So, I participated in the Denver Chapter of Art Out Loud. We had some bands, did some live drawing and painting and some good food. All in all a good time. Here’s what I drew.

Artlessness is the best way to joblessness. That’s why we’re working so hard to make sure students in our neighborhood have universal access to the arts.

Truth is, imagination, creativity, and innovation make our streets safer, our economy stronger, and our families healthier.

A couch potato never changed the world. We need these classes.

It’s painful. It hurts me to see the state of arts in education today.

It’s scary to imagine a world without imagination.

Together, we’re getting back on the right track — Please take a minute to support the work we’re doing in the neighborhood.

Yes, I can chip in $3 right now to help us reach our goal.

It’s you who bring our work and our mission to life.

Thank you,
Sean

As you’re considering who you’d like to support with your year-end donation, I would like to let you know that you’ll be hearing about our crucial goal to raise $12k by the end of the year.

We hope you’ll consider giving to support arts education in Denver.

It is thanks to you that we have had a great year! Here’s some of the accomplishments that your gifts made in our community last year:

• Gave an old, abandoned 10k sq. ft. building a face lift that allowed us to offer it back to the community in support of local arts and local arts education.
• United 25 independent artists and teachers for a common cause to benefit the neighborhood.
• Kick started programming for students in local schools.
• Hosted family-friendly cultural events, poetry readings, music concerts, and art shows aimed at expanding people’s horizons and fostering their own creativity.

But there’s more we can do, and with your continued support we hope to have another successful year in 2012. Some of our goals for 2012 include:

• Completing repairs on our Community Cultural Center.
• Increasing active Members to 100 independent artists.
• Expanding programming in local schools.
• Hosting weekly, family-friendly cultural events.
• We’re shooting for a big goal in the next two weeks, and we need everyone to join together.

Can you chip in $12 or more now to help us reach our goal?

Yes, I can help today with a year-end gift in any amount $1 or more.

Give today and 100% of your donation goes to on-the-ground project costs. Plus, all donations and Membership dues made by December 31st, 2011 are tax-deductible for this year.

Learn more about donations, donate to support our programs, or become a Member with a tax-deductible donation.

Thanks again for a great year.

Sincerely,

Chandrika Prem
Development Coordinator
Denver Art Society

We are up against a hard, mission-critical deadline this Friday.

If you support DAS and believe, as I believe, we can start our creative education programs for kids in La Alma, Baker, and Lincoln Park by the end of 2012, then here’s your chance. Will you add your name to our list of supporters?

It’s free and only takes a minute – Build your own personal Fundraising Website and get started today!

Volunteering to help our online fundraising campaign is a great way to help, and it’s absolutely free (view example website).

We’re looking for passionate, like-minded people to help us rally our community. By working together, we can enrich our neighborhood through creative education.

Interested? Registration is free and give you an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the educational community.

Learn more about becoming a DAS Volunteer or get started bringing free arts education to the neighborhood.

Thank you and please let me know how I can help.

Happy New Year,

Sean

Showing at Kaze Gallery 3245 Osage St.

Digital sketch by DAS Resident Artist Joey Buhrer

Our Artist Co-op and Art Council is hosting a Third Friday Art Marketplace to fill your holiday needs. We will have paintings, prints, bookmarks, t shirts and more, to help provide your holidays with a personal touch.

Light refreshments will be served and we will have more information on how to get involved with the Denver Art Society and what we are planning for the year 2012.

Come and support local art Friday December 16th from 6 – 9pm

When: Friday December 16th, 2011 6pm-9pm
Where: 738 Santa Fe Suite A Denver, CO 80204
What: A Holiday Art Marketplace to provide unique gifts for the Holiday season and event  to spread information and awareness about the Denver Art Society.

You can R.S.V.P. to our event here

https://www.facebook.com/events/187473614680886/

Russ

We are recruiting people to help us plan and host cultural events at the Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr. The type of events we try to throw are focused on the humanities, freedom of expression, and family-friendly.

For example, last week we had an amazing poetry reading. There was a dj spinning spoken-word records from the 1940s. There were 10 poets who stood up and read. There were 2 year olds, 10 year olds, and 18 year olds participating. Everyone had a great time and there were some real, serious ideas proposed.

It’s about great ideas. We are about creative education and our events need to reflect that.

If you are interested in helping us throw cultural, community events based in the arts, music, dance, literature, or drama, please get in touch with us. We are looking for event planners to help us turn the Denver Art Society into the center of Denver’s creative renaissance — a rebirth of creative thinking right here on the ArtWalk.

Together, we are working towards a stronger community — especially for the 1,700 kids in our neighborhood who don’t have access to a single class in arts, music, theater, dance OR literature.

Please send an email to events@denverartsociety.org with a paragraph about yourself, a few examples of events you’ve planned, and the reason why you are interested in volunteering for our organizations.

Thanks all!

-DAS Family

The Denver Art Society hosts creative office space for creative professionals and event planners on the Santa Fe Dr ArtWalk.

You can join our community of artists, musicians, designers, and poets in our space with a HUGE open events space free for you to use. Members of the Canopy Co-Op at Denver Art Society get private, secure access to 300 – 600 sq. ft. office space as well as exclusive use of the 2,000 sq. ft. event gala/showroom space for events, shows, and meetings.

You may keep 100% of proceeds during events thrown in the space, although the events must be approved by other members of the co-op (generally speaking, everything must be family-friendly).

The office space includes:

Two large windows
Private 24/7 access
Wi-Fi
Desks, chairs, printers, and other office supplies available

The event space includes:

Wall-to-wall large windows
15ft. ceilings
Wooden floors
PA system
150-person-capacity
Mountain view
Storage space available
Security, catering, planning, talent, and other services available

The space is upstairs above the Denver Art Society, and open to creative professionals and event planners to use, keeping 100% of all event proceeds and work performed in the space.

Membership dues are $600/mo. and two months’ dues are requested up front. There is no further commitment than the two months’ dues, however many protections are provided Members once they join, ensuring you can stay as long as you like. Terms are flexible for the correct people and organizations, including people who are passionate about our nonprofit and guaranteeing arts education for every student in Denver.

Interested in surrounding yourself with Denver’s creative renaissance? Respond to this post with a few words about you, or your organization, and why you would like to be a part of the Denver Art Society.

DENVER ART SOCIETY BENEFIT CONCERT!!!!

COME HELP US NURTURE INNOVATION IN EVERY GENERATION!! Support local Denver musicians and the Denver Art Society in a 5 BAND CONCERT with 3 LIVE PAINTERS, great music, and amazing people!

PRESENTING!!….
James and the Devil
Atomga Groove Alliance
Hot Cheeze Soup
Go Star
& Twine!

Live Artists: Joey Buhrer, Adri Norris, and Tony Paramo

$20 Pre Sale ($30 includes Moe’s Amazing Food!)
$25 At the Door ($35 includes Moe’s Amazing Food!)
Click here to buy tickets »

This is going to be an amazing event that celebrates not only the great local artists of Denver and the Denver Art Society, but the restoration of the arts in our youth.

This event is brought to you by the Denver Art Society and our event partners Unified Magik Arts & Entertainment, Frame de Art II, and Synergy.

Denver Art Society is a nonprofit organization that is organizing Denver’s creative renaissance. Our project, the Treehouse Youth Arts School offers free quality arts education to children K-12 in the Baker, Lincoln, La Alma, Downtown, and Golden Triangle neighbors.

COME BE A PART OF INSTILLING THE ARTS IN OUR YOUTH!!!!!!!!!

Click here to RSVP today and confirm your support »

Now showing at Spark Gallery.

Showing at University of Denver.

Featuring Kathleen Lazoni’s Byers-Evans House (pictured). The exhibit is at the Denver Central Library, Vida Ellison Gallery (7th Floor).

Showing at William Havu Gallery until Dec 31.

Showing at Z Modern until Dec 31.

Showing at Red Line until Dec 4.

Now showing at Visions West Gallery until Dec 8.

Three years ago, two gentlemen from Denver embarked on the adventure of a lifetime: a trip around America by golf kart asking people, “What’s your art?”

The world premiere of kART Across America, the feature-length documentary, is finally here.

What: kART Across America, the world premiere film screening
When: Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: The Mayan Theatre, Denver, Colorado
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Click here

Cocktails will follow at a bar next door to the theater. So get home for the holidays early or stick around for one more night to see the absurd and poignant film that’s been in the making for nearly half a decade.

If you can’t make it on December 22nd, please join us at the Denver Film Festival next week where kART will have two showings:

Click here for tickets to the Wednesday, November 9th screening at 7pm at the Tivoli.

Click here for tickets to the Sunday, November 13th screening at 11:45am at the Tivoli.

Showing at Illiterate (with Kevin Hennessy) until Nov 22.

Siobhan’s iPhoneography is showing at Byers-Evans House Gallery until Dec 31.

Showing at The Other Side Arts until Nov 25. BTW if you don’t know about TOSA they seriously rock. Their mission is to educate, inspire, and empower emerging artists and underserved populations through visual arts programming, artist development opportunities and art therapy.

Showing at Colorado Photographic Art Center until Dec 17.

Think 360 (a wonderful charity) is hosting an evening of concert and lecture by acclaimed musician and psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Kogan on Tuesday, November 8th at 7pm, Bethany Lutheran Church in Englewood. For tickets, please go here or call (720) 904-8890 x106.

Showing at Core New Art Space 9th & Santa Fe until Nov 6.

Showing 7pm Nov 8 at Colorado Photographic Art Center. Thanks DenverArts.org!

The Denver Art Society will be hosting a fundraising raffle on Sunday, November 13th from 6pm-9pm during our “First Step….CommUNITY” event/concert.

Raffle items to include:
RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATES
ART FRAMING GIFT CERTIFICATES
CONCERT TICKETS
ART SUPPLIES
LOCAL ARTISTS’ ARTWORK

$1 a ticket! Bid as many times and on as many items as you would like!

COME AND HELP US TO NURTURE INNOVATION IN EVERY GENERATION!

“First Step….CommUNITY” a Unified Magik event, will go from 6pm-12am and is only $10 at the door. In addition to the raffle there will be an artists workshop and concert. This will be a great night and we would love for you to be a part of it!!!!!

Research shows art education crucial to improving student performance and reducing the dropout rate.   Educators across the nation are looking for ways to measure and increase access to art education.

“Arts learning should be a core component of schools’ turnaround strategies,”

Jonathan Katz CEO of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

Check out the full article.

Showing at Pirate until Oct 30.

Now showing at Abend Gallery until October 29, 2011

Thanks denverarts.org

Showing at Pattern Shop Studio until Dec 2.

Now showing at Boxcar Gallery until 22 Oct.

Showing at 910Arts: 16th Annual Artists of Colorado Exhibition.

This show is a continued exploration of using candy to create art. Candy holds memories from childhood—color, smell, texture and taste—that evoke feelings of being carefree and uninhibited. I’m fascinated with the dichotomy of using those kind of feelings to create something so structured and pixelated as video game imagery. There’s a beauty to the perfect arrangement and a nostalgia to the edgy and “blocky” feel to it all—“This is what they looked like when I was a kid.” Because computers are continually striving to perfectly reproduce reality, it’s almost refreshing to go back and live in the world where computers and the real world had very little in common… a fantasy land of Space Invaders and lollipops.

Gene Ray George showing at CORE New Art Space until 16 Oct.

Have art to sell this First Friday?

Bring it over to the Denver Art Society and get your name out there, meet potential clients, and see how strong artists can be when we work together.

Our 10k sq. ft. space offers large windows, high ceilings, big walls, and an audience of more than 5k people in one night — this Oct 7th for First Friday.

We are launching off big and showcasing five bands, in partnership with Girls Rock Denver Rocktober, and opening up our walls to the community of local artists.

You can help – get a spot on the ArtWalk and help us bring free arts education to Denver.

Click here to join the First Friday Gallery ArtWalk Co-Op and get started.

In celebration of Denver’s homegrown artists, we have started three local co-ops, each of which offers something to local artists.

1.  THE FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY ARTWALK CO-OP – Gives artists a chance to sell their art on the ArtWalk and keep 100% of your sales. Each member gets a 10 x 10 booth space this every First Friday. Dues are $40 per month. Learn more or sign up.
2. THE UNDERGROUND GALLERY CO-OP – Offers Gallery space on First Fridays and artist studio workspace on the days in between. We currently have 9 of 11 members and are looking for 2 new artists to join us this month. Dues are $150/month. Learn more or sign up.
3. THE CANOPY ARTIST RESIDENCY CO-OP – Lets artists throw events in our amazing 2k sq. ft. ballroom above 734 Santa Fe Dr and work or live out of a private office space adjacent. We currently have 4 out of 5 members and are looking for one new member this month. Dues are $600/month. Learn more or sign up.

If you are interested in selling your art this First Friday click here to join the Art Council.

You should also know a couple things about your co-op dues before signing up:

1. The Denver Art Society runs a children’s art school on site, so although you have a right to express anything you wish and your rights against censorship will be protected, we ask that anything you show be appropriate for the kids who will see it.
2. 100% of your membership dues are a donation to the Treehouse Youth Art School, serving Baker, Lincoln, Downtown, and Golden Triangle neighborhoods with free K-12 Arts Classes.
3. Setup times begin at noon. Tear-down must be finished at 10pm.
4. Full Membership agreement is available online at h.dpau.org/art-council-agreement

Yes, I wish to join the Art Council at Denver Art Society and get started.

Thanks,

Denver Art Family

Amazing art. Nice interview by Illiterate Magazine. Illiterate on S. Broadway is possibly the coolest gallery in Denver.

DAVA is currently looking for artists for our annual holiday show and sale opening December 9th, 2011. The exhibition will be open to the public until January 6th.

Small works in all media including baskets, works with light, handmade toys, fiber art, ceramics, jewelry, prints, small sculptures and paintings are best. Please submit up to 10 digital images of your work or a link to your website to Viviane Le Courtois (Gallery Manager) by e-mail at gallery@davarts.org by October 7th.

DAVA takes a 40% commission on sales to help fund art programs for youth.

DAVA is also looking for artists year round to participate in themed exhibitions alongside works by DAVA students. If you are interested in submitting your works for review, please send up to 10 small digital images, a resume or bio and an artist statement, a link to your information online to Viviane Le Courtois at gallery@davarts.org.

For more information, please contact Viviane Le Courtois at gallery@davarts.org or 303 367 5886 or visit the DAVA website.

DAVA is a nonprofit community art center located at 1405 Florence St. in the Aurora Arts District. Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA) is available at 303.367.5886.

Thanks DenverArts.org!

Mike Kain Showing “Borderlines” at Colorado Photographic Arts Center until October 29, 2011.

Michael Brohman, showing “Perfect Uncertainty” at Pirate Contemporary Art until October 9, 2011.

Hello:

In our pursuit to strengthen independent artists, we are creating an art studio co-op on the ArtWalk.

The Denver Art Underground, an art studio co-op located underneath 734 Santa Fe Dr., will open May 1st. We are looking for four more artists to join the co-op and get a 200-300 sq. ft. studio space and gallery under the ArtWalk for just $150/mo.

Learn more about renting a Studio in Denver Art Underground

We started the Underground to give artists, photographers, designers, and creatives in need of a personal and communal workspace. The advantage of a cooperative organization is that our Members work together rather than simply in isolation.

Establishing a critical mass helps to address concerns such as market standards, rights protection and licensing fees for the reuse of our images. As the market consolidates and concerns over the future of the industry escalate, strength in numbers will become more critical, as will the need for artists to protect the licensing and distribution of their images.

Together, we can strengthen the independent artist, and bring some youth and vitality back to the heart of the Art District.

Artists interested in joining should first carefully read the Art Council Member Agreement. Then, if you are still interested, click here to apply for a Studio in the Denver Art Underground.

Prospective artists please reach out to sean@dpau.org if you have any questions about the space, the artists, or the program.

Best Wishes.

Don’t forget Friday is the first Friday of the month (for many, it is the first first Friday of the year).

So, yes, once again we find ourselves brushing up with the latest contemporary art news to impress our fellow ArtWalkers. Or at least getting ready to drink free wine.

If you’ll be out, one great act to check out is Spook Handy, playing live at Su Teatro to benefit Gratis Studio. There will be a kids-sing-along from 5-6pm. The main concert will take place from 7-10pm.

Music lovers of all ages are invited to join. A signed guitar will be auctioned of during the show. 100% of the concert benefits Gratis Studio, an free inner city youth arts nonprofit.

It’s true — 100% of donations go straight to free arts classes for disadvantaged youth in Denver.

Join us Friday, April 1st at Su Teatro, 3721 Santa Fe Drive. You can also RSVP on FB.

Which exhibits are you looking forward to on Friday? Send your favs to art@denverart.co

Top answer so far: Fin Art at Fancy Tiger (rated best furniture show in Denver)

Now showing at Space Gallery until Apr15. More Jeff Curry.

Amazing pic by Ken Hamel, of Nate Baldwin standing infront of his painting, from the Catharsis series.

Thanks Ken Hamel, DenverArts.org

Ryan McLennan – photo by Ken Hamel

Now showing at David B. Smith Gallery (1543 A Wazee Street) from January 28 – February 26, 2011

William Bishop showing at Next Gallery (3759 Navajo St) from February 11 – 27, 2011.

Gratis Studio makes a positive difference in the lives of young people. We assist them in unleashing their highest potential to become confident, capable, and socially responsible individuals. Our program advances the study, appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts, while igniting the imagination, encouraging self-expression, and creating opportunities in the community for young artists. Gratis Studio offers FREE art classes to disadvantaged youth in grades K-12.

Competition open to emerging and established artists and graphic designers, ages 16 an older, and to marketing/communications/graphic design firms.

Prize $100.00 Award/Recognition on our Website, Facebook, and Twitter pages. Recognition at our Meet and Greet on 3/4.

Application deadline: 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 28, 2011.

Selection of the winning logo will be accomplished in part through on-line voting. Designers will post their artwork, along with their email, short bio, and a brief description of their project on Gratis Studio’s Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gratis-Studio-Inc/181317835239078
The three logos that have the most “likes” will proceed to the next round. The final winner will be chosen through juried selection.

The name of the winning artist and his/or her artwork will be revealed at Gratis Studio’s Meet and Greet, Friday, March 4, 2011.

Your design should reflect the principals and purposes of Gratis Studio, Inc and should incorporate the theme of trees and birds.

Gratis Studio makes a positive difference in the lives of young people. We assist them in unleashing their highest potential to become confident, capable, and socially responsible individuals. Our program advances the study, appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts, while igniting the imagination, encouraging self-expression, and creating opportunities in the community for young artists. Gratis Studio offers FREE art classes to disadvantaged youth in grades K-12.

Chip in $12 now and get your hands on the Denver Art Flash Drive.

iClick is challenging us today to demand free art classes for kids in need. Now is your chance.

You’ll feel good because you bring a dream come true to a child in need. The memory stick is reusable, and yours to keep. It’s our way of saying thanks for the support — and bringing people together to support a common cause.

Donations must be made by 7PM Friday. You must use this donation form to qualify. (Is your business interested in giving a gift? Learn more)

All supporters of Art Out Loud receive a free copy of your sponsored students’ performances.

Give a child a chance — Help us reach our goal with a gift of $12 or more right now.

Sincerest gratitude,

-DAS Family

Showing until Jan 29, 2011 at Space Gallery, 765 Santa Fe Dr (720) 904-1088

Mark Penner-Howell’s latest body of work, The New Normal, takes a satirical look at the culture of fear and failure created by the ‘down’ economy, and reinforced by the 24/7 news cycle.

But many students are unable to afford the admission. So, we are asking you to help by sponsoring a student, and giving the gift of creativity to one child in Colorado today.

You will get a CD of your student’s final performance and get to watch your student’s final show at Art Out Loud Music Festival on Sept 17. We need your help today. Now, you can show a student in Colorado you believe in them.

Can you help us reach our goal — and help a student in need right now?

We are building momentum but need more supporters like you to chip in and help the 45 children who still need sponsors this month.

This year, Art Out Loud is your chance to directly impact the life of one student — and see directly the fruits of your contribution.

With your help, we can sponsor these kids like these in the next 48 hours and meet our goal — creating opportunities for creative students across the state.

Interested in learning more? Click here to watch the 90 second video:

WATCH THE VIDEO: How You Can Bring Opportunities to a Creative Child in Need »

We will begin to release more information about the lineup of bands and artists, as well as the event location, later next month. In the mean time, I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful project.

Thank you to everyone who made this possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Sean

Showing at Plus Gallery January 21 – February 25, 2011

Artist’s reception: Friday, January 21st from 6-9pm

In her newest body of work, Furness creates an epic environment that surrounds the individual, both within the painted works themselves as well as in an encompassing multi-media installation piece. The paintings explore the macro- and microcosms of cultures transformed by destruction in the past and reformed by a new view of culture today. Within these works, the psychology of the individual is explored through the metaphor of the swimmer, conjuring a sense of both hope and hopelessness, personal ruin and rebirth. In the installation, the viewer will be invited to stand before a 20-foot long wall-composition depicting ruins that are both familiar and foreign, moving in a space between as a video projection brings the iconic swimmer to life. The viewer will be invited to take part in the complexity of the work, as one is immersed in sublime destruction and transformed by a continuous sense of falling apart and coming together, a fertile unraveling that reveals what is now, new, and coming brought together with what is lost, fragmented, and forgotten.

Plus+Gallery
2501 Larimer Street
Denver, CO 80202
303.296.0927
Wed-Sat: 10:00-6:00 pm

Join us Thursday February 10, 2011 for our Pink Paddle Karneval & Art Auction at the Space Gallery in the Art District off Santa Fe Drive in Denver, CO. Doors open at 6 PM. Parking in back.

Located 765 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204 between 7th and 8th on Santa Fe

100% of all proceeds raised will be donated directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)

Contributing artists include locals artists Mark Sink, Staci Helms, Michelle Weddle and Charles de Graff.

Ashleigh Moody, Jessica Widder, Icelantic Skis, support from the Denver Art Society as well as artists from Greece, Germany, Peru & artists throughout the US Live Music from 3Two and Ryan Flick.

Raffle with prizes from local Denver businesses including The Thin Man, The Hornet, My Brothers Bar, Savory Spice Shop & others.

This auction is part of a larger fundraiser effort through Operation: Pink Paddle – an international paddling expedition set to launch in December 2011 attempting the first decent of three major rivers starting in Bolivia & paddling roughly 1,800 miles to Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires

For more information visit www.operationpinkpaddle.com

Fancy Tiger Clothing announces it’s new location at 18 South Broadway, just one door south from the previous location. The new store opened Wednesday January 5th and the grand opening celebration is set for Friday February 4th at 7pm. Patrons can expect to see an increase in the amount and diversity of product on the floor. The store’s primary focus will remain on smaller independent lines from all over the globe as well as a selection of locally made items. Fancy Tiger Clothing teamed up with local furniture design duo Fin Art to create modular merchandising spaces in the store. A turntable DJ station will allow vinyl to play throughout the day creating a space to explore music.

For this month’s Denver Made event the focus will be on the new space and the new local designers that came along with the expansion ranging from jewelry to health and beauty. The following lines will be featured at this first Friday event, Camille Falk Designs, Fig & Yarrow, Butterworth & Bee and in house screen-printed line Black Diamonds. Designers will be on hand from 7pm-10pm to discuss their lines and show off some new product.

A special guest DJ will begin spinning records at 9pm into the evening. Guests can toast to the new space with a beer from Great Divide Brewery or a warm cup of tea.

Fancy Tiger sells the best men’s clothing in Denver. Period.

Please review the attached Call For Entries very carefully before submitting your entry.

Questions? Contact Janet Lynne Roots at 720-941-2560, or info@rootswrites.com.

Link — Call to Entries: Creatively Crazy Writing Contest

Mark Penner-Howell’s latest body of work, The New Normal, takes a satirical look at the culture of fear and failure created by the ‘down’ economy, and reinforced by the 24/7 news cycle.

On display at Space Gallery Jan 6-29.

Laurie Maves, a LolliPoppist (the only one I know but I have been assured there are others), is a Visual Artist and Live Painter based here in Denver.

She recently spent some time in Ethiopia with the Cunningham Foundation and created some lovely signs of affection for the people living there.

Just another way Denver artists are making the world a more beautiful place, though the mountains and people of Ethiopia scarcely need any help in that regard.

Hey Folks,

We are spreading the word about how dramatically art can help the homeless.

Can you take a minute to send this tweet for the homeless?

We are excited about raising support for the Spring Homeless Art Exhibit. The 2011 schedule is being filled and the lineup will be announced as soon as we can hit our goal of 200 canvases for the homeless by Christmas.

We can’t wait either! Thanks for all your support!

Denver Art Society

Just want to take a short moment to say thank you for all that you do.

It was very cold this morning. It’s times like this that cause us to stop and be grateful for our homes, for our friends, and for a warm roof over our heads.

As Coloradoans, we have a unique perspective on the world. Our neighbors are always welcomed with open arms, especially when they are coming in from the cold.

Thank you, everyone, for organizing to help our Homeless this holiday season. Especially noteworthy is the Denver Rescue Mission, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and the Gathering Place.

Anyone looking for a goodwill gift to give this season is free, also, to Give a Gift Canvas to a homeless artists in time for the next Homeless Art Exhibit. Everything helps.

On behalf of strugging artists everywhere, especially those of us in the most need, thank you.

Warmest Wishes,
Denver Art Society Family

Today I am pleased to announce the launch of Art Out Loud 2011. We have many new things in store for this year, including the ability for anyone in Denver to sponsor a creative student at Art Out Loud 2011 for just $65.

I invite you all to join us — all student sponsorships go directly to creative students in Colorado schools.

Learn more about sponsoring creative students in Colorado.

Thank you,
Sean

Artists,

Denver Homeless Art Exhibit is a program to bring more opportunities for Colorado’s creatives to help our poorest neighbors. Learn more.

Now, creatives have an easy way to help — and see the direct results of that help later on the Santa Fe ArtWalk. There is still time to help before the next exhibit.

Today, I invite you to strengthen the creativity of our neighbors in need.

Click here to learn how you can help the homeless this Holiday Season.

Thank you,
Sean

Hello Denverite,

Congratulations! You have been recommended to the Denver Art Society , a 501(c)3 that supports art for all, as a great candidate to sit on our Event Committee to help plan and grow our annual event, “Art Out Loud.”

2010 was our inaugural year, and Art Out Loud consisted of 30 Colorado artists, and 10 performances by Colorado musicians; all with the intentions of raising funds to help provide free art education to Denver’s youth through the Denver Art Society’s program: Denver Public Art University. With a couple hundred attendees, we were able to raise $2500 in just a few hours.

Our forecast for the future is huge. Our vision is to grow this to be one of Denver’s largest art and music festivals, and the only that consists of solely Colorado talent. You are a key to our success, and we ask that you join us on November 22, 2010 at Sketch Wine Bar located at 101 N. Broadway to learn more about how you can become a part of our team for Art Out Loud 2011.

Sincerely,

Teresa “Traci” Tisserat
Director of Events, Denver Art Society
303-601-6339
traci@denverartsociety.org

Visions West Gallery presents, RECKLESS WEST, a solo show of Denver based artist Duke Beardsley.

Visions West Galleries
1715 Wazee St.
Denver, CO 80202
303.292.0909
Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm

Full exhibit now showing through November at Sketch (11 W 1st Ave.).

Now on display at Translations Gallery.

Translations Gallery
1743 Wazee St
Denver, CO 80202
303.629.0713
inquiries@translationsgallery.com
Tues-Sat: 11-6
http://translationsgallery.com