VIS-A-VISAGE @ Object + Thought 6/27

I have really come to like the shows and the vibe that Object + Thought has been putting out this year in the RINO District of downtown Denver. The location of the space is little out of the way for the regual art hoppers, but I like that. It gives them more room to space themselves from the hecticness of the typical art event scene of the city.

Friday, June 27th at 6pm, O+T will present Vis-A-Visage an intern-curated group show (nice!) that will not only feature some of our best local talent but some international flavor as well from Germany and Canada. Plus, we have the return of local fav Jenny Morgan back from NYC. I've heard they have special snacks for us this time as well as more beautiful botanical scultures from the impressive Vain and Babylon. I'm excited for this show. You are bound to see lots of interesting Denver creatives there too.

Object + Thought

3559 Larimer Street, Denver

http://www.objectandthought.com/

Lemonade On Fire @ Sliding Door Gallery - 6/6

There is lots to see of our favorite Denver artists this June First Friday, but don't forget to go to Sliding Door Gallery to see the lasted works by Tony Zellaha and Nathan Abels. Tony's work (pictured) gives a glimpse into simple lands governed by shape, color and space giving way to an underlying sense of the mystery. Nathan's paintings are brooding and atmospheric and describe a sense of uncertainty primarily through landscape-based imagery.

Sliding Door's opening is 6 to 10pm at 554 Sante Fe Drive. http://www.slidingdoorgallery.com/

Also on June 6th in Denver:

"Molten" @ Space Gallery, 765 Santa Fe Drive

Exhibiting artists: Trevor Alyn, Alicia Bailey, Andrew Chapman, Rafa Jenn, Jeff Navarro, Regan Rosburg, Ryan Rosburg, Heather Seeley, Katie Taft, Jason Tielke, Rutherford Witthus

http://www.spacegallery.org/

"Merge" @ Andenken Gallery, 2990 Larimer Street

Exhibiting artists: Amanda Marie, Scott Lefavor, Vincent Comparetto

http://www.andenken.com/

(My suggestion for the evening is Andenken, Sliding Door and then Space, in that order.)

New Exhibition Opening at The Lab 5/22

Check out the new exhibit at The Lab featuring the unique pairing of recent contemporary paintings with early silent nonfiction films. Bedroom Paintings refers to painting that aspires to immediate pleasurable effects. Silent Films shows films from a historic period but emphasizes the aesthetic power of the films versus its film history significance. The Lab will ask its viewers to reflect on the extent to which history matters when looking at images......yes, you need to see this in person. The Lab offers a beautiful space and they always puts on a qwerky yet sophisticated event. (Plus the people are pretty cool too.) Don't miss an opening at The Lab!

The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
303.934.1777
http://www.belmarlab.org/

OPEN WALL 2008 @ BMoCA, May 8th

OPEN WALL @ BMoCA

Thursday, May 9th

7 to 10pm

FREE for members

$10 for the public

1750 13th Street, Boulder

303.443.2122

Join the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art for their annual OPEN WALL event. Artists frmo the community are invited to hang one piece of work for the evening in the museum while dancing to tghe rockin' beats of a DJ with tasty libations and special treats. This event is FREE to members or to those who purchase a BMoCA membership at the door for $35.

The Line-Up:

Live music by DJ Dsern, Denver and DJ data:bass of Urban Allyance, Longmont

Video art by aeonchild

Cupcakes by The Shoppe, East Colfax, Denver

Beer by Avery Brewing Company

Tea by Pixie Mate

Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts @ BMoCA (4/18 - 4/20)

Electronic Arts Festival: A Collaboration with Communikey


The Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts is a three day event facilitating the exposure of global digital media to both local communities and traveling enthusiasts. Seven music performances held at a variety of Boulder venues, including the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, will showcase digital creativity in the form of visual art and music by diverse artists from around the globe. Coupling art and panel discussion, the festival hosts a full day of forums and five audio-visual installations to present an enriched cross section of artists who reflect the current horizon of digial media arts.

• Opening Night Artist Cocktail Party: Decibel Festival Spotlight

Friday, April 18th @ BMoCA 5:00 to 8:00pm
Tickets are $10
This opening night festivity will be held in the Union Works Gallery at BMoCA with live music by DJ Greg Skidmore, Jerry Abstract aka Former Selv, and Kris Moon. Please RSVP to (ME!) Keleigh Asbury, BMoCA Director of Special Events, at 303.443.2122 x18 for this private engagement.

• Black Box Theater Performance at BMoCA: Sound; Structure

Saturday, April 19th @ BMoCA
6:00 to 7:00pm Cocktail reception
7:00 to 9:30pm performance
Tickets are $30
Held at The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, in the classic black box theater, Sound; Structure explores relationships between our internal world and the structure of life. a very limited capacity will make for an exclusive engagement with Jamie Drouin and Karl Kleim presenting RMI/RMX, Shuttle358 and collaborative efforts of Greg Davis and The Wind Up Bird.

• Outdoor Music Event at Civic Plaza (next to BMoCA)

Sunday, April 20th 1:00 to 7:00pm
FREE!!
BMoCA is also hosting the FREE outdoor community event for the festival at the Civic Plaza (next to The Dushanbe Teahouse/next to BMoCA) the following day. Expect great live music performed by the various artists participating in the festival. The event is all ages and free to the public!

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

1750 13th Street, Boulder 303.443.2122

http://www.bmoca.org/
http://www.communikey.us/

Beauty and the Street Tonight at Andenken Gallery

Join Andenken Gallery for another taste of the beautiful people and their illustrious work of the street. Andenken always presents a stellar show complete with a one-of-a-kind art space, a great new artist, live music by Od Nosdam and cocktails. This month's show features the work of Antonia Diaz & David P. Madson entitled, "Get it Through Your Thick Skull."

Show starts at 7pm and is free; cash donation bar for those 21 and up.

Andenken Gallery

2990 Larimer Street, Denver

www.andenken.com

www.beautyandthestreet.org

RiNO District is so APRIL HOT right now!

I was really impressed when I got the latest edition of the RiNO Arts District newsletter, RiNO Crow. I was at Object + Thought Friday night for Jay Droeger's photography show and got the latest little glimpse of the creative energy of this area. So much is going on this month, I decided just to list the gallery names and web addresses and a link to the newsletter itself.

Rino Crow www.rivernorthart.com/crow

APRIL FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS in River North Area Denver

• Object + Thought/3559 Larimer St/6-9pm http://www.objectandthought.com/
• + gallery/2350 Lawrence St/Open till 8pm http://www.plusgallery.com/
• Ironton Studios & Gallery/3636 Chestnut St/6-9pm http://www.irontonstudios.com/
• Stripes Gallery/3309 Blake St/6-9pm http://www.stripesgallery.com/
• CaShi Gallery/3458 Walnut St/10am-9pm http://www.cashigallery.com/
• Plinth Gallery/3520 Brighton Blvd/6-9pm http://www.plinthgallery.com/
• Square 101 Gallery/3309 Blake St/6-9pm http://www.square101.com/
• Hinterland/3254 Walnut St/6-9pm www.sabinaell.com/hinterland

Denver First Friday After Hours Party: Moto Gallery 28th/Walnut http://www.artinthecity.com/

Best Of RiNO Spring Tour/Saturday, May 17th/11am-5pm http://www.rivernorthart.com/ for schedule and event details