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Two Denver art icons, dancer Cleo Parker Robinson and singer Dianne Reeves, will collaborate during a pair of performances set for聽Sept. 25-26 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. (Provided by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance)

The autumn of Denver’s fine arts rebirth: seven must-see shows this fall

September 7, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

The fine arts come back live and in full-force this month, after some pandemic-induced down time and with the kind of pent-up energy that seems guaranteed to produce golden moments.

More than 200 artists will show work at the 2021 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, including the creative duo Signe and Genna Grushovenko, coming from聽Greenville, S.C. (Provided by the Cherry Creek Arts Festival)

Cherry Creek Arts Festival returns on a new date and with a slightly different location

August 30, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

After 30 years as the biggest visual arts event on Denver鈥檚 calendar, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival has made an undeniable impact on the city. The massive street fair has...

鈥淭im Whiten: Tools of Conveyance," at the CU Art Museum, is a retrospective spanning four decades of the Toronto-based artist抖阴ap work.聽

In Denver, art is back — and you don鈥檛 need an appointment

August 23, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

Thanks to a pandemic slowdown, many galleries that once asked visitors to make appointments in advance have loosened restrictions. Follow evolving mask guidelines, for sure, but enjoy the art at...

Birthe Piontek use reframed photos of her mother and grandmother to explore their experiences with memory loss.聽 (Provided by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center)

At CPAC, revisioning the past, with a more tender today in mind

August 16, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

"Source Material鈥� is the kind of art exhibition that I had been expecting -- and wanting 鈥� to come along in the late stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

State historian Nicki Gonzales at History ...

Nicki Gonzales is Colorado鈥檚 new state historian. She’s the first Latinx to hold the job. And that matters.

August 9, 2021 at 9:36 a.m.

Nicki Gonzales is the first Latinx to hold the job of Colorado's state historian. She wants to expand the history from Coloradans whose history may have been excluded.

An interpretation of the Bonampak Mural ...

A Denver curiosity, back on display at the Museo De Las Americas

August 2, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

The Museo de las America鈥檚 Mayan pyramid is one of Denver鈥檚 quirkier treasures. Part artifact, part oddity, it is easy to love but hard to categorize.

A crowd attends a performance on a summer evening in 2018 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail during the Vail Dance Festival. (John-Ryan Lockman, provided by Vail Dance Festival)

Vail Dance Festival returns with its spirit intact and its lineup packed

July 27, 2021 at 8:58 a.m.

At the Vail Fest, there is no hierarchy. The fine art and the street art and the made-for-TV art are equal.

Vail Dance Festival returns with its spirit intact and its lineup packed

November 17, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.

At the Vail Fest, there is no hierarchy. The fine art and the street art and the made-for-TV art are equal.

Artists Marie Watt, left, and Cannupa Hanska Luger pose for a portrait in front of their co-worked sculpture “Each/Other” at the Denver Art Museum. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

鈥淓ach/Other鈥� unites the work of indigenous artists Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger

July 25, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.

"Each/Other" requires a different kind of looking than DAM visitors may be accustomed to. Its contents are awe-inspiring but more so when you know the back story.

“Each/Other” unites the work of indigenous artists Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger

November 17, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.

"Each/Other" requires a different kind of looking than DAM visitors may be accustomed to. Its contents are awe-inspiring but more so when you know the back story.

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