We went to Denver last night...looking for art. First we have been trying to see the All Colorado show, that Linda has a piece in, for a couple of times now, but for one reason or another the gallery is closed. Tonight it was closed because of the holiday weekend. We found shelter from the 20 minute pounding rain at this great restaurant...after dinner...
blue skies again.
We have heard of this new art area in Denver, the Rino, of galleries and studios and this being first Friday, thought we'd find much to feed our appetite for art....
we found lots of great street graffiti, but not much in the way of galleries...
until we stumbled upon the Dry Ice Factory.
Here we hit the mother lode....a communal gallery space,
for the many studio spaces
with huge windows looking out on the Denver skyline
two floors of studios and galleries....
this installation by 3 artists that documents their world travels....each with a different color string holding photographs and memorabilia...where the strings converge on each other is a shared journey...
a fitting way to end our evenings journey.
Happy 4th! for those of you that celebrate this day...
What a great post on the art scene! The Dry Ice Factory looks fantastic - thanks for the introduction. Wasn't that rain freaky? Here to...downpour...and then blue skies. Happy 4th! xo frannie
Posted by: Fran Meneley | July 04, 2009 at 09:27 AM
Great photos Steph.
Happy forth dear friend!
To you and yours.
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | July 04, 2009 at 09:30 AM
Happy 4th Stephanie... I know you went looking... but Stephanie... I think you see art no matter where you are! Great pictures and incredible spaces to explore and be inspired by! Thank you!
Posted by: Lea | July 04, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Happy4th :) I love the installation in the last two photos. I think I will steal that idea as a decoration in my studio...I have so many cards and memorabilia that needs to be seen.
Denver seems to be a happening place.
Posted by: Mo'a | July 04, 2009 at 12:47 PM
lovely post...
great travel exhibit.
especially the criss crossing of strings reminding us that we are ALL
inextricably tied to one another.
xoxoxo,
r
Posted by: rebecca | July 04, 2009 at 01:12 PM
What a nice trip. For you Stephanie, photograpy and beauty is everywhere. Have a nice Fourth of July! Blue skies!
Posted by: gloria | July 04, 2009 at 01:13 PM
That looks like a fun outing!!
happy 4th to you to...have a fun weekend!
xo
Posted by: Julie Prichard | July 04, 2009 at 02:27 PM
and to you! hope you enjoy it. my old neighbor she is german) is threw a grill party- or as she decided to call it this time, a bbq. i was tickled. i took cole slaw!
Posted by: elsa | July 04, 2009 at 03:12 PM
enjoyed the stroll through the Denver art scene. I don't think I have ever seen Denver without snow!
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | July 04, 2009 at 04:11 PM
How cool...and Hooray to Linda and her placement in the Never-Open Gallery!
That woman's head-graffiti is TOO great.
You're a Treasure Finder, (and a Treasure) for sure!
Posted by: LIsa Hoffman | July 04, 2009 at 04:55 PM
I love the three artists travels idea...very intruiging and probably fascinating to look at....
That looks like a fun space to be living and creating in..2 stories of roaming space.
Great images once again...you never ever fail..love the one also where you are peeking in to see the art..so dissapointing...the holiday weekend should have places open for the public to experience unusual joys..don't you think Steph?
Posted by: Orly | July 04, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Looks like you found lots of art! Happy 4th, Steph~xOx
Posted by: tinker | July 04, 2009 at 09:29 PM
oh my
this midwest
urban art joy trip!
I am flipping out
wanting to BE there
nOW!!!
as in when you were there
ooooooooo
so fun...
loving it all
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | July 04, 2009 at 10:12 PM
wow - that first bit of graffiti is a stunner ... and Dry Ice ... what a place!
Posted by: 3rdEyeMuse | July 05, 2009 at 02:59 PM
oooh, nice space and I love the stuff cothes pinned. Very interesting.
Posted by: Jenny F | July 05, 2009 at 08:18 PM