“A sweet and bitter song is haunting the Savoy Ballroom in Denver’s Curtis Park neighborhood. On stage, Robert Thomas III – that’s Bobby Trombone, to you — the bell captain of the legendary Rossonian Hotel, and a few of his fellow staffers are going about their business and sharing their dreams in the history-recovering … [Read more…]
“Denver Arts and Venues is offering small grants throughout September to fund jazz events held in the Five Points neighborhood. The Five Points Jazz Activation grants will provide $15,000 for programs and initiatives that celebrate jazz and its legacy in Five Points, the city announced Wednesday. Applications opened Tuesday and will close at the … [Read more…]
“Denver, ColoradoKCNC)-The MLB All-Star Game shows some of the best players in the game, but the artist has guaranteed that the baseball legend will be respected long after nine innings. A stunning mural celebrating the black pioneers of American entertainment was unveiled Tuesday in the Five Points district of Denver. Dallas-based artist Jeremy Biggers … [Read more…]
“The MLB All-Star Game exhibits some of the best players in the game, but an artist assured baseball legends will be honored long after the 9th inning. A stunning mural celebrating the Black trailblazers of America’s pastime was unveiled in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood Tuesday. In just four days, Dallas-based artist Jeremy Biggers used … [Read more…]
“A mural project that opened this month at Five Points Plaza highlights the history of the Five Points Neighborhood in Denver. Robert Gray gathered nine Black artists from around the country to participate. “We want the voices of the Black creatives to be heard and to be seen in a historic neighborhood,” said Gray. … [Read more…]
“Five Points Outdoor Mural Gallery Opening Wednesday, June 16, 6 p.m. Five Points Plaza, 2756 Welton Street The Five Points Outdoor Mural Gallery project is a joint creation of the Downtown Denver Partnership Welton Street Renaissance Project and Rob the Art Museum’s Black Love Mural Festival. It’s one installment of the larger Welton Street … [Read more…]
“A new Clark Richert sculpture, “Quadrivium,” aims to light up Denver with hope. The fourteen-foot aluminum triacontahedron structure with thirty rhombi has been installed at 127 East 20th Avenue, across from Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church and at the southernmost point of the Welton Corridor in Five Points, on the property of Bella Vista Mexican … [Read more…]
“Colorado actress and artist Christina Pittaluga created a project to challenge the view of masculinity in men of color and help some of her own models in the series of photographs reexamine what it meant to them. She started the project at the beginning of the year and scheduled the photo shoot weeks before … [Read more…]
“Morgan Barbary lacked a space to make her art where she lived — a conundrum many Denver artists probably empathize with. She also lacked the funds to afford studio space in town. A partnership between the developers working to restore the storied Rossonian Hotel in the Five Points neighborhood and RedLine, an arts nonprofit, … [Read more…]
“Social justice drives Cleo Parker Robinson Dance productions. And the company’s latest, Rise and Resist — an evening of five dance numbers including pieces from 1947 as well as contemporary works — is no exception. It covers a wide swath of history, including stories about the lifelong struggles of entertainer James Brown, murders by … [Read more…]