Friday, January 17, 2020

Más y más: Art in the City


My previous post for La Bloga featured art shows in Northern Colorado.  As a follow-up, I now present a short list of other exhibits on display in Colorado.  This is not an exhaustive list of Chicanx art in the metro area, but it gives you an idea of what can be found. If you want a show or exhibit mentioned here on La Bloga, contact me with the details.

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Pertenecer: Chicanx Artists on Belonging
November 26, 2019 - June 28, 2020


Tony Ortega


[from the gallery website]
As the title suggests, Pertenecer — Spanish for “to belong” — this exhibition presents artworks by nine artists who explore the possibilities and meanings of belonging. The diverse experiences of belonging are interpreted by these artists in vastly different ways through drawing, painting, printmaking, video, sculpture, and photography. Central to this exhibition are important works from the museum’s permanent collection, a portfolio of prints about long-standing Hispanic communities in New Mexico and a mural sized painting by Denver artist Tony Ortega depicting a street scene from the city’s North end. These artworks depict the artists’ experiences of belonging to places that are shaped by Hispanic communities that have lived in the areas for centuries and decades. Other artists explore what it means to immigrate to a place; expressing both the hope that a new home presents and the courage that it takes to make the journey across borders.


Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 West Dale St.
Colorado Springs, CO, 80903


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Emanuel Martinez
January 14 - February 14, 2020
Opening Reception: January 23 from 4:30-8:00 p.m.
Gallery Talk by the artist: Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m.




O'Sullivan Art Gallery
Regis University
3333 Regis Boulevard
Denver, CO 80221

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February 2 - 26
Opening Reception February 13, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Dayton Memorial Library
Regis University
Denver

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Healing Through the Arts Exhibit
Exhibit Opening: February 7, 2020 6p.m.-9p.m. 
Day of Healing Event: February 15, 2020 12:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Exhibit Runs: February 7– February 28 , 2020


[from the gallery website]
Healing Through the Arts exhibit showcases artists who have created work for the purpose of healing the observer and themselves through the process of creation. Showcased artists are: Michael Canada, Janel Rosales, Juaquin Gonzales, Cal Duran, Joe Martinez, Arlette Lucero, Stevon Lucero, Holly Wasinger, Rebecca Rozales and more.


CHAC Gallery and Culture Center
222 Santa Fe Dr. 
Denver, CO 80223

Later.

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Manuel Ramos writes crime fiction. His latest is The Golden Havana Night (Arte Público Press.) 


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