MOP

 

ITÕS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE: A Month of Photography

 

Denver and the region stirs up and celebrates photography for the Month of March, 2008.

 

MOP Ð Month of Photography Ð Denver

 

The Month of Photography is a celebration of fine art photography through collaborative

 public events throughout Denver for the month of March 2008. We are joining multiple

 gallery, museum and conference venues surrounding fine art photography creating

 an exciting artistic and educational event for the city of Denver and the region.

 

Updated listings and detailed event information for MOP and SPE

please visit www.303photo.blogspot.com

 

A complete printable list is at www.gallerysink.com/spe

 

A kind thank you for support from Redline project who is at the core of Art and Advocacy, supporting emerging artists.

 

 

MOP welcomes SPE

 

 

 

Society for Photographic Education

Agents of Change: Art and Advocacy

45th National Conference Ð March 13 - 16, 2008

The conference will take place at the Adam's Mark Hotel

1550 Court Place Denver, CO 80202

 

SPE National Conferences bring together over a thousand

attendees and participants for an opportunity to see the work

of cutting-edge image makers, listen to thought-provoking

lectures and participate in discussions on pertinent issues in

photography.

 

Day and session passes are available at conference registration onsite. Daypass

 holders have unlimited access to the presentations for their respective day,

 but do not include pre-conference workshops, seminars, student portfolio critiques

 or professional portfolio sessions. Only full registrations include the option to

 participate in student portfolio critiques or professional portfolio sessions,

 workshops or seminars.

 

Exhibits Fair     

Open to the public, Free

 

Daypasses | Onsite Registration Only

Thursday (keynote only) $25

Friday Daypass $200

Saturday Daypass $200

Session Passes | Onsite Registration Only

Per lecture $25

 

www.spenational.org

 

 

Art Institute of Colorado

Elements Group Exhibition Ð Alexey Titarenko, Michal Macku, Alexandre Orion

Work from ÒThe Elements of PhotographyÓ Book edited by Angela Faris-Belt

Reception & Book Signing: Friday March 14 6pm - 8pm

1200 Lincoln St. Denver, CO 80202

303.653.7648

 

Abecedarian Gallery

Photoworks Ð Juried show of prints and artists books

March 1 - 29, 2008

900 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.abecedariangallery.com

303.340.2110

 

Andenken Gallery

dizypixl is projecting!

First Friday, March 7, 2008

Muralist work through March

2990 Larimer St  Denver, CO 80205

www.andenken.com

 

Building Creative Businesses Expo

March 8, 2008, 10am - 4pm

The Building Creative Businesses Expo offers

DenverÕs creative community (e.g., artists, photographers,

filmmakers, dancers, graphic designers, musicians, etc.)

a Òone- stopÓ opportunity to learn about the various City, non-

profit and for-profit resources available to help grow

and stabilize creative businesses.

March 8, 2008, 10am - 4pm

Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building

201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80202

www.denvergov.org/createdenver

 

The Byers-Evans House Museum

Myron Wood: Photographs of the West

Opens Friday, March 7 runs through Thursday, May 1, 2008

First Friday special hours 5 Ð9 pm

Hours are 11am - 3pm Tuesday through Sunday

1310 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80204

www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/Byers_Evans/byers_evans.htm

303.620.4933

 

Camera Obscura Gallery

Ordinary Miracles Ð work by Lou Stoumen

Opens March 7 runs through April 20, 2008

1309 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80204

www.cameraobscuragallery.com

303.623.4059

 

Center for Visual Art - Metropolitan State College of Denver  

Still Ð The work of Sally Mann, Slater Bradley, Nigel Poor

March 6 - May 1, 2008

Opens Thursday, March 13

Member's Opening 6pm

Nigel Poor Artist's Talk 6:30pm

Public Opening 7 - 9pm

1734 Wazee St. Denver, CO 80202

303.294.5207

 

City Frames

In the beautiful Zang Mansion

Also home of the Silver Print Darkrooms

709 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218

http://www.thesilverprintdarkroom.com

http://www.cityframes.net

303 249-3333

 

Colorado History Museum

Contested Lands: Photographs Around the Picket Wire Ð

Scott Engel, Thomas Neff, Kevin O' Connell, James Peterson, Charles Walters

Now through June 1, 2008.

1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80202

www.coloradohistory.org

303.866.3682

 

Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Denver Public Library

CPAC at the Denver Public Library Western History Collection

Photography 171: A Continuum of Process and Method

John K. Hillars, William Henry Jackson, Laura Gilpin, and others.

March 9 - March 30, 2008

Opening Reception, March 13, 4 - 6pm

Curators Talk, March 24, 6pm

Denver Public Library, Central Branch, 5th Floor Gallery

10 West 14th St. Denver, CO 80204

www.colophotoartscenter.org

history.denverlibrary.org/images/index.html

720.865.1821

 

CORE New Art Space

Suspended Seductions Р J. Rosall & Guest Artists

The Captured Moment Juried Show

March 6 - 23, 2008

Opens First Friday March 7, 6 - 9pm

Artist's Reception: Saturday, March 8, 6 - 9pm

900 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.corenewartspace.com

303.297.8428

 

DADA  Ð Denver Art Dealers Association

www.denverart.org

 

Dikeou Collection

Curator and publisher Devon Dikeou features contemporary

photographic works by Vik Muniz, Dan Asher,

Giasco Bertoli, Luis Macias, Paul Ramirez,

Jonas Rainer Ganahl, and other star artists in the collection.

The Colorado Building

1615 California Street (at 16th Street) Suite 515  Denver, CO 80202

Hours: Wed- Fri, 11am - 5pm, or by appointment.

www.dikeoucollection.org

www.zingmagazine.com

303.623.3001

 

Denver Art Museum

Denver Art Museum Complex

The Frederic C. Hamilton Building

100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. Denver, CO 802024

www.denver.artmuseum.org

720.865.0000

 

Shadows & Highlights

Join professor of art history Bob Nauman for a

photographerÕs perspective on the impressionists

Wednesday, March 5, 6:15pm

North Building, Level 2, the Lounge

 

Free general admission tickets are available on the first Saturday of each month.

 

An Overview of the Photography Collection

Denver Art Museum

Sunday, March 16, 2008, 11am - 12pm

Curator Talk begins at 11am, FREE

 

DAM Hamilton Building, Levels 3 & 4

The collection includes photography, from

19th-century landscapes to the work of contemporary photographers.

The Herbert Bayer Collection.

Man Ray is on view.

 

Denver City & County Building Jury Commissioners Room

Awake/Asleep Ð Anna Newell and Nate Abels

1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80211

 

Denver Darkroom Student Show

Carmen's Cucina

March through May 1, 2008

900 Jersey St. Denver, CO 80220

www.denverdarkroom.com

303.780.9709

 

Downtown Aurora Visual Arts

Hybrids Ð Artworks by DAVA Youth with guest artist Valerie and Jonathan Nicklow

February through March 21, 2008

1405 Florence St. Aurora, CO 80010

www.davarts.org

303.367.3886

 

Edge Gallery

Photographic Edge Ð Edge Gallery Co-op Members

February 29 - March 23, 2008

3658 Navajo St. Denver, CO 80211

www.edgeart.org

303.477.7173

 

Emmanuel Gallery

Kids with Cameras Ð Photographs from Calcutta's Red Light District,

Haiti and Cairo

February 28 - April 5, 2008

Opening Reception March 15, 7 - 10pm

Emmanuel Gallery at Auraria Campus

Campus Box 177, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217

www.emmanuelgallery.org

303.556.8337

 

Flash Gallery

Mindful Ð Group Show

Opens March 7, 6 - 9pm, 2008

Runs through April 20

445 S Saulsbury, Lakewood, CO 80226

www.workingwithartists.com

303.837.1341

 

Foothills Art Center

Body Art Ð New Photography from China

March 15 - May 4, 2008

Opening Reception, Friday March 14, 5:30 - 8pm

809 15th St Golden, CO 80401

www.foothillsartcenter.org

303.279.3922

 

GALLERY M

The  H2O Underwater World of Howard Schatz

Continuing through March 31, 2008

Also: Horst P. Horst: Iconic Photography

Now through May, 2008

2830 E 3rd Ave. Denver, CO 80206

www.gallerym.com

303.331.8400

 

Gallery Roach

Landscape Photography by Dutch Walla and Otto Roach

Through March, 2008

860 Broadway Denver, CO 80401

303.839.5202

 

Gallery Sink

Through my eyes, young people with cameras.

Lowry Elementary School project.

Shawg Ahmed, Marc Horowitz, Onesti Turner

Edmond Myers, Solwan Mohamed, Caleb Mekonnen

Mariam Kyabou,Samuel Kahsay and others.

March 9 - March 31, 2008

Opening Reception March 9, 3 - 6pm

Hours by appointment

2301 W. 30th Denver Co. 80211

www.gallerysink.com

303.455.5601

 

Gallery at 910 Arts

The Tao of Water Ð John Daido Loori

MIND/Full Ð Juried selected works

Opens First Friday, March 7, 2008

Runs through April 20, 2008

910 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.thegalleryat910.com

303.815.1779

 

Hinterland

C/S/V/? Ð The work of Cole Thompson, Sabin Aell & Vered Galor

Opening Reception Friday, March 14, 2008, 6 - 10pm, Live Music: Hi Frontier

Runs through March 28

3254 Walnut St. Denver, CO 80205

www.sabinaell.com/hinterland

720.309.1764

 

Ink Lounge Gallery

Whimsical to Ethereal exhibit at Ink Lounge Gallery

Runs through May 1, 2008

Opening Reception Friday, March 7 from 5-9pm

Block 07 :: Belmar

445 S. Saulsbury St., Unit H

Lakewood, CO 80226

(303) 668-4486

InkLoungeGallery.com

 

Kitchens' Ink

I've Got the Zombies If You've Got the Tilt-a-Whirl Ð

Trevor Alyn & Rhy Jouett

Opens First Friday, March 7, 2008

757 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.kitchens-ink.com

303.573.3791

 

420 Gallery

Nomads  Ð Lee Lee, Izabela Lundberg, The Baynhams

March 1 - 31, 2008

Opening Reception March 22, 6 - 9pm

420 Downing St. Denver, CO 80218

www.virtualvoices.org/photo

303.313.3454

 

Michele Mosko Fine Art

Photography by Huang Yan

136 W. 12th Ave. Denver, CO 80204

www.michelemoskofineart.com

303.534.5433

 

MCA

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | DENVER

Is located at 15th and Delgany in Lower Downtown

Tue - Thurs 10am - 6pm

Fri 10am - 10pm

Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm

1485 Delgany Denver, CO 80202

www.mcartdenver.org

303.298.7554

 

Photography Gallery

Collier Schorr

October 28, 2007 Ð April 20, 2008

 

Paperworks Gallery

Jasper de Beijer

March 11, 2008 Ð August 3, 2008

Public Reception Friday March 14, 6-10pm

 

Large Works Gallery

David Altmejd

October 28, 2007 ÐMay 11, 2008

 

New Media Gallery

Yu Cheng Chou

February 19, 2008 Ð July 6, 2008

 

Project Gallery

Jeff Starr: The Wrath of Grapes

February 26, 2008 ÐMay 25, 2008

 

Whole Room

David Adjaye, Making Public Buildings

March 11, 2008 Ð May 25, 2008

Public Reception Friday March 14, 6-10pm

 

Also, Jeff Starr is doing programming throughout March as part of his Artist-In-Residence show. There is a Top 10 & WITY Cocktails featuring Jeff Starr on March 7th at 6:30pm, and artistÕs workshops on March 5 and March 19th from 3:30pm Ð 5pm.

 

Artist-In-Residency

The Artist-In-Residency offers intergenerational mentorship programs that aim to empower individuals to understand and experience art through direct contact with artists. In order to make artistic innovations transparent and accessible, MCA Denver invites visitors of all ages to participate in artist talks and workshops.

 

Top 10 and WITY (WhatÕs It to You?) Cocktails

Inquiry into Studio Practice, featuring Jeff Starr and Bill Amundson

March 7, 2008

Friday, 6:30pm-7:30pm

The first drink of the night is on MCA DENVER!

Meet Jeff Starr, MCAÕs new Artist-In-Residence and local painter. Participate in an informal conversation with Jeff Starr and Bill Amundson, friend and local artist. Join us in MCA CafŽ for drinks. Be prepared for a night of entertainment!

 

Making Your Fantastic Journal

Visual MI5 Workshop

Jeff Starr shares the process of documenting and sketching. Peruse through the collection of sketchbooks that Jeff has accumulated since his teenage years. Use his sketchbooks as a guide to find your own visual voice through creating a journal.

 

Visual MI5 Schedule

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 3:30pm-5pm

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 3:30pm-5pm

 

Participants are encouraged to use workshops as a starting point and to continue developing their projects out side of the Museum. Artist will curate submitted journals to be displayed in the Idea Box on April 30, 2008.

Instructors: Jeff Starr and Museum Educator. Open to all ages. Free with general admission.

To register, please contact Alison Croney, Education Department at 303.298.7554. ext 202 or alisonc@mcadenver.org.

 

Museo de las Americas

Space Invaders Ð Margarita Cabrera, Alex Hernandez,

Jolt, Metapong, Jason Rogenes, Daniel & Maruca Salazar,

Regina Silveira, Brinco/Judi Werthein

February 8 - June 8, 2008

861 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

303.571.4401

 

OBJECT+THOUGHT

CONTROL Ð Photography of Jay Droeger

March 10 - April 25, 2008

3559 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80205

www.objectandthought.com

www.jaydroegerphotography.com

 

Open Press

A fine art printmaking facility & gallery

Contemporary photogravures Ð Lynn Heitler, Kyoko,

Mark Lunning, Chris Perez, Mark Sink, Bernice

 Ficek-Swensen, Daniel Teitelbaum, Shelley Williamson

March 14 - April 26, 2008

Opening Reception Friday, March 14, 6 - 9pm

Noon 5pm, Friday - Saturday and by appointment

40 W. Bayaud Ave. Denver, CO 80223

www.openpressltd.com

303.778.1116

 

Plus Gallery

Bill Adams Ð Recent photographs

Peter Illig Р Full Fathom Five

Riva Sweetrocket Р Handle With Care

March 8 - April 12, 2008

Artists Reception Thursday, March 13, 6 - 9pm

2350 Lawrence St. Denver, CO 80205

www.plusgallery.com

303.296.0927

 

PISMO Fine Art Glass

Elizabeth Mears, glass artist - Glass Books with original photography;

Also featuring the glass work of Nicole Ayliffe

Cherry Creek North 2770 E. 2nd Ave. Denver, CO 80206

www.pismoglass.com

303.333.2879

 

RedLine

Support and studios for emerging artists

Call for applications at www.redlineart.org

2350 Arapahoe St. Denver, CO 80205

schaitin@consolidatedre.com

 

Reed Photo-Art Gallery

Photographic works by Tyler Stableford, Richard Durnan,

Scott Takeda, Ken Papaleo, Carl Otto Schulz

Through March 13, 2008

Also a new home for the works of John Fielder

833 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.reedphotoart.com

303.744.7979

        

Rhinoceropolis

Wonder Wall Ð Travis Egedy, Tara Chocon, David Zimmer,

 Mark Sink, Sabin Aell, Justin Beard, Susanne Junker

March 7 through March 31, 2008

Opens First Friday, March 7, 6pm - 12am

3553 Brighton Blvd. Denver CO, 80205

www.myspace.com/rhinoceropolis

rhinoceropolis@hotmail.com

 

 

Robischon Gallery

 Out of Place

 An exhibition of photo-based work by eleven,

 notable international artists from the Netherlands,

 France, China, Ireland, England and the United States.

Chi Peng, Denis Darzacq, Teun Hocks, Kahn + Selesnick,

Li Wei, Liu Bolin, Wang Ningde, Xing Danwen, and William Lamson,

Video and sculptural objects by Gary Emrich

March 8 through April 26, 2008

Opening Reception Thursday, March 13, 6 - 8pm

1740 Wazee St. Denver, Co 80202

www.robischongallery.com

303.298.7788

 

Rule Gallery

The Simple Truth Ð Photography by Erika Blumenfeld,

Katie Taft, Anna Newell and other regional artists

March 14 - April 5, 2008

Opening Friday, March 14, 6 - 9pm

227 Broadway Denver, CO 80203

www.rulegallery.com

303.777.9473

 

Sandra Phillips Gallery

Critical Encounters Ð The work of Todd Walker

March 7 - April 12, 2008

Opens First Friday March 7

Melanie Walker, daughter of Todd Walker and

photography associate professor, CU Boulder, will lecture

& present an overview of her fatherÕs work.

Reception: Melanie Walker's lecture, March 11, 6:30pm - 8pm

744 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204

www.thesandraphillipsgallery.com

303.573.5969

 

Sandy Carson Gallery

Wonders and Marvels Ð Carol Golemboski

And EXPOSED: Mark Berghaus, Peter deLory,

Rimma & Valery Gerlovins, Jenny Gummersall,

Jeff Hersch, Gwen Laine, Andrea Modica, Doug Rhinehart,

Stephen Roach,