Artist Event & Exhibition Roundup: April 2023
During this transitional season, get ready for a bevy of exhibitions and events featuring RedLine Resident Artists, alumni, and Reach Artists!
Throughout the month of April, there are two local exhibitions featuring Reach Core Artists. These artists have a lot to celebrate and be proud of—we hope you’ll view the exhibitions and consider buying an original piece to directly support these artists in their path to professional creativity.
And for those of you who can’t get enough of Denver’s Month of Photography, there are still opportunities to see some stunning exhibitions and hear directly from local luminary Mark Sink, who will be leading a walk and talk lecture on Saturday April 1st, plus a lecture and breakfast for our members on April 8th.
We hope this month’s offerings will inspire you to indulge your own creative impulses and satisfy your curiosity. Here are 6 April art events featuring RedLine Resident Artists, Alumni, and Reach artists!
Tony Ortega - 2 Month of PhotographyExhibitions
"Danzante Muerto." Digital photograph.
What: Night Lights Denver & CPAC proudly presents an outdoor exhibition curated especially for the 2023 Month of Photography Denver festival
Where: Daniels & Fisher Clocktower — 1601 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO 80202
When: Tuesday-Sunday, 6:30-11pm MST. Available to view through March 31, 2023
About the exhibition: Highlighting 60 artists, the theme was open to celebrate all types of photographic mediums and means of expression for the festival. The selected images have been curated into a video by Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator. The video will be digitally projected onto the Daniels & Fisher Clocktower (1601 Arapahoe St.) and shown on a loop, with each photograph being displayed for 12 seconds each.
This exhibit is free and open to the public. View it before making your way to another Month of Photography (MOP) exhibit while visiting the downtown neighborhood!
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What: The Big Picture Project
Where: Many locations in Denver, Boulder and beyond
When: March-April 2023
About the project: The Big Picture is a biennial project whose mission is to connect the public to fine art photography in open-air setting with large photographs wheat-pasted on walls during the 2023 Month of Photography.
About the artist: Tony Ortega holds an MFA in drawing and painting from the University of Colorado and is currently a professor for Regis University. He is the recipient of the coveted Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1999) and the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1998). He has been a working artist and teacher for the past 36 years and is known for his vibrant, colorful artwork. Tony Ortega’s lifelong goal is to contribute to a better understanding of cultural diversity by addressing the culture, history and experiences of Chicanos/Latinos through his art. His work can be found in the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center. He has exhibited extensively in the United States, Latin America and other parts of the world.
Contact: tortegaartist@cs.com
Artist site: http://www.tonyortega.net/
Instagram: @tortegaartist
Reach Core Artists - 2 Group Exhibitions
This piece was a collaborative work of Matt Maes, Leticia Darlina Tanguma, and Kesiena Sebeni.
What: St. John's Reach Artist Exhibit
Where: Saint John's Cathedral — 1350 N Washington St, Denver, CO 80203
When: The exhibition is currently on view until the end of April.
Open Hours:
Sunday, 8am–12pm, 4:30–6:30pm
Monday, 8am–4:30pm
Tuesday, 8am–4:30pm
Wednesday, 8am–8:30pm
Thursday, 8am–4:30pm
Friday, 10am–2pm
Featured CORE Reach artists include: Tiffany Thomas, Vanessa Constanti, Robin Hill, Matt Maes, Kesiena Sebeni, Laura Killoran, and Myra Nagy.
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What: The Reach Core Artists Art Show
Where: SAME Cafe — 2023 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206,
When: April 3-28, 2023
Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 4, 5–7pm. Featuring artists and an open mic!
Regular Open Hours:
Monday-Friday, 11am–2:30pm
About RedLine’s Reach Program: Held in our Community Studio, Reach is a weekly community program that offers art making activities in a non-instructive, open studio format.
After 6 months of participation in Reach, artists interested in pursuing a career in the arts or building a creative business are encouraged to apply to our Reach Core Artist program.
The Core Artist program is a 3 year commitment and provides additional benefits beyond open studio. Each year provides professional development workshops, skill building, mentorship, portfolio development support, and earned income opportunities.
Ian Fisher - Clouds. From Gerhard Richter to the Cloud Group Exhibition
What: Group exhibition
Where: Museum Sinclair-Haus — Löwengasse 15, 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
When: March 19 - August 13, 2023
About the exhibition: “The view to the sky is the focus of the interdisciplinary exhibition Clouds. From Gerhard Richter to the Cloud in spring/summer 2023. Fourteen artists reveal different views of the sky: clouds as a symbol of movement, vastness, freedom, lightness, energy but also as an indicator of weather, climate and cosmos. The exhibition with works of a wide variety of techniques and genres shows how diverse and curious artists have been artistically depicting this view into the sky from the sky from bottom up, from the air and from space since the end of the 1960s.
“Works by: Gerhard Richter and Isabelle Arthuis, Julius Bockelt, Jonas Fischer, Ian Fisher, Noa Jansma, Barbara Klemm, Gerhard Lang, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Lyoudmila Milanova, Arnulf Rainer, Adrian Sauer, Angela Schwank and Berndnaut Smilde.”
About the artist: Ian Fisher is a Contemporary Artist specializing in large oil on canvas cloud paintings based in Denver, Colorado.
Contact: ianfisherart@gmail.com
Artist site: https://www.ianfisherart.com/
Instagram: @cloudoncloudlove
Agnes Ma - Arctic Circle Residency
Weeds in the Wind, PLA (bioplastic) and found tumbleweeds, 2023
What: The Arctic Circle Residency
Where: Svalbard, Norway
When: April 17-May 4, 2023
About the program: Artist and scientist led, The Arctic Circle is an annual expeditionary residency program.
Established in 2009, The Arctic Circle brings together international artists of all disciplines, scientists, architects, and educators who collectively explore the high-Arctic Svalbard Archipelago and Arctic Ocean aboard a specially outfitted Barquentine sailing vessel.
The Arctic Circle provides a shared experience for its participants to engage in the myriad issues relevant to our time and to develop professionally through fieldwork and research, interdisciplinary collaborations, exhibit opportunities, and public and classroom engagement.
The Arctic Circle program supports the creation and exhibition of new and pioneering work, and aims to empower the creative individual while fostering the collaborative.
About the artist: Agnes Ma is an Illinois native who relocated to Colorado in 2016. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in Fine Arts + Foundations and 3D Studios Coordinator at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. She received her M.F.A. in Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication as well as a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Northern Illinois University and has a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her work combines traditional craft and modern methods of fabrication to examine the relationship between humans and their surrounding environment.
Contact: am@agnesma.com
Artist site: agnesma.com
Instagram: @i_am_agnesma