Along the Line Blog — RedLine Contemporary Art Center | Denver, Colorado

RedLine is closed to the public April 1-12, 2025. REACH is closed April 15-17. Figure Drawing is cancelled on April 16th.

Patty McCrystal

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 4: The Importance of Community

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 4: The Importance of Community

In the final installation of this four-part video interview series, Resident Alumni Sammy Lee discusses the importance of community. Lee shares more about how her experience at RedLine inspired her to found a new Denver residency program. She also discusses how her time in RedLine’s EPIC Arts program helped her understand the impact that artists can have on the greater community. Watch Part 4 now!

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 3: Current & Future Projects

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 3: Current & Future Projects

In part three of this four-part video interview series, Resident Alumni Sammy Lee discusses what inspired her to found a new contemporary artist residency in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District. She also shares the focus of her recent Fulbright US Scholarship project. Watch the video now!

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 1: Artist and Curator

VIDEO: Interview with Resident Alumni Sammy Lee, Pt. 1: Artist and Curator

In the following four-part video interview series with Denver-based art critic Kealey Boyd, get a behind-the-scenes deep dive into Resident Alumni Sammy Lee's artistic process. Discover the stories embedded in each of Lee’s creations to understand how her identity, experiences, and inspirations have shaped the evolution of her preeminent artistic career. Watch the video now!

VIDEO: Interview with Gonzo and curators Robin Gallite and Louise Martorano

VIDEO: Interview with Gonzo and curators Robin Gallite and Louise Martorano

In celebration of Gonzo's current retrospective at RedLine, curators Robin Gallite and Louise Martorano sat down with Gonzo to chat about his evolution as an artist and time in RedLine's REACH program. Watch the full interview and learn more about Gonzo's retrospective Parallel Evolution—Gonzo: An artist trajectory in three phases, on display through January 7, 2024.

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Scottie Burgess!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Scottie Burgess!

Meet 2022-2024 RedLine Resident Artist Scottie Burgess! Scottie Burgess is a native to Colorado. His work is predominantly installation-based, and his sculptural creative practice ranges from the digital to the physical. In addition to studio and public art, Burgess has a background in design, including studying in Copenhagen at DIS. Watch the video of Scottie in his RedLine studio to learn more about him and his practice!

RedLine Wins NEWSED Civil Rights Award

RedLine Wins NEWSED Civil Rights Award

We’re honored to announce RedLine has been recognized for the NEWSED Civil Rights Award! NEWSED works to advance the economic success of underserved populations in the seven-county Denver metro area through community development with a focus on affordable housing, small businesses, and asset creation. Learn more about NEWSED and other community honorees.

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Shieka Leslie-Eke!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Shieka Leslie-Eke!

Meet 2022-2024 Resident Artist Shieka Leslie-Eke! Shieka Leslie-Eke, a Denver-based artist & educator, is forever mystified about life's interconnects. Reflecting on her ethnic heritage & American culture, Shieka digests & confronts what she sees as western brainwashing using materials such as paint, clay, beads, photography, & organic elements through various mediums such as animations, sculpture, print, music & curation. Watch the video of Shieka in her RedLine studio to learn more about her and her practice!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Jenna Maurice!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Jenna Maurice!

Meet 2022-2024 Resident Artist Jenna Maurice! Jenna Maurice is an artist working in photography, video, and performance, who lives and works in Denver, CO. Her work deals with ideas concerning relationships (with herself, others, the past, the landscape, and objects), non-verbal communication, and the language of the complicated human experience. Watch the video of Jenna in her RedLine studio to learn more about her and her practice!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Yazz Atmore!

VIDEO: Meet RedLine Resident Artist Yazz Atmore!

Meet 2022-2024 Resident Artist Yazz Atmore! Yazz is a community organizer, creative & educator in Denver, Colorado where she continues to mentor and create with young artists as they explore their lives, stories, and passions through the beauty of art. As an expressionist intuitive mixed media artist she creates breathtaking hand cut collage works, with the use of bright bold colors, metallic paints and gold leaf. Watch the video of Yazz in her RedLine studio to learn more about her and her practice!