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Confluent People

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Paramount

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Antique Gold and Aquamarine Chandelier

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Rehearsal

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14th Street Overlay

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Bullet

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A Life Cycle Story

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City of Dreams

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Denver rules everything around me

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(Imaginary) Space/Time Tunnels

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Not Your Typical Public Art Tour!

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Hey Hey, Pre-K!

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2023: New Artworks!

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Denver Public Art Cherry Creek Trail Bicycle Tour

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Horses! Horses! Horses! - A Denver Public Art Family Tour

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City Park Public Art Sunset Tour

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Downtown Denver Public Art Walking Tour

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Eastgate

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We Are Future Strata

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True West

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Resonance

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Que Viva Paco

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Time is a Friend of the Future, Not an Enemy of the Past

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Infinite Span

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Mural

Bridging the Community

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Silent River

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On the Rise

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Luminous Wind

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Leaf

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Bows

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Dark Fist

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Untitled (Aztec face with arms reaching out)

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Queen City of the Plains

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Untitled (circles with interior geometric patterns)

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DPS Trevista at Horace Mann

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Prodigal Son Initiative original

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Axum Park

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Sleeping Giant

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Welcome to Jurassic Park(ing Garage) 🦕 Situat

Welcome to Jurassic Park(ing Garage) 🦕

Situated in the canyon-like area next to the elevators in the @denvermuseumns’s parking garage, “Camarasaurus” and “Ceratosaurus” stage an unexpected prehistoric scene. Paleoartist @staabstudios created a long-necked Camarasaurus (approximately 60 feet long and 34 feet tall) rearing up on its hind legs in a defensive position after being startled by a smaller predatory Ceratosaurus (approximately 17 feet long) on a ledge nearby. Camarasaurus’ head pops over the top of the parking garage structure, visible to people walking in City Park and entering the museum.

The basic shape of each sculpture is created using high density foam, reinforced by steel armature where the feet, heads, and tails connect. Then, the foam is coated with a quarter-inch layer of fiberglass resin, which creates a sturdy “exoskeleton” for the sculpture. Next, Staab applies a layer of sculpting epoxy and the fine detail of the dinosaur’s skin. This texture is based upon actual skin imprint fossils from dinosaurs of the same family to ensure the sculpture is as scientifically accurate as possible. Finally, Staab adds paint and washes to give the dinosaur a life-like look. Start to finish, the sculptures took about six months to complete.

Each dinosaur sculpture is a full-scale model of what each creature might have looked like in life, drawn from Staab’s extensive knowledge of paleontology and his consultations with working scientists. Also, both fossils were first discovered in Colorado—Camarasaurus in 1877 near Cañon City, and Ceratosaurus in 1883 near Delta—giving them each a special connection to the state. Both dinosaurs lived in the Late Jurassic Period, between 155 and 145 million years ago.

🎨 “Camarasaurus” and “Ceratosaurus” by Gary Staab
📍 Denver Museum of Nature & Science Parking Garage

POV: You take a stroll through City Park, soaking

POV: You take a stroll through City Park, soaking in the beautiful weather, fall colors and abundant #DenverPublicArt.

Today is the first day of #DenverArtsWeek, which brings tons of opportunities to enjoy arts and culture here in the Mile High City through 11/10 like free museum admission, art walks and beyond. Head to Denver.org/Denver-Arts-Week to learn more!

You can enjoy the Denver Public Art collection all year round! Find self-guided tour options to aid your exploration at DenverPublicArt.org/Tours 🍂

Did you wait until today to figure out your #Hallo

Did you wait until today to figure out your #Halloween costume? Have no fear, the Denver Public Art collection is here! Gather inspiration from these recognizable works for a uniquely Denver look 🎃

Sneak a peek at this new addition to the #DenverPu

Sneak a peek at this new addition to the #DenverPublic Artcollection: "Thread of Words" by Sixto Cordero and Karen Kitayama (@forma.studio), freshly installed in Creekfront Park. Stay tuned for more to come 👀

In addition to the sculpture, the accompanying plaque includes history of the site, the multilingual poem inscribed into the piece in English, Spanish, Arapaho, Ute and Cheyenne and two tactile reliefs so people who are blind or low-vision can experience the shape of the artwork and its inspiration.

From the artists:

Thread of Words creates a large-scale iconic image that will enhance the identity of Larimer Bridge. The artwork is noteworthy and elegant and creates an instantly recognizable identifier. We believe the placemaking character of the artwork lends itself to be a part of the identity of Auraria while paying homage to its history. The sculpture invites viewers to move around it and follow its twisting lines to discover the poem contained within. The poem wraps around the piece and flows like the water it references.

The geometry of the artwork is reminiscent of a thread or a ribbon, an intentional design element that is meant to be a reference to Larimer Bridge, a thread that “connects” Auraria to Denver. Another reference contained in the geometry of the artwork is the undulating geology of Cherry Creek. The Arapaho often communicated visually and told stories using pictographs. A pictograph is a symbol that represents a concept, object, place or activity. The Arapaho pictograph for a creek or a river is an undulating ribbon that tapers on both ends. As can be clearly seen, the geometry of a Thread of Words draws direct inspiration from that symbol.

By this creek was our home, it was taken,
From this creek came their gold, it was spent.
But the real treasure is the people of this land,
That persists in places near and far.
Community, it is most important above all.

See these Denver Public Art pieces from a new pers

See these Denver Public Art pieces from a new perspective on the “Not Your Typical Public Art Tour” this Sun, 10/27 at 11 a.m.! Led by two neurodiverse artists from @accessgalleryco, this guided tour of downtown artworks finishes with a small hands-on art project for you to take home.

Tickets are just $5 for adults and free for kids 10 and under! Grab yours at DenverPublicArt.org/Events 🎫

There’s a story behind every sculpture, and the

✍️ REMINDER ✍️ We're looking for a researc

✍️ REMINDER ✍️ We're looking for a research partner to uncover the historical background and untold stories of public artworks and monuments in Civic Center Park.

Learn more and apply through Mon, 10/14 at 11:59 p.m. through www.DenverPublicArt.org/For-Artists

There’s a new sculpture in town! “Dynamic” b

Welcome to the #DenverPublicArt collection, “Gly

Welcome to the #DenverPublicArt collection, “Glyph”! 👋

This new work by @paula_castilloart was recently installed on the Denver Art Museum / Denver Public Library campus, the second of a three-sculpture series along with “Equis,” completed in May, and “Trestle,” still to come.

From the artist:

The brutalist Ponti Building’s corner site on W 14th Ave & Bannock St was the perfect site to create a bold beacon to set the stage, adding to the historic fabric of Civic Center Park. This work elevates a metamorphosis of a Meso-American motif in conversation with the reinvigorated Ponti and the Beaux-arts narrative at Civic Center Park. Called “Glyph,” this piece is inspired by the Meso-American Xicalcoliuhqui and the Greek-Key glyphs. Xicalcoliuhqui is the most ubiquitous of the Meso-American glyphs. Even the Puebloans here in CO used it. Uto-Aztecans applied it so extensively that the cost of adding it to public facades was often ten times more expensive than the buildings themselves.

The Greek key, a Greek and Roman motif, and Xicalcoliuhqui are almost identical structurally. When Spanish Colonialists first saw Xicalcoliuhqui in the Americas, they called it ‘’greca.’’ The Greek key is still in evidence today in classicizing architecture, as seen in several places in Denver’s European-inspired Civic Center Park. These two symbols are literally, together with other design features, signs of community building. We know that Denver’s 19th-century Beaux-arts movement used public space embellishment to inspire community order, dignity, and harmony. Some scholars suggest that the cultures that used Xicalcoliuhqui used it more directly like a New Deal public works method for mass employment. Although these differences are interesting, the purpose of the Glyph is not to compare approaches to community building. Conceptually, this creative variation of Xicalcoliuhqui, heightened and face-to-face with the community-oriented neoclassical Civic Park, creates a perfect opportunity to rethink what it means to belong and be a healthy community in the American 21st century. This conversation of inclusion feels essential in this historical community space of Denver.

@denverarts is now accepting applications for the

@denverarts is now accepting applications for the P.S. You Are Here program, a creative placemaking initiative supporting short-term, collaborative and community-led projects that transform Denver's outdoor public spaces.

Interested? Learn more and apply through 10/7 at www.ArtsAndVenues.com/PSYAH.

🎨 "Moved by Metal" by @denversartsdistrict
🎨 "Los Osos de Barnum Reciclan" by Concerned Citizens of Barnum / @alexanderperrine
🎨 303 ArtWay Community Art: Chauncey Billups mural by Marley Boling / @project_blackboard

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