Public Art

Relax

An environmental light installation contained within five bays. Each installation is “voiced” to reflect the different emotional experiences of travel: relax, caution, vacation and advertising, infinite inspection/reflection zones, and finally arrival and departure. 

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Beaded Circle Crossing

The sculpture derives its form from the lodges, tipis, and beadwork of Native Americans, as well as from the bridges of Eiffel and Calatrava. The central upper rectangle is symbolic of the iridescent screens of spliced glass tubes alternating with “bugle bead” shapes. The gathering of the poles around the helix of yellow glass may …

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Twi-Lights

“Twi-Lights” is a permanent installation on the parking structure for the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

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Current³

CURRENT 3 by Virginia Folkestad is a site-specific, interactive light installation, which is part of a public/private collaboration between Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and LoDo Neighborhood Asssociation called LoDo Lights, created to celebrate and honor Denver’s 150th birthday.  Manny’s Bridge, site of CURRENT 3, the first LoDo Lights installation, was rebuilt twice as a railroad …

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Havana Lanterns

This piece consists of three iconic elements located on a narrow strip of landscape on Havana Street directly in front of the Denver County Jail. Intended to express the ever-present opportunity for transformation and rejuvenation, these luminous sculptures serve as beacons of hope for all those who live and work in the area. Stretching up …

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Resonance

“Resonance” is a wall‐relief illumination artwork that signifies and celebrates the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre at Denver Performing Arts Complex in Downtown Denver, Colorado. It intends to be a soaring, luminescent threshold that captures the attention and imagination of those who walk beneath prior to attending a performance or simply when exploring the downtown area …