Leisure and Travel Blog https://www.denver.org/blog/all-posts/ Leisure and Travel Blog Thu, 09 May 2024 14:23:38 +0000 Meet the Artist Behind Denver’s ‘Love This City’ Mural Campaign https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artist-behind-denvers-love-this-city-mural-campaign/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artist-behind-denvers-love-this-city-mural-campaign/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artist-behind-denvers-love-this-city-mural-campaign/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0600

Denver artist Pat Milbery had only 15 minutes to instruct the city’s first lady on the artistic use of spray paint. Standing on a scissor lift, they were facing a bare white wall in the Art District on Santa Fe. With smooth bursts, as media and city

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Artsy Places to Stay in Denver https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artsy-hotels/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artsy-hotels/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/artsy-hotels/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:00:00 -0600

Looking for a place to stay with a healthy dose of artistic flair? Denver is undergoing a renaissance of new hotels that are very purposefully integrating art into their design panache and were inspired by a handful of others that set the stage for a new style of hotel. Denver-based NINE dot ARTS

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5 Denver Artists You Should Know and See During Denver Arts Week https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-you-should-know/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-you-should-know/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-you-should-know/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0600

With Denver Arts Week just around the corner (Nov. 3–11, 2017), now is the perfect time to get to know some of The Mile High City’s resident artists and the neighborhoods they call home.

Michael Rieger Union Station Artwork


MICHAEL RIEGER — TENNYSON

Colorado native Michael Rieger has

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5 Denver Artists You Need to Know https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-to-know/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-to-know/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/5-denver-artists-to-know/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:00:00 -0600

Each fall Denver Arts Week celebrates The Mile High City's vibrant arts and culture scene. Here are five local artists you need to know. Their work spans everything from oil painting to photography.

Compilation of three oil paintingsTim Mooney

style/technique: “abscape” paintings

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