Week in art: 'Joysome' hits the streets, galleries celebrate photography month

Mar. 3—Boulder area

15th Street Gallery: Featuring work by Denver artist Tony Ortega; open by appointment only; 1708 15th St., Boulder; 15thstreetgalleryboulder.com

Ana's Art Gallery: Art from local, African and Caribbean artists; noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 1100 Spruce St., Boulder; anasartgallery.com.

Art Parts: Non-profit creative reuse center with arts and craft supplies; 3080 Valmont St., Boulder; artpartsboulder.org.

Art Source International: Antique maps, prints and vintage posters; 1237 Pearl St., Boulder; artsourceinternational.com.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: "4," features the works of Richard Carter, Jody Guralnick, Charmaine Locke and James Surls, four Colorado artists from the Roaring Fork Valley, up through May 29; "Rectangled," Risa Friedman's nostalgic homage to counting rectangles in the puzzle section of the newspaper by transforming the architecture of BMoCA's interior brick-lined lobby space into an immersive puzzle, up through March 31 at the Present Box; 1750 13th St., Boulder; bmoca.org.

BMoCA at Macky: "Beyond the Male Gaze," Jerrie Hurd's works seek beauty in the human figure while avoiding objectification, through May 26; Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., #104, CU Boulder campus; bmoca.org.

Café Aion: "Spending Time with Aspen Trees," aspen tree exhibit by fifth graders from University Elementary School; up through March 13; Café Aion, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder; boulderartassociation.org.

Canyon Theater and Gallery: "A Tribute to Marshall: Painting My Way Through Healing," Anne Gifford used painting to work through loss and grief following the fire, on display through April 24 on the Arapahoe Ramp; "Reservoirs," a multimedia sound installation celebrating climate action by Michiko Theurer and friends, up through March 23; "Our Wishes," Alejandra Abad's response to COVID-19 as a graduate scholar at CU Boulder, focusing on banners that reflect wishes of joy to coincide with the library's One Book One Boulder series related to the "Book of Joy," up through April 30; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.

Collective Community Arts Center: "A Year at Waneka Lake," exhibit with 50 local artists celebrating the lake through various seasons, up through Sunday; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.

The Crowd Collective: Group show, "Untitled," features work by resident studio artists for the First Friday Art Walk; 6 p.m. Friday, 4939 N. Broadway #58, Boulder; thecrowdboulder.com.

Dairy Arts Center: "Black Futures in Art: We're Not Just History," curated by Adderly Grant-Lord, featuring artists capturing their perspective of being Black in Boulder County; "Fan Mail 2.0," works by members of the artist collective Hyperlink, on display through April 1; "Joysome," a collaboration with East Window, features 50 images selected from hundreds of responses to a call for work on the theme of joy. The selected images are printed on flags and exhibited throughout the Front Range. An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.

East Window: "Frame" poetry series, runs through December 2023; Works are on display from Indigenous queer photographer Kali Spitzer from "Resilience and Resistance" and "Our Backs Hold Our Stories" series. Opening reception Friday at 7 p.m., up through June 28; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.

Eldorado Springs Art Center: Art gallery and sculpture garden in the foothills; 8 Chesebro Way, Eldorado Springs; eldoradospringsartcenter.com.

The Gallery at Bus Stop: "Four Boulder Photographers, Four Diverse Visions," presents unique perspectives on the environment featuring works by David Bahr, Dan Baumbach, Karen Dombroski-Sobel and David Silver, up through March 31; 4895 N. Broadway, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org.

HiFi Jones Studio & Gallery: Pop-culture art mashups made from reclaimed vinyl and books by Jonathan Hanst; 209 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; hifijones.com.

Louisville Art Association: Head to the museum, once a red brick school house, for the association's 2023 Youth Spring Art show. An opening reception will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the library, up through March 30; Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; louisvilleartassociation.org.

Messinger Gallery: On display are abstract collages from Boulder-based artist and fashion designer CarolAnn Wachter and paintings by Boulder-based perspective artist Alice Messinger; Messinger Gallery at the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; boulderjcc.org.

Museum of Boulder: "Chautauqua: 125 Years at the Heart of Boulder," celebrates the local historic landmark, through April 2; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.org.

Naropa University Art Galleries: Nalanda Campus, 6287 Arapahoe Ave.: Cube Gallery has local and international artists; Nalanda Gallery hosts guest artists and student exhibitions, Lounge Gallery operated by students. Arapahoe Campus, 2130 Arapahoe Ave.: Lincoln Gallery features local and regional artists. Paramita Campus, 3285 30th St.: Paramita Gallery has works in all media by regional artists; bit.ly/naropaart

NoBo Art Center: "Speak No More," an exhibit from HLNE that utilizes provocative imagery to spur conversation; Opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday; 4929 Broadway, #E, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org/nobo-art-center.

Particulars Art Gallery: March's featured artist is Kathy Riley, a muralist whose painting style is representational, narrative. There will be a reception for her work at 4:30 March 10; 401 S. Public Road, Lafayette; particularsart.com.

Phil Lewis Art: From T-shirts to custom snowboards and prints to laser engraving, the visionary artists' work is on display and for sale; 2034 Pearl St., Unit 102, Boulder; phillewisart.com.

POP! Gallery: Open Studios' part artist-owned pop-up art and gift gallery features a unique mix of Boulder County artists' works for sale; on 11th Street and Pearl Street, just south of Fjällräven; popgalleryboulder.com.

R Gallery: "Industrial" explores the industrial manufacturing industries both in subject matter and in materials used, through March 12; 2027 Broadway, Boulder; rgallery.art.

Rembrandt Yard: Aboriginal, local and national art; 1301 Spruce St., Boulder; 303-301-2972; rembrandtyard.com.

Shark's Ink: "Untitled I," hand-colored monotypes by once-Boulderite Barbara Takenaga, whose works incorporate psychedelic, cosmic and scientific elements; 550 Blue Mountain Road, Lyons; sharksink.com.

SmithKlein Gallery: Works are up from Uruguayan artist Santiago Garcia, who explores realism through his work that includes various paintings of Converse shoes, on display through Friday; 1116 Pearl St., Boulder; smithklein.com.

CU Art Museum: "Onward and Upward: Shark's Ink," a print and lithography collection, up through July; "Lasting Impressions," the museum's collection of American prints from the 1940s, up through June; 1085 18th St., Boulder; cuartmuseum.colorado.edu.

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History: "Unearthed: Ancient Life in Boulder Valley" and "Horses in the North American West" in the Anthropology Hall; "Antarctica: More than Meets the Eye," "Hungry Birds" and "Ross Sea: The Last Ocean" in BioLounge"; CU Boulder Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway, Boulder; colorado.edu/cumuseum.

For tips about opportunities, grant information and art news, visit Boulder County Arts Alliance at bouldercountyarts.org.

Longmont area

Firehouse Art Center: "Stitched: Connecting Community through Abstraction," features the work of Nancy Eastman, who explores the local environment through threadwork; "Textured," features works by Alicia Kim, Patricia Aaron and Diane Deyo, both up through Sunday; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.

Longmont Museum: "Duality: Contemporary Works by Indigenous Artists," showcases modern art by Native artists, up through May 14; 400 Quail Road, Longmont; longmontmuseum.org.

Osmosis Gallery: "Winter Warmth," features the work of local artist Mike Brouse; 290 Second Ave., Niwot; osmosisartgallery.com.

Walnut Gallery: Features work from more than 50 artists in a wide range of media; 364 Main St., Longmont; thewalnutgallery.com.

Northern Colorado

Art Center of Estes Park: "Mentor/Students Show," showcases the work of local artists and their mentors, up through March 15; 517 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park; artcenterofestes.com.

Artworks Center for Contemporary Art: Center for Fine Art Photography exhibit "Air of the Ancients" features works by Angela Faris Belt, Natascha Seideneck and Melanie Walker, up through April 1; "Visceral," artist Shelby Shadwell's drawings of gut piles from game animals, up through April 1; 310 N.Railroad Ave., Loveland; artworksloveland.org

Columbine Gallery: More than 800 National Sculpture Guild pieces adorn a garden with local paintings on display inside; 2683 N. Taft Ave., Loveland; columbinegallery.com.

Independence Gallery: Vibrant gallery featuring local artists and rotating exhibits; 233 E. 4th St., Loveland; independencegallery.com.

Lincoln Gallery: Art gallery featuring works from members of the Thompson Valley Art League; 429 Lincoln Ave., Loveland; lincolngallery.com

Lone Tree Antiques and Fine Art Gallery: Features fine art, Native American jewelry and artifacts, Pueblo pottery, beadwork and more; 115 1st St., Eaton; lonetreeantiques.com.

Loveland Museum: "Contained" explores water containers and their environmental impact, on display through June 25; "Johanna Mueller, Printmaker," features the work of the Greeley-based printmaker, through April 30; Thompson School District Student Art Show, displaying art from students in kindergarten through 12th grade, on display through April 16; "NEW YORK/NEW YORK: The Avant-Garde from Mid-Century," loans of paintings, sculpture and prints from museums, galleries and private collections, up through April 23; 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland; lovelandmuseumgallery.org.

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