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SUMMARY:Black Futures in Art Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:On View Feb 19 – March 29 | Opening Reception: Feb 20\, 5 – 8 PMFourth Annual Exhibition at the Dairy Arts Center | Curated by Adderly Grant-Lord \nNow in its fourth year at the Dairy Arts Center\, Black Futures in Art is a sweeping\, annual exhibition presented in celebration of Black History Month and in ongoing recognition of Black artistry and excellence year-round. Curated by Adderly Grant-Lord\, the exhibition brings together Black artists from Colorado and across the United States\, highlighting a broad range of practices\, voices\, and visions shaping contemporary art today. \nThis year’s exhibition is grounded in the theme “The excellence beneath our feet lives in our bones\,” a poetic meditation on legacy\, inheritance\, and resilience. The exhibition looks to what has been buried\, erased\, or overlooked in both past and present\, while honoring the enduring knowledge\, creativity\, and excellence that persist across generations. Through visual art\, the exhibition considers how memory\, land\, body\, and ancestry carry stories forward\, and how art becomes a conduit for community\, reflection\, and dialogue around the past\, present\, and future. \nBlack Futures in Art creates space for both celebration and critical engagement\, inviting audiences to witness how artists navigate history\, imagine possibility\, and cultivate collective understanding. The exhibition is accompanied by a robust slate of public programming\, including film screenings\, artist talks\, a lecture series\, hands-on workshops — and a special live musical performance at the Opening Reception. \n\n Opening Reception Musicians\nThe evening will feature a dynamic ensemble of Colorado-based musicians whose practices bridge classical training\, jazz lineage\, and contemporary experimentation: \nJoe Tabano (Trumpet) – A Denver-born and raised trumpet player\, Joe’s roots in jazz are shaped by mentorship connected to the lineage of Ron Miles. Having toured throughout the United States and Europe\, his sound blends traditional jazz sensibility with expansive improvisation and expressive depth. \nLiv Stephfano (Cello) – A Horizon High School student and accomplished young cellist\, Liv was selected for the district-wide Honors Concert and earned 2nd Chair among 15 top performers — a testament to her dedication and musical excellence. \nJosias Gilmore (Electric Guitar) – An accomplished guitarist with several years of performance experience\, Josias has played iconic stages including Red Rocks Amphitheatre\, Fillmore Auditorium\, and Paramount Theatre\, bringing versatility and stage presence to every performance. \nPhillip Cutler (Violin) – A Fort Collins–based violinist with over 13 years of training\, Phillip bridges classical discipline with contemporary exploration. Having participated in Colorado All-State Orchestras and studied under Mark Woods of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra\, his work blends orchestral precision with modern energy\, drawing from classical\, fiddle\, jazz\, and electronic influences. \nTogether\, these musicians create a layered sonic environment that echoes the exhibition’s themes of inheritance\, evolution\, and living legacy.
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LOCATION:Dairy Arts Center\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
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SUMMARY:Black Futures in Art: Guided Tour & Talk With Curator
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\nJoin us for an evening of reflection\, dialogue\, and shared imagination as part of Black Futures in Art 2026\, marking the fifth year of the exhibition. The event begins with a guided tour of the exhibition led by curator Adderly Grant-Lord\, starting in the McMahon Gallery and moving throughout the exhibition spaces. The tour will be followed by a seated conversation in the Boedecker Theatre with Dr. Danielle Hodge and Adderly Grant-Lord\, exploring the exhibition’s themes\, its wider cultural impact\, and the evolving legacy of Black Futures in Art over the past five years. The evening will conclude with audience Q&A. \nTickets are free but reservation is required due to limited capacity. Event duration is approximately two hours\, tour will start precisely at 5PM!  \nAbout the Speakers: \nDr. Danielle Hodge is an Assistant Professor of Communication\, a 2024-2025 Andrew W. Mellon Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholar\, and the 2024-2025 Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research employs a critical race theoretical approach to identity\, culture\, and language\, and bridges Communication and African American Studies to examine how systems of oppression are discursively reproduced\, maintained\, and resisted. Her work can be found in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses\, Critical Discourse Studies\, Communication Teacher\, Communication and Democracy\, and the Journal of Applied Communication Research. \nAdderly Grant-Lord is a visual artist and curator whose work centers joy\, lineage\, and the lived experiences of Black communities. A recipient of the Boulder Chamber’s 2024 Women Who Light the Community honor and the 2023 Best of the West Readers’ Choice Art Award\, she is the founder and curator of Black Futures in Art\, now in its fifth year. Grant-Lord has exhibited widely across Colorado\, serves on the NoBo Art District board\, and is currently an Afrofuturist curator and featured artist with the Museum of Boulder. \nParticipating Artists: Adderly Grant-Lord\, Adri Norris\, Clifton Henri\, Gedion Nyanhongo\, James Dixon\, Lydia Carlis\, Louise Cutler\, SaToro Tafura\, Sir James McArthur Cole\, Thomas Lockhart\, and Zin Maisiri.
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LOCATION:Boedecker Theater\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Hands Up" Film Screening and Director Q&A
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\nJoin us at the Dairy Arts Center for a powerful evening of cinema and conversation with a screening of Hands Up\, followed by a live Q&A with director Chuck Whitman. \nSet against the backdrop of Chicago amid the rise of Black Lives Matter protests\, Hands Up is a gripping and urgent coming-of-age drama that confronts systemic violence\, grief\, and the fight for survival in one of America’s most notorious murder capitals. \nFilm Synopsis \nAfter his cousin is shot and killed by a white police officer\, a Black inner-city teenager struggles to find a way out of Chicago as protests erupt across the city. Caught between trauma\, anger\, and limited options\, he must navigate a world shaped by loss\, injustice\, and resilience. \nPost-Screening Conversation \nFollowing the screening\, director Chuck Whitman will join us for a live Q&A\, discussing the making of the film\, its social and political context\, and his approach to telling stories rooted in lived experience. The evening will also include a short trailer preview of Whitman’s upcoming film project. \nTickets: Free\, registration required (capacity is limited) \nThis event is presented in partnership with Louise Cutler Studio. \nFilm Credits \nDirector: Chuck Whitman (Charles “Chuke” Whitman) \nWriters: Robert Kreiling\, Chuck Whitman \nStarring: Jermaine Johnson\, Jamal Woolard\, LaRoyce Hawkins
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LOCATION:Boedecker Theater\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
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SUMMARY:Black Futures in Art: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\nJoin curator Adderly Grant-Lord and exhibiting artists for a powerful evening of conversation celebrating the fifth year of Black Futures in Art. This gathering invites audiences into the living continuum of the exhibition—exploring how memory\, lineage\, joy\, and imagination shape Black creative futures. \nThrough a 45-minute moderated conversation\, artists will reflect on their practices\, shared histories\, and the creative inheritance that informs their work\, followed by a 15-minute audience Q&A. This talk is a celebration of presence\, process\, and community\, and an invitation to listen\, reflect\, and engage with the brilliance in motion that defines Black Futures in Art. \nTickets are free but required\, as capacity is limited. All are welcome.
URL:https://staging.thedairy.org/event/black-futures-in-art-artist-talk/
LOCATION:McMahon Gallery\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:BVSD Annual High School Art Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:On View April 2 – May 3 | Opening Reception: April 2 \, 5 – 7 PM \nFor the BVSD Annual High School Art Exhibition\, this year’s theme is “The Third Eye\,” in line with this year’s PEEK fundraiser theme. The prompt was shared with BVSD educators in September\, giving teachers and students an entire academic year to explore the idea in the classroom. The theme has served as a launching point for sustained educational inquiry. The exhibition opens with a public reception and\, in partnership with Boulder Arts Week\, will feature a student-led artist talk for the first time. \nThe Third Eye invites student artists to explore the connections between art\, spirituality\, and the unseen. Centered on the idea that art can be more than representation\, the theme positions creative practice as a portal into liminal spaces\, forgotten rituals\, and deeper ways of knowing. \nAcross art history\, artists have turned to spiritual and mystical traditions as sources of transformation—from Hildegard of Bingen’s illuminated visions and Georgiana Houghton’s trance drawings to the abstract languages of Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky. In this lineage\, students ask: How does art help us access the unknown? How can ritual\, myth\, or meditation be part of creative practice? What does it mean to “see” beyond the visible?
URL:https://staging.thedairy.org/event/bvsd-annual-high-school-art-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Dairy Arts Center\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Set The Table Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:On View May 15 – Aug 2 | Opening Reception: May 15\, 5 – 8 PM \nSet the Table is a group exhibition spanning all of the Dairy Arts Center’s gallery spaces\, exploring the dinner table as a central site of cultural\, ecological\, and artistic discourse. The table emerges as a nexus of home and heritage\, agriculture and environment\, family and domesticity\, culinary arts\, sustainability\, capitalism\, and food scarcity—revealing how deeply food systems shape our daily lives\, identities\, and futures. \nGrounded in both local and global perspectives\, the exhibition considers food as more than nourishment: it is memory\, labor\, ritual\, power\, and connection. With a particular focus on Colorado’s agricultural landscape\, Set the Table highlights the intrinsic links between land stewardship\, environmental responsibility\, and the ways communities gather\, cook\, and share. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by a robust series of public programs\, including three immersive dinner- and food-based events\, each connected to a key theme or artist within the exhibition. These include a Native food event in partnership with Creative Nations\, a farm-to-table gathering\, and an additional thematic meal\, alongside educational workshops\, talks\, and community programming. The Dairy will also partner with the nonprofit Mad Agriculture to spotlight artists who are regenerative farmers\, culminating in a dedicated gallery wall and event that brings together art\, agriculture\, and sustainable practice. \nParticipating Artists: Clara Nulty\, Desert Art Lab\, Carly Owen Weiss\, Mad Agriculture\, Trent Bailey\, Brandy Coons\, Janine Brown\, Soroya Latiff\, and Stephanie Maria.
URL:https://staging.thedairy.org/event/set-the-table-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Dairy Arts Center\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Off the Page Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:On View Aug 14 – Nov 1 | Opening Reception: Aug 14\, 5 – 8 \nThis group exhibition explores how contemporary artists engage with the written word\, literature\, media\, and storytelling\, examining language as both subject and material. Through practices spanning photography\, sculpture\, installation\, and mixed media\, the exhibition asks: What does the word mean today\, and how are artists using language as a creative tool\, a source of inspiration\, or a physical presence within their work? \nThe exhibition considers the power of words to shape identity\, transmit knowledge\, and build community\, while also reflecting on the evolving role of language in a media-saturated world. It highlights the importance of literature\, freedom of expression\, and storytelling as vital forces that connect people across generations\, cultures\, and backgrounds. \nAccompanying the exhibition is a rich slate of educational and public programming\, developed in partnership with local libraries\, the school district\, and the University of Colorado. Programming will include author talks\, workshops\, and collaborative initiatives with nonprofit organizations focused on literacy and reading\, creating multiple entry points for audiences of all ages to engage with language\, ideas\, and creative expression. \nParticipating artists: Mariel Reed\, Nathan Storey Freeman\, Bug\, Josh Hughes\, Dagny Chika\, Dawn Siebel\, Leona Lazar\, Sarah Tenney\, Samuel Austin\, Lisa Berley\, Jacqueline Moulton\, Austin Baskett\, and Russell Schnell.
URL:https://staging.thedairy.org/event/off-the-page-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Dairy Arts Center\, Walnut Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Human Animal Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Nov 13 – Jan 31 | Opening Reception: Nov 13\, 5 – 8 \nThis exhibition explores how conceptual artists use imagery of animals\, creatures\, and “the other” to reflect on human nature and the breadth of human experience. Through large-scale installations and sweeping conceptual works\, the exhibition examines the symbolic power of the nonhuman as a mirror through which social\, political\, and psychological realities are revealed. \nFocusing on the figure of the animal—and the idea of the “human as other”—the exhibition interrogates themes of aggression\, dominance\, fear\, and control\, questioning the often false or ironic divide drawn between humanity and the natural world. What we project onto animals and imagined creatures frequently exposes our own instincts\, anxieties\, and contradictions\, revealing how closely intertwined human behavior is with the forces we claim to stand apart from. \nServing as a launching point for dialogue around American legacy\, the exhibition opens space for conversation on politics\, history\, and contemporary cultural and social issues. By situating animal imagery within broader conceptual frameworks\, the works challenge viewers to reconsider narratives of power\, violence\, and belonging\, and to reflect on what it means to be human in relation to the world we inhabit. \nParticipating artists: Jessica Teckermeyer\, Michael Brohman\, Tricia Waddel\, Xan McKenna\, Bailey Anderson\, Creative Nations
URL:https://staging.thedairy.org/event/the-human-animal-exhibition-opening-reception/
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