By Boulder Weekly Staff - September 11,2024

Fall Visual Art Preview

When it comes to the visual splendor of Boulder County, there’s a lot more to look at than the Flatirons. If you can tear yourself away from the outdoors during...

By Jamie Miller - September 10,2024

Fall color

Four local artists exploring art and activism at the Street Wise Mural Festival

By Toni Tresca - August 12,2024

Memory whole

On a balmy summer afternoon, Boulder’s University Hill buzzes with the youthful energy of a college town. Students spill out of local establishments, their chatter echoing through the streets while...

By Zoe Jennings - July 8,2024

Composure and exposure

From world takeover to full automation, fears around artificial intelligence could make the plot of a good science fiction novel. Saudi-born new media artist Nouf Aljowaysir is adding a fresh anxiety...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 1,2024

A&E events: May 2-9

ON VIEW:  Saudi new media artist Nouf Aljowaysir reconstructs and reinterprets her self-identity in SALAF (Ancestor), on view at East Window Gallery in Boulder through July 27. The artist will...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - April 10,2024

A&C events: April 11-18

ON VIEW: Boulder Valley School District and the Dairy Arts Center present this annual showcase of works by local students and teachers during the BVSD High School and Faculty Exhibition....

By Lauren Hill - April 3,2024

Front Range fierce

As part of Chappell Roan’s mission to spread queer joy, the rising pop star invites local drag artists from each city to open her shows. It’s part of her intention...

By Adam Perry - April 3,2024

Building something good

Jamée Lucas Loeffler might not look like your typical artist, sculptor or gallery owner, but he’s actually all three. The burly and bearded 51-year-old definitely looks the part of his...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - March 20,2024

A&E events: March 21-28

ON STAGE: “From ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ to platform pumps,” it’s your last weekend to catch the ongoing production of The Legend of Georgia McBride at the Vintage Theatre in Aurora....

By Lauren Hill - March 6,2024

Me, myself and you

There is an unspoken hierarchy in most art galleries: The viewer is subordinate to the artist, who commands the space. However, upon entering the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art’s (BMoCA)...

By Jezy J. Gray - February 28,2024

Now you see me

“I hate the governor in Texas,” says 8-year-old Reece.  The second-grader is sitting alongside their mom for an interview with photographer Jesse Freidin, who has been traveling the country since...

By Toni Tresca - February 21,2024

Delicate dance

No cows ever roamed the building, but the Dairy Arts Center was once indeed a real dairy. Long before it was the multidisciplinary arts hub Boulder residents know today, the...

By Lauren Hill - February 5,2024

Let’s talk about sex

As an artist, poet and educator whose work meditates on the body and sexual experiences, Aimee Herman has never shied away from constructive discomfort.  “I’ve been writing about sex since...

By Toni Tresca - February 5,2024

Framing ‘the frontier’

The underlying myths of the so-called “Wild West” may be suspect at best, but the natural grandeur of its backdrop is without question. That much is clear at the new...