The Dirty South:

Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse

The exhibition explores the aesthetic legacies and traditions of Black Culture in the African American South as seen through the lens of contemporary Black musical expression. On view through Sunday, February 5. Don't be too late!

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21 BELOW TEEN PARTY @ MCA DENVER, 01/27/23 @ 6PM

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Soleful: A Closing Celebration For The Dirty South @ MCA Denver, 02/04/23, 6PM

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BREAKTHROUGHS: A CELEBRATION OF REDLINE AT 15 EXHIBITION OPENING @ MCA Denver, 02/24/23, 7PM

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The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse

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Failure Award Scholarship

MCA Denver is awarding a $20,000 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior who demonstrates innovation, creativity, fearlessness, and a willingness to risk failure in the pursuit of something new.

Learn more, apply by March 1, 2023!
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Anti-Hero Film Festival

The Anti-Hero Film Festival seeks to share and celebrate perspectives, narratives, and experiences that have been left out of history by highlighting the voices of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Submit your film by March 3, 2023!

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A.I.M by Kyle Abraham performing in An Untitled Love

Read: Newman Center for the Performing Arts Present, An Untitled Love, performed by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Executive Chef Carrie Baird from the Culinary Creative Group

Read: Community Spotlight: Meet Carrie Baird, Culinary Director & Executive Chef from the Culinary Creative Group and Featured Chef of MCA Denver's Dinner Society

Community Spotlight: Meet Marisa Hollingsworth, Executive & Artistic Director of Presenting Denver, as she shares about the upcoming dance performance, From the Bottom to the Top: Dance in the Dirty South

Read: Community Spotlight: Meet Marisa Hollingsworth, Executive & Artistic Director of Presenting Denver

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