Past Events

January 2021

An image of a white wall in one of the MCA Denver galleries. Affixed to the wall are a series of white square frames: inside the frames are photographs of little neighborhood libraries. Underneath is a shelf with colorful zines with different images and graphics on them, with titles ranging from ’SLAVE NATION’ to ‘THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BILLBOARD IMPROVEMENT’.

Saturday, January 2 2021

Penny Admission for Colorado Residents

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December 2020

[Image description: A vibrant salon color graphic with the text “LAUGH YOUR CRAFT OFF” printed eight times: seven times in yellow and the eighth time in purple. In the center of the graphic is an illustration of pink hands with red nails, and the hands are holding on to a green bust statue.]

Wednesday, December 30 2020

Laugh Your Craft Off:

Clay Wall Hanging

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A vibrant neon green graphic with the text “LAUGH YOUR CRAFT OFF” printed eight times: seven times in blue and the eighth time in yellow. In the center of the graphic is an illustration of pink hands with red nails, and the hands are holding on to a yellow and pink pom pom.

Wednesday, December 23 2020

Laugh Your Craft Off:

Pom-Poms

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Close up image of Nan Goldin’s work titled Memory Lost. There are nine landscape photographs of various scenes: hazy self-portraits captured as if underneath a red hue, pictures of carpets strewn with various pill bottles, along with other intimate, isolated scenes.

Wednesday, December 16 2020

Nan Goldin in conversation with Tania Bruguera about art and activism:

A Virtual Event

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Three “The New York Times” front pages regarding the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson by Officer Darren Wilson. They are each heavily edited with red pen, yellow highlighter, or completely redacted. The third front page is a rendering reading “A Teenager with Promise” depicting Michael Brown in a green graduation gown and cap with a red stole against a blue backdrop.

Wednesday, December 9 2020

Alexandra Bell in conversation with Leigh Raiford:

A Virtual Event

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mage: Alan Michelson, Blanket Refusal, 2020. Laser print on double-sided fleece blanket, 80 x 60 inches. Courtesy the artist. [Image description: A reproduction of the December 30, 1924 letter to Calvin Coolidge by the chiefs of the Onondaga Nation, protesting the Indian Citizenship Act and reaffirming Onondaga sovereignty. The reproduction is on a pair of blankets in the colors white and purple.]

Wednesday, December 2 2020

Alan Michelson in conversation with Jolene Rickard:

A Virtual Event

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November 2020

A tilted metal pole with two mounted signs protrudes from a mound of dirt and gravel surrounded by a forest of lush trees on a clear and sunny day. The top sign is yellow and reads: “PROPERTY BOUNDARY National Forest land behind this sign. The next sign is red and white; it reads: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS The right to regulate internal use patterns and to make improvements.

Wednesday, November 18 2020

Yumi Janairo Roth in conversation with Lincoln Bramwell:

A Virtual Event

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Two hands are gently holding a black paper heart in front of a white background

Wednesday, November 11 2020

A conversation about conversation–Active listening workshop:

A Virtual Event

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A white museum gallery with concrete floors. There are seven large, framed newspapers hung on the two walls. Near the center, there is a blue bench, and only the back of the bench is visible.

Saturday, November 7 2020

Penny Admission for Colorado Residents

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Image of a person with their head down in a black sweatshirt and black hat mixing on two turn tables. There are bright red lights surrounding him and a disco ball in the corner.

Thursday, November 5 2020

MCA Denver Teens + Denver DJ School Present: The Art of Scratching

A Teen Virtual Workshop

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