CHAC Gallery Member's Showcase

Join us at CHAC Gallery on Santa Fe (834 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO) on May 1st from 5–9 PM for the Opening of the Members’ Showcase — a truly one-of-a-kind exhibition celebrating the heart and soul of Denver’s Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x art community.

This powerful, multi-generational show brings together CHAC artists ranging from emerging creatives to accomplished masters. These pieces are deeply connected to the essence of Denver. This is art made for the people by the people. Each artist has chosen work that is the deepest expression of their voice.

✨ Explore a wide range of artistic styles and mediums

✨ Meet the artists and hear the stories behind their work

✨ Experience art that’s vibrant, inclusive, and community-driven

CHAC artists are more than creators — they’re educators and advocates who believe art should be accessible to everyone. Through workshops and outreach across the city, they continue to inspire and uplift all ages through creative expression.

Come be part of an evening filled with inspiration, connection, and incredible art.

Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC) CHAC is an inclusive community of all creatives that are dedicated to preserving, showcasing, educating, and reflecting the essence of Chicana/o/x, Latina/o/x, and other multicultural/multiracial communities.

DENVER, CO— Artists on Santa Fe invites the public to “Enjoy the View,” an exhibition of Lisa Calzavara’s abstract landscape paintings, on display, May 14 – June 15, 2026. The series highlights her distinct style in which she seamlessly flows disparate natural elements together through bright colors and contrast, slowly and subtlety revealing the splendor of the terrain. The show is open for visitors during regular gallery hours as listed below and during the following special events:

• Opening Reception: Third Friday, May 15, 5 – 8 p.m.

• Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk: May 31, 12 – 4 p.m.

• First Friday Art Walk: June 5, 5 – 8 p.m.

Calzavara explains her process for creating these striking works of art: “When I begin my projects, I focus on an emotion or overall feeling I would like to convey. I focus on high contrast and interesting light structures to develop compositions with movement. Most of the shapes are organic with lost and found edges which encourages you to use your experiences to complete the composition. I basically try to simplify the elements but still maintain the essence to allow the spirit of the painting to emerge.”

Calzavara has been creating art professionally for over 20 years. Trained in multiple mediums including oils, acrylics, encaustics and resins, she is able to design a variety of unique artwork. Her series span realism, abstraction, impressionism and surrealism. In addition to juried shows and exhibits, her work has been shown in The Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Littleton Historical Museum, The Arvada Center, Foothills Art Center, Spark Gallery, Lone Tree Arts Center, Sync Gallery, and D’art Gallery. She is currently a member of Artists on Santa Fe.

In addition to the scheduled exhibition, Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, 747 Santa Fe Drive, showcases the work of member artists ranging from sculptors and painters to printmakers and jewelers. The building is also home to the working studios of 25 + artists. Visitors are invited to explore and discover this exciting and enduring creative hub. Spring hours are Mondays, and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am to 5 pm and Sundays, Noon to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays by appointment. Open extended evening hours for art walks on the First and Third Friday of each month. For more information visit www.artistsonsantafe.com.

Banner Image: Lisa Calzavara, “Vast Expanse.” Oil on canvas; 30 x 36.

rolo gallery PRESENTS INAUGURAL EXHIBITION POINTS OF VIEW (POV): IDEAS IN CONVERSATION
May 14 – June 14, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, 5–9 PM

Denver, CO — rolo gallery is pleased to announce its grand opening and inaugural exhibition, Points of View (POV): Ideas in Conversation. The exhibition brings together a group of artists whose work spans a range of styles, materials, and perspectives, reflecting an appreciation for diverse approaches to making art.

Curated by artist and founder Kelly Austin Rolo, the show is intentionally open in concept—focused less on a single theme and more on bringing together work that resonates visually and materially. Each piece stands on its own, while contributing to a broader sense of dialogue across the gallery space.

As the first exhibition at rolo gallery, Points of View sets the tone for a program that will include both solo invitational exhibitions and group shows, with an emphasis on supporting artists and presenting work in a thoughtful, engaging way. The exhibition features work by Linda Armacost, Judith Bergquist, Rita Bhasin, Rick Dallago, Anne Emmons, Melody Epperson, Mark Friday, Steve Girard, Vonder Gray, Gigia Kolouch, Nicole Korbe, Leslie Lefferdink, Michele Messenger, Kelly Austin Rolo, and Gabrielle Shannon.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Friday, May 15 from 5–9 PM at rolo gallery, 910 Santa Fe Drive in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 15th, 2026, 5 PM to 9 PM

In Sacred Noticing, DCD Dixon presents a body of photographic work rooted not in spectacle, but in a spiritual awakening toward attention. After years of moving quickly—through career, responsibility, and expectation—Dixon began to reconsider how he sees. What emerged was not a dramatic reinvention, but a quiet shift. He slowed down. He started noticing. Light falling across an ordinary surface. The geometry of shadow. Weathered walls. Quiet thresholds. Moments most people pass without pause.

These photographs are not constructed for grandeur. They are gathered through presence.

Dixon engages in what he calls a practice of “Sacred Noticing”— While the subjects range from architecture to landscape to human trace, the thread connecting them is not genre but awareness. Each image marks a moment when something small revealed a deeper order — a hint of grace embedded in the everyday.

Over time, this practice has become more than a photographic method—it has become a way of living. The work reflects an ongoing construction of attention, humility, and care. The camera functions not as a tool for spectacle, but as a witness.

This collection invites viewers to reconsider their own relationship to the ordinary. What might reveal itself if we slowed down? What quiet structures are shaping our days without our awareness?

These photographs are part of an ongoing construction: a life shaped by faith, patience, and the belief that the sacred is not distant, but woven into the fabric of daily experience. Markers along a path of learning to see.

J. Popeye Olson's sculptures and paintings are figurative in nature, with abstraction used to enhance composition and ignite imagination. He finds great joy in the use of line and texture, as these elements convey emotion and create a connection between his hand, his personality, and the work itself. Shape and color help Olson establish a sense of character and space, allowing the figures to come alive in their own way.

Olson's work explores the interaction between the human form and our physical, spiritual, and environmental worlds. For him, visual art is the most effective way to consider the complexities of life and the human condition. It is through my creations that He explores the relationships between perception and expression, experience and meaning.

Join the Center for Visual Art for a celebration of our new exhibition Collective Nouns. Featuring the work of 23 MSU Denver staff and faculty whose multi-disciplinary work explores diverse topics related to the environment, culture, memory, and loss. Free and open to everyone.

Collective Nouns brings together diverse and distinguished artists working across a wide variety of media representing each artist’s unique experiences, influences, and interests. This exhibition offers a peek into the studio art and design practices of MSU Denver’s art faculty and staff, celebrating our vibrant visual art community.

Banner Image: Rachael Delaney, “Echoes of Emergent Form” (detail), 2024.

2 Concurrent shows. Talia Johns/Penelope Sharp's Mixed Media Fiber Art and Jim Lawler's Large scale Abstract Expressionist paintings.

OPENING RECEPTION MAY 15, 2026 5-9 PM

Where art practices intersect through shared language of line, structure, form and matter Talia Johns and guest artist Penelope Sharp collaborate in this multi-dimensional show. Combining wire, thread, wood, stone and found elements, their sculptures explore connection and tension, where geometric and fluid forms coexist and distinctions between authorship dissolve.

Standing at a commanding 68x58”, the featured works by Jim Lawler serve as a forensic record of physical energy. Utilizing drawing, layering and scraping techniques, Lawler moves beyond the decorative to document the “architecture of a gesture”. The series ranges from heavy industrial textures of slate and acid yellow to atmospheric deep blue expanses, all unified by a consistent, rhythmic brushwork. “These works are not static images; they are records of physical force” says Jim.

Collective Nouns is a biennial exhibition that brings together diverse artists working across a wide variety of media representing each artist’s unique experiences, influences, and interests. This exhibition offers a peek into the studio art and design practices of MSU Denver’s creative faculty and staff, celebrating our vibrant visual art community.

The Center for Visual Art (CVA) is the off campus contemporary art gallery for MSU Denver, providing high-quality experiences that bring local and international artists, MSU Denver students, and the broader community together to advance the global urban dialogue.

Banner Image: Natascha Seideneck, “Recovery Device 01.”

D’art 360 is proud to host the exhibition Essence, by member artists Joy Redstone, Jerry Allison, Pamela Neyman and Shaylen Broughten.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 22, 2026, 6-9 PM
On view: from May 21 – June 14, 2026

Art speaks to the essence of what is most human and most transcendental in each of our lives. Each of the artists in this show uses their art to speak to what is most central to their lives and to connect to what is most alive in the viewer. Themes explored include love, gratitude, mortality and beauty. These artists celebrate their own humanity and invite you to experience yours through the vehicle of their art.

Joy Redstone: Love Stories

Love stories…. The focus of so many movies, books, and whispered confidences across coffee shop tables. We daydream about them, write about them, mourn their departure, build our lives and our hopes around them. Love stories preoccupy us all and inspire us and we celebrate them in the visual arts. Does a love story start with the beloved or does it start within ourselves? Is it a moment of connection filled with presence? Is it the slow build of friendship, compromise and trust? Is it passion, devotion, loyalty?  For me, it began within myself with the hard work of loving myself despite what I have perceived as so many reasons not to.

These pieces tell the story of the journey of self-love leading to the ability to love others more fully. The love stories in my life now allow me to feel safe, seen and heard. Within my love story, my loss and heartbreak are welcomed, not outcast. Within my love story, I am encouraged to lean into the truth of who I am. Within this love story, my art is celebrated and honored. I honor love stories and their ability to heal and transform.

Pam Neyman: Arigato

A Journey of Gratitude Through the Land of the Rising Sun The Japanese culture is characterized by a deep respect for others and a strong sense of community. Japanese people are sincerely grateful for everything, not as a need for recognition, but as evidence of their cultural values. Arigato means “thank you” in Japan…and I am filled with gratitude for this journey through such a beautiful, trusting, supportive, and kind country.

Photography is so much more than a creative outlet for me. It's my soul-stirring expression, my comfort, my connection with people and nature, my joy. Through my domestic and international travels, I am passionate about building bridges...one person, one location at a time. My sincere wish is that these images will help you gain a new appreciation for our amazing world. Thank you for being a part of my journey!

Jerry Allison: Hoodoos, Goblins and Bones / Magical Formations

The strange stone formations of the North American Desert West have fascinated all who have seen them. Variously known as Hoodoos, Goblins or Fairy Towers, their names suggest connections to the supernatural. The word “hoodoo” is most commonly used and is understood to be the transliteration of a Southern Paiute word. Its meaning is “something that inspires fear”. This was the term first adopted by the early European settlers. The various Native Peoples who came in contact with these formations had their own mythological reading of them. Some thought they were the petrified remains of Ancient Beings who had been punished for their misbehavior. Some thought they were the dwelling places of Spirit Beings who could leave and move about at will under cover of night. Their actions could range from benevolent to mischievous or even malevolent.

These “Strange Spirits” were held in awe, and many thought best avoided. Native Peoples have not revealed to outsiders if Holy People or Shamans sought them out to gain wisdom or power. One wonders. Having spent some time wandering among these features, any or all of these readings seem plausible. Geological explanations of their formation offer a rational account of their existence. I don’t doubt their truth. But I defy anyone to walk among them and not feel the presence of these “Strange Spirits.”

Shaylen Broughten: Ebb and Flow

Each painting is created with a small amount of water gathered from the earth’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. The concept of adding water from natural sources to each piece is to add the energy of life to the work. The Biomorphic patterns seen throughout Shaylen’s work represent natural forms that repeat in nature, and the connection between all life.

This work is created in several layers of fluid acrylic painting, acrylic glazing, spray paint, and an original medium formulated by the artist to create cell patterns. “With various mediums and techniques, I have created a process that is both chaotic and controlled. Through this balanced process of controlled chaos, I can collaborate with energy outside of myself, ebbing and flowing, I move with my intuition, intention, and breath. The result is a visual interpretation of my conversation with the ethers. A visual meditation.”

Show Events:

• On View: May 21 – June 14, 2026

• Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 22, 6-9PM

• First Friday: June 5, 5-9PM

• Third Friday Collectors Night: June 19, 6-9PM

• Sundays on Santa Fe: May 31, 11AM-4PM

• Last Look: Sunday, June 14, 11AM-4PM

Banner Image: Jerry Allison, “Devil’s Garden.” 18 x 12.

Create x2 wood burned drawings with Artist Grace Noel in her studio using wood burning tools

Grace Noel Art's Wood Burning Art Class guides you through creating wood burned drawings on x2 wooden slices of pine. Class will be held in Grace's studio in the Denver Art Society and all materials are included with admission price. Class creations will be available to take home the same day.

In this class:

• All supplies are included with sign up fee!

• Artist Grace Noel will guide the class through drawing and wood burning tools.

• Each student will have their own wood burner to learn with

• x2 wood slices ~4" diameter, with pre-drilled hole

• String to hang each wood slice with

• Class creations will be available to take home the same day

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older. We will be using wood burning tools that can cause injury by burn. Please request accessibility needs in advance - email grace@gracenoel.art.

Dates:
6/1 11am-12:30pm
6/7 4-5:30pm
6/19 6-7:30pm
6/25 6-7:30pm

Come join me in the studio for a fun resin tray art class with genuine dried flowers!

Create with Grace continues with the Resin Tray with Flowers art class! For 2 hours, each student will create their own personalized tray (4"x7") using genuine dried flowers and epoxy resin. Join artist Grace Noel in her studio in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe at the Denver Art Society.

Kids ages 12-17 can also join the class but it’s not recommended for anyone younger than 12 years old.

What to expect

• Use a silicone mold to create an artsy 4"x7" tray that you can use in daily life

• Learn how to use Epoxy resin

• Add color, sparkle, and more using glitter, pigments, and more.

• Work with Artist Grace Noel in her studio for two hours

• All materials are provided for the class

• Your coaster set will take three days to dry and cure after we create it. You will need to come back to pick up your creation Grace's studio, or she can ship to you for an additional cost

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older. Please request accessibility needs in advance - email grace@gracenoel.art.

Dates:
6/3 11am-1pm
6/18 11am-1pm
6/27 3-5pm

Create x2 epoxy resin coasters with artist Grace Noel!

Create with Grace continues with the Flower Coaster Creation Class! For 2 hours, artist Grace Noel will help each student create their own personalized x2 coasters using dried flowers in epoxy resin. Join artist Grace Noel in her studio in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe at the Denver Art Society.

Kids ages 12-17 can also join the class but it’s not recommended for anyone younger than 12 years old.

What to expect

• Use a silicone mold to create a coaster set that you can use in daily life

• Learn how to use Epoxy resin

• Add color, sparkle, and more using glitter, pigments, and more.

• Work with Artist Grace Noel in her studio for two hours

• All materials are provided for the class

• Your coaster set will take three days to dry and cure after we create it. You will need to come back to pick up your creation Grace's studio, or she can ship to you for an additional cost

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older. Please request accessibility needs in advance - email grace@gracenoel.art

Dates:
6/4 11am-1pm
6/13 10am-12pm
6/17 11am-1pm
6/19 11am-1pm

Converging Visions

Featuring: Denise Bohart, Laura Brenton, and Vicky Smith

Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 2026, 6-9 PM
On view: from June 4 – June 28, 2026

Converging Visions brings together three artists whose distinct materials and methods intersect around a shared exploration of relationships - between movement and structure, light and shadow, and the interplay of elements that create a whole. Though working across diverse media, their practices resonate in a visual dialogue, revealing how unity can emerge through differences.

Converging Visions invites viewers to move through shifting landscapes of material and meaning, discovering that unity is not uniformity, but a dynamic balance of differences held in relation.

Denise Bohart

Glass artist Denise Bohart explores how individual elements - shards, shapes, and lines - coalesce into a unified whole. Transparency and reflection underscore that wholeness is formed through relationships. As light moves through each piece, it activates the composition, allowing something greater to emerge from the interplay of its parts. Her work can be viewed at:

https://denisebohart.com/ and on Instagram @denisebohartglassartist

Laura Brenton

Contemporary painter Laura Brenton draws inspiration through movement. Layers of imagery overlap and dissolve, creating liminal spaces where forms hover between appearance and disappearance. One image gives way to another, shifting perception and focus. Her work can be viewed at: https://laurabrentonart.com/ and on Instagram @laurabrentonart.

Vicky Smith

Smith’s ceramic works invite quiet contemplation. Using form and surface, her pieces celebrate the allure of billowing, organic shapes that interact with light and shadow. The work explores the relationship between the objects and space, evoking the ephemeral nature of human connection and our surrounding environment. Her work can be viewed at: https://www.vickysmith-ceramics.com/ and on Instagram @vicky.smith.clay

Banner Image: Denise Bohart, “Force of Nature.”

colorJOY

Featuring: Stacy Lewis

Stacy Lewis

Stacy Lewis’ newest exhibition, colorJOY reflects a transformative journey from fear and grief back to hope and joy through the resilient act of painting, and the positive effects of color, nature, and play on the mind, body, and spirit. Through her luminous, textured abstract expressions using vibrant acrylic color and mixed media on canvas, viewers are invited to experience the vibrational power of color to uplift, inspire, and heal. colorJOY focuses on the experiential power of color to create positive shift towards joy in our individual and collective lives.

“This show serves as an antidote to the tumultuous change we’ve all experienced over the past five years. Inspired from personal events that took place in my own life during that time, it serves as a testament to the power of color to truly shift our state, personally and collectively, from feelings of grief, anxiety, and fear, to one of hope, peace, and optimism. colorJOY is a reminder that joy always lies within, not without.”

Each piece in colorJOY represents a foothold on Lewis’ journey back to joy through the practice of pure play, pushing boundaries, creative release, and acceptance. For the viewer, colorJOY is designed to be a fully immersive experience, bathing them in vibrantly-colored abstracts and landscapes, with the hope of creating small moments of uplifting ‘color-shifts physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and reminding them that within each of us lies the power of joy.

Show Events:

• On View: June 4 – June 28, 2026

• First Friday: Friday, June 5, 5-9PM

• Artists’ Reception: Friday, June 12, 6-9PM

• Third Friday Collectors Night: June 19, 6-9PM

• Sundays on Santa Fe: June 28, 11AM-4PM

• D’art Galleries and Studios Page 3 of 2

• Last Look: Sunday, June 28, 11AM-4PM

Join Museo for the free Opening Reception of Accidentally on Purpose – Pasó lo que tenía que pasar at 6pm on June 4, 2026. Enjoy light appetizers, drinks and live music by Soul Beat Girl as they unveil this fascinating exhibition celebrating Chicano art and identity.

About the exhibit:

As witnesses of their time, Denver local artists Maruca and Daniel Salazar celebrate their 50th Anniversary with an extravaganza of altars, animation, film, video, photography, installation, poetry and paintings created over the last half century. Celebrate their journey of Chicano identity, from the Northside and across the invisible railroad tracks.

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4th 6-9pm
Exhibition Dates: June 4-August 9

Create a one of a kind tumbler using epoxy resin and dried flowers with artist Grace Noel in her studio.

Create a one of a kind tumbler using epoxy resin and dried flowers on a stainless steel tumbler. Class will be held in Grace's studio in the Denver Art Society and all materials are included with admission price. Class creations will need to be picked up 1 day or more after class ends.

Kids ages 12-17 can also join the class but it’s not recommended for anyone younger than 12 years old.

What to expect

• Use a stainless steel tumbler to create a magical cup that you can use in daily life

• Learn how to use Epoxy resin

• Add dried flowers, sparkle, and something special

• Work with Artist Grace Noel in her studio for two hours

• All materials are provided for the class, but you are welcome to bring something to experiment with. Depending on what you bring, it may or may not work for the project

• Your tumbler will take a day to dry and cure after we create it. You will need to come back to pick up your creation Grace's studio, or she can ship to you for an additional cost

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older. Please request accessibility needs in advance - email grace@gracenoel.art.

Dates:
6/4 6-7:30pm
6/17 6-7:30pm
6/20 3-4:30pm

Niza Knoll Gallery is pleased to revisit its series of exhibitions in which members of gallerist Niza Knoll’s book club bring to life characters and scenes of a common book through visual art. This year’s presentation is, in fact, a mash-up of two titles, “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll and “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt, whose storylines are related only in the visual opportunities they present, and a group of creatives, who, when deciding between the two, chose not to limit their imagination and elected to do both!

The public is invited to view and purchase works during regular gallery hours, Thursday – Sunday, 1–4 p.m., during the run of the show, June 5 to July 12, 2026, and during the following special events:

First Friday Art Walk: June 5, 5 – 9 p.m.
Artist Reception: Third Friday, June 19, 5 – 8 p.m.

Each participating artist—Aliki McCain, Niza Knoll, Sally Lewis, Pat Lickly, Kristi Melodia, Ellen Reynolds and Georgianne Rollman—brings a distinct style and vision to the show, with some pieces depicting characters unique to one book, while others creatively intertwine the worlds. Mediums include paintings, ceramic sculptures, collage, fabric, mixed media and more.

Prepare to enter a psychedelic printmaking universe with Dream Logic, the upcoming debut show from Chandler Condon at Decadent Art Gallery. This exhibition serves as a rhythmic celebration of organic growth, oscillating between meticulous linework and spontaneous mark-making to evoke a sense of celebration for life.

Chandler’s interdisciplinary background in natural resources grounds her surrealist explorations in environmental stewardship, treating every “canvas” as a sacred space for collective care. Beyond the frame, you will discover phantasmagorical environments filled with "psylly" creatures and mesmerizing portals into the natural world. Please join us as we celebrate this bold evolution in Condon’s practice and explore the mesmerizing narratives of her imagination.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5th, 5:30 - 9:30 pm
568 Inca St, Denver, CO 80204
ON VIEW JUNE 5 - JULY 10

The Art District on Santa Fe is thrilled to announce Art of Queerness, Queerness of Art, a Pride Pop-up Exhibition for the month of June! This exhibition is inspired by a long history of LGBTQ+ artists as revolutionaries and trailblazers—those who have changed the trajectories of countless art movements throughout history.

At the confluence of these traditions and our current political environment, this show invites artists to explore expression of Queerness as an art form, and to consider how creative practices in return often function as extensions and expressions of identity. In other words, we invite you to join us as we celebrate both the Art of Queerness, and the Queerness of Art.

Featuring artists Denym Aphrodyte, Clay Ash, Macey Boren, Justin Bravo, Bluebird Lane, Katie Chock, Renzo Contreras, Bry Cruz, Eric Fischer, Leigh Gonzalez, Theo Peck, Dusty Perry, Ragdoll, Harley Ralston, Pedro Ramos, Leilani Reyes, and Rhae Schulz.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5th 6-9pm
ADSF Studio & Headquarters | 858 Santa Fe Drive, Denver CO
Exhibition Dates: June 5 - July 5th, 2026

Curious about your personal astrology want an in person reading? Sign up with Astrologer and Artist Grace Noel!

Astrologer and Artist Grace Noel has been practicing astrology for over two decades! You may know Grace's work from visiting her studio in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe or from taking a class with her.

How to sign up for a reading: choose the ticket for the time of day and date that works best for you *see descriptions below*. Eventbrite will notify Grace of your ticket purchase and she will email you for the information she needs to provide you with the reading you desire.

Your time slot can be used for your choice of reading:

1. Want to know more about your Natal Chart? This option is recommended if you are new to astrology and don't already know your natal chart. It's absolutely worth it to do this step first because all of the other readings will be more accurate and make better sense!

2. Solar Return Readings: Learn about your year ahead from birthday to birthday. Can also make a great birthday gift!

3. Your Personal Month Ahead Astrological Forecast: want to know what the star signs have in store for you a month ahead?

4. Partnership charts take two charts and make them one. This kind of birth chart is called a Synastry chart and it is always super magical!

5. Chinese Zodiac Reading: Take a dive into your natal chinese astrological signs with a custom chart Grace builds just for you!

What You receive from a Reading:

1. Recorded Google Meeting: Once you purchase, Grace will follow up with you via email and the reading will be completed Google Meet, so that Grace can record it and send you a copy of the recording.

2. Written report in with chart and interpretations.

4. All of these items will be shared with you via DropBox and please note that you will have 7 days to download the recording, chart, and report before Grace will delete them to free up space for other readings.

Dates:
6/7 10am OR 11am
6/14 10am OR 11am
6/28 10am OR 11am

Jewelry making with UV resin, genuine stone, dried flowers and more with Artist Grace Noel!

Do you just love the way dried flowers look in jewelry? This is a class to introduce you to the process of creating jewelry using dried flowers and more! You're invited to join artist Grace Noel in her studio in Denver's Art District on Santa fe to create your own original piece of jewelry.

In this class we will learn how to:

• use dried flowers and crushed stone to curate a design in a metal facet or silicone mold

• work with a very intricate and delicate art form

Materials included in sign up fee:

• Dried flowers

• crushed stone

• Silver jewelry facet - options of a pendant, ring, bracelet with adjustable band

• silicone mold

• UV resin and assembly (UV light, tweezers, silicone mat, jewelry stand)

• Aprons and gloves

• pigments, mica powder, glitter

Beginner Friendly? Yes! All skill levels are welcome! Family Friendly? Yes! Children 12 -17 years old are welcome.

Dates:
6/7 1-5:30pm
6/15 11am-12:30pm

Join Astrologer and Artist Grace Noel in her studio to learn the basics of the western solar zodiac.

Have you wanted to learn more about astrology? Join Artist and Astrologer Grace Noel in her studio to begin your understanding of Astrology. In this workshop we will:

• Review all 12 signs of the Western Solar Zodiac - signs: Aries - Pisces

• Which of the four elements represents each sign

• Discover how your sign interacts with the other zodiac signs throughout the year.

• Learn how to read your natal horoscope

The workshop consists of 4 classes that run every month on the second & fourth mondays/wednesdays. Select the class in the ticket section to complete all 4 classes! The workshop is designed to run in this order:

Class 1: Intro to Astrology (2nd Monday of the month)
Class 2: Beginner Astrology (2nd Wednesday of the month)
Class 3: Planetary Astrology (4th Monday of the month)
Class 4: Read a Horoscope (4th Wednesday of the month)

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 - 17 years and older.

Dates:
6/8 6-8pm
6/10 6-8pm
6/22 6-7:30pm
6/24 6-7:30pm

No Se Paga, No Se Paga (Can't Pay, Won't Pay) written by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo is a comical farce about two couples in a 70's Denver barrio struggling to buy groceries and pay rent. That is, until the housewives involve themselves in hijinks to keep their groceries hidden...in a pregnant panza.

No Se Paga, No Se Paga runs from June 11-28, 2026, with performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sunday the 28th at 2:00 PM. 

Tickets are $20 for general admission and $17 for students and seniors. The performance space is Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204.

Create a beach scene on a charcuterie board with epoxy resin with artist Grace Noel in her studio in the Art District on Santa Fe!

Create your own beach scene on an 11" charcuterie board using epoxy resin with artist Grace Noel in her studio! In this art class, we will create a beautiful beach scene on a charcuterie board that can be used in everyday life and special occasions. Plus you get to say "I made it!" when admirers inquire.

Materials are included with ticket price!

Materials included

• Epoxy Resin

• Epoxy Resin Pigment

• Mica powder

• Bamboo charcuterie board

• Cups, gloves, cleaning wipes, apron

*Please note that due to dry times, you will need to come back the next day to pick up your creation

In This Class You Will Learn:

• The resin process start to finish

• How to prepare space for a resin pour

• How to mix resin

• How to add color to resin once it's mixed

• Create a beach scene

• The best way to allow a resin pour to cure

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older. Please request accessibility needs in advance - email grace@gracenoel.art.

Dates:
6/12 11am-12:30pm
6/14 3-5pm
6/18 6-7:30pm
6/24 11am-12:30pm

Learn the magical art of paint pouring with local Denver Artist Grace Noel in her art studio.

Let's play with paint pouring!! Create x2 paintings using paint pouring techniques: the dirty pour and the tree ring pour.

In this class we will:

• Learn two different techniques: the dirty pour and tree ring pour

• paint on x2, 6”x 8” canvases

• Leave the paintings with Grace so they can dry - take home boxes are provided if you wish to take them home same day.

• Pick up the painting when it’s dry. Paintings left for 30 days+ will be used to support future classes.

What is provided:

• Aprons

• Gloves

• Paint

• Canvas (x2 per student and parent)

• Clean up supplies

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 14 years and older. Risk of injury from carving tools, they are sharp!

Dates:
6/12 6-7pm
6/26 6-7pm

At first glance, David E. Clark’s oil paintings seem quite traditional —straightforward, realistic portraits and still lifes that exude an old-world feel. Upon further investigation, each composition features an erroneous element that pulls the viewer in to delight in an alternate storyline. Artists on Santa Fe Gallery is proud to feature “Menagerie II”, a selection of works by Clark that exemplify his recent evolution from photo-based, mixed-media work to his current abstracted realist oil paintings. The public is invited to view and purchase work during regular gallery hours, as listed below, and during the following special events:

Artist Reception during Third Fridays on Santa Fe: June 19, 5–9 p.m.
First Friday Art Walk: July 3, 2026, 5–9 p.m.

Clark’s artistic journey began in the mid-1970s at Metropolitan State College (MSC). He explored drawing, representational painting and ceramics before returning to the University of Denver in 1990 to pursue an MFA, with an emphasis in printmaking and drawing. A 9-year gig as an adjunct instructor at MSC, had him teaching all levels of drawing, 2D design, and some art history while also exhibiting with Denver gallerist Bill Havu. After a 20-year break from art to focus on family obligations, he was excited to return to the studio, joining EDGE Gallery in 2023, where he recently concluded a 3-year stint as a member.

“As an ancient person (I’m 80), I feel fortunate to be able to paint, often employing lots of detail, without being hindered (yet!) by either cognitive decline or the shakes,” explained Clark. “I intend to continue violating the picture plane, sans apology, likely around figurative work, nature studies—both studio and plein-air. My self-portrait (2026) uses a mirror for reference. I think I might call it "dour old bastard.”

In addition to the scheduled exhibition, Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, 747 Santa Fe Drive, showcases the work of member artists ranging from sculptors and painters to printmakers and jewelers. The building is also home to the working studios of 25 + artists. Visitors are invited to explore and discover this exciting and enduring creative hub. Spring hours are Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, Noon to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Open extended evening hours for art walks on the First and Third Friday of each month. For more information, visit www.artistsonsantafe.com.

Banner Image: David E. Clark, “Faunus Dei,” 2026. Oil on linen, 18 x 22.

Create a painting based on the traits of your astrological sign using fluid paint pouring techniques! This class is great as a birthdays!

Have you always wanted to play around with paint pouring but didn't have the space to? Join artist Grace Noel in her studio for a special paint pouring class that is inspired by the magic that you are! Artist Grace Noel is also an astrologer and will teach you how the four elements of fire, earth, wind, and water relate to your zodiac sign! Materials are included with ticket price!

In this class:

• Materials are included with Sign Up fee

• How to prepare a canvas and space for acrylic paint pouring

• Materials needed for acrylic paint pouring

• The signs of the western zodiac and how they relate to the Chinese Zodiac through the four elements of fire, earth, wind, and water.

• Your own personal astrology

• Take home box: Grace will provide boxes for the paintings to go home with each student. Students can choose to take home the same day or come back to pick up.

*Please note that paintings are messy and may be difficult to take home same day. Grace provides the option to leave your painting to dry in her studio. Pick Up instructions will be emailed to students through Eventbrite when their paintings are ready for pick up - usually a week later. Shipment is an option and an additional cost.

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 5 years and older.

Dates:
6/20 11am-12pm
6/27 11am-12pm

Create a uniquely you charcuterie board using dried flowers and epoxy resin with local Denver Artist Grace Noel in her studio!

Create a charcuterie board using dried flowers and epoxy resin with local Denver Artist Grace Noel in her studio located in the heart of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. All materials are included with sign up fee!

Here's the plan:

• create your unique design using dried flowers

• learn about epoxy resin

• combine & create!

• creations will be available for pick up x1 week after completion.

Beginner friendly? YES! All skill levels are welcome, we will find a design for everyone. Family friendly? YES! Recommended for children 12 years and older.

Dates:
6/26 11am-12:30pm
6/28 3-5pm