Mural – Dairy Arts Center

Aug 31 2020August 31, 2020

Muralist Thomas ‘Detour’ Evans brings activism, emotionally charged artistry to new heights

Leave a Comment / Insights, Mural, Press, Uncategorized / By Brandi Numedahl

By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: August 29, 2020 at 1:35 p.m. | UPDATED: August 29, 2020 at 1:36 p.m. Denver-based creative crafts everything from massive murals to smaller commissioned pieces In March 2020, Thomas “Detour” Evans paints a mural on the Scarpa building on Frontier Avenue in Boulder. Evans is an all-around creative specializing in large-scale public art, …

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Aug 19 2020August 19, 2020

Spray Their Name

Mural / By Brandi Numedahl

DETOUR 303, HIERO VIEGA WITH JUST INSPIRE AND CYA THE CREATOR Photo by UnBoxed Photography This mural was created by members of Spray Their Name, a collective of artists dedicated to, “uplifting the voices of oppressed, neglected, and silenced individuals as well as amplify the voices of leaders, activists, and allies in their specific communities.” The …

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Oct 3 2019September 14, 2020

Welcome Muralist LMNOPI

Insights, Mural / By Brandi Numedahl

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, and as an acknowledgment to the land that The Dairy sits on, we have partnered with Street Wise Boulder as a wall sponsor and are so excited to welcome muralist LMNOPI (or “Lopi” for short) from Vermont/NYC. Lopi painted a portrait-based mural on the west-facing side of the building located in our main …

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Oct 1 2019September 14, 2020

Pink Lemonade / Pride 2020 Hope

Mural / By Drew Austin

Adorning the North East wall of the Dairy is a wheat pasted installation by Denver artist Koko Bayer The first iteration of the installation was comprised of two head+heart+hand images and two hearts seen below. These images are derived from an image and concept created by artist Herbert Bayer, Koko’s grandfather and source of inspiration …

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Aug 31 2019September 7, 2020

Fire and Water: The Struggle of Tonanzin Colorado

Insights, Mural / By Drew Austin

Created by artist David “Ocelotl” Garcia, this mural measuring roughly 18′ x 40′ in size, depicts Garcia’s vision of Mother Earth and her struggle against humanity’s use of her resources. The artist states, “This mural depicts Mother Earth (Tonanzin) and her struggle with humanity’s unbalanced use of her natural resources, and our growing carbon footprint …

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Jul 31 2019August 31, 2020

Sister Cities, Mante-Boulder

Insights, Mural / By Drew Austin

This mural by Florian Lopez is a gift from Ciudad Mante, Tampaulipas, Mexico to the people of Boulder in appreciation for medical and cultural exchanges between the two cities. Boulder and Mante became Sister Cities in 2000 as an outgrowth of medical missions initiated by First Presbyterian Church and Boulder Community Hospital. “When visiting Boulder …

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Muralist Thomas ‘Detour’ Evans brings activism, emotionally charged artistry to new heights

Spray Their Name

Welcome Muralist LMNOPI

Pink Lemonade / Pride 2020 Hope

Fire and Water: The Struggle of Tonanzin Colorado

Sister Cities, Mante-Boulder

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