EXHIBITIONS
The Dairy Arts Center has four award-winning galleries that are free and open to the public. These galleries include the Hand-Rudy, MacMillian Family Lobby, Polly Addison, and the McMahon Gallery. Annually our four galleries show works by more than 100 regional, national, and international artists in a variety of exhibitions. The galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Sunday, from 2pm-6pm.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Black Futures in Art: We’re Not Just History
Black Futures in ArtWe’re Not Just History EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 7th Creative Nations Sacred Space Guest Exhibition: NAACP Boulder County Exhibition Curated by Adderly Grant-Lord Read move about the exhibition at CU Independent PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Adderly Grant-Lord; Painter, Curator and Producer of: Black Futures in Art: We’re Not Just History SaToro Tafura; Sculptor Helen Masvikeni
JOYSOME
JOYSOME In Collaboration with East Window Exhibition part of Month of Photography 2023 Joy is frequently understood as the fulfillment of desires which are considered essential to one’s own flourishing. Joy involves an existential and personally salient experience that is significant enough to produce a powerful emotional response. Joy serves critical evolutionary functions such as
Fan Mail 2.0
Fan Mail 2.0 February 3rd – April 1st, 2023 Co-Curated by Hyperlink Collective Exhibition Guide https://vimeo.com/798470452 The internet has become a hotbed for communication, collaboration, and connection in ways that no one could have imagined. With the rise of social media, artists and creators around the world are able to disseminate imagery and gain exposure
Natascha Seideneck
Natascha Seideneck – Outlandish Redux Caruso Lounge, Dairy Arts Center, West Entrance March 31st, 2022 – This re-installation of works produced for Outlandish (presented as part of Brutal Realities, Jan 17 – Feb. 23, 2020), a two person exhibition with Regan Rosburg, is a playful composition of works from two bodies of Seideneck’s work, Uncanny
Jodi Stuart – Nested Rhomboids
Jodi Stuart Nested Rhomboids Jodi Stuart Nested Rhomboids ABS Plastic, Nylon Filament 120″ x 60″ x 72″ On view in the Dairy’s West Entrance Jodi Stuart explores the aesthetic of the digital technologies which saturate our lives, in relation to tactile and sensory experience. Stuart subverts the materials and tools of high-tech culture through her
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Luis Eades Centennial Art Exhibit
Luis Eades Centennial Art Exhibit July 7-9, 2023 Opening Reception Saturday July 8, 2023 from 4:00 – 8:00pm An exhibition of original paintings by Luis Eades McMahon Gallery 100 years ago, Luis Eades was born in Madrid, Spain. So began his extraordinary life and artistic journey that would span nine decades and touch the lives
Prismatic
Prismatic May 12th – July 6th, 2023 A celebration of Pride month (June), this exhibition will be curated around the idea of a color spectrum, taking advantage of our seven gallery walls to display monochromatic works from artists identifying as LGBTQIA+. The exterior gallery spaces will host works exclusively created in black and white color
BVSD 2023
Boulder Valley School District High School and Faculty Exhibition April 6th – May 6th, 2023 Student Examples Emily Steele Hayden Guiler Boulder Valley School District and The Dairy Arts Center are proud to present the annual art exhibition featuring works by high school students and art education faculty. Works on display include paintings, drawings, mix
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Water is Life
Water is Life Co-Curated by JayCee Beyale September 23rd – November 26th, 2022 Participating Artists: JayCee Beyale, Theresa Clowes, Kendall Rose Kippley, Zeke Peña, Nicole Salimbene, and Anna Tsouhlarakis “Water doesn’t discriminate, but people do. How do we make this a human need rather than a demographic need?” -JayCee Beyale Our bodies are living organisms
Traveling Exhibition
Traveling Exhibition July 22nd – September 17th, 2022 Closing Reception September 17th, 6:00-8:00pm Participating Artists: Amy Guion Clay and Caroline Douglas, Louise Grauer, Kristen Snedeker, and Adventure Painting*. *Adventure Painting exhibition co-curated by Johnny Defeo and Aaron Zulpo, including artists: Johnny Defeo, Daniel M. Granitto, Chris Kannen, Grace Kennison, Aitor Lajarain-Encina, Marius Lehene, Robert Martin,
inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE
inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE May 20th – July 16th, 2022 Curated by Boram Jeong, Boyung Lee, Sammy Lee, and Chad Shomura Opening Reception May 20th, 5:00-8:00pm The theme inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE captures the struggles of Asians and Asian Americans to survive and thrive in the face of strong anti-Asian sentiment. Asians and Asian Americans are alternately
BVSD 2022
Boulder Valley School District Student and Faculty Exhibition A presentation of works from students and educators part of Boulder Valley School District April 14th – May 11th, 2022 Opening Reception: April 14th, 5:00-8:00pm Boulder Valley School District and The Dairy Arts Center’s annual art exhibition features works by high school students and art education faculty.
Presentiment: Virtual Exhibition
Presentiment March 4-April, 9, 2022 Featuring works by Emily McIlroy, Paula Gasparini-Santos, Sarah Darlene Palmeri, and Alli Lemon The galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Sunday, from 2pm-6pm. Docent tours are available Thursday beginning at 5pm in the lobby, or by special arrangement. Presentiment showcases the work of four artists all separately and collectively
Withers Photography Collection Exhibition
ON VIEW: Jan. 16 – Feb. 27, 2022 The galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Sunday, from 2pm-6pm. Take a walk with us and experience America’s Black History through the lens of famed civil rights photojournalist, Dr. Ernest Withers. A 6-week exhibition comprising of over 100 iconic photographs that document civil rights activism,
Contemplation & Diptych
KEITH BRENNERBELGIN YUCELENBELGIN YUCELENNATASHA MISTRYPAUL BROKERING Previous Next On View November 5, 2021 – January 7, 2022 New Visual Arts Exhibits at the Dairy Arts Center: “Diptych” by Keith Brenner and “Contemplation” by Belgin Yucelen, Natasha Mistry, and Paul Brokering Opening Reception is Friday, November 5th from 5:30 – 8:00pm: Join us for the opening
More Than Street Art: De La Gente
Featuring Anthony Garcia Sr., Juan Fuentes, Markham Maes, Anthony Maes, Diego Flores Arroyo, Victor Escobedo, UC Sepia, and Karma Leigh Opening Reception: September 10th from 5:30-7:30 pm Exhibition runs from September 10 through October 31, 2021 ¡Oye! More Than Street Art: De La Gente brings together a diverse group of Colorado-based street artists reflecting inspiration,
Sing Our Rivers Red
SING OUR RIVERS RED Open to the public May – Oct., 2021 The SORR exhibit will take place in the McMahon Gallery at the Dairy Arts Center. Free and open to the public Monday-Saturday 2pm-6pm. Featuring works by Chad Yellowjohn, Nathalie Standingcloud, Mary Jane Oatman, Crystal Dugi, Lakota Sage, Olivia Montoya, and JayCee Beyale, Sarah
Foreign Born
Foreign Born February 28 – April 5, 2020 Featuring works from Taiko Chandler, Dianna Frid, Hung Lui, Ana Maria Hernando, Danqi Cai, Eriko Tsogo, and Roberta Restaino. Foreign Born explores the unique perspectives of female immigrants from Asia, South America and Europe. Individually, each artist charted a unique path to citizenship, while collectively that path
Brutal Realities
Brutal Realities January 17- February 23, 2020 Previous Next Featuring works from Annette Isham, Michael Theodore, Regan Rosburg, Natascha Seideneck and University of Colorado’s TECHNE LAB artists. Co-curated by Drew Austin and Mark Amerika, Brutal Realities exposes how contemporary artists confront their shifting nature of reality in digitally mediated culture. This manifests through various artistic
Brutal Realities
January 17th – February 23rd, 2020 Co-curated by Drew Austin and Mark Amerika, Brutal Realities exposes how contemporary artists confront their shifting nature of reality in digitally mediated culture. This manifests through various artistic mediums but focuses on artists working in the field of new media art. Presented primarily through video, sound, animation, photography, performance,
We Are What We Wear
We Are What We Wear December 6 – January 12, 2019 Participating artists: Winnie van der Rijn, Noah Pica, Jim Arendt, Erika Diamond and Peggy Turchette. We Are What We Wear presents a limited survey of contemporary artists across the United States working with clothing as a form of artistic medium. Textiles, whether created or
Grounded
Grounded October 18 – December 1, 2019 Participating Artists: Sonja Hinrichsen , Kathleen Probst, Eileen Roscina Richardson, Tyler Jones, Gregg Deal, bARTer Collective, Tory Tepp, Ana Maria Hernando and Kenneth Robinson. Land affects all of us. From the moment we take our first steps to the realization that the land we walk on may not actually belong to us, the place
Modern Habitat: Building Energetic Spaces
Modern Habitat: Building Energetic Spaces September 5 – October 13, 2019 Previous Next Featuring Will Day, Margie Criner, Davis Arney, Mike Homner, Arch11, Workshop 8, Pyatt Studio, HMH Architecture + Interiors, Renée del Gaudio Architecture, Sopher Sparn Architects & Housefish In partnership with Month of Modern & EFFA (Boulder, CO – August 5, 2019) –
Autumn T. Thomas – Dark Side of The Moon
Autumn T. Thomas Dark Side of the Moon Autumn T. Thomas Dark Side of the Moon, 2019 Wood, Copper, Cement, Resin 72″ x 48″ x 12″ On view on the Dairy’s Palmer Terrace: June – September Dark Side of the Moon is an Afrofuturistic self-portrait and a reflection of the ways in which I
Scottie Burgess – Cause 2 Become
Scottie BurgessCause 2 Become Image courtesy of Scottie Burgess Scottie Burgess Cause 2 Become Expanded polystyrene & latex paint 9’5” x 3′ x 3′ On view on the Dairy’s Palmer Terrace March-June Comprised of materials originally meant to be discarded, this form exists as a means to capture hopeful ephemera. Through the coloring,
Marcus Murray
Marcus Murray Snapshots of Black History Month Marcus Murray Digital Illustration Left to Right: Magic, Spirit, Ancestors, Afro On view along the North wall of The Dairy Arts Center’s main entrance: June – September, 2022 This work was developed in February 2022 to celebrate Black History Month as part of Murray’s collaborative drawing challenge launched
Project Worthmore
https://vimeo.com/600381231 The Dairy Arts Center’s newest outdoor mural/wheatpaste by Erica Pacha, is a collaboration with Streetwise Boulder and Project Worthmore, an organization in aurora Colorado who works with refugees from 160 countries. “We have been working in the refugee community since 2009 and the entire time we have always woven arts and music into the
The Found Collective Market
The Found Collective Market Brings 25+ Vendors of Artists, Makers, Vintage Collectors, and Small Businesses to the Dairy Arts Center Saturday, September 24, 2022 (Boulder, CO – August 31, 2022) – The Dairy Arts Center is set to host the first of many outdoor marketplace events on Saturday, September 24 from 2 pm-6 pm. The
Vessel
A vessel takes on many different definitions and exists within a range of disciplines; from science and the blood to vessels that sail the wide open seas, all the way to ancient vessels that were used for water transportation or storage. The ways in which vessels are understood are also quite abstract and far-reaching. Artists
Iconic civil rights images by famed photojournalist Ernest Withers travel from Memphis to Boulder
NAACP Boulder County kicks off Black History Month with Dairy Arts Center exhibit, ‘Walk With Me’ series By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: January 12, 2022 at 10:41 a.m. | UPDATED: January 12, 2022 at 10:49 a.m. The photographs of Ernest C. Withers line the walls at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder on Tuesday. Withers documented African-American life
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