THE PEOPLE'S PROJECTOR
Night Lights Denver is a permanent way for The Denver Theatre District to support innovative artists with an experimental platform while attracting people downtown to experience a free, unique experience.
Our vision for this project is that Night Lights Denver truly becomes ‘the people’s projector,’ encouraging Denver to participate and contribute – including the international, national and locally-based artists we pay for commissioned artworks, schools and people walking through the district. Night Lights Denver partners include Downtown Denver Partnership, Orange Barrel Media and the Daniels & Fisher Tower.
ABOUT
The Denver Theatre District
The Denver Theatre District (DTD) enlivens a 16-block area of downtown Denver through interactive, immersive and experimental art and culture events and experiences. It provides creatives with a downtown platform and financial support for sharing their work. The DTD is a private non-profit funded through a revenue share collected from advertising on static and LED screens located throughout the District. The Denver Theatre District invests its outdoor media revenues in cultural and art-based experiences, most of which are free to the public. This model is the first of its kind, setting an example for cities nationwide in how to leverage private revenue streams to fund public art and activity.
Downtown Denver Partnership
The Downtown Denver Partnership implements a place-based economic development strategy to support its vision for an economically healthy, vibrant and growing downtown. Through creative public realm activation with a focus on iconic, inclusive public art, the Partnership is building a thriving center city – a place for the community to come together for meaningful interactions and memorable experiences. The Partnership convenes the public, private and philanthropic sectors to drive progress forward in Downtown Denver to the benefit of all those who live, work and play downtown.
Every Tuesday through Sunday evenings
January 1 - 17, 2021
5:15pm - 10:00pm
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January 19 - 31, 2021
5:30pm - 10:00pm
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Shows start between 6:00pm - 6:15pm
FEATURED ART PIECES
Artist Name: Andi Todaro
Artwork title: CONVENTION
Artist statement: A series of haiku: Being is busy. It matters why we do it. Let us not forget. We are trapped inside. But, when the inside is out, where are we at all? I'm of a mindset. The set of mind is the cage. I'm also the cage.
Website: http://www.instagram.com/plusdashplus
Date: January 2021
Time: See Calendar Above
Notes: Special thanks to Derik Penny.
Artist Name: Royal Essence Elite
Artwork title: Let’s Dance
Artist statement: "Spending the nights in the city, we find ourselves surrounded by the music of life. Every sound is a melody and every melody is a chance to dance."
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Royal-Essence-Elite-Dance-Academy-113181807020260
Date: January 2021
Time: See Calendar Above
Notes: Royal Essence Elite would like to thank Jessica Mobley (Dancer), Kelvin Rico Pineda (Choreographer), Jason Mobley (Video Production), and John Hess & Team at the Seawell Ballroom.
Artist Name: Eliza Struthers-Jobin
Artwork title: Bubbles
Artist statement: Bubbles is a colorful meditation that explores the subtleties of space, playing on feelings of restriction and expansiveness, embedding alternate virtual worlds into our physical reality. This work gently reflects on what it is to be somewhere, anywhere, translating the myriad of sensations a closed space existence elicits into playful movement.
Website: elizasj.com
Website: @iamelizasj on Instagram & Twitter
Date: January 2021
Time: See Calendar Above
Artist Name: The Denver Collage Club, Founded in 2013 by Mark Sink and Mario Zoots
Artwork title: The Denver Collage Club … a Salon
Artist statement: A mission to share and learn about current and historical work and forward thinking ideas on the topic of collage today.
Website: https://www.instagram.com/denvercollage/
Date: January 2021
Time: See Calendar Above
Denver Collage Club Members featured: Susan Blake, George P Perez, Norma Cordova, Michael DeSutter, Sharifa Moore, Karen Fisher, Andre Ramos-Woodard, Tiana Graves, Tya Alisa Anthony, Heather Oelklaus, Claire Pimm aka Cheryl Bailey, Chris Bagley, Donald Fodness, Kellye Eisworth, Drew Austin, Alicia Bailey, Coleman Mummery, Suchitra Mattai, Kate Brackley, Koko Bayer, Mark Sink, Matthew Rose (France), Mario Zoots, Marja Saleva, Laura Shill, Adam Milner, Samuel Mata, Colin Ward, Kyle Huninghake, David Tippit, Paula Gillen, Janice McDonald, Jeromie Dorrance, Travis Hetman, Mado Reznik (Buenos Aries) Susan R Goldstein, & Theresa Anderson.
Notes: Also included: The Unperson Project - "An Oblivion" - curated by Andrea Tejeda and Susana Moyaho (Mexico City), featuring participants: Bonehead, Mariana Camacho, K, Reentrah, José Antonio Escudero Sponholtz, Carlos Alexander López de la Roca, Gerardo Montes Leos, Yoya, Mario Zoots, Oscar Gandara, Pablo Pulido Bernal, Roberto Rabadan, Shalomval, Susan Goldstein, Miriam Correa , & Pablo Ortega.
Thanks: Special thanks to Raymundo Munoz & Anthony Garcia Sr. & Alto Gallery, which is showing DCC in March during Month of Photography.
Thanks: Finally, a big thanks to Mark Sink and Chris Bagley for helping compile and create this piece!
CONTACT
Say hello and feel free to ask questions.
info@nightlightsdenver.com