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
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May 1 - 15, 2022
8:30pm - 11:59pm
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May 17 - 31, 2022
8:45pm - 11:59pm
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9:00pm - 11:59pm
FEATURED ART PIECES
Artist Name: Richard Mapes (he/him)
Artwork title: Some Other Portraits
Artist statement: “Some Other Portraits” refashions the Daniels and Fisher clocktower by replacing its existing Italian Renaissance façade with different outfits. The new ensembles redress the tower, while meditating on the similarities and differences between how we fashion ourselves and how we fashion the world around us.
Website: https://www.instagram.com/richardmapes/
Date: May 2022
Time: See Times Above
Notes: Special thanks to Night Lights Denver for this amazing opportunity, and praiseworthy platform for emerging artists.
Artist Name: ilithya
Artwork title: Personalities
Artist statement: A reflection on psychology and human nature. How many different personalities can a person embody? To what extent do emotions, experiences, and social expectations shape them? Why are some people awake to all their different personalities and others attach to only one of them?
Website: https://www.ilithya.rocks/
Date: May 2022
Time: See Times Above
Artist Name: Christopher Shields (sh1elds)
Artwork title: The Light
Artist statement: It's about the light of life, and letting everything just be.. The goal to make the building come alive in all shades, textures and colors. The closer you look, The finer details become more present, and melt together.
Website: https://www.sh1elds.com
Website: https://www.instagram.com/sh1elds
Date: May 2022
Time: See Times Above
Artist Name: Snow Yunxue Fu
Artwork title: Side
Artist statement: Side is an experimental 3D moving artwork focusing on the notion: we have a long-term dilemma for we have a short-term body. Working primarily with 3D software in a post-photographic framework, Fu creates scenes of experimental abstraction that translate the concept of liminality into the digital experience.
Website: https://snowyunxuefu.com/
Date: May 2022
Time: See Times Above
Notes: Project Studio Assistants: Dohee Kim, Yuki Cong, and Hailing Liu. Sound Commission: Daniel Brookman. Museum Collection: The Current Museum of Art, 2018, New York, NY
Artist Name: Art + Action Lab Teens at MSU Denver's Center for Visual Art
Artwork title: Art + Action Lab Winter/Spring 2022 Artwork Compilation
Artist statement: This is a collection of motion-based artworks created by the teen interns in MSU Denver's "Art + Action Lab" program at the Center for Visual Art.
Website: https://www.msudenver.edu/cva/learn/teen-internship/
Date: May 1 - 6, 2022
Time: 8:15pm - 11:59pm
Notes: A huge thank you to Katie Taft, Education Manager at the CVA, for leading this program! Please note this is a limited engagement, so be sure to catch these artworks before they're gone.
Artist Name: Dream Create Inspire Tour
Artwork title: Generational Healing - CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM
Artist statement:This mixtape is meant to spotlight the importance of acknowledging the land we occupy. It features indigenous artists' perspectives on the history of their lineage. This mixtape aims to connect local healers to provide collective healing techniques anyone can engage with as they interact with the video.
Website: https://www.dreamcreateinspiretour.com/
Date: CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM
Time: CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM
Notes: Throughout 2022, DCI Tour will present their Visual Mixtape series on the 3rd Friday of every month. Look for special live events in June, August, and November, too (construction & weather pending)!
CONTACT
Say hello and feel free to ask questions.
info@nightlightsdenver.com