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Lakehouse Residential Tower Breaks Ground South of Sloans Lake n By
J. Patrick O’Leary
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mid a fanfare of fireworks, a marching band and speeches by city councilman Albus Brooks and developers, ceremonial shovelfuls of dirt were tossed for Lakehouse, a 12-story, 206-unit condominium and rowhome development that will overlook Sloans Lake. It’s in the LEED-certified ‘Sloans’ district, on the former St. Anthony Hospital site. The Lakehouse project represents a change in emphasis from “green” to “wellness” in residential projects – although it will be LEED certified when complete, it will also be the first in Denver to meet the WELL Building Standard. In another change, the developer will not just fund, but volunteer and help build, affordable housing required by the city, through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The May 24 groundbreaking, pushed back from early Continued on page 4
ELEPHANT SCULPTURE BY 40 WEST ARTIST GREG WASIL. Pictured left to right in front of 40W Gallery: 40 West Arts' Executive Director Liz Black, The Edge Theater’s Manager of Customer Experience Samara Bridwell, and 40 West Arts’ Art Director Miranda Samon. PHOTO: DAVE REIN
Summer Camps to Blacksmithing: New Happenings in the 40 West Art District n By
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Nancy Hahn
n the 40 West Art District there is always something exciting, emotional, thoughtprovoking, or just fun to experience. Now that summer is here, strolling the 40 West Art District is always a pleasant experience. There are murals to see on many buildings and food and drinks to try, while you check out the happenings at the galleries and shops. The C-Squared Studios, 1522 Teller St., has an amazing range of metal sculptures, furniture, and pieces combining wood and metal. Their work is unique, surprising, and custom made-to-order. Chad Copeland of C-Squared explained that they don’t have special events of shows, because what they create every day is “the best damn thing.” Looking at the work on display, it was hard to argue. While Copeland offers classes at the studio regularly, there are unique Father’s Day blacksmithing classes coming up. In the classes each participant will create a medium-sized steel knife. You can gift Dad with a class or buy a class for yourself, too, and come with him. Space is limited, but at time of writing space was open on Sunday, June 18; on Thursday, June 22; and on Tuesday, June 27. If this sounds like a perfect Father’s Day activity, visit Father’s Day Blacksmithing with Chad Copeland on Dabble.co. The Miracle Street Gallery, 7001 W. Colfax, will be holding art camps this summer. The gallery is known for focusing on and promoting the art by low-income artists or marginalized populations. The gallery is currently featuring art by women from The Gathering Place, a drop-in center for women and children in Denver. They have, also, shown the work of men from the Kendal Street rehabilitation center. The gallery adds extra hours on
Wednesdays and Thursday evenings to offer help with job searches and resumes. This summer, though, the gallery will be holding Butterfly Stitchers Summer Art Camps. From June 19 to July 28, elementary students will explore and have fun with different art mediums weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Older children, 13 and up, will experiment with all types of visual art from 1 to 4 p.m. There are six weeks of camp, but campers can register for any number of weekly sessions. . Miracle Street Gallery believes in the positive effect of art.
This Summer Camp sound positively fun! Visit https://www.evensi.us/butterflystitchers-summer-art-camp-miraclestreet-gallery for more information and to sign up. Right now the 40 West Gallery, 1560 Teller St., is showing the Inner Child exhibit, which opened on June 2. The work of many artists explore their thoughts and imaginings about quiet, bold, shy, studious, sweet, or naughty inner children. The Inner Child closes on June 24. On July 5 the Contemporary Still Life
exhibit opens with a First Friday Opening Reception with complimentary wine on July 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. The still life exhibit explores the importance of objects in our individual lives; but, also, objects important to our society and to our nation. What objects are you picturing as you read this? Explore how those objects tell our stories. The 40 West Gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. On the evening of June 20, Container Continued on page 12
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Placemaking With Art Along The W Line n By
ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT 16TH AND CALIFORNIA STATION, 500-square-foot granite mosaic walkway was moved to the Lakewood•Wadsworth Station in February 2013. The title of the piece, “Ha-no-oo”, is the Arapahoe word for “galaxy.” Just as the stars are used for navigation, artist Scott Parsons relates the rail station as “a metaphor for navigation.” The mosaic itself represents the 10,000-year history of native migrations as displayed in the night skies above Colorado, recorded in 21 indigenous languages. PHOTO COURTESY OF RTD
Elisabeth Monaghan
Placemaking. The word has grown in popularity – especially in the Denver metro area and surrounding cities, where people from all over the country are relocating. For established residents of smaller communities, the introduction of newcomers to the area can be challenging. The “transplants” may have discovered the appeal of these charming neighborhoods, but they don’t know much about the history that helped establish these communities. “Placemaking” may seem to some like an overused buzzword, but when placemaking efforts are successful, people feel a greater sense of cultural connection and unity; regardless of how long they have lived in the neighborhood. In The Scenic Route, which is Transportation for America’s introductory guide to creative placemaking in transportation, offers an explanation of placemaking that more accurately describes placemaking efforts underway in the Lakewood and Edgewater areas: “In the transportation context, creative placemaking is an Continued on page 2