Fabulous - live music performance during your visit and a very interesting mix of art - from…read morephotography to sculpture to artistic masks. Really approachable gallery.

This review is just for the Chili Bowl fundraiser at the Pottery Lab. This is the 10 th anniversary…read moreevent and it has evolved into a very enjoyable event. As a neighbor, the starting years were very problematic with trash, noise, and disorganization. The chili contestants ave improved their quality and serving ability. There are different contestants from the earlier years. There are many styles, red and green chili, meat, vegetarian and vegan.They really have Boulder covered. There are adequate tables and chairs and especially convenient trash bins. The number and size of the bowls has improved. Now that Groundwork's is in charge, there is more than just pottery to buy in the craft sales as they teach other arts at other locations. The staffing is plentiful and staff easily identified by quality shirts. I tried chili from several options though I could not use all five tickets that come with the bowl as I need to have yet another meal today. I chose from restaurants where I have eaten , a catering service I have used and The Academy Senior Living which happens to be in the same neighborhood with a really good chef who used to cook at a now closed by retirement, restaurant where we ate regularly. I didn't want to do more than that number and decided familiar places gave me a judge of general capability on a dish I rarely order out. My ranking first in overall flavor, appearance and ingredients goes to the Post which surprised me as I rarely chicken chili anywhere and I do not like beer at all. But the ingredients here really came together, chicken, beans, corn, topped with cotija, cilantro, lime . My second goes to The West End Tavern which was excellent with brisket and a bbq sauce style, cheese on top. Good, but more expected and brisket good quality and tender. Third ranked is the Academy for sheer inventiveness that really came together. Pineapple was a treat to find to sweeten and spark and the crunch of the toasted corn nuts added a lot. At a $25 price for a bowl to keep and support programs here, it's well worth another year to participate again.

Very bad experience at this place. I usually don't use a person's name in a review, but in this…read morecase will do so in order to provide the full story. I took a beginners' pottery class taught by Jinna Lincoln, and an assistant. These are the facts of the experience: At the start of the first session Jinna said that she didn't really want to be teaching the class, she would rather be using the time to create her own pottery, but management kept asking her to teach the class, so she agreed. At the beginning of each of these beginners' sessions, Jinna would provide a brief bit of instruction. Then she would go to a table and spend the rest of each class making her own pottery pieces. Every so often she would hold up one of these pieces, which were lumpy objects that she said were meant to hold things like taco fixings, and she would say to the class, look what I made. And all of the students were supposed to ooh and aah. Jinna never walked around during the sessions to provide assistance to the students. The assistant did walk around to provide assistance. However. She was angrily impatient, shockingly impatient, when a beginner didn't know how to do something perfectly on the very first try. The assistant seemed to seethe with fury, spewing angry words through clenched teeth. Even better, she would grab tools out of students' hands, in order to do a technique herself rather than explain and teach it to the student. In the space of five minutes, she grabbed tools out of my hand at least eight times, making very unwelcome and unwanted physical contact each and every time. This description might sound like an exaggeration, but it isn't. I've been to college, graduate school, and boot camp, and in all that time I've never had an instructor as angrily impatient as this assistant. Nowhere near. I am about the furthest thing from a snowflake that a person can get, yet I was still shocked by her behavior. And what did Jinna do about this abuse? She sat there in the small room making her lumpy objects, listening to the assistant being astonishingly inappropriate with students, but didn't say one single thing. This went on class after class after class. My terrible experience with the assistant happened the first class. After that I avoided any interaction with the assistant. And Jinna provided no instruction (after the bit at the beginning of each session) or assistance. So for the remaining sessions I received essentially no instruction. I kept my head down class after class, doing my best to learn something on my own. When the class was finally over, the last of the sessions completed, I was very glad. In all my years of education, never before had I had an experience like this one.

Love this space! Very diverse artist and their works. Family friendly during the two open house we…read morewent to.

Art Work Space is great if you are an artist who wants to work in a studio away from home and be…read morewith other artists. I have had a studio at Art Work Space for 5 years and love being inspired and supported by the other artists here. In addition to studios of different sizes available to rent, many artists at Art Work Space give classes in their specialties. The Boulder School of Fine Art -- www.bsofa.net -- has classes in drawing and painting in the classical style on Tuesdays, Sundays and Thursday evenings. Custom framing by artists for artists is made on the spot in Suite B by the Colorado Art Studios Custom Framing. Take a class, rent a space, call and visit -- Art Work Space

Center for the Arts Evergreen is now celebrating 50 years of operations (2025). The facility has…read moreexpanded during my years in Colorado from a small cabin near the Buchanan Park Recreation Center to the repurposed church that is its current location. The Phase II expansion completed in June 2024 has greatly enlarged the facility with community spaces, classrooms, artist studios, an artist-in-residence program, and a state-of-the-art ceramics studio. CAE sees its mission as a community hub, hosting ten annual art exhibits, a wide variety of children's and adult classes and workshops, summer camps, and mentorships. There is also a concert series, community rental spaces, arts festivals, an elegant gift shop showcasing local artists, and many community outreach initiatives. I visit the gallery when I come to Evergreen. It is a nice exhibit space and has presented many interesting shows over the years, featuring material of local, regional, and national scope.

I took a glass fusing class on Dec. 9. Today is Jan. 15. I still don't have the two small pieces…read morethat I made. I dropped in just before Christmas to find that they still have my work, unfused and sitting there still. Okay - the holidays, a power outage. So I phoned after the new year, no answer, so I left a message asking what's going on? Nothing. I'm considering asking for my $158 back. In the age of phones, texts and emails, there's no excuse for this lack of communication on their part. I am one unhappy camper. Done in three or four days, she said. Should have been weeks.

CBArt is conveniently located in the Superior marketplace and offers a wide range of activities to…read morethe community in an inviting studio. The space is bright and welcoming, with blue and white walls adorned with art. Cora, the artist, and her partner Steve are both friendly and professional, making each experience truly unique. They invite aspiring artists of all ages to unleash their inner creativity, providing high-quality classes designed to foster self-expression and learning. CBArt offers a wide variety of programs for both kids and adults across different mediums, such as stained glass and painting. There's something for everyone: paint and sip nights, art openings, corporate team-building, baby shower, birthdays, and camps for all ages. A beautiful and fun place for all!

The highlight for me is Kevin Box's origami sculptures, but there are other winners, as well. The…read morestaff is friendly, not pushy at all, and it's an overall wonderful experience.

The news last night reported a *family* used a stroller to hijack and steal a bronze sculpture from…read morethis gallery. Everyone from Grandma down to Junior was involved. People are crazy. Anyhow, Smith-Klein is a fav place to ogle art on the Pearl Street Mall. The collections frequently change and are always of the highest quality. Besides paintings, photographs, and sculptures, Smith-Klein has a great collection of art glass, one-of-a-kind jewelry, and an amazing collection on totems. There are some great metal rabbit sculptures in the front of the store these days that I'd love to take home with me. I've seldom purchased original art, but the prices seem reasonable to me. I hope they get the sculpture back from the kleptomaniac family. Weirdos.

Was not in the location shown on the map so we had to drop our donations at the ARC next door.read more

I just want to say Shannon's Hope was a spiritual retreat for me I got closer To God and learned…read moreso much amazing wonderful facts about him. They helped me focus on myself and helping me get back to where I needed to be in life I love you Mrs. L Ms. C and Gabs I appreciate all your love and support and being there for me when I needed to find myself again! I love how everything Is Bible based I will miss seeing your faces love always BDC

Nothing has changed here in the years since my last review. Absolutely no one was here when I…read moreattempted to see what new items they may have collected. Just one guy behind the desk to tell me everything else was closed and I couldn't get in to see anything. I guess we know why no one ever goes here. It's honestly a shame because it has such potential to be an actual historical society and a good museum, but it's sadly managed very poorly.

We have attended some car shows there. The building were open and we were able to view an antique…read morefire truck, a historic gas station and an old two story period correct house. The school house also had a person showing people how they used chalk and a tablet vs an electronic tablet. It took us about 2 hours to see most of the major items.