Specs: The Best of Colorado Exhibit

Time: Exhibited August 2006 through January 2007; This exhibit was put together in eight months from announcement to installtion for the crowds decending upon Denver for the opening of Frederic C. Hamilton Bldg by architect Daniel Libeskind. 

Budget: Approximately $12,000

Details: Juried by Susan Sagara Bolton, owner, Ki Creative; Deborah Jordy, executive director of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts; Dr. Adam Lerner, director, Lab at Belmar; Blake Milteer, curator, Denver Art Museum; Patty Ortiz, executive director, Museo de las Americas; Tina Poe-Obermeier, arts advocate and past director of Denver Office of Cultural Affairs; and Irvin Wheeler, artist. We are extremely appreciative for the contributions and the significant amount of time the jury invested reviewing 373 entries.

My role: Art Program Manager, Denver International Airport; curator, copywriter, key logistic strategist and director of installations.

Art: First and Last Impression of Denver during Grand Opening, Denver Art Museum's Frederic C. Hamilton Building

"The Best of Colorado" Artists of Colorado

70 of Colorado's most talented artists were displayed during the heavily traveled months in conjunction with the grand opening of the Frederic C. Hamilton building. By highlighting these talented artists at DIA, we hoped to raise the awareness of more than 125,000 passengers per day that Colorado is a culturally vibrant state. As the City prepared for the international spotlight on the Denver Art Museum's new Building which opened October 7, 2006, DIA was pleased to bring an important exhibit to various locations throughout the airport.

These visual artists have been recognized for their contributions to the art community which enhances the quality of life making Colorado a great place to live and visit. Each of these artists submitted artwork created between 2003-2006.

Space: The DIA Art Program exhibition spaces are located on concourses A, B and C and in the Jeppesen Terminal

"The Best of Colorado" was located on all three concourses and in the main terminal.