TONIGHT: East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project Hosts First Meet the Artist Event
Kuhn, Nancy - DOTI Marketing and Communications Director
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Nancy Kuhn, DOTI
Ben Heinemann, Denver Arts & Venues
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TONIGHT: East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project Hosts First Meet the Artist Event A celebration of art and project progress along Denver’s iconic avenue DENVER – The Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project team invites the community to its first Meet the Artist event tonight, Wednesday, March 25, from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring Denver-based artist, Lui Ferreyra. The first of Ferreyra’s designs, shown below, were installed at the Pennsylvania westbound station in February. His designs will also be featured in the canopies of the arches at the Hudson and Uinta stations. What: East Colfax BRT Meet the Artist, Photo Walk and Small Business Hop When: TONIGHT, March 25, 5 – 8:30 p.m. Where: Buddies (504 E. Colfax Ave.), Champagne Tiger (601 E. Colfax Ave.) and other participating businesses on East Colfax from Pennsylvania St. to N. Ogden St. How: Attendees can RSVP here. Photo Walk and Small Business Hop The event will begin at Buddies (504 E. Colfax Ave.). From 5 – 6 p.m., attendees can pick up a Fax Pass, kick off a small business hop and participate in a photo walk challenge. Participants are encouraged to choose a color inspired by Lui Ferreyra’s Maroon Bells mountain scene. Next, they explore Colfax Ave, taking photos featuring their color and supporting small businesses along the way. Photos can be uploaded to app.kululu.com/ecolfaxbrtphotowalk through March 29. Submissions will be shared on We Back The Fax social media and voted on by the public starting April 1. The top photo submission will win $50 Colfax Cash! Meet the Artist At 6:30 p.m., the festivities will continue at Champagne Tiger (601 E. Colfax Ave.), where attendees can meet Lui, enjoy live piano music, participate in a community art canvas and learn more about new art coming to the Colfax Ave Business Improvement District, RTD’s Art-n-Transit program, Denver Arts and Venues and the Lavender Hill Cultural District. About the Artist, Lui Ferreyra Lui Ferreyra is based out of the Denver area. His work primarily consists of landscapes and the human figure. Both his drawings and paintings deploy a fragmented signature style, emphasizing the deconstruction of visual experience. Some of his works can be seen in public spaces, including four murals throughout Denver's downtown area, four portrait commissions that hang in Boettcher Hall, and a large-scale landscape painting that hangs in Douglas County Library's newest branch in Castle Rock. His work has been published by New American Paintings, Art Ltd, Wired Magazine, FastCompany, Forbes, Huffington Post, and most recently on the cover of Artists Magazine.
Pennsylvania Station, Lui Ferreyra
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Hudson Station, Lui Ferreyra
Uinta Station, Lui Ferreyra
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