16, the museum and organization will host “ConnectArte: Biennial Curator & Artist Talk,” a discussion of the power of art to assist in working through grief.ĬinemaQ tells the world’s stories through filmĭenver Film’s annual CinemaQ Film Festival returns to highlight LGBTQ+ stories from the world over. It features works from 21 commissioned artists and award winners of the “Americas COVID-19 Memorial.” From 6 to 7:30 p.m. 3, the exhibition will open at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. “With such a diverse amount of classes running and enough space to work together, people are welcome to come and hang out with us and create.”įind out more and sign up for classes at Pay your respects at America’s COVID-19 Memorialīack in April, I wrote about The Biennial of the Americas - an organization headquartered in Denver that aims to develop collaboration and partnership across borders and highlight Colorado as a state that is deeply connected to the Americas - seeking submissions for its “Americas COVID-19 Memorial.” I love that circular energy of everyone being in the same space,” Barker Maa said.
“What I love about the Factory is we have so much running, and students of all ages can get hands-on experience. No matter how people want to create, Factory Five Five aims to be a place where they can spread their wings and work with others.
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And at the end of the session, we do a full fashion show, with lights, tech and everything.” “It’s been taking things to a really wonderful and unexpected level. “We’ve really assembled the fashion avengers - a dream team of fashion designers in different areas,” Barker Maa said. But they won’t be the kinds of classes where students sew pillows or something like that. On the Factory Fashion Academy side of things, there will be classes for children, teens and adults. 25, and features live music, performances by jk-co dance and cocktails from Factory Five Five’s Velvet Underground Coffee Shop and Bar. Presented by Bizarre Café, the show runs through Saturday, Sept.
13, and the theater will be kicking off an experiential production of “Daisy’s Day Speakeasy” on Friday, Sept. A full line-up of classes for children, teens and adults will begin on Monday, Sept. The new situation finds the fashion academy portion of Factory Five Five opening in Stanley Marketplace, and a black box theater located at 10255 E. “Part of what happened is we had all this space, and so we were able to roll all these other things into it.” “This arose out of the explosion of our theater program during COVID, which happened because when things were reopening, we were one of the few offering programs in person,” Barker Maa said. So much so that she’s expanding it into an arts collective to provide a place for artists interested in fashion, film, theater and photography to learn.
That was the experience of Skye Barker Maa, who started a theater company called Factory Five Five at Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St. Which means it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that people of all ages looked to expand their own artistic interests during the pandemic.
So many turned to them, regardless of the medium or mode, for a sense of relief or a feeling of connection. One of the many things people learned during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of the arts.