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Access Gallery artists Skylar K., Quinn Martinez and Stephen Ray Exparza featured in the Lyrical Lemonade exhibition.

Lyrical Lemonade: Three Artists, Three Ways of Creating

Three artists bring fashion, music, movement and identity together through distinctly personal creative expression.

Exhibitions

Illustration of Pennywise the clown with orange hair, yellow eyes and a white ruffled costume against a vivid red background, drawn in marker and ink by Autistic Tomato.

Creature Feature: Building Worlds One Creature at a Time

Meet the creatures, characters and worlds created by Access Gallery artists.

Exhibitions

Access Gallery artist FuMei Sorteberg's commissioned painting of a cowboy created for a client’s housewarming gift.

It Started With an Idea

A housewarming gift began with an idea and became a collaboration between artist FuMei Sorteberg and a client.

Artist Stories

Five Creative Careers interns pose together outside the Denver Art Museum beside a large bronze animal sculpture.

Finding Your Place in the Arts

Five Access Gallery artists spent 10 weeks building the skills, confidence and experience to grow creative careers.

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Access Gallery Executive Director Damon McLeese speaks during the gallery’s 20th anniversary celebration, surrounded by artwork featured in 20 Years in 20 Pieces of Artwork.

20 Works Over 20 Years

Twenty works looked back at Access Gallery’s history. This September, 99 new works become part of what comes next.

Exhibitions

Access Gallery artist AJ Kiel sits on a bench in front of colorful public art featuring his work.

Public Art Through a Different Lens

Access Gallery artist AJ Kiel brings his distinctive style to a permanent public art installation in downtown Denver.

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ArtWorks intern holds her Giving Voice poster alongside her graphic design mentor at Access Gallery.

Giving Voice: When ArtWorks Intern Becomes the Client

For nearly 20 years, Giving Voice helped ArtWorks interns turn their insights on social issues into powerful posters.

Artist Stories

Access Gallery artist Mikelle holds her artwork alongside her caregiver, Maryann, in the Access Gallery studio.

Mikelle Speaks Through Color

Mikelle uses color, creativity and art to communicate, connect with others and share who she is.

Artist Stories

Tom di Maria stands with Access Gallery staff in front of the Community Art Wall during a recent visit.

A Leader in Art and Disability Reflects on Access Gallery

After 25 years leading Creative Growth, Tom di Maria reflects on Access Gallery and the future of art and disability.

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Original 10-by-10-inch artworks displayed along the gallery wall during Access Gallery's 99 Pieces of Art fundraiser.

99 Pieces of Art: Twenty Years of Making Art Accessible

For 20 years, 99 Pieces of Art has made collecting original art more accessible and welcoming.

Events

ArtWorks Summer Interns stand with artwork created for the Colorado Independent Automobile Dealers Association (CIADA) Charity Fund Auction.

The Collective Spectacle, Exploration, and Giving Voice

Three summer exhibitions celebrate creativity, collaboration and professional growth at Access Gallery.

Exhibitions

Two ArtWorks Summer Internship Program participants concentrate on creating drawings during a studio session at Access Gallery, using pencils and reference images as they develop original artwork.

What Fifteen Years of ArtWorks Has Taught Me

Fifteen years of ArtWorks transformed more than 180 young artists and changed one teaching artist's life, too.

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Access Gallery artist Tristan working on animation videos in Digital Art Lab.

From Sketches to Animation

Tristan is turning his love of animation into ambitious original work, one frame at a time.

Artist Stories

Access Gallery artists make music at Youth on Record, playing drums, bass guitar, and piano during a creative collaboration.

Art Beyond the Gallery

Youth on Record helped Access Gallery artists discover music as a new way to create and share their stories.

Events

Installation view of Kinetics at Access Gallery, featuring suspended sculptures and colorful abstract artwork throughout the gallery.

Kinetic Arts: How to Try and Fail and Try Again

A kinetic arts class invited artists to experiment, take risks, and rethink what failure means.

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Access Gallery artist Blossom

The Power of Being Seen

One artwork. One collector. One unexpected moment that reminded everyone why art and artists matter.

Artist Stories

Access Gallery artists standing around the dining room table at the Molly Brown House Museum during the opening reception for Let Them See What We Can Do! exhibition.

Let Them See What We Can Do

Inspired by Margaret Brown's legacy, Access Gallery artists explore what inclusion, fairness, and belonging mean today.

Events

Access Gallery artist Cecil M. Brown standing in front of his art talking to crowd about his artwork at third friday event.

When an Artist Walks Through the Door

What artists find at Access Gallery is more than a place to make art.

Artist Stories

Access Gallery artists and volunteers creating artwork in the studio.

Why We Tell Stories

Every artist has a story to tell. Discover the people, artwork, and experiences that shape Access Gallery.

Artist Stories

Artwork by Access Gallery artist Allie Gestner featuring a colorful, symmetrical mandala design with purple wisteria, flowering trees, green leaves, and intricate geometric and decorative linework.

Duet: Two Artists, Two Perspectives, One Exhibition

Brittany and Allie brought two distinct artistic perspectives together in Duet, each sharing work uniquely her own.

Exhibitions

Access Gallery artist Mikelle uses an adaptive painting machine to roll paint across a large canvas, creating colorful marks for the Arts for All exhibition.

Arts For All: Creating Side by Side

Two artists. One monumental work. Arts For All brought Mikelle and Stevie’s distinct ways of creating together.

Exhibitions

Savannah, a handcrafted doll by repaints_doll, features lavender hair, a striped shirt, denim shorts and a prosthetic leg, created for the Echoes of Resilience exhibition.

The Art of Resilience: repaints_doll

Nearly 200 dolls created over a decade, each transformed by hand with its own personality, story and point of view.

Exhibitions

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