Whilst living in the USA over the past year, I visited Denver, Colorado on multiple occasions. It is a city filled with public art: from some of the small neighbourhoods to the central business district (CBD).
The CBD is particularly filled with public art, creating space for people to experience art in the everyday. Most of these artworks have plaques accompanying them, displaying either artist/artwork information or the reason for their existence.
Among these public art pieces are artworks by local street artists and graffiti writers. However, to view the street art and graffiti, you needed to venture into the alleyways and go searching for these hidden gems.
This is often the best part of street art and graffiti – the search for the prize.
While researching street art festivals in Denver, I came across the suburb of Five Points, the home of Crush a street art festival that has just celebrated its 10th anniversary in creating a vibrant art filled neighborhood.
The area is pulsating with art.
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Alix Beattie: Street Art Researcher 