Exhibition Schedule - Art Students League of Denver

Exhibitions at ASLD

ASLD hosts a variety of exhibitions at our historic Grant Street location and in partnership with various creative spaces throughout the community. Representing the diversity of the thriving Denver arts community, our exhibitions also provide an opportunity to examine current trends and purchase original fine art from faculty, students, and celebrated artists from across the United States.

Back to Cool

EXHIBITION | August 11-September 15
OPENING RECEPTION | August 11
Back to Cool showcases instructor-nominated works by camp participants of all ages in the midst of an artistic exploration of mediums.

Message in the Madness: A Postcard-Inspired Exhibit

EXHIBITION | September 29-October 20
CALL FOR ENTRY | September 4-10
OPENING RECEPTION | September 29
This exhibit invites members of ASLD to send messages & musings behind a work of visual art on a postcard.

Ornamentation: A Holiday Salon

EXHIBITION | November 3-December 8
CALL FOR ENTRY | October 9-15
OPENING RECEPTION | November 3
This open call exhibit invites members of ASLD to submit works on the theme of ornamentation, priced with holiday gift-giving in mind.

Photo of someone dancing with a large floral arrangement covering most of their body and seeming to grow up out of the frame.

Between Waking & Dreaming

Part Artist Residency, Past exhibitionsJune 2, 2023

EXHIBITION | June 16-July 16
OPENING RECEPTION | June 16
In her first photography exhibit, artist-in-residence Natalia Roberts explores strength, loneliness, absurdity and love through the human body.

Collagraph print with a building in the background, a blue train running through, and a musician playing flute in the foreground.

Visiting Artist Series – Anthony High

Past exhibitions, Visiting Artist SeriesDecember 29, 2022

February 2023 | Anthony High combines drawing, painting, and printmaking processes in his unique collagraph works inspired by his Black heritage.

Black & white portrait of a person wearing dark jacket and white collared shirt, where their face is blurred by motion.

STORIED: Portraits in Photography

Past exhibitionsDecember 10, 2022

EXHIBITION | March 3-27
CALL FOR ENTRY | February 4-11
OPENING RECEPTION | March 3
This exhibit celebrates the evolution of photography as a medium and the art of storytelling through photo.

Small red box sitting open & empty on a dark wood background

Boxing Day: A Holiday Salon

Past exhibitionsJuly 21, 2022

EXHIBITION | November 4-December 11
CALL FOR ENTRY | October 10-15
OPENING RECEPTION | November 4
Think inside the box! Submit a small artwork to be part of our holiday salon – just in time for the holiday gift-giving season!

A small rectangular box wrapped in brown paper with a snowflake pattern and with a bow tied around it, against a background of pine branches.

Give A Little Art

Past exhibitions, ArchiveOctober 12, 2021

EXHIBITION | November 19-December 12
OPENING RECEPTION | November 19
ARTWORK PICKUP | December 13-17
Come see small but mighty artwork by the ASLD community. Works will also be for sale – just in time for the holiday gift-giving season!

Movable Medley

Past exhibitions, ArchiveSeptember 1, 2021

September 30-November 7, 2021 | Call for entry for hand-crafted, crowd sourced or SPOD book-works that include movable components beyond opening the cover or turning the pages. Curated by Abecedarian Artists’ Books

Photograph of a field of flowers, very green with some orange, yellow, and purple blooms

Solstice Garden

Past exhibitions, ArchiveApril 28, 2021

June 14–August 15, 2021 | Join ASLD for a celebration of the Summer Solstice! Featuring community-created art on the theme of growing things and the power of the sun.

Moments of Calm: A Balancing Act

Past exhibitions, ArchiveFebruary 2, 2021

February 8 – April 2, 2021 | An outdoor Sculpture Exhibit: Curated by ASLD faculty member Dea Shea. Come find a moment of peace among the artwork in the ASLD courtyard.

2020 is Hindsight

Past exhibitions, ArchiveSeptember 30, 2020

December 4, 2020 – January 24, 2021 | We’re ready to head into 2021 with our community leading the way. Help fill our courtyard with reflections on the past year and hopes for the new one. Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate.

Past Visiting Artists – Gregg Deal

Past exhibitions, Archive, Past Visiting ArtistsAugust 15, 2020

August 28 – October 31 2020 |Gregg Deal is an artist and member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Nation. His outdoor installation in the courtyard of ASLD considered the identity of contemporary indigenous people in the US.

Two young artists hold up colorful painted shapes.

Summer Youth Art Exhibit

Past exhibitionsFebruary 24, 2022

EXHIBITION | June 17-July 24, 2022
OPENING RECEPTION | June 17
ARTWORK DROP-OFF | June 9-11
Celebrate the youngest artists in our community with this fun summer exhibit showcasing works by ASLD members ages 6-17.

A printmaker holds out their print in progress.

ASLD Print Fair

Past exhibitionsJanuary 6, 2022

EXHIBITION | March 4-27, 2022
OPENING RECEPTION | March 4
CALL FOR ENTRY | Interest form due Feb 21
ARTWORK DROP-OFF | Artists will be contacted directly
Call for entry for artwork by printmakers who are members of ASLD.

Exhibit: Joy and Pain: A Mo(ve)ment

Past exhibitions, ArchiveAugust 15, 2020

August 29 – October 31 | An outdoor Ekphraistik Exhibit: Curated by Holly-Kai Hurd and Suzi Q. Smith. Join us for a conversation of words, visual art, and performance to illustrate the Black experience and current climate in 8 parts.

The Plasticene

Past exhibitions, ArchiveJanuary 13, 2020

JAN 31–MAR 15, 2020 | In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, join us for an exploration of the material we love to hate: plastic. This exhibit explores the many ways plastic touches and shapes contemporary art and, by extension, life. Forward-looking and hopeful, you’ll come away from The Plasticene with a greater appreciation for all the things plastic does well and with hope that solutions to its environmental toll are within reach. Curated by Kalliopi Monoyios.

Juried Exhibition—The Future is Feminine

Past exhibitions, ArchiveAugust 16, 2019

DEC 13, 2019–JAN 17, 2020 | Guest juror Louise Martorano, Executive Director of Redline Contemporary Art Center will bring together all mediums that embody the power and complexity of femininity with topics surrounding feminism, body image, motherhood, gender and much more.