Denver's Art District on Santa Fe

Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe (ADSF) is a nationally known arts and cultural district, encompassing hundreds of artists, galleries, studios, theaters, and creative businesses along Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. ADSF is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit membership organization.[1]

The Arts District, looking north along Santa Fe Drive from 8th Avenue.

The organization formed in 2003[2] and became one of the first Certified Creative Districts in the state of Colorado in 2012.[3]

Denver's Art District on Santa Fe spans from West 13th Avenue on the North to West Alameda Avenue on the South, and Kalamath Street on the West to Inca Street on the East. It is primarily located in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood in Denver, but it also overlaps the Baker neighborhood. The stretch of Santa Fe was once a buffalo migration route, and the first settlers arrived in the mid-1800s. The area was home to waves of immigrants, initially from Europe and Russia, followed by Mexicans fleeing the Revolution of 1910.[4]

It is home to significant entertainment and cultural pillars such as:

Hundreds of galleries, artist co-ops, and artist studios also call the Art District on Santa Fe, including:

First Friday Art Walks are the signature event of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. This free event occurs every month, year round, and draws up to 15,000 attendees in the summer months. In 2016, the organization launched "The Art of Brunch," a free art gallery brunch crawl. And in 2017, "Art on Film" was launched. The program provides free, arthouse movie screenings outdoors alongside live music and food trucks.

Westword named the Art District on Santa Fe the "Best Art District" in 2017.[18] It also was awarded the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2012. [19]

References
  1. "Denver's Art District on Santa Fe - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org.
  2. "Colorado Secretary of State - Summary". www.sos.state.co.us.
  3. https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/03/09/santa-fe-drive-salida-named-colorado.html
  4. "La Alma-Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association » History". www.lincolnparkneighborhood.org.
  5. "ARTISTS". 7S Management.
  6. "AEG Presents". www.aegpresents.com.
  7. "Chac Gallery - Denver - CHAC - Chicano Humanities & Arts Council". Chac Gallery - Denver - CHAC - Chicano Humanities & Arts Council.
  8. "DIME Denver". DIME DENVER.
  9. "Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center". 15 August 2013.
  10. "Center for Visual Art - Center for Visual Art". msudenver.edu.
  11. http://coop.denverartsociety.org
  12. "Mai Wyn Fine Art". Mai Wyn Fine Art.
  13. http://www.leisure.studio
  14. "Michael Warren Contemporary". Michael Warren Contemporary.
  15. "ReCreative Denver". ReCreative Denver.
  16. "Rule Gallery". Rule Gallery.
  17. "SPACE Gallery - Located in Denver's Art District". Space Gallery.
  18. "Best Arts District: Art District on Santa Fe - Best of Denver® 2017: Your Key to the City". Westword.
  19. http://coloradocreates.com/denver-mayors-award-for-excellence-in-the-arts-2012/
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