This week, we are excited to visit the Black Cube Nomadic Museum’s Headquarters to view their show, What We Hold On To, curated by Black Cube Nomadic Museum Chief Curator and Executive Director, Cortney Lane Stell. What We Hold On To is a group exhibition that explores the concept of storage—not just as a logistical process, but as an emotional, psychological, and cultural condition as well.

This week, we are excited to have a CultureHop visit the Museum of Outdoor Arts and learn more about their sculpture park, Majorie Park, as well as explore their Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities installation. 

This week, we are excited to conduct a CultureHop studio visit in partnership with RedLine Contemporary Art Center, featuring the work of Biennial x RedLine Resident Melissa Antier. Born in Mexico City, Melissa was awarded the residency at the 2024 edition of Salón Acme. We are thrilled to welcome her to Denver and look forward to sharing her artistry and creativity with our Culture Club community!

Join us for a powerful documentary tracing journalist Roberto Deniz’s investigation into Venezuela’s CLAP food program, exposing government contractor Alex Saab’s corruption, money laundering, and political payoffs.

The America Leadership Luncheon celebrates inspiring voices in leadership and artistry across the Americas. Mark your calendars and save the date for the 3rd annual luncheon on October 15th, 2025!

This week, CultureHop brings us to Denver Botanic Gardens to visit three of their exhibitions, Agave: Symbol and Spirit, Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes, and Xochimilco: Works by Eduardo Robledo Romero. Join us as we enjoy these exhibits and appreciate the natural beauty and inspiration that comes from nature. 

This week, CultureHop takes us to D’Art Gallery for Divergens by Taos-based artist KEO, curated by Culture Club Member Lovedy Barbatelli. Rooted in Japanese Zen Shodo calligraphy, KEO’s work flows from a contemplative mind, guided by movement, energy, and breath.

Curator Lovedy Barbatelli reflects:
“Keo’s inner knowing and outer expression transcend and include everything. This creates a coherent way of being—he becomes his creative process. Keo moves as spirit in action.”

For this week's CultureHop, we are hopping to artist and fellow Culture Club member Carla Gonzalez’s studio. Inspired by the natural beauty of her homeland, Carla Gonzalez has a profound commitment to sustainability and social consciousness. She specializes in utilizing waste materials as her primary medium, transforming discarded items into works of art that challenge perceptions and invite us to reimagine the possibilities inherent in overlooked resources. 

Carla Gonzalez’s work is a testament to the transformative power of creativity and a reflection of her unwavering belief in the potential for positive change. 

The September 2025 roundtable will explore the experiences of Caribbean diasporic communities in Colorado, focusing on identity, belonging, and the memory of island life. From legacies of migration to the present-day contributions of Caribbean-born and Caribbean-descended leaders, the conversation will highlight the richness, resilience, and evolving narratives of island communities in the Mountain West.

Join us for the September Culture Club Event — a one-of-a-kind laser show at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Planetarium set to the music of Bad Bunny! Experience the planetarium transform into a vibrant canvas of light and color, perfectly synced to the beats of the Puerto Rican superstar whose genre-bending sound has reshaped Latin and global music.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show begins at 8:00 p.m.and will run approximately 45–55 minutes.

This week, CultureHop is taking us to Rogala Design, a Denver-based interior design studio and boutique founded by Amy Rogala. With sustainability, creativity, and beauty at the heart of her work, Amy breathes new life into old materials, transforming them into vibrant, functional pieces that re-energize living spaces.

Amy's journey began in 2009 when she was tasked with selecting finishes for her family's new home. This experience ignited her passion for design, leading her to create custom furniture from marble remnants and reclaimed wood. As her collection of handcrafted pieces grew, Amy opened Rogala Design in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding her creative practice to share her unique vision with the community. 

Today, Rogala Design thrives as a woman-owned small business that seamlessly blends sustainability, artistry, and collaboration. The studio offers a curated selection of home goods, including upcycled antiques, handcrafted furniture, and locally sourced art, all reflecting Amy's commitment to conscious design.

Join us to tour Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and get a sneak peek of their company in rehearsal! An internationally esteemed organization, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance has been a part of Denver history for over 5 decades. Founded and directed by Cleo Parker Robinson herself, this dance academy and ensemble has played a vital role in the vibrant artistic and performing arts scene in the state. Now opening their brand new academy building, we are excited to get an inside look of Cleo’s next 50 years of impact, community, and dance. 

This week, we will be hopping to Markus Puskar’s Studio. Markus Puskar is a self taught artist painting and drawing in Denver. By day is a social worker and serves on the board of directors at Joy’s Kitchen, a food rescue organization. In 2023, he released an audio documentary series for KGNU Boulder / Denver exploring the ways that the food system has been transformed by commercialism, called Candy Jail. He has exhibited his work at Leon Gallery in Denver, and the Estonian House in New York City. He has painted murals throughout the Front Range of Colorado, including in Denver International Airport.

This is a Culture Club Member Event. If you would like to become a member and hop along with us, join today!  

Our August 2025 roundtable, Harvest & Regeneration: Cultivating the Future of Agriculture, is hosted in partnership with the CSU System and the North American Agricultural Advisory Network (NAAAN).

We are excited for a special and unique CultureHop this week at Blast Tech, owned and operated by Culture Club member Baret Walker! Have you ever wondered about the behind-the-scenes creation of sculptures and other art pieces? Blast Tech is a Colorado-based, family-owned business, providing artistic fabrication and specialty abrasive blasting to the Front Range since 1993. Located in Englewood, Blast Tech runs three large blasting booths. Using proprietary methods to remove paint, primer, rust, and debris, Blast Tech works with virtually all types of metal, wood, stone, ceramic, fiberglass, and plastic for automotive, industrial, artistic commercial, and needs. Join us for this exciting tour and learn about the fabrication side of art! 

Evan Hecox is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. His work for the past two decades has included drawing, painting and printmaking as well as graphic design and illustration. Media of the work extends from small drawings to gallery installations and large wall murals. Much of his work takes inspiration from travel with imagery that ranges from major cities to remote desert scenes all of which is united by a keen eye for the mood and feeling of a particular place and moment in time. The work often reveals an underlying beauty locked within subject matter that would normally be overlooked or regarded as ugly. 

His view of the world explores the constant, organic change that occurs both in cities and in the natural world. He has shown his work in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States as well as the Europe, Australia and Japan and Hong Kong.  

Our August 2025 roundtable,  In Dialogue: Cultural Exchange as Catalyst for Contemporary Art Practice, explores how artist residencies and cross-cultural collaboration are shaping contemporary creative practice. As institutions invest in mobility and dialogue across borders, these programs offer transformative opportunities for artists, communities, and cultural diplomacy alike. This roundtable celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Biennial Residency Program in Mexico City and the power of creative exchange to foster belonging, experimentation, and global perspective.

This week, Culture Club Members will be hopping to Access Gallery, a professional art space in the heart of Santa Fe Arts District that features and sells the work of artists with disabilities. Additionally, access gallery is an inclusive nonprofit organization that engages the community by opening doors to creative, educational and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, experience and benefit from the arts. Join us to view their new exhibition and engage with the artists who made it! 

Join us for a great night of music with BALTHVS — a Colombian psychedelic funk trio blending Middle Eastern music, disco, house, funk, surf, indie rock, and cumbia into one high-energy, improvisational show.

Bring your family, favorite snack, and groovy energy for a great night with the Culture Club community at our favorite summer concert venue Levitt Pavilion!

This week, Culture Club Members are headed to Susan Wick’s Studio at Z Wick Place in the RiNo Arts District. For more than six decades, Denver-based artist Susan Wick (born 1938 in Madison, Wisconsin) has made art without inhibition. Driven by a relentless curiosity, Wick studies life and people— she is the ‘maker of things.’ Colorful and energetic, her works are imbued with personal meaning and underlying narratives inspired by current events of her life and the world.

Many of her paintings contain pairs, and those with single figures often have companion paintings. She works in clay, textiles, yarn and found objects as well. The characters in her art are sometimes between human and animal and frequently androgynous. Creating genderless dramas and inventing new species with her imagination. Wick paints a world that is anything but lonely. Join us to be in community and discover Susan Wick’s amazing practice!

✨UNFORGETTABLE FIELD OUTING✨

Join the Biennial of the Americas for an exclusive and unforgettable day of art and summer mountain magic. Your ticket includes everything you need to make the most of this curated adventure. Roundtrip transportation from Denver to Aspen

• Coffee and pastries to kick off the morning

• Lunch with the group

• VIP guided tour of the Aspen Art Fair led by MCA Denver’s Ellen Bruss Chief Curator, Miranda Lash 

• Private curatorial tour at the Aspen Art Museum

• Wine + picnic boxes for the ride home

Departing from Denver at 7:00 a.m. | Returning by 9:30 p.m.

Come celebrate with us at our UMS party on the Backyard Stage at Sportique Scooters! Enjoy music from across the Americas featuring DOSIS and a surprise secret set!

This week, Culture Club Members will be visiting the Dikeou Collection. The Dikeou Collection is a Contemporary Art Collection in Downtown Denver that was established in 1998 by siblings, Devon Dikeou and Pany Dikeou. It is free and open to the public, and also includes the ancillary Dikeou Pop-Up: Colfax (est. 2014). Operating as an extension of New York publication zingmagazine, the Dikeou Collection features work of approximately 30 international artists. Devon Dikeou is an artist herself, the founder, editor, and publisher of zingmagazine, as well as a collector. Her interest in the platform of exchange between collector, artist, viewing context—museum, collection, gallery, magazine—and viewer engendered her artistic practice, zingmagazine, and the formation of the Dikeou Collection.

Join us for a magical summer evening at the Denver Botanic Gardens for their Summer Concert Series! We are covering tickets for our members to enjoy a live performance by Monsieur Periné—a vibrant musical ensemble from Bogotá, Colombia. Their Afro-Colombian sound blends Latin and European influences, with lead singer Catalina García weaving together Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese in a joyful celebration of rhythm and culture. We can’t wait to share this beautiful night of music and community with you!

For this week’s CultureHop, Culture Club Members will be hopping over to K Contemporary to see French-Carribean artist Marielle Plaisir’s exhibition, Rhapsody for a Better World.

For this week’s CultureHop, Culture Club Members will be hopping over to the vibrant studio of Denver-based artist Michael Gadlin at Blue Silo Studios. Known for his dynamic abstract works that blend painting, collage, and found materials, Gadlin’s art reflects his bicultural upbringing and deep community ties. His studio, filled with natural light and creative energy, offers a unique glimpse into his process and the stories behind his pieces. Join us for an intimate tour and conversation with one of Denver’s most influential contemporary artists.

For this week’s CultureHop, Culture Club Members will be hopping over to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival for a summer day filled with art, music, and community. We’ll explore the streets together, taking in work from over 250 artists, enjoying live performances, and soaking up the festive atmosphere. Come wander, connect, and celebrate creativity with us!